Character Matters Miramichi

04/07/2025

Thanks Discover Miramichi for some great video. 🎥

02/07/2025

Join High Sheriff Benjamin Marston in an examination of justice in early Newcastle, this Thursday (6:30pm) at the Murray House (Ritchie Wharf Park)

29/06/2025

Immerse yourself in one of New Brunswick's oldest ghost stories.

26/06/2025

Looking forward to working with these fine folks this summer, thanks for helping us take history from off the page to up on stage. 📖🎭

Its going to be another GREAT SUMMER at Maison Doucet Hennessy House Bathurst! Meeting to discuss summer programming with Abby Doucet, Dave Scott - Clarinetist, Board Member Dave Peterson and designer Shane Hennessy to discuss summer programming and schedules. Stay tuned for more info on our fabulous summer plans. Bilingual theater by Character Matters Miramichi, Music by David Scott and Historical Presentations on the theme of the Great Miramichi Fire and its impact on Bathurst and the Chaleur Region! 🌞🎉👏
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Ce sera un autre ÉTÉ GÉNIAL à la Maison Doucet Hennessy House Bathurst ! Réunion pour discuter de la programmation estivale avec Abby Doucet, Dave Scott - Clarinettiste, Dave Peterson, membre du conseil d'administration, et Shane Hennessy, concepteur, pour discuter de la programmation et des horaires d'été. Restez à l'écoute pour plus d'informations sur nos fabuleux projets d'été. Théâtre bilingue par Character Matters Miramichi, musique par David Scott et présentations historiques sur le thème du grand incendie de Miramichi et son impact sur Bathurst et la région Chaleur !
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21/06/2025

Happening every Sunday (Noon-2pm) at Middle Island Irish Historical Park. Come and allow yourself to be moved by this powerful story of pain and perseverance.

Tickets are just $15 and available online or in person before the tour starts. .

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/old-roots-new-blossoms-tickets-1381223158649

Immerse yourself in one of New Brunswick's oldest ghost stories.

18/06/2025

This is way more interesting than the last Mummy movie! Check out this weeks episode of the "Tell Me A Story" podcast "Ancient Mysteries: Egyptian Rings on the Miramichi." Tune in NOW on Youtube and Spotify.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2eBL5e6bBzQ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0EGFpV4L4fAdmrjOxu7emG?si=pCsbSgqVSxioJB0wJSsDKg

In 1957, two rings were found in a button box; one dated from the reign of the Egyptian Pharoah Rameses VI and the other may have been 150 years older. This...

17/06/2025

Join us at the Murray House on Thursday evening (6:30pm) for Echoes of the Battlefield - part of our weekly "Echoes of Newcastle" performance series.

Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1413989904869?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/06/2025

A very special episode of the "Tell Me A Story" podcast this week and one that was requested by several listeners. Shawn and Tom discuss the local priest and folk healer, Father Ryan. Who according to legend was "The Priest that cured Johnny Cash." Available now on Youtube and Spotify. 💻📱

Produced by the talented and enigmatic "Creepy Dave" David Jardine. 🕷🎥

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XnTJQxxa4ew

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TDjEixm3t0nVyOtUlaAHV?si=g_IY6QjkQFmSvqdQPprv0g

This week, we have a remedy for what ails you, when we take a deep dive into the home remedies of Msgr. Frederick Ryan, a local Catholic priest who combined ...

08/06/2025

On the latest episode of the "Tell Me A Story " podcast Tom and Shawn cover The Deady Brawls At Matt Carroll's Tavern. They also reveal how they BOTH have family connections to the FAMOUS NELSON MURDER HOUSE. Check it out on Youtube and Spotify.

Thanks as always to our producer, the spider who lives in your coffee cup, "Creepy Dave" 🕷 ☕️

https://youtu.be/-RH8BHgbUms?si=rXVFF6ZSk0ESuErg

04/06/2025

We have a couple of local true crime tales this week from over a century ago. Nelson wasn't always so quiet one time! The "Tell Me A Story" podcast presents Rum Soaked Murder! The Deadly Brawls at Matt Carroll's Tavern!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZFoLdgO4Bkh9baJMjo53Y?si=brPTHIDpTL2Du-eqHXFBBA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-RH8BHgbUms&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tD

Produced by "Creepy Dave" David Jardine 🕷 🎥

Tom and Shawn discuss two arguments, nine years apart, that left men dead on Nelson’s front street, just outside the home of Matt Carroll. Were the deaths o...