Lunenburg Academy Foundation

08/31/2026

👣 Guess who “walked” in today with some wonderful news?

Our friends and fellow Academy tenants at Lunenburg Walking Tours !

They stopped by with an incredibly generous $1,000 donation to our Under This Roof campaign — and on the final day of our special matching opportunity, that gift will have an even greater impact!

Their $1,000 donation becomes $4,000 for the Lunenburg Academy! ❤️

We are so grateful for their generosity and for everything they do throughout the year to help share Lunenburg's story. Their walking tours bring visitors from near and far through our community, and we're especially appreciative of the many guests they send through our doors to discover the Lunenburg Academy and Heritage Classroom Museum.

There's something particularly special about seeing our fellow tenants — those who are quite literally under this roof with us — step forward to help protect it.

Thank you, Lunenburg Walking Tours, for walking alongside us! 👣❤️

And remember — TODAY is the final day to have your donation quadrupled.

❤️ Donate:
https://www.lunenburgacademyfoundation.com/donate

08/31/2026

🚨 FINAL DAY! Your gift can still go 4× further! 🚨

Today, August 31, is the FINAL DAY of our special matching opportunity for the Under This Roof campaign.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of a special donor, donations made by the end of today will be TRIPLE MATCHED — meaning your original gift is QUADRUPLED!

❤️ $25 becomes $100
❤️ $50 becomes $200
❤️ $100 becomes $400
❤️ $250 becomes $1,000

We have been overwhelmed by the generosity and encouragement we've received from our community, Academy alumni, friends and supporters near and far.

And there is still time to be part of it.

If you've been thinking about supporting the restoration of the Lunenburg Academy's iconic roof, today is the day to make your gift go four times as far.

Help us protect Lunenburg's beloved Castle on the Hill and ensure that everything held Under This Roof continues to be part of our community's story for generations to come.

❤️ Donate today:
https://www.lunenburgacademyfoundation.com/donate

Donations can also be made by e-transfer to [email protected].

Thank you, Academy Supporters. Let's make this final day count!

We have a few ways you can donate.

08/28/2026

Back to School at the Lunenburg Academy! 🔬✏️

September once meant the halls of the Academy filling again with students, teachers, books — and the start of another school year.

This September, we're going back to school with a special temporary exhibit display in the Heritage Classroom Museum! Special thanks to Frazer Graham, Heritage Interpreter for selecting and preparing the artifacts for display.

🔬 Step back into science class and explore some of the scientific equipment once used for teaching and learning at the Academy. These pieces offer a fascinating glimpse into the classroom experience of years gone by.

For former Academy students, you might even recognize a few things!

Come take a trip down memory lane, explore our historic classroom and see what going Back to School looked like at the Lunenburg Academy.

🎒 Were you a student here? What do you remember most about going back to school at the Academy?

08/27/2026

We will be closed tomorrow, Friday August 27th. Our thoughts and sympathies are with Jeff's family and friends.

We will be open regular hours on Saturday August 29 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

All of locations will be closed this Friday in respect and remembrance of our longtime colleague, Jeff Mercer, on the day of his Celebration of Life.

08/27/2026

There’s Still Time to Make 4X the Impact!

The clock is ticking on an incredible opportunity to support the Lunenburg Academy.

Thanks to the generosity of a special donor, every donation to our Under This Roof campaign will be TRIPLE MATCHED — up to $50,000 — until September 1.

That means your gift is QUADRUPLED!

❤️ $25 becomes $100
❤️ $50 becomes $200
❤️ $100 becomes $400
❤️ $500 becomes $2,000

Every gift helps us move closer to our goal to preserve and restore the Lunenburg Academy and protect our Castle on the Hill for generations to come.

🌿 Come see us at the Lunenburg Farmers' Market tomorrow morning!

The Lunenburg Academy Foundation will be there again to share information about Under This Roof, answer questions and chat about the work underway at the Academy.

We're very grateful to the Town of Lunenburg for once again welcoming us to share their information tent. ❤️

Whether the Academy was your school, your workplace, a place your family remembers — or simply a landmark you love — this is an opportunity to make your support go four times as far.

