Keillor House Museum

06/16/2026

Come see us at the Lady Smith Manor July 18 & 19!

☂️✨ THE SECRET IS OUT…this year’s Summer Market theme is Mary Poppins! ✨☂️

When the wind changes, a little magic has a way of arriving at Lady Smith Manor…

We are so excited to officially announce that our 2026 Lady Smith Manor Summer Market will be inspired by the whimsical world of Mary Poppins — a practically perfect weekend filled with vintage charm, artisan treasures, sweet treats, playful activities, music, and magical moments around every corner.

Join us at Lady Smith Manor for a summer adventure unlike any other, set against the beautiful backdrop of our 1840 Georgian Manor.

Here’s what awaits you!

☂️ Shop a delightful collection of talented local artisans and unique vendors
🛍️ Discover vintage-inspired treasures and handcrafted delights
🔎 Take part in our Mary Poppins-inspired Scavenger Hunt
🪁 Let your imagination take flight at our “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” craft station
🎶 Enjoy live music under the summer sun
🎯 Play whimsical games and enjoy cheerful entertainment
🍦 Cool off with a treat from the Ice Cream Bar
🫖 Sip tea beneath the shade of our beautiful old trees
🍻 Relax with refreshing drinks in The Thirsty Whippet Beer Garden
📸 Snap a magical memory at our Practically Perfect Photo Booth
🎭 Dress for adventure and join our Mary Poppins Costume Competition
🌳 Wander the Manor grounds and soak up the charm of summer at Lady Smith Manor
🍭 Enjoy sweet treats, summer snacks, and lovely little surprises
✨ Discover magical moments tucked around every corner!

Gather your friends, bring the family, and join us for a whimsical celebration of summer, creativity, community, and nostalgia.

It’s going to be a weekend full of charm, wonder, and practically perfect memories for all ages.

📅 When?
☂️ Saturday, July 18th: 10 AM – 5 PM
☂️ Sunday, July 19th: 10 AM – 4 PM

📍 Where?
Lady Smith Manor
22 Woodlawn Road, Dorchester, New Brunswick

🎟️ Tickets: $5 per person
Children under 12 are FREE!
See all the details and get your tickets here: https://ladysmithmanor.com/summer-market-2026/

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

We are open from June 3rd - 6th!

Come learn all about our sweet heritage! Open 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

02/25/2026

CREDIT: Souvenirs de la Péninsule acadienne - Jean-Guy Cormier
Winters of the Past. Caraquet, March 1967.

02/24/2026

Heritage is an important industry sector bringing dollars into the province..support your local museum!

🪧 History in New Brunswick is an endangered species. Already the lowest funded heritage sector in the country, it faces extinction in the coming budget.

Meanwhile, New Brunswick is literally surrounded by examples of places that don’t just preserve history, but profit from it. Nova Scotia, PEI, Maine and the Gaspe all invest in their tourism sectors and see massive financial returns.

New Brunswick, not so much.

(📸 Pictured: Visiting the museum for Andrew Bonar Law, the New Brunswicker who was elected Prime Minister of Britain. OR is it a ghost of heritage future if these cuts go through?)

Let’s talk numbers.

In 2022, the arts and culture budget was $13 million. Sounds like a lot, right? Well, the return on this investment, according to ArtsLinkNB, was a whopping contribution of $609.6 million to New Brunswick’s GDP, supporting 7,311 jobs.

Funding our culture, heritage and yes, our museums is not mere nostalgia — it is good economic sense!

Every dollar invested in museums multiplies through the local economy, hiring staff, supporting local authors and artisans, maintaining historic buildings, and keeping visitors here longer. That money flows to hotels, restaurants, cafés, pubs, and shops.

If you don’t like these cuts, you need to tell the people making the decisions. And angry Facebook reacts don’t count! But the Association Heritage New Brunswick has made it easy.

Using this spiffy site, it only takes seconds to generate an email to contact your MLA:

➡️ saveourmuseums.ca

Download that letter and email it to your MLA. You can find their contact information here:

➡️ legnb.ca/en/members/current

That’s it. It's like three clicks. It'll take like thirty seconds plus one email to stand up for more than 100 museums across this province. You can do it, I believe in you! And it really does matter to these MLAs!

As Canadian economist John Ralston Saul put it: “Cuts can’t produce growth or prosperity or effectiveness … We must force ourselves to concentrate on the content that is at stake.”

And what’s at stake is our story.

02/22/2026

Heritage is important preserving our stories for the future. When these assets are gone it will be an incredible loss. Let your government know..the few dollars they spend on heritage will not impact the budget but the loss is there forever.

Fisherman's Life Museum. 'It represented a lot of us.'

"It strikes me as extremely short-sighted and it's such a dangerous precedent that a museum that is in public hands … can just be disregarded and kind of cast to the side," said Matthew Hughson, who worked as the site supervisor at the Fisherman's Life Museum for eight years.

Former employees at the museum on the province's Eastern Shore said closing it will be a blow to tourism in the rural community and to the preservation of the area's heritage. The museum represented a traditional fishing family's home, and a way of life that included both hardships and charm.

"It represented a lot of us," said Amanda D**e, who worked at the museum for nine summers as a heritage interpreter. "It's where a lot of us came from — fishing families, rural, living-off-the-land type of people and professions.

For the full article see the story by Frances Willick · CeeBeeCee News · Posted: Feb 20, 2026.

02/14/2026

Interesting info on the Acadian story that sculpted our geography and community.