Kings County Museum,
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
The museum is housed in the old courthouse which was built in 1903, and served as Kings County's seat of justice for more than seventy-five years. The building was purchased by the Kings Historical Society in 1980, and has been operated as a museum ever since. The original courtroom and furnishings continue to be maintained today as one of the museum's outstanding permanent exhibits.
The museum houses several permanent exhibits and there are always other exhibits and events to be seen.
Among the museum's valuable resources is a large collection of information for people researching community history or family history. Go to our Community & Family History page for more information. Indexes to much of this valuable information are now available on-line and complete information is available in CD format. Our Book Shop contains a wide variety of general interest publications and some specialized materials of interest to genealogists. Also of interest is the large archive of historical photographs, some of which can be viewed on-line.
The museum is owned and operated by Kings Historical Society who hold regular monthly meetings which usually include a guest speaker. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend these meetings.
Museum Hours
The Courthouse Museum is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Exhibit: The Old Cooperage
A miniature reconstruction of an old cooperage shop by Marshall Roast.
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This model of a cooperage shop was created by Marshall Roast of Kentville in 2005. He discovered first hand about work in the old cooperage shop as a boy when he learned to "raise and forge" barrels for his father, John Roast, who ran a cooperage shop in "The Forties" near New Ross. Marshall Roast created a photo album of the tools found in the Cooperage shop which he invites visitors to view when looking at his model. The album also contains a series of photographs, primarily of New Ross and Kentville, illustrating the transportation of the finished barrels. The modern cooperage shop featured in the album is that of a friend in Linden, Alberta.
By creating his model Marshall Roast has found a unique method that while small in dimension is big in imagination to preserve this fascinating period of Nova Scotian industrial history. |
Historical Re-enactment at Grand Pre
This living history event will take place at Grand-Pré on Sunday, September 5th, 2010. Admission to Grand-Pré National Historic Site will be free for every one. People are invited to arrive by 1:30 pm so that the process of assembling can be finished at exactly 3 o’clock in time for the annual reading of the Order of Deportation. Period costumes are encouraged but not compulsory. The event will be followed by a commemorative walk from Grand-Pré to the Deportation Cross in Horton Landing (approx. 2 km). Details are available at grand-pre.comPlanter 2010
2010 marks the 250th anniversary of the arrival in Nova Scotia of settlers (known as Planters) from the New England States.Information about Planter history, resources and anniversary events can be found at the Planter 2010 website.
Nova Scotia - New England Planter Ancestor Registry
The Nova Scotia - New England Planter Ancestry Registry Committee of the Kings Historical Society has been formed to recognize the descendants of the New England Planters who came to Nova Scotia from 1760 - 1774. Some 8,000 people migrated from the New England Colonies to Nova Scotia after the proclamations of 1758 and 1759.To obtain further information and a downloadable application form Please Click Here
Newsletter
The latest Kings Historical Society Newsletter is now on-line. Click HERE to view it.
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