Miramichi Natural History Museum being demolished - July 10/14
On July 10th, 2014, between 5:00-7:00 am, the old Miramichi Natural History Museum was torn down. Built in 1909, the museum was the oldest natural history museum in Atlantic Canada and the third oldest in Canada. This great old building has served our association well over the years, but was deemed unsafe for the public in 2006. We love our new location (182 Wellington St., Miramichi, NB), but our old home will be sadly missed.
MSA/ASM Oral History of the Miramichi River - Introduction
The Miramichi Salmon Association and our Partners at the Atlantic Salmon Museum along with Tourism New Brunswick have partnered up on an oral history project of the Miramichi River and it's people.
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Allan Legere - Serial Killers Documentaries
Pledge 1$/month to support this channel - Allan Legere (born February 13, 1948) is a Canadian serial killer and arsonist, also known as the Monster of the Miramichi, in reference to a reign of terror he inflicted upon residents of the Miramichi River valley of New Brunswick in 1989.
Allan Joseph Legere was born in Chatham, New Brunswick. Legere was convicted in the murder of shopkeeper John Glendenning, of Black River Bridge, New Brunswick, which occurred on the evening of June 21, 1986. After cutting the power, Legere and his accomplices Todd Matchett and Scott Curtis broke into the elderly couple's store. After repeatedly beating John and his wife Mary, the trio fled the scene. Mary then discovered her husband (who had been beaten to death); she crawled up the stairs to the phone and dialed 911. The dispatcher spoke with Mary on the phone until the emergency forces arrived. Police tracked down the three and arrested them. Matchett pleaded guilty to murdering John Glendenning and brutally beating his wife Mary; Curtis and Legere were convicted at trial.
Legere was serving his murder sentence at the Atlantic Institution maximum security penitentiary in Renous-Quarryville, under the responsibility of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
On May 3, 1989, Legere was transported by CSC personnel from the penitentiary to the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, for the treatment of an ear infection. Legere managed to convince the CSC personnel to let him use a washroom at the hospital alone, and there he picked the lock on his handcuffs with a homemade key he had hidden in a cigar. He then used a piece of television antenna that he had concealed on his body as a weapon and held the officers at bay before fleeing the building. Legere escaped the hospital property and through a combination of carjacking and motor vehicle theft, was able to evade recapture.
Legere was at large for a period of seven months and during this time committed four additional murders in and around the towns of Chatham, Newcastle, and adjoining communities (now part of the city of Miramichi). The individuals he murdered were Annie Flam (May 29, 1989; during this incident, Flam's sister was also assaulted); sisters Linda and Donna Daughney (October 13, 1989; Legere set fire to the Daughney home before leaving), and Father James Smith (November 24, 1989). Legere was recaptured on November 24, 1989, following a failed carjacking that began in Saint John and ended outside Rogersville; rewards of $50,000 were collected for the information that led to his arrest.
In August 1990, Legere was convicted on charges pertaining to his escape, and sentenced to an additional nine years. His trial for the murders began with an indictment in November of that year. Legere's trial featured the first Canadian uses of DNA fingerprinting to convict rather than exonerate; in November 1991, Legere was convicted of the murders committed while he had been at large.
In 2015, Legere was transferred from the super-maximum security penitentiary (the SHU, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec) to the Edmonton Institution in Alberta.
In 1996, the city of Fredericton shut down its old jail, and in 1999 the building was repurposed into a science museum; the cell in which Legere was held during his 1991 trial is now used for an exhibit on DNA fingerprinting.
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Beaubears Island | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
Beaubears Island is an era with a rich history, from the First Nations people that lived there before the arrival of the Europeans to the island's hundred years of ship building success.
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Miramichi, New Brunswick - Discover What We Know
Miramichi is known for having friendly people, a beautiful river, atlantic salmon fishing, and a rich maritime history. We invite you to embark on an adventure in Miramichi that is as much an inner journey, as it is a travel experience. Visit:
Miramichi Natural Museum Photos
MIramichi Natural Museum Photos
Miramichi Small Business Week Giv-er on the River - 45
In this week's episode The Giv-er crew give us a quick glimpse at some of the small businesses that make up the Miriamichi's small business community.
GIV-ER !!
We love our Miramichi
Great shots of the Miramichi and the people who call it home. With performances by Jim Morrison, Pat O'Kane, Bob MacCallum, Susan Butler, Melanie Ross Breen, Jimmy Lawlor, Steve Heckbert and others:)
Miramichi Memories - DAYS IN MY OLD HOMETOWN
Song about some hard times in the teenage years on the Miramichi
Explore Up River - From Miramichi to Doaktown
Make your way up river from the city of Miramichi to Doaktown, New Brunswick!
Road Trip to Middle Island Historical Park in Miramichi
Typhus and scarlet fever broke out among the passengers, and spread rapidly through the ship. Captain Thain made a decision to head for the nearest port (Miramichi) to obtain assistance for the sick and dying passengers.
Early records relate that the Island was known by the Micmac name, “Hiksenogowakun, meaning place for sick people.” It was also named Hospital Island in relation to its use as a quarantine station. A.D. Shirreff called it “Barrataria” when he established a fishing business there in 1827.
Reports of ship arrivals appeared as early as 1826 at the Port of Miramichi. There had been no particular attention paid to the need for a permanent quarantine station but as ships were arriving with passengers suffering from disease, officials called for immediate action. It was decided at a special sessions meeting that a lazaretto was to be immediately erected on Sheldrake Island to accommodate immigrants suffering from contagious diseases. As ships arrived with passengers in need of quarantine facilities, Sheldrake Island was still not ready to accommodate the immigrants and a hurried decision was made by the Magistrates to build the lazaretto on Middle Island.
Wheelhouse - Miramichi
Wheelhouse - Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. 70s,80s rock....Shamus O'Kane - Vocals, Guitar Mike Cunningham - Bass Mark Von Hilltop - Drums Shaun O'Reilly - Lead Guitar. This video had 162 hits before Google screwed up my account and it had to be reposted.
July 30 rally at Rodd Miramichi
Bill Fraser and Lisa Harris answer questions at Rodd Miramichi July 30 2015
Central New Brunswick Woodsmen's Museum - Freedom Tours & Travel - Canada
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The Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum is located in the Geographical Centre of the Province of New Brunswick, at Boiestown. Situated in the heartland of the lumbering industry, this 15 acre site provides insight into the vibrant and colorful lives of the woodsmen, their families, and the community. - woodsmensmuseum.com
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Music: Brother Dege - House of the Dying Sun
Fiddler: Harry Pond - Polar Bear Jig
Cutest Puppy Ever | Miramichi Weekend
Song: Markvard - One with the ocean (Vlog No Copyright Music)
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Governor's Mansion Inn - Miramichi, NB
Built over 150 years ago for a timber baron family, the mansion that served as the official residence of New Brunswick’s Lieutenant-Governor is yours to enjoy.
Drift Back to a bygone era when the tallships sailed the seas. Stroll along the riverbank and breathe in the salty Atlantic breeze.
MSA/ASM Vince Swazey Interview - Oral History Project
The Miramichi Salmon Association and our partner at the Atlantic Salmon Museum along with Tourism New Brunswick have created a series of interviews with locals to capture the oral history of the Miramichi River and its people. Watch this great interview with local legendary guide Vince Swazey from Boiestown, NB.
A glimpse Of Boiestown
Over the Christmas holiday Colleen Dunphy and Roxanne Creelman took us on a quick tour of Boiestown, NB. We met some folks and had a few laughs. Taped Dec 29/2014 in Boiestown and communities close by.
Atlantic Salmon Museum - Doaktown, NB
Within the walls of the museum you will be amazed at what you will find. We have on display many of the different types of artificial flies, fly fishing rods from wooden, bamboo to carbon filament, and all the various types of clothing and accessories that were used through the years.
Discover Miramichi - 60 sec
Miramichi is known for having friendly people, a beautiful river, atlantic salmon fishing, and a rich maritime history.
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