The Fredericton Region Museum, formerly known as the York Sunbury Museum, is a small, non-profit museum founded in 1934 by the York Sunbury Historical Society. The museum was housed in several different locations until 1959, when it moved into Officers' Square on Queen Street in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[1]
The Fredericton Region Museum focuses on preserving the history of the York and Sunbury region as well as central New Brunswick. The museum possesses a large and diverse collection of artefacts, displaying a 100-year-old cake, the Coleman Frog,[2] Victorian gowns, and a 10,000-year-old Clovis Point. The museum contains more than ten exhibits, including displays on the Acadians, Loyalists, New Brunswick's Aboriginals, a First World War Trench, and more.
The museum relies on volunteers, as it is a non-profit institution with a small paid staff. The first full-time paid position as a curator was held by Bob Guthrie, beginning in 1969.[3] Prior to this, the job of a manager was done on a volunteer basis, or as a part-time paid position.[4]
- ^ Province of New Brunswick MC-300 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection – http://www.yorksunburymuseum.com/content/220496 Archived 2010-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Coleman Frog – http://yorksunburymuseum.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/the-coleman-frog/
- ^ Volume 24, Number 2 (Fall and Winter 2007) – The York Sunbury Historical Museum Past, Present and Future – [1] Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ York Sunbury Museum Administrative Records