Kings County Museum, Kentville, NS
The museum is housed in the old courthouse which was built in 1903, and since 1980 has been run as a museum by the Kings Historical Society.
The original courtroom and furnishings are maintained as one of the museum’s outstanding permanent exhibits. Visit our Exhibits
page to learn more about our other permanent exhibits.
The Kings Historical Society has a very active genealogy committee. Our Community & Family History page describes the impressive archive of family and community history and other resources for genealogists.
Our Book Shop contains a wide variety of general interest publications and some specialized materials of interest to genealogists.
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If you would like to help the museum financially, you can do so on-line using PayPal.
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On-line Resources
Museum Hours and Contact Information
The museum is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9am - 4pm.
The Kings Historical Society
c/o The Kings County Museum
37 Cornwallis Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4N 2E2
Phone: (902) 678-6237
Fax: (902) 678-2764
e-mail: museum@okcm.ca
Annual General Meeting
The Kings Historical Society Annual General Meeting will be held at the Kings County Museum, 37 Cornwallis Street, Kentville on Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 pm. The guest speakers will be John DeCoste and Twila Robar-DeCoste and the topic will be St. Mary’s Church in Aylesford.
Exhibits
East Kings District of the Nova Scotia Women’s Institute
Celebrates 100 Years
The Women’s Institute of East Kings will be holding an exhibit as part of the Women’s Institutes of Nova Scotia’s province-wide centenary celebrations. It will feature crafts and artifacts from the member groups, a quilt display, a history of the organization, and live demonstrations of traditional crafts. The exhibit will also highlight projects (such as Cuddle Bears) to explain how the organization contributes to the betterment of Society. The exhibit will be open to the public from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm from May 9th until May 11th. Live demonstrations of craftwork featured in the afternoons only. There will be an official opening for the exhibit on Thursday May 9th at 1:30 pm. The public is welcome to attend. For more information please contact Liz Johnson at #542-5314 or johnsone@ns.sympatico.ca
*Please note that this exhibit will be held in the courtroom of the museum which is not wheel-chair accessible.
100 Years of 4-H Green in 2013
Head, heart, hands and health are all incorporated in the 4-H movement started in the United States in the late 1800’s, and in Manitoba in 1913. As a movement for young people it spread quickly in rural communities before appearing in Nova Scotia under the name “Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs” in 1922. In Kings County the first recorded club was a Holstein calf club in Grand Pre founded in 1927-28. There is a saying in the 4-H Movement that it is more than just “Cows & Cooking”. This exhibit will not only celebrate the history of the 4-H movement in Kings County but it will also explore what it means to be part of the 4-H movement today. The exhibit runs until August 31st.
Official Opening of the Exhibit will be held at the Kings County Museum on Friday May 3rd at 7:30 pm. The public is welcome to attend.
Events
The Women’s Institute of Nova Scotia
East Kings District’s Centenary Tea
The Women’s Institute of Nova Scotia East Kings District will be holding a centenary tea at the Kings County Museum on Saturday May 11th from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm. Join us for a delightful afternoon and opportunity to learn about the community work of this historic group. Free will offering.
*Please note that this tea will be held in the courtroom of the museum which is not wheel-chair accessible.
Newsletter
Click Here to see the on-line edition of the Fall 2012 Kings Historical Society newsletter.
Museum Projects
The Irish in Kings County
A committee of our Genealogy and Family History department is seeking information in order to compile a history of Irish settlers in Kings County. The history of the Acadians and the New England Planters is well known but there was a sizeable immigration of Irish settlers about whom we know very little.
The committee has prepared a questionnaire which you can download HERE if you have any information which might be useful.
Conservation of DAR Artifacts
The Leon Barron Project
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Visit our new web page to learn more about this amazing collection of photos, documents, newspaper clippings, maps and artifacts bequeathed to the museum by Leon Barron.
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Nova Scotia - New England Planters Registry
The Nova Scotia - New England Planters 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 to 1774. Some 8000 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.
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