Keswick Ridge Historical Society

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Keswick Ridge Historical Society KRHS is a non-profit group dedicated to preserving the history, stories, and artifacts of Keswick, NB The school building remained vacant for many years.

Our History

In the spring of 1999 a group of concerned citizens formed the Keswick Ridge Historical Society in an effort to preserve and revitalize the Keswick Ridge Superior School, a valuable community asset. Working closely with the Keswick Ridge Local Service District, it is The Society's intention to maintain Keswick Ridge Superior School for use as a community museum and Society headquarters. The Society will further explore other possible uses for the school building (such as a learning institution for traditional arts, or even a tea room) in an effort to make the Keswick Ridge Superior School an important and vital community center. Once under the stewardship of the Society, it required structural repairs and careful restoration. Through grants, auctions, and other fundraising activities, The Society has been able to make repairs and render the building as beautiful as it is now functional. Additionally, the Keswick Ridge Historical Society has taken possession of the McKeen Corner Store building and relocated it to a small lot alongside the school site. Also in need of significant repair, the Store has been a fixture in the community for many years. The Society intends to raise funds for restoration of the store and is currently considering suitable uses for it.

Tomorrow's the day!
09/25/2026

Tomorrow's the day!

Only ten more sleeps! Enter your creations on our website!
09/16/2026

Only ten more sleeps! Enter your creations on our website!

Pie Auction Entry Form The annual pie auction has become one of the community’s favorite events, and we’re proud to be able, with your talent and support, to continue the tradition. Please take a few minutes to fill in some information below, and thank you!

09/15/2026

📶 There’s a new Backyard History website!!!

As you may or may not have noticed, backyardhistory.ca has gotten slower and has had problems loading. It was a victim of its own success — it wasn’t built to have so many visitors or host so many stories.

So I hired up my old friend Nathaniel C Brewer, who designs and builds websites. (Backyard History Podcast listeners will recognise his voice from some episodes). He spent all summer working on this new site, with me offering “helpful suggestions” that added more work.

We’re really excited with how it turned out! All the same stuff is there — all the articles, the shop, the podcast, the story map — but now much easier to navigate!

📍 The address is the same — still backyardhistory.ca

Check it out and let us know your feedback!

Attention pie bakers, pie lovers, and anyone who likes a good old auction battle: The 2026 annual Pie Auction is on at t...
09/03/2026

Attention pie bakers, pie lovers, and anyone who likes a good old auction battle: The 2026 annual Pie Auction is on at the Keswick Fall Harvest Market! Bakers: show us your stuff! Details on how to enter your creations at https://www.keswickridgehistoricalsociety.ca/pie-auction-entries. The rest of you? Prepare yourselves for the tastiest Saturday afternoon of the year!

This sugar maple has become a potential hazard on the museum property. Anyone local equipped to bring it down for us? Th...
08/30/2026

This sugar maple has become a potential hazard on the museum property. Anyone local equipped to bring it down for us? The old guy probably has some decent wood left in him to give.

If you missed Andrea Bear Nicholas's talk on Sunday (or if you'd like to see it again) we've uploaded it to our youtube ...
07/07/2026

If you missed Andrea Bear Nicholas's talk on Sunday (or if you'd like to see it again) we've uploaded it to our youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/oLU3F-7Xa-s Many thanks to Andrea, and to everyone who came out to listen, and share their own stories!

Andrea Bear Nicholas tells the largely untold story of the Wəlastək...

Happy Canada Day! Looking forward to watching the parade pass by The Old Schoolhouse this afternoon. Stop in to the muse...
07/01/2026

Happy Canada Day! Looking forward to watching the parade pass by The Old Schoolhouse this afternoon. Stop in to the museum and see what we've been up to - or better yet, you can read the July edition of our newsletter, and if there's anything that you'd like to get involved in, let us know! It's here: https://shorturl.at/zDsTA

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112 Route 616
Keswick, NB
E6L1R8

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