Next Ceilidh: July 27, 2017

The fourth ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 27th at 7 PM at the museum.

Our ceilidh this week will feature:

Dara Smith MacDonald – Fiddle

Amanda MacDougall – Piano

Peter MacKenzie – Guitar & Vocals

Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.

Hope to see you there!

Next Ceilidh: July 20, 2017

The third ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 20th at 7 PM at the museum.

Our ceilidh this week will feature:

Shelly Campbell – Fiddle

Allan Dewar – Piano

Hughie John Beaton – Guitar & Vocals

Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.

Hope to see you there!

2017 Cemetery Tours

The Chestico Museum & Historical Society is pleased to offer guided tours of Port Hood cemeteries this summer.

Hear stories of Port Hood’s past by visiting the gravesites of some of Port Hood’s past citizens. John and Cathy Gillies will recount stories of the early pioneers, tragic losses at sea, shipwrecks, mining accidents and other events that affected the people of our community.

The Cemetery Tours are offered on:

Friday, July 14 – St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery Tour

Wednesday, July 26 – Union Protestant Cemetery Tour

Monday, August 7 – St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery Tour

Tours are 90 minutes and depart at 7 PM SHARP.

Please meet in front of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church for the St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery Tour.

For the Union Protestant Cemetery Tour, please meet at the entrance to the graveyard.
 
Tickets for the Cemetery Tours cost $15 and are available for purchase at the Chestico Museum.

Next Ceilidh: July 13, 2017

The second ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 13th at 7 PM at the museum.

Our ceilidh this week will feature:

Joe MacMaster – Fiddle

Machaela Osowski – Piano

Marie Aucoin – Vocals

Bill MacDonald – Guitar & Vocals

Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.

Hope to see you there!

First Ceilidh of 2017!

The first ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 6th at 7 PM at the museum.

Our opening ceilidh will feature:

John Donald Cameron – Fiddle

Pius MacIsaac – Guitar

Boys from the Hood – Guitar & Vocals

Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.

We look forward to seeing you at a Chestico Museum ceilidh this summer!