By Tyler Bass on May 19, 2021
The sounds of musket fire will be heard throughout Gloucester’s Main Street this weekend for “Gloucester 1776: A Revolutionary Experience.”
This living history event is being put on by the Gloucester Historical Society, with help from the Friends of the Museum, the 7th Virginia Regiment, and Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
The activities will be held at the Colonial Court Circle and Museum of History from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The museum will serve as home base for the event.
“Gloucester 1776” is free to all wanting to learn about a specific time in Gloucester history. Prior to 1776, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, more commonly referred to as Lord Dunmore, was the acting Colonial Governor of Virginia. Historian and head of the 7th Virginia Regiment reenactment group, Michael Cecere said that Virginia at the time was enlarging its military and the militias that were formed, eventually forced Dunmor
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It just seems crazy : Disappointment as Rotorua Museum reopening delayed
20 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Rotorua s iconic museum won t reopen to the public until 2025. Photo / File
The delayed reopening of one of Rotorua s most beloved and iconic buildings has been met with disappointment and the fear a generation of children will miss out on visiting the city s historic taonga. Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa Rotorua Museum was closed in November 2016 after being damaged in the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake.
The museum, in the Bath House building at Government Gardens, was initially expected to open next year, with more than $50 million raised for the strengthening and restoration from multiple government and charity sources.