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Admiral Digby Museum (33)
Digby
95 Montague Row
Exhibits in Georgian period rooms including photographs, artifacts, and...more>


Africentric Heritage Park (22)
New Glasgow
Trans-Canada Highway 104 or 106
The first Black settlers to the New Glasgow area arrived in the mid 18th century...more>


Africville (Seaview Memorial Park (05)
Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax City off of Barrington Street
Memorial cairn erected in honour of early settlers (1840s). Picnic area...more>


Alpha Centre and Cumberland County School of the Arts Society (24)
Amherst
24 Crescent Avenue
Art, original paintings, writing circle products, custom made dolls...more>


Antigonish Heritage Museum (21)
Antigonish
20 East Main Street
Housed in an old railway station this museum displays exhibits....more>


Army Museum, Halifax Citadel National Historic Destination (05)
Halifax Regional Municipality
Entrance by vehicle on Sackville Street
Housed in the Cavalier Building of the Citadel is the Military Museum...more>


Beaton Institute (16)
Sydney
1250 Grand Lake Road (Sydney - Glace Bay Highway)
Extensive holdings including manuscripts, diaries, audio-records, maps...more>


Black Loyalist Heritage Site (01)
Birchtown
Old Birchtown Road
Commemorating the history of Black Loyalists. Featured on this site...more>


Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia (09)
