Nouvelles
Though Ganong visited Beaubears Island twice in the early 20th Century, it was indeed Webster who helped unveil the cairn in 1932
avril 5th, 12:00
Join our Executive Director for a weekly dose of local history
avril 4th, 4:00
Christopher Hoyt’s illustration of the Island shipyard in 1840, produced in 2009
avril 3rd, 4:36
From the news desk, it's our perennial April Fool, and ace anchor, Cletus
avril 1st, 4:00
In 1862, Queen Victoria purchased Sandringham House for her son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales (seen here with Alexandra, the Princess of Wales), for £220,000. Two years later, John Harley launched the Sandringham from Beaubears Island to mark the occasion. It would be in service for more than twenty years and was constructed of hacmatac, or juniper. It was given high marks by the Lloyd’s of London agent,for model, workmanship, and finish.
mars 31st, 8:25
In 1974, Nelson’s Junior Men’s team represented New Brunswick at the first Junior Men’s National Championship Tournament in Ottawa. Building off of this success, in 1975 the Nelson Kings won the NB Bantam Boys Provincial Championships in Minto. In November of that year, the National Championships were awarded in Nelson, to be played the following August of 1976. The community rallied around to prepare for the event, and make the necessary renovations to the Gerald King Memorial Ball Field, including lights, grandstands and press box facilities. The next summer Nelson hosted teams from across the nation, and registrations ballooned in subsequent years.
mars 30th, 4:00
In a letter written to Gilmour, Rankin & Co. in 1856, George Burchill did indeed refer to shipbuilding on Beaubears Island as "a harassing business." He would sell his interest to John Harley and move to Nelson the following year.
We'll have a new poll up soon!
mars 29th, 12:00
We missed World Theatre Day yesterday, so here's a reminder of shows past, and promise that we'll return to the stage again!
mars 28th, 3:53
Another weekend Crossword Puzzle, can you figure it out?
puzzel.org/en/crossword/play?p=-M3H6BeTiPRgqGCQUoLo
mars 28th, 10:00