Website: www.historicshelburne.com
Open year-round, the Shelburne County Museum houses an impressive collection of artifacts spanning more than two centuries of settlement in Shelburne County. Displays of Mi'kmaq, Loyalist, Aftrican and Welsh heritage are included, along with a Newsham Fire Pumper dating from 1740, believed to be the oldest in Canada. Memorabilia relating to Shelburne's rich ship-building history provide reminders of this glorious past. The Museum's resource centre includes microfilms of 18th and 20th-century Shelburne newspapers, private papers and Court of Session records and files containing information on the genealogy of Shelburne County families.
Hours
Year round
October 16-May 31
Mon-Fri 9:30am-noon
2:00pm-5:00pm; June 1-October 15
daily 9:30am-5:30pm
Membership(s)
Vsitors may join the Shelburne Historical Society Annual $15.00 fee due at the AGM in June Newsletters are sent to members twice a year no extra charge.
Parking Spaces(car)
10
Contact Information
Kim Truchan
Manager
ns.sympatico.ca
Phone: (902) 875-3219
Fax: (902) 875-4141
Finn Bower
Curator
ns.sympatico.ca
Phone: (902) 875-3219
Fax: (902) 875-4141
Betty Stoddard
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
Phone: (902) 875-3219
Fax: (902) 875-4141
Admission
Adult: $3.00
Children 5 & under: free
Admission Details
Individual museum, adult $3.00, child (under 16) free; all four museums, adult $8.00, child (under 16) free, pre-booked bus tours & groups, adult $5.00 (includes all three museums), child (under 16) free
Organization Type/Service(s)
Museum
Archives
Historic Home
Theme(s)
Aviation
Buildings
Culture
Industry
Marine
Military
Music
Natural Heritage
Photography
Facilities
Wheelchair accessible
Public washrooms
Bus tours welcome
Picnic tables
Restaurant
Tourist info
Gift shop
Special Group Tours Offered
Yes
Tour Details
We will happily facilitate group tours, please call for more information.
Genealogical Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
Approx. 725 family files 58 publications and family published family history (1783- present), geneology indexs, 516 charts (1783- present), 20 scrapbooks.
Extent of Holdings
Four Filing Cabinets - 8 linear meters, Bookshelves - 28 linear meters, Safe - 2 linear meters, Family boxes - photos etc. - 8 linear meters, Total approximately 48 linear meters.
Founding Family Names
Available upon request.
Research Fees
$5.00 per day unassisted
$10.00 per day assisted
Duplication Fees
Photocopying service 25 cents per copy.
Photographic Holdings:
Community Holdings
As the Shelburne County Museum, our mandate includes collecting from within the entire County and includes the Town of Shelburne, Town of Lockeport, Town of Clark's Harbour, Municipalities of Shelburne and Barrington.
Cemetery Holdings
Allendale, East Green Harbour, West Green Harbour, Lockeport, Sable River, West Middle Sable, Louise Head, Port L'Hebert, Rockland, Shelburne Town Cemetaries (3), Cemetary Inscriptions for Lunenburg - Queens Counties
Cemetary Records Shelburne County - 7 Volumes plus a few family cemetaries.