Spotlight on our Heritage #12: The Paris Crew

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is part of a series of features prepared for Heritage Week 2017, entitled Spotlight on our Heritage. This particular "spotlight" highlights New Brunswick's Paris Crew, Honoured members of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.

The Paris Crew (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, P98/134)

The Paris Crew

On July 8, 1867, three fishermen and a lighthouse keeper took the international rowing world by storm, with their upset win at the famed Paris Exposition’s International Rowing Regatta. The crew was comprised of oarsmen George Price, Robert Fulton, Elijah Ross and Samuel Hutton. All were from Saint John, New Brunswick.

The Paris Crew’s underdog victory against Britain and Europe’s best rowers made them national heroes back home in Canada, on the very week that Canada became a nation, inspiring pride and unity in the new country.

FREE MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES AT THE MUSÉE ACADIEN DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON: DROP-IN CRAFTS AND GAMES FOR ALL AGES!

Moncton, February 27 2017: The Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton invites you to participate to our various activities offered on Thursday March 9 and Friday March 10 from 10 am to 3 pm. We will be hosting a drop-in craft, a traditional Acadian game, a quiz by images and many more activities during those two days. The activities and crafts are free and there is no registration required. Donations to the museum are accepted. The fun is for all ages.

For more information, please contact Renée Beaulieu at (506) 858-4088, by email at maum@umoncton.ca or visit one of our online sites: www.umoncton.ca/umcm-maum, Facebook (@Musée.acadien), Instagram (MuseeAcadien) and Twitter (@MAcadien).