Archive: Events

Victorian Christmas Dinner

Event Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016

KH_christmas6:30 -10:00 pm

Keillor House Museum

$65

An elegant four-course dinner served with the glow of candlelight, the crackling hearth. Enjoy live musical entertainment. Book tickets early.
506 379-6620 Alice Folkins

Haunted House Tour

Event Date: Saturday, October 22, 2016

KH_halloween7-9 pm

Keillor House Museum

$10.00 Adults, $8.00 Students
Sooooo….scary! Don’t miss this popular haunted tour for ghosts and goblins of all ages.
506-379-6620 Alice Folkins

Haunted House Tour

Event Date: Friday, October 21, 2016

KH_halloween7-9 pm

Keillor House Museum

$10.00 Adults, $8.00 Students
Sooooo….scary! Don’t miss this popular haunted tour for ghosts and goblins of all ages.
506-379-6620 Alice Folkins

New Year’s Levee

Event Date: Sunday, January 1, 2017

Polar_Dip1-3 pm
Keillor House Museum

Westmorland Historical Society and Village of Dorchester extend a warm welcome at the Keillor House Museum. Warm up at the crackling hearth fire with homemade soup, chili, sweets and hot drinks. Come enjoy community hospitality following the Lion’s Polar Dip.
506-379-6620

Haunted House Tour

Event Date: Friday, October 14, 2016

KH_halloween7-9 pm

Keillor House Museum

$10.00 Adults, $8.00 Students
Sooooo….scary! Don’t miss this popular haunted tour for ghosts and goblins of all ages.
506-379-6620 Alice Folkins

Harvest Supper – Hip of Beef

Event Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016

4:30-6:30 pm

Keillor House Museum

No reservations needed unless a large group
$14 and Family Rates

Enjoy supper and old-fashioned desserts in the ambience of the Keillor House Museum by the crackling hearth. Tickets available at the door.
506-379-6620 Alice Folkins

Heritage Craft Festival

Event Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016

Events_spinning12 am – 4 pm
Keillor House and St James Textile Museums
Try your hand at traditional skills, talk to artisans, watch demonstrations and shop for artisan products.
 Carding wool, spinning yarn, weaving, rug hooking, basket weaving, chair caning, net-making, pottery, natural dyes, sheep shearing, baking over the hearth.
506-379-6633

Sandpiper Festival Breakfast

Event Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016

7:30-10:30 am

Keillor House Museum

$7.00 and Family Rates

Saturday Pancake Breakfast at the Keillor House Museum – pancakes, sausages, baked beans, muffins.
506-379-6633

Canada Day

Event Date: Friday, July 1, 2016

KH_CanadaDay1-3 pm


Dorchester Veteran’s Centre, 4955 Main Street
Celebrate “From a Small Village a Nation Grew” with skits and entertainment.
 Enjoy music, children’s games, cake and ice cream.
 Keillor House and St. James Museums tours available 10 am to 12 pm and 3-5 pm.
505-379-6633

Keillor House Museum Season Opening Ceremony

Event Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016

KH_Exterior_Summer2:30 pm
Start the season – free guided tours for the day with costumed staff.

Launch of the Westmorland Historical Society’s latest publication, In Search of John Keillor: A Historian’s Odyssey, by Gene Goodrich.
506-379-6633