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2011 is the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chamberlain's birth. Click for larger image.

Click image for larger view. The formal dress of Sir James Dunn, which he wore at the Cornation of Queen Elizabeth II. A gift of Anne Dunn.

Nicolas Denys Monument on Main Street.

Welcome to the website of the Nepisiquit Centennial Museum and Cultural Centre,located at 360 Douglas Avenue, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada.

New members for the Bathurst Heritage Commission are always welcome!

WHAT'S NEW FEBRUARY 2012 / NOUVELLES

Heritage Week

This year, Heritage Week will run from February 13th to February 20th 2012 under the provincial theme “War and Peace”. On Wednesday, the 15th of February, which is also National Flag Day, the Bathurst Heritage Museum will celebrate the theme with a special evening of music and song by “Friends in Song”. Everyone is welcome. Festivities begin at 7 pm. Veterans from the Knowles Veterans Wing may be present as special guests. Light refreshments will be served after the music.

National Heritage Day is always the third Monday of February so this year it will be February 20th. The National Theme is “Heritage of Power Generation”. As early as 1904, John L. Léger was already generating power for the City of Bathurst from the Tetagouche Falls Hydro-Electric Plant located about 8 miles from town. Mr. Léger was instrumental in getting “The Bathurst Electric and Water Power Company Limited” incorporated by an Act of Assembly. A new plant was built in 1912 and, in 1919, the Company was purchased by the Bathurst Lumber Company. In 1921 another electric power plant was constructed at Grand Falls on the Nepisiguit River and Bathurst had cheap electricity until the NBEPC took over. The Museum has actual hydro bills sent to the W. J. Kent store in 1916 as well as pictures of John Léger and his family. He was the forefather of the Légers of Bathurst, a very prominent family over the years.

La Semaine du Patrimoine

La semaine du 13 au 20 février 2012 a été proclamée la Semaine du Patrimoine. Dans la province, la semaine se déroulera sous le thème « Guerre et Paix ». Le musée du patrimoine célébrera ce thème le 15 février, Jour du drapeau national du Canada, lors d’une soirée de musique et chansons avec les « Friends in Song ». Nous attendons tout le monde pour 19 h. Nous espérons recevoir la visite toute spéciale de quelques anciens combattants du Centre de soins de longue durée Robert L. Knowles. Des rafraîchissements seront servis après la prestation musicale.

Le Jour du patrimoine national est célébré annuellement le 3e lundi de février. Cette année, sous le thème « Patrimoine de la production d’énergie », ce sera fêté le 20 février.

À Bathurst, la première installation hydroélectrique, Tetagouche Falls Hydro-Electric Plant, a été installée vers 1904 par John L. Léger sur la rivière Tétagouche, à environ 8 milles de la ville. Il a fait passer une loi à l’Assemblée législative ratifiant l’incorporation de la Bathurst Electric and Water Power Company Limited. Une nouvelle centrale a été construite en 1912 et la compagnie a été achetée par la Bathurst Lumber Company en 1919. En 1921, le barrage de la chute Grand Falls sur la rivière Nepisiguit a commencé à générer de l’électricité. Bathurst disposait alors d’une source indépendante d’énergie peu coûteuse jusqu’à l’arrivée de la Commission d’énergie électrique du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Le musée a en main des factures d’électricité originales, datant de 1916, envoyées au magasin W.J. Kent, de même que des photos de John Léger et sa famille. Il était l’ancêtre de la famille Léger de Bathurst, une famille très influente de cette époque.

February 2012

Gallery 360 is showing a wonderful exhibition of Art by Denise Butler of Paquetville-- her creative art is found on "Old Shingles" and are referred to as les "Fleures de L'Acadie sur les Bardeaus de L'Acadie"--Flowers of Acadia on Rustic Bard Shingles. The display is on for the month of February.

March 2012

Gallery 360 will show the Art of Sylvie Pelletier ,a specialist in the Art of Flora and Fauna during the month of March. These paintings are large and colorful.

May 2012

Gallery 360 will display the art of Louise-Morin Pelletier which will pay tribute to the Art of Nursing through her Paintings during the month of May 2012.

Archives

The Archives will be open more hours starting in March and for several months and will be displaying the "Old Northern Lights" from the two world Wars. Everyone is welcome to come and search them if interested. Call 506-546-9559.

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