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“Making Do” Curator Talk on Quilts of 1800-1920

Ross Farm Museum

Join Polly on July 2nd for a conversation about the antique quilts displayed in the Learning Centre this summer, how and why they were produced, what we can learn about the people and the time period from these textiles.

Atlantic Spinners and Hand Weavers at Ross Farm

Ross Farm Museum

Members of the Atlantic Spinners and Weavers Guild will be demonstrating at the museum on Sunday, July 3rd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in the Learning Centre.

Crib Tournament

Forties Community Centre 1787 Forties Rd, New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sunday, July 3rd at the Forties Community Centre. Doors open at 12 noon, registration starts at 12:30pm, Play starts at 1:00 pm. $20/team. Canteen available. For more information call 902-689-2147.

New Ross Farmers’ Association Meeting

New Ross Fair Grounds

The New Ross Farmer's Association will meet on Wednesday, July 6th at 8:00pm in the Dining Hall on the New Ross Fairgrounds. All interested persons are urged to attend the meeting. There is only one more meeting before the Fair, so any outstanding problems should be brought up at the meeting. If you have an...Read more >

Event Series Friday Night @ The Legion

Friday Night @ The Legion

New Ross Legion Branch #79 64 Forties Road, New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada

Legion is open 4pm to 9pm. Friday Night Food runs from 5pm until showtime at 8pm. Friday, June 3rd: Ricky Naugler Friday, June 10th: Matt & Bethan Delorme Friday, June 17th: Vaughan & Wayne Friday, June 24th: Double Trouble Friday, July 1st: Canada Day Celebrations/Fireworks Friday, July 8th: Donny Chisholm

Book Reading with Christy Ann Conlin

Ross Farm Museum

Join Christy Ann Conlin for a reading from her new novel, 'The Memento', a literary ghost story, published by Doubleday/Penguin Random House. Christy Ann will share her love of ghost stories, discuss the haunted embroidery in the novel, and how growing up in rural Nova Scotia and participating in 4-H shaped her literary career.

Strawberry Supper

Forties Community Centre 1787 Forties Rd, New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada

Menu: Chicken, baked beans, salads, and a variety of strawberry desserts, tea/coffee. Adults: $12, Children 5-12: $6, Under 5: $3 Doors open at 4pm, serving starts at 4:30pm. At the Forties Community Centre on Sunday, July 10th, 2016. For more information call 902-689-2612 or 902-689-2000.

The Apple Barrel Industry at Ross Farm

Ross Farm Museum

At Ross Farm on Wednesday, July 13th, you can hear the roar of the saws and the smell of the freshly cut spruce and balsam fir as the saw mill produce barrel staves and heads for our cooperage shop. At the cooperage shop you will see our cooper building the various types of barrels.

Volunteer Meeting for New Ross Anniversary Celebrations

New Ross Fire Hall Highway 12, New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada

Calling all volunteers who are willing to donate a few hours, a half day, or more of your time to help with the August 5-7th Anniversary Celebrations. Please come to out volunteer meeting on July 14th, at 7:00 pm at the Fire Hall. At this time we will review our safety regulations, confirm your time...Read more >