Albert County Historical Society & Museum would like to congratulate fellow nominees and award winners as part of the Albert County Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Excellence Awards, these year with the theme “Small Town - Big Hearts”. Thanks for nominating the Albert County Historical Society & Museum as well as sharing the work we did on Albert County 175 with community - we hope you can visit the Museum after we open on May 22nd!
Announcing the Albert County 175 Birthday Bash Part 2! Saturday, Sept 12th this Live Music event will showcase local talent including some of the best musicians in New Brunswick including: Loaded Dice, Samantha Robichaud and Chris Colepaugh! A highlight will be performances of original compositions written about Albert County! This special concert will be taking place the same weekend as the Albert County Exhibition was scheduled for 2020 - join us at this event instead!
On July 25th and 26th, the Court House is being turned into an Art Gallery, and over 20 artists will be showcased. From original paintings to sculptures, photography, wood turning, textile art and more, the featured artists include: Alan Bell, Lars Larsen, Elizabeth Tener, Karin Bach, Normand Bradford, Curtis Dionne, Bob Greenblatt, Tim Isaac, Wendy Johnston, Jim Kitts, Ruth Ann Mitchell, Kevin Snair, Brian Townsend, Trudy Wade, Sharon Wells and others – all are from, or living in, Beautiful Albert County.
We have invited a special guest to join us to celebrate the 150th birthday of New Brunswick’s treasured son - RB Bennett himself! This special video brings us back to a time when Bennett addressed Canada on CBC radio - the first politician to do so, in fact he created CBC! He shares his legacy and sends greetings to Canada as we celebrate July 1st together - apart! Thank you to actor Thomas Daley for his portrayal of RB Bennett! https://youtu.be/ag8JJ5iFW2Q
The Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Commemorative Centre in Hopewell Cape, NB is celebrating The 150th Birthday of the 11th Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett, on Canada Day, July 1st. Serving as Prime Minister from 1930-1935, RB Bennett led with distinction through the darkest days of the Great Depression, and instituted some of the most progressive and important changes to Canadian culture, including the Statute of Westminster Act (1931), the establishment of the CBC, the Bank of Canada, the Canadian Wheat Board, and Employment Insurance.
Bennett’s 150th Birthday is major highlight of Albert County 175 Celebration. Join us as we mark the legacy of this remarkable national leader and proud New Brunswick native. The Albert County Historical Society, Museum and RB Bennett Commemorative Centre are proud to host this 150th Birthday event taking place on Wednesday, July 1st at an Open House at the Albert County Museum, with free admission, self-guided tours and family events taking place all day.
The Centre will be offering tribute to RB Bennett through various means, designed to share his history in a safe and respectful manner keeping social distancing in mind. During the July 1st, Canada Day Open House, 150 cupcakes will be given to the first 150 guests. Programs will be outdoors with plenty of room on the Museum’s 6 acre property. The event features the unveiling of newly acquired Bennett artefacts recently donated to the Museum, along with a special video greeting by Bennett’s nephew Mr. William Herridge, QC (the last remaining person to know Bennett on a personal level), live music outdoors featuring local group Fundy Ceilidh. The museum will also feature a special video presentation starring RB Bennett himself and a commemorative planting of a King Crimson Maple tree in honour of Bennett’s 150th Birthday.
Learn more at AC175.ca or by calling 506-734-2003 or email ac175@albertcountymuseum.com.
Celebrate RB Bennett’s 150 Birthday with us!
Make plans to attend the Hopewell Cape Kitchen Party at the Albert County Museum's Community Hall on Monday July 23rd at 7:00 PM.
Local favourites Sara and James Nelson will be performing. If you caught them at our RB Bennett / Canada Day Celebration then you know why Albert County loves hearing them play.
Also on the bill is the talented and amazing Samantha Robichaud. Samantha has performed many times in the Community Hall many times. It is always a treat to hear her play and and we're sure she feels like she's coming home for a Kitchen Party !
Tickets are $10 at the door. There will be a canteen with goodies. This will be great family fun!
Tickets are only available at the door. Adult $15 / Student or Senior $8 / Under 12 Free
Instructor Bio:
Karen Thurlow started beekeeping in 1978 and is a certified Master Beekeeper. She is the owner of New Moon Apiary and manages 60 hives of her own in Cumberland County, Maine. Karen teaches bee disease and microscopy classes to other beekeepers. She sells package bees, nucleus hives, and raises and sells queen bees during the beekeeping season. She also sells raw honey, spiced creamed honey, and products she makes from her hives such as lotions, salves, and lip balms. Karen managed a bee equipment supply store for 7 years helping many beginner beekeepers get set up with the equipment they needed to start their beekeeping hobby. You can find her on Facebook or visit her website.
