Join us at the Chestico Museum on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 7 PM for Paying the Ultimate Price. John Gillies will share photographs and stories of the men who volunteered for service in WWI and never returned to their Port Hood home: John Campbell Daniel Fortune Alexander Gillies Fred Leadbetter Archie MacDonald John Colin MacDonald Neil MacDonald Neil MacDonald … (more…)
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Chestico Museum Open House
Join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Chestico Museum & Historical Society! The Chestico Museum will hold an Open House on Sunday, August 19th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. There will be refreshments, anniversary cake, entertainment (beginning at 2:30) and a few surprises!
2018 Village Walking Tours
The Chestico Museum & Historical Society is pleased to offer walking tours of Port Hood this summer. Chestico Museum guides in historic costume (John & Cathy Gillies) will bring the past alive as they highlight the people, events, sights and architecture of Port Hood’s past. The Port Hood Walking Tour is offered on: Tuesday, July 17 Tuesday, July 24 Tuesday,… (more…)
Talk by Dr. Heather Sparling on the “Canary in the Mine” Exhibit
The Chestico Museum is pleased to host a talk by Dr. Heather Sparling, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology / Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Musical Traditions) at Cape Breton University on Tuesday, August 28th at 7 PM. Dr. Sparling’s talk will be about the “Canary in the Mine: Nova Scotia Mining Disasters and Song” exhibit which is available for viewing at the… (more…)
Talk by Dr. Stuart Dunmore on Gaelic Heritage and Language Use
The Chestico Museum in partnership with Dr. Karly Kehoe, Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University, is pleased to host a talk by Dr. Stuart Dunmore, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh on Wednesday, August 15th at 7 PM. Dr. Dunmore’s talk will be entitled Gaelic Heritage and Language Use: Some Nova Scotian… (more…)
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