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.
