Student Employment Opportunity

The Chestico Museum is currently accepting applications for a summer student for the 2013 season.

The position is open to students who have been accepted at a post-secondary institution for full-time study beginning in September 2013.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, organized and possess good communication skills. The ability to multi-task and organize events are key requirements. Knowledge of local history is an asset.

The position will run from May 27 until August 30, 2013.

Interested individuals may send a cover letter and resume to:
Chestico Museum
P.O. Box 144
Port Hood, NS
B0E 2W0

You may also email your information to: chesticomuseum@ns.aliantzinc.ca

Deadline for applications is May 23, 2013.

Celtic Colours at the Museum 2012

On Tuesday, October 9th, the Chestico Museum hosted Storytelling and Afternoon Tea at the museum. The event was part of Celtic Colours Cultural Experiences series.

This year our theme was stories from our local fishing communities and we had five incredibly talented storytellers:

Barbara Cameron Gilllis grew up onPort Hood Island and is the daughter of a fisherman.

Susan Mallette moved to Port Hood Island and fished alongside her husband Luc.

Cameron MacDonald is a longtime fisherman and fishes out of Little Judique.

Brothers John Phillip and Peter Rankin fish out of Mabou Coal Mines.

There were touching stories, sad stories and a lot of absolutely hilarious stories! All five did a wonderful job and we very much appreciated them sharing the afternoon with us.

Special thanks as well to Chestico Historical Society President Anne Beaton who was our MC and to John Gillies who also shared stories from Port Hood’s past.

We also had the draw for the Chestico Tartan Blanket. Our winner was Marion Watts from Port Hood who is a member of the Chestico Museum.

You can view some photos of the day on our Facebook page.

 

August 30, 2012 Ceilidh

The final ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2012 summer ceilidh series was held on Thursday, August 30, 2012. We had a great line up of entertainment. As this was our last ceilidh of the summer it was an hour and a half in length and there were 6 draws for door prizes!

Mary Elizabeth MacInnis helped us out immensely by filling in at the last minute when out original fiddler had to cancel. Mary Elizabeth not only brought her fiddle but she also played the piano to accompany Pius MacIsaac. Pius brought his guitar and mandolin but also had his fiddle and sang a song he composed for his godchild. So much talent!

Our singers were two of The Boys From the Hood (Edgar Cormier and Gerard Walker) who always do a fabulous job! People just can’t help singing along with them!

This year, our ceilidhs were organized by Elizabeth Chisholm who was one of our summer students. Thank you Elizabeth for all your hard work!

As always, photos of our ceilidh can be found on our Facebook page.

 

 

Final Ceilidh: August 30, 2012

The final ceilidh of our 2012 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 30th at 7 PM at the museum.

This week we will feature:

McKayla MacNeil – Fiddle

Pius MacIsaac – Guitar

Boys From the Hood (Sandy Gillis, Edgar Cormier and Gerard Walker) – Guitar & Vocals

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show. And since this is our last ceilidh of the season we will have door prizes!

Hope to see you there!

August 23, 2012 Ceilidh

The sixth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2012 summer ceilidh series was held on August 23rd.

Our fiddler was Mike Hall who is originally from New Brunswick. One of Mike’s major musical influences when he was growing up was Port Hood native Alex Lewis MacDonald. Mike gave us a number of tunes off his new cd, Dance Hall, which is available in our Gift Shop. He was accompanied by Cathy Hawley and they were certainly enjoyed by all!

Mike is part of Celtic Colours this year and will be appearing in the Celtic Pub show in Baddeck.

We were fortunate to have two singers with us for the evening – Barbara Cameron and Lynn Chisholm. Both are incredibly talented and real crowd pleasers! They sang some old favourites and Barbara also treated us to a beautiful song written by her late husband, Earl.

Lynn told us about her latest project which aroused quite a bit of interest. She is going to bring the Grand Ole Opry to Glencoe this December! The Opry stage will be recreated and locals will perform as Opry legends such as Minnie Pearl and Dolly Parton! It certainly sounds like an event not to be missed!

Photos are posted on our Facebook page. You can check them out here.

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