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Miners Memorial Weekend Recap

The Miners Memorial weekend that was held in Port Hood from July 21 to July 24, 2011 was a great success! The weekend kicked off on Thursday evening with a slideshow and ceilidh at the museum. The slideshow, entitled Coal Mine Disasters in Port Hood, was produced by Marina MacIntyre and was greatly enjoyed by all. Following the slideshow we… (more…)

Next Event: Mining Slideshow & Ceilidh

The Chestico Museum will kick off our Miners Memorial Weekend with a slideshow documenting Port Hood coal mine disasters and a ceilidh. The slideshow will begin at 7:00 pm and the ceilidh will follow. Our ceilidh performers will be: Lynn Chisholm & Duncs MacDonald – Guitar & Vocals Dara Smith MacDonald – Fiddle Hristiana Iotzova – Fiddle Mae (Dan Martin)… (more…)