Some other historically oriented organizations
The region of Fredericton and surrounding areas is rich in historical significance. Many organizations and societies have formed to promote and preserve the stories, artifacts, and buildings upon which the people of the area have built their lives.
Local Museums
Kings Landing Historical Settlement
This historical settlement provides an amazing look back at life in the New Brunswick of the 1800s. Complete with an inn, sawmill, printer, and general store this village is complete and historically accurate.
Fredericton Region Museum
Located in downtown Fredericton, this museum was founded by the York Sunbury Historical Society in 1934. It is a great resource for history of the region.
School Days Museum
Starting as an archival committee, School Days has grown to be a museum that is officially sponsored by the New Brunswick Society of Retired Teachers (NBSRT).
Queens County Historical Society & Museum Inc.
The QCHSM has a museum and manages multiple historic homes and sites.
New Brunswick Military History Museum
Located in Oromocto, the museum looks at the military history of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Canadian Armed Forces with an emphasis on New Brunswick.
History Preservation Groups
Fredericton North Heritage Association
The FNHA was formed in 2007 to honour the rich heritage of the northside of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Fredericton Heritage Trust
The trust has been very successful in promoting Fredericton's rich history, campaigning to preserve its historically significant buildings, and providing educational value to students.
New Brunswick Black History Society | Facebook Page
Founded in 2010, this society is devoted to the research, analysis, documentation, preservation and promotion of New Brunswick's Black History.
REACH (Remembering Each African Cemetery's History) in New Brunswick Facebook Page
Partnering with the provincial archives, this group works to find and document forgotten and abandoned Black gravesites, and to share their stories.
The Wabanaki Collection
Run by the University of New Brunswick’s Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre, this website seeks to connect both educators and the general public to resources related Wabanaki worldviews, including history, culture, language and education.
Heritage Branch of the Dept. of Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Heritage Branch administers programs such as built heritage, heritage education, and programs under the Museum Services Unit.
Other Museums in New Brunswick
Patterson Settlement Historical Society Facebook Page, Hoyt
Patterson Settlement is a privately sponsored restoration and preservation of a historically important settlement.
New Brunswick Internment Camp Heritage Museum, Minto
Originally a Great Depression-era employment relief camp, it became the Maritimes' only WWII internment camp for refugees, and later POWs. Visit the museum that houses artifacts, or visit the original camp site nearby to hike the 1km historical trail and see the base of the old water tower - one of the few remnants of the camp.
Loyalist House, Saint John
Constructed in 1817 and home to 5 generations of the Merritt family, the Loyalist House is now a museum owned by the New Brunswick Historical society, and remains one of Saint John’s only historical buildings has never been structurally altered.
New Brunswick Museum, Saint John
Canada’s oldest continuing museum and located in Saint John, it contains material that documents or represents the natural and human history of New Brunswick and other related regions.
Metepenagiag Heritage Park, Red Bank
The park allows you to connect to 30 centuries of Mi'kmaq culture via the modern Metepenagiag Interpretative Centre, two national historic sites, beautiful groomed walking trails, the guided walks and the ability to stay overnight in a contemporary tipi.
Resurgo Place, Moncton
Housing the Moncton Museum and the Transportation Discovery Centre, they also oversee heritage landmarks the Free Meeting House (1821), the Thomas Williams House (1883) and the Treitz Haus (c. 1769), and provide a self-guided heritage tour available to download.
The Village historique acadien, Bertrand
Open from June to October, the complex of historical buildings is inhabited by fully bilingual interpretive guides portraying the day-to-day lives and major events of Acadian families from 1770 to 1949.