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Chestnut Hall and the Ross Memorial Museum
Built in 1824, Chestnut Hall has served as a private residence, a center for regional crafts, and a museum. The red-brick house on Montague Street was constructed for Harris Hatch, an attorney and prominent Charlotte County resident. Its symmetrical windows, dark shutters, and central entrance reflect its classical design. A patterned fanlight and sidelights surround […]
Fort Beauséjour Museum
The stone building beside the ruins of Fort Beauséjour looks old enough to belong to the fort’s military past. Its steep green roof, chimneys, and substantial walls suggest permanence. Yet it was built for a different purpose: to preserve and explain the history of a place where armies had once fought. Opened in 1936, the […]
Steveston Museum and Post Office
During our time in British Columbia, we visited the Steveston Museum and Post Office in the historic fishing village of Steveston. Its modest size and welcoming appearance reflect the type of community museum that preserves the stories of everyday life. The building was constructed in 1905 as Steveston’s first bank. Originally occupied by the Northern […]
Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum
Standing before this wall of books at the Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum in Prince Edward Island, I found myself thinking less about Anne Shirley than about the remarkable woman who created her. The books represent far more than a successful literary career. They tell the story of a life shaped by loss, perseverance, imagination, and […]
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
While teaching in Vancouver, Marty and I took a drive to the historic fishing village of Steveston to visit the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. Located at the mouth of the Fraser River, Steveston was once the center of British Columbia’s salmon fishing industry. Today, the beautifully preserved cannery tells the story of […]
Museum for Human Rights
Before heading to the airport after teaching in Winnipeg, we had a couple of hours and chose to explore the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. It is not a traditional museum in either its design or its purpose. The building itself rises in glass and stone, with walkways that gradually lead upward. The museum is relatively new, […]
