Website: coleharbourfarmmuseum.ca
The museum is operated by the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society which promotes protection of the area's natural and cultural heritage, including conservation of its salt marsh, wildlife and heritage landscapes. It maintains the Cole Harbour Meeting House on Long Hill, open on a limited basis in July & August. The museum is a former farm now surrounded by modern subdivisions. The remaining 2½ acres contain farm buildings, equipment and some livestock. The Giles House, approximately 200 years old, contains household artifacts. Gardens display old and new plant varieties. Farmers and market gardeners, the earlier residents of Cole Harbour used the nearby saltmarsh and sea and travelled to Halifax City Market to sell their produce. The Rose & Kettle Tea Room is open during museum hours.
Hours
Year round
May 15-October 15 Mon-Sat 10:00am-4:00pm Sun & holidays noon-4:00pm
remainder of year by appointment
Membership(s)
Membership fees are $20/Individual and $30/Family. The newsletter comes as part of membership and can be a hard copy or digital.
Parking Spaces(car)
20
Contact Information
Janice Kirkbright
Executive Director
ns.aliantzinc.ca
Phone: (902) 434-0222
Terry Eyland
Curator
ns.aliantzinc.ca
Phone: (902) 434-0222
Admission Details
Free, donations welcome.
Organization Type/Service(s)
Museum
Genealogical Holdings
Historic Home
Living History Museum
Photographic Holdings
Theme(s)
Buildings
- Churches
- Houses
Industry
- Agriculture
Facilities
Wheelchair accessible
Public washrooms
Bus tours welcome
Picnic tables
Parking available
Restaurant
Tourist info
Gift shop
Rose & Kettle Tearoom (902) 462-0154
Special Group Tours Offered
No
Genealogical Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
We have family files, which include vital stats, some have genealogies, we have some scrapbooks, many photos from local families, etc
Extent of Holdings
There are about 30 family files, a few feet of 3X5 file cards.
Founding Family Names
families of Cole Harbour & area - Beck, Bell, Bissett, Bremner, Brunelle, Caldwell, Cole, Conrad (Conrod), Crook, Gammon, Giles, Glazebrook, Harris, Hawkins, Hawthorn, Hughes, Kuhn, LaPierre, Lawlor, McDonald, Miller, Morash, Ott-Beamish, Ritcey, Sawlor, Settle, Smith, Tomas, Tulloch, Turner, Ware, York
Research Fees
The museum responds to research inquiries. No fee for general inquiries. Genealogical inquiries $25/hour; the first hour is free.
Duplication Fees
Photocopying services are available at 25¢ per page, scan prices available on arequest.
Photographic Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
The collection includes images of the agricultural and social life of Cole Harbour and area. The majority are amateur snapshots, however a good selection of identified studio portraits is included. Many original images by photographer Rosemary Eaton.
Extent of Holdings
0.5 metre
Research Fees
The society responds to research inquires.
Duplication Fees
Photocopying services are available at 25¢ per copy. Faxed copies are available at $1 for the first page and 50¢ for subsequent pages. Photographic reproduction services are available. Fees quoted upon request.
Community Holdings
Cole Harbour, Cow Bay, Lawrencetown
Cemetery Holdings
Lists of persons buried at Lawlor’s Point, the Cole Harbour Meeting House and the County Poor’s Farm.
Additional Fee Information
Publication: Fees are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Photographs must be accompanied by an appropriate credit line.