Tuesday, July 2, 2013

New Museum preserves Bedeque History

The Bedeque museum contains about 3,000 artifacts donated by a local historian.
cf. CBC P.E.I. website:


Posted: Jul 2, 2013 2:12 PM AT 

The Bedeque Area Historical Museum celebrated its official opening on Canada Day.
The Bedeque Area Historical Society has been preparing for the event for two years, collecting artifacts with historical importance to the area, and renovating The William Callbeck Centre in Central Bedeque.
"The history of this area was beginning to be lost," said society member Sharon Leighton.
"The older generation were dying off, the people who could remember what it was like. And the young people had no way of knowing what life was like for their ancestors, so they wanted to preserve it."
The William Callbeck Centre was home to the Callbeck tailor shop and general store, which opened in 1899 and closed more than 20 years ago.
The museum includes about 3,000 artifacts donated by local historian, Howard Clark. It will be open during the summer months, and by appointment the rest of the year.

See also blog posting re: article from last summer on the announcement -
The old Callbeck's store will soon be a museum.
The old Callbeck's store - Bedeque Area Historical Museum (CBC)

2 comments:

  1. I am very interested in Bedeque as that is where my ggrandfather was born. It's been a struggle to find his parents but I think at long last I have them. I have figured out that Margaret Peggy Clark, dau. of John Clark who came with Samuel Holland, is her father. I just made this discovery a couple of weeks ago so I'm still looking for Peggy's husband Ebenezer Ward. From previous research I know they were m. 1792 in Tryon. I think Ebenezer could be a brother of Thomas Turner Warde who m. Susannah Holland, dau. of Samuel. If anyone would like to discuss or commiserate email me. allpetsboarding@yahoo.com

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  2. I am very interested in Bedeque as that is where my ggrandfather was born. It's been a struggle to find his parents but I think at long last I have them. I have figured out that Margaret Peggy Clark, dau. of John Clark who came with Samuel Holland, is her father. I just made this discovery a couple of weeks ago so I'm still looking for Peggy's husband Ebenezer Ward. From previous research I know they were m. 1792 in Tryon. I think Ebenezer could be a brother of Thomas Turner Warde who m. Susannah Holland, dau. of Samuel. If anyone would like to discuss or commiserate email me. allpetsboarding@yahoo.com

    ReplyDelete