🏠 Learn about Under This Roof:
https://www.lunenburgacademyfoundation.com/under-this-roof

❤️ Donate online:
https://www.lunenburgacademyfoundation.com/donate

Donations can also be made by e-transfer to [email protected].

Join us Under This Roof.

The Lunenburg Academy, built between 1893-1895, is a massive, three-storey wooden Victorian building in the eclectic tradition, boldly painted in red, black and white in the town of Lunenburg, NS. It still functions as a public school for the primary level, and it is surrounded by an open playground...

08/26/2026

One of the things we love most about the Heritage Classroom Museum is never knowing who might walk through our doors — or what stories they'll bring with them!

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming a family from Halifax who brought their parents, visiting from India, to spend the day exploring Lunenburg.

Their visit included time in our Heritage Classroom Museum followed by one of our alumni-led tours of the Academy's third floor.

Before leaving the classroom, Mr. Singh added something very special to our chalkboard — writing his name four different ways! ❤️

It was such a wonderful moment of sharing cultures and stories in a classroom that has welcomed generations of learners through its doors.

Thank you to the Singh family for including the Lunenburg Academy in your day — and for leaving us with a pretty special addition to our chalkboard!

🌎 We love seeing where our visitors come from. Where are you visiting Lunenburg from this summer?

08/26/2026

See you tomorrow!

👉 Looking to learn more about the Lunenburg Academy Foundation’s new “Under This Roof” fundraising campaign? Or maybe a little more about what’s happening at the Academy?

Well, good news, the folks from the Lunenburg Academy Foundation will be at the Town of Lunenburg’s information tent at the Lunenburg Farmers' Market this Thursday between 8am-10am. Hope to see you there!

08/26/2026

Back ... Under This Roof — Class of 1972

We had a wonderful visit on Monday from a group of “the girls” from the Class of 1972, who came back to the Lunenburg Academy for a very special reunion!

There was plenty of laughter and reminiscing as they toured the building, spent time in the Heritage Classroom Museum, and revisited some very familiar spaces from their school days.

They even ventured down to the basement to find the location of the old washrooms — because sometimes it's the little details that bring back the best memories! 😊

A special thank you to Bruce Hebb, President of the Board of Directors of the Lunenburg Academy Foundation, for welcoming the alumni and sharing some of the many exciting initiatives happening at the Academy. Also among the group was Gail Hayes, one of our cherished Academy volunteers, who continues to share her own connection to this building with visitors today.

It was such a pleasure to see these friends together again, walking in the same halls they knew as students more than 50 years ago and sharing the stories and memories that make the Lunenburg Academy so much more than a building.

Thank you, ladies, for coming back to visit — we're so glad you had a great time Under This Roof.

Are you an Academy alum? We'd love to welcome your class back, too!

For more information, please reach out: [email protected]

08/24/2026

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Marjorie (Allen) Lunn (Class of 1956) for sharing these lovely historic photos with us. Marjorie also provided some wonderful insight into the images, which we’re sure will bring back many special memories for those who see them.

The following photos were taken around 1955:

Picture 1: Miss Snow teaching Home Economics in the Grade 10 classroom. The girl is Shirley Gaulton.
Picture 2: Mr. R. Campbell teaching English 'B' Grade 10. He always sat on a desk to teach. The girl is Margaret Deal.
Picture 3: Taken in the lab. From left to right: unkown, Anette Miller, Marjorie Allen.
Picture 4: Also taken in the lab. From left to right: Anette Miller, Fenton Dibbon. If Marjorie had to guess the unknown person, she thinks it may be Leon Creaser?
Picture 5: Marjorie Allen, Janice Knickle, Betty Fralick (possibly?), unkown.

Others out there may remember the people in the pictures that Marjorie cannot identify please let us know!

We’re grateful to Marjorie for helping us remember a little piece of the Academy’s story ❤️ ❤️ Under This Roof is our campaign to help protect the Lunenburg Academy — and the memories and stories that make this place so meaningful to our community. We’d love to hear your stories too. Tell us what Under This Roof means to you.