On July 13, 2018, as part of the 42 Annual Quilt and Fibre Arts Show and Sale, there will be a special workshop. Gwen Dixon will be presenting her Rug Hooking Proddy Hydrangea Workshop in the historic Courthouse located on the grounds of the Albert County Museum.
Hook Proddy Hydrangea flowers in a ready to hang hoop. An easy and fun technique using a rug hook and hand dyed wool. Learn to cut the pedal shape and hook it onto a burlap backing. Hand dyed wool in lots of colors. A relaxed and fun workshop with beautiful results.
July 13, 2018 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Cost is $95.00
Contact Gwen Dixon to register: gwendixonwoolarts@gmail.com (506) 387-8292 (506) 227-5220
A yearly favourite event at the Albert County Museum. From July 10th - 14th, 2018, visit the largest quilt show and sale of it's kind in the area. More than 100 quilts will be featured for viewing and purchase. Quilt tops, baby quilts and other fibre arts items will be on display and for sale. An event not to be missed. Admission $3.00 (Under 12 Free) Daily from 9:30 am - 5:30 pm.
Photo by bhofack2/iStock / Getty Images
On Canada Day, visitors to the Albert County Museum will be offered free grilled hot dogs, so we decided to explore the history of the hot dog with “all the fixings.”
The hot dog can be traced back to Europe. Germany and Austria both lay claim to the meat – Frankfurters come from Frankfurt, Germany, but wienerwurst (i.e., wieners) come from Vienna, Austria (in the German language, Vienna is called “Wien”).
The term “hot dog” is American and there are reports of frankfurters being sold on the streets of New York as early as the 1860s. The exact origins are unknown but it seems like immigrants in New York created the hot dog stand fad – possibly a Jewish immigrant from Poland named Nathan Handwerker or an African-American immigrant called Thomas Francis Xavier Morris. The key point being that the hot dog, like so many other foods, is the product of a blend of cultures.
What about the condiments?
Ketchup comes from the Far East, likely China, and was commonly consumed on long sea voyages. The first ketchup, called “ge-thcup” or “koe-cheup,” didn’t have tomatoes but was made from fermented fish entrails, miscellaneous meat byproducts and soybeans. Being fermented, the sauce stored well and spiced up the plain food of long trips at sea. The ketchup became popular along the trade routes in Indonesia and the Philippines. In the early 1700s, British explorers brought the condiment back to England.
Ketchup soon referred to a fermented sauce of any number of ingredients, including fish, nuts, peaches, oysters, elderberries, anchovies, and (you guessed it) tomatoes.
Mustard is made by crushing the seeds of the mustard plant (which is related to broccoli and cabbage) and adding wine or “must,” very young wine. The difference between grainy and smooth mustard is simply the state of the seeds – coarsely ground seeds or a combination of whole and ground seeds are used in grainy mustard; smooth mustard has finely ground grains.
The Romans used mustard as a flavouring. They planted mustard when they conquered new areas – including Gaul (now called France). The condiment was a hit –with mustard growing well in the vineyards and Dijon and other mustards were developed.
Sauerkraut was developed as a way to store cabbage during the winter. The cabbage was shredded, salt was added, and the concoction was left in a covered crock to ferment. At the Albert County Museum, we’re growing Tancook cabbage, a variety named after the Nova Scotia Island where it was commonly grown. Tancook sauerkraut was a huge export for the small island – barrels of sauerkraut were often on sailing ships. Sauerkraut contains vitamin C, and regular consumption could prevent scurvy, a hazardous dietary condition common among sailors. Read more here.
So when you bite into your hot dog, keep in mind that, as with all foods, you’re consuming history. An all-dressed hot dog is the result of long sea voyages, the tendency of people to explore new lands and conquer other nations, the need to preserve food, and the desire for street food.
Learn more about the history of food at the Albert County museum’s website. Check often as we will keep adding new stories. Better yet, visit the Albert County Museum and garden in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick.
For more information about the museum garden and storytelling project, please contact Janet Wallace (email garden@albertcountymuseum.com). “Growing Together: Seeds from the past; seeds for the future” is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.
Written by Janet Wallace
References:
http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/ketchup-a-saucy-history
http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/break-out-the-buns-the-history-of-the-hot-dog
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/04/137530290/searching-history-for-the-hot-dogs-origin
http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/ketchup-a-saucy-history
https://www.thespruce.com/history-of-mustard-as-food-1807631
