Inverness Miners Museum

08/29/2026

08/26/2026

Thank you to everybody who stopped by today for our ticket sale at the Co-op! We picked out a ticket and are proud to congratulate Allison Freeman for her win!

08/04/2026

This picture shows a photo of ‘The Summer of Discontent’ (1909) which was a series of worker strikes lasting from summer of 1909 to April of 1910, this was a notable period in the town’s history as the middle of the town was militarized, with troops being sent in and housed within the town to maintain order.

07/29/2026

This picture shows William MacKenzie and Donald Mann, the owners of the Inverness Railway and Coal Company. MacKenzie and Mann were well known railway builders from Northern Ontario who began plans for a 100 mile railway going from Point Tupper to Cheticamp. They were paid a total of $12,400 per mile by the Dominion Government, Provincial government and the County of Inverness. However, they had only ever built it to their coal mines in Inverness.

07/24/2026

🏆 BACK TO BACK 🏆

Congratulations to Coady Yipp’s Lodge Field Legends on capturing their second consecutive championship title at the 2026 Neddy MacDonald Memorial Softball Tournament! They defeated the Hoff team 14-5 in a hard fought championship game. Congratulations also go out to Teegan MacNeil, who was selected as this year’s Danny Gillis Memorial Tournament MVP.

On behalf of the Inverness Historical Society, thank you so much to everyone who came out to play today. A huge special shout out to Coady Yipp, Ali Delaney, Graham MacDougall, Noah Larade, Kenzie MacPhail, and anyone else who helped with umpiring, getting the field ready, and other organizational assistance in the lead up to the tournament!

07/24/2026

The remains of William Penn Hussey's coal pier can still be seen at low tide on the east side of MacIsaac's Pond in Inverness.

07/24/2026

This picture shows a jersey from the Margaree Steamship company’s team, the Margaree Steamship Miners. Good luck to everyone participating in the Ned MacDonald Memorial Softball Tournament!

07/23/2026

Happy Gathering Week!
This picture shows a flag from the original ‘Old Home Week’, Old Home Week contained many events such as suppers, displays, games, dances, concerts, horse races and parades, many of which are still included in our modern Gathering Week celebrations.

07/22/2026

07/18/2026

This picture shows the Inverness ‘Old Home Week’ of 1954, this year marked the 50th anniversary of the town’s incorporation. This event can be considered the original gathering week, it also took place in the last full week of July, 25-31 as decided under the general chairmanship of Mr. Al Davis.

The name ‘The Inverness Gathering’ comes from a speech at ‘Old Home Week’ by Mr. Al Davis, in which he stated his belief in a better future for Inverness and his astonishment at how many people came together to clean, landscape, and build for the town just for the celebration. This name for the event wasn’t used until the next gathering in 1979 to celebrate the town’s 75th anniversary, and finally in 2004 the Inverness Gathering became an annual celebration for the town’s centennial.