Painless Parker – most eccentric dentist
He has been referred to as a “most eccentric dentist” and his ethics were called into question on various occasions. M.G. McClinton & Company Booklet Painless Parker Outlaw His Confessions [1926] 15.8 x 8.2 cm Peter Pronych fonds Pronych-4 Edgar Randolf Parker was born in Tynemouth Creek, New Brunswick in
Willow Grove, New Brunswick, and Amber Valley, Alberta stamps – launch of the 13th issue in Canada Post Black History Month series
The New Brunswick Museum was honoured (alongside Ralph Thomas, a New Brunswick Black History Society Co-Founding Member & Projects Coordinator and others) to contribute historical knowledge and collections from the New Brunswick Museum to this very important release of Canada Post’s two stamps for Black History Month. This project helps
Recently Donated Table by Pre-Eminent 19th-Century New Brunswick Cabinetmaker Thomas Nisbet Reveals New Design Details
Thomas Nisbet (Canadian, born in Scotland, 1776 – 1850) games table, 1820-1830 mahogany and mahogany veneer with pine and brass (closed): 74.3 × 91.5 × 45 cm (open): 71.5 × 89 × 91 cm Label: under tabletop, self-adhesive maker’s label, THOS. NISBET, / CABINETMAKER & UPHOLSTERER, / PRINCE WILLIAM STREET,
Pandemic Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_oqRGIRbpw At the beginning of April 2020, we asked New Brunswickers to participate in our pandemic stories contest, “Calling all New Brunswickers.” A total of 77 participants shared with us personal first-hand accounts, recording their experiences during Covid-19. Archival staff at the New Brunswick Museum Archives and Research Library eagerly
An exceptional table by Bruce Gray recently added to New Brunswick Museum’s Sheila Hugh Mackay Collection of Strathbutler Award Winners
As part of the ongoing development of the Sheila Hugh Mackay Collection of Strathbutler Award Winners curated by the New Brunswick Museum, a coffee table made by 2019 Strathbutler laureate, Bruce Gray of Kars, NB, has been recently acquired. Gray’s recent work, Earth (2020), is made from a unique piece
Colonel Edward Colpitts Weyman
Born on 27 August 1882 in Lower Millstream, Kings County, New Brunswick,[1] Edward Colpitts Weyman was the son of Charles Wesley Weyman (1833-18 November 1927) and Naomi Lulu Dunfield (22 February 1852-11 April 1913). Edward Weyman was an academic; he received several university degrees including a BA (1902) from UNB,
Lieutenant Arthur Clair Gilmour
26 May 1893 – 6 March 1918 Arthur Clair Gilmour was born in Saint John, NB, on 26 May 1893 to Arthur Burrell Gilmour and Helen Bertha Jenks.[1] Gilmour worked as a men’s clothier and furnisher and also served in the active militia as part of the 62nd Regiment (Saint
Agents of Deterioration with NBM Conservator Dee Stubbs-Lee
Introduction Have you ever wondered what causes objects to fall apart or deteriorate over time? Whether in museums or in our own homes, the causes are similar. Every day at museums around the world, Conservators combine the arts and the sciences to preserve collections from the many factors that can
The Army Train, February – May 1942
The Army Train was a 15 car railway train containing displays of arms, clothing, equipment etc., and was authorized by the Canadian Department of National Defence to assist in the sale of Victory Bonds and to act as a stimulus to the recruitment of more soldiers, by presenting a visual
Meet Our Students 2020
Antoine Rodier Buc, France Master of Business Administration Sales & Business Development University of New Brunswick, Saint John What do you like most about your role at NBM? “My role at the NBM is to assist the boutique digital marketing strategy. I like that I have been allowed to support