Annual General Meeting
The Tantramar Heritage Trust is holding its 2020 Annual General Meeting online via Zoom. Please email the Trust office at tantramarheritage@gmail.com to receive the link. There will be a short business meeting, followed by a presentation titled “The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Tantramar.”
Strawberry Social
The legendary Strawberry Social is back! Join us at the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum (19 Church Street) on Saturday, August 1st from noon to 3pm and enjoy strawberry short cake by the marsh. Beautiful scenic location with Lillas Fawcett Park and the Trans Canada Trail right next door. Why stop at just one delicious summer… Continue reading…
Murder Mystery
Back by popular demand! A spooky crime has been committed at the Campbell Carriage Factory, can you find all the clues and help authorities catch the culprit? Join us for our “haunted house” style murder mystery on Thursday, August 13th and put your amateur detective skills to the test. A great opportunity to support local… Continue reading…
Atlantic Antique Tool Collectors Fall Show
Join us for the Atlantic Antique Tool Collectors Fall Show. Displays, sales, trades. Blacksmithing demonstrations. Free admission but donations welcome. Masks are encouraged, but not required as long as social distancing protocols are followed. Suitable for all ages.
Drive By Book Sale of New Publication
Tantramar Heritage Trust Launches New Publication The Trust is pleased to announce a new publication Sackville’s Roarin’ Game – A 125 Year History of the Sackville Curling Club by Al Smith. A formal book launch is not be possible due to COVID-19 restrictions but a Drive-by Book Sale will happen on Sunday afternoon, November 1,… Continue reading…
Heritage Day 2021 Celebration
To celebrate Heritage Week, the Heritage Trust has put together a quiz on lesser known place names in the Tantramar area. The quiz is also posted daily on our Facebook page. You don’t need to have a Facebook account to view it and the comments. It’s a public page, so you can just go here:… Continue reading…
Annual General Meeting
Join us on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 2 p.m. for our Annual General Meeting. There will be a short business meeting, following by a presentation titled “TRUEMAN ARITHMETIC COPYBOOKS: Providing Clues to Early Education on the Chignecto” by guest speaker Rhianna Edwards. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, capacity for the AGM is limited and space… Continue reading…
Opening of the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum
Did you know that the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum is the last remaining carriage factory in Canada and it is the largest of its kind in North America? The Tantramar Heritage Trust is celebrating the opening of the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum for the season on Sunday, June 20th, 2021. From 11am until 4pm there… Continue reading…
“Colours of the Marsh” Poetry Night
On Friday, July 23rd from 7 pm – 9 pm, poets from the Tantramar community will be sharing original and borrowed poetry in the Discovery Loft at the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum (19 Church St, Sackville). This event, called “Colours of the Marsh”, was inspired by looking out the factory windows and seeing the same… Continue reading…
Family Campfire
Let’s gather ‘round a campfire and sing some campfire songs! On Wednesday, July 28th, bring your family and friends out to the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum (19 Church St, Sackville) between 7 pm – 9 pm to make s’mores and sing along to classic campfire songs. Our craft table is where you can make your… Continue reading…