Resurgo Chronicles - A new series of history talks
We are delighted to launch this new series of history talks at the museum!
This evolving program will feature engaging presentations on a wide variety of local history topics, brought to life by special guest speakers. From hidden stories to defining moments, each talk will offer new insights into our region’s rich heritage.
Do you have a presentation idea you'd like to propose? We’d love to hear from you! This series is shaped by the community, and suggestions are always welcome.
info [at] resurgo.ca (info[at]resurgo[dot]ca)
Thursday, April 23, 2026 (6:30 PM - 8 PM)
From Shutter to Stamp: A History of Real Photo Postcards
With the creation of the Model 3A Brownie folding camera in 1909, Kodak allowed everyday people to photograph and create their own real photo postcards that were sent to friends and family all over the world.
A lifelong collector and historian, Brenda will talk about the history of real photo postcards, the NB photographers that created them and will share some of the unique RPPCs in her collection from Southern New Brunswick including Westmorland and Albert Counties.
📅 Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
🕖 Time: 6:30 pm - 8 pm
👉 Free: No registration required!
Brenda P. Orr, Retired Director of Resurgo Place, Culture and Heritage, City of Moncton, Chair of the New Brunswick Museum Foundation
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (7 PM - 8 PM)
The Flying Boats of Shediac Bay
During the 1930s, several historic flying boats events occurred on Shediac Bay that put the name of Shediac on the world map and on newspaper headlines. This era was regarded as the Golden Age of Aviation, with many significant technological advancements. Wade Short of the Flying Boats Historical Society offers a presentation that relives these historic events, shows what other locations have done to preserve their flying boats history, and what we can do in Shediac to preserve our history as well.
📅 Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
🕖 Time: 7 pm - 8 pm
👉 Free: No registration required!
The Flying Boats Historical Society was created with a goal to preserve this almost 100-year old history. Recognizing that most of Shediac's townspeople have little recollection of these events, the Society has first embarked on a program of public awareness.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 (7 PM - 8 PM)
Ever heard of the "Quoddy Tidal Project"?
US President Franklin Roosevelt proposed to build the world’s largest hydro-electric generating plant—in Maine—using the ocean tides as the source of power. Not only did he propose it—in 1935 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 5,000 employees began building it.
If that surprises you, then you will want to hear Mark C. Borton present the fascinating story of the “Quoddy Tidal Power Project,” a tale filled with intrigue and outrage, triumphs and failures. Now nearly forgotten, Quoddy was headline news in the 1930s, thanks to an international cast of famous protagonists, dirty money and politics, fake news, monopoly power and trust-busting, and surprising links to Europe and World War II.
Books will be available for sale and signed by the author.
📅 Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
🕖 Time: 7 pm - 8 pm
👉 Free: No registration required!
Author of Moondoggle: Franklin Roosevelt and the Fight for Tidal-Electric Power at Passamaquoddy Bay, (Down East Books, 2023), Borton is currently writing, The Tide-Watcher’s Guide to the Bay of Fundy and investigating a pair of 400-year-old archeology sites he discovered in Maine and Nova Scotia.
