Content includes: In Memoriam—Cherie Ryder Winters (Tolson); President’s Message (pandemic impact, summer closure); The Work Goes On—Meet Our Summer Staff; Around the Grounds—thank you volunteers; February Heritage Month Events; A Little Bit of History—the grounds in 1972 as described by Elsie Tolson. https://scottmanor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Scott-Manor-News_2020_no_1_June.pdf
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To protect the community from COVID-19, all meetings and events scheduled to take place at Scott Manor House are cancelled or postponed until further notice. The Fort Sackville Foundation will reschedule the Annual General Meeting as normal operations resume. Work will continue on planning the summer program and other projects without in-person meetings. Community groups …
In what has become an annual Heritage Month event at Scott Manor House, the Fort Sackville Foundation presented five new monographs to representatives of the Bedford Library on February 3, 2020. Published by the Fort Sackville Press, these new resources portray different aspects of Bedford’s development. Street Names of Bedford as of 2008, Named for …
Volunteer firefighters in Bedford have a proud, 80-year history of distinguished service to the community that continues today. On December 17, 2019, Chairperson Judy White on behalf of Fort Sackville Foundation presented the Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association (BVFA) with a commemorative plaque honouring this important 80th anniversary. The presentation took place at Halifax Regional Fire …
Content includes: Fifty Years Before the Easel by Buz Baker; A Celebration of 80 Years of Volunteer Firefighting in Bedford; new projects on British Home Children and Scouting in Bedford, Dr. Luther Mackenzie; The Arrival of Train Service in Bedford; Nets, Knots and Webs art installation; and more. View Scott Manor News 2019 no2. August
The Dartmouth ceramics group Eight of Clay will hold Sea-Worthy, a pottery-sculpture show and sale, at the Scott Manor House on Monday, July 8th to the 14th. Nancy Roberts, spokeswoman for the group, says the theme for this year’s show is the ocean. “The ocean is something that each member of the group has been …
Graham ‘Buz’ Baker finishes off his week at Scott Manor House with a musical performance. Buz Baker will be performing his own songs in a show titled “Silver and Gold: Songs of Atlantic Canada.” Come hear Buz play on July 7th from 2:45 to 3:45 pm. If you love music, than you will also be …
Scott Manor House officially opens for the summer on July 1st, and you are invited to join us in celebrating! From 10am until 4pm daily, 12 to 8pm on Wednesdays, our guides will be available to share the rich history of Bedford’s oldest home. Our tearoom also officially opens for the summer from 2 to …
Content includes: “Meet the Summer Staff” and articles on the Georgian Tea on June 29, Canada’s Historic Places Day on July 6, a tribute to June Boswell, the Fort Sackville Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year, new resources in the Reading Room, Highlights of the Fall, Winter & Spring, and more. View Scott Manor News 2019 …
