The Fort Sackville Press released two new monographs, “Arthur Lismer: The Bedford Years” by Pat Leader, and “The Willis Family Home,” edited by June Boswell, during a Heritage Month gathering of region local historical societies held at Scott Manor House on February 4, 2019. The new monographs were also presented to the Bedford Public Library, …
Monday, February 3, 2019, 10:30am -11:30am at Scott Manor House. Gathering of representatives of regional historical societies, hosted by the Fort Sackville Foundation, to share information about local history resources produced by their members. Presentation of new Fort Sackville Press monographs to the Bedford Public Library. Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 7:30pm at Scott Manor House. …
A Fort Sackville Foundation general meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 7:30pm at Scott Manor House, with Karen Robinson, Sandy Lake Regional Park Coalition, as the guest speaker. Her presentation “Sandy Lake Park: Now or Never?” will provide a brief overview of the history and current status of the proposed Sandy …
We have a new look on the web, thanks to support from the municipality’s community Grant Program and the District Capital Fund (Councillor Tim Outhit). We hope you enjoy exploring our new site, developed by David Lewis, Union:Design+code and illustrated with many new images by photographer Dave Reyno. Bookmark us and visit often!
More than three hundred guests from the metro area and other Nova Scotia communities visited Scott Manor House for the Olde Fashioned Christmas Open House on December 1st and 2nd. Fort Sackville Foundation volunteers were pleased to welcome visitors to Bedford’s oldest home, beautifully decorated for the holiday season with burlap bows, evergreen boughs, paper …
Scott Manor House, 15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford. Saturday, December 1st 10:00 am – 4:30 pm, and Sunday, December 2nd 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Free admission, donations appreciated. Enjoy Christmas atmosphere and decorations of Christmases past. Live music, mulled cider, and traditional oatcakes.
Many of the Fort Sackville Press monographs in our collection and other local history resources are easily accessed in the reference section of the Bedford Public Library.
Talk by Hugh MacPherson, naval historian, Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at 7:30 pm at Scott Manor House. All are welcome to attend this presentation on the longest continuous battle of the Second World War.
Interested in local history? Manor House Mondays may be for you! On the first and third Mondays from mid-September to May, our community history group meets at Scott Manor House from 9:30am -12 noon, in a friendly atmosphere to research or work on local history projects and our collections. It’s a great way to support …
Content includes: “Art at the Manor;” articles on the Quoits Tournament played at Scott Manor for the Brenton trophy (last awarded in 1923), and volunteer Bernice Hartnett, “Gardener Extraordinaire;” and “A Little Bit of History—Bedford Coat of Arms.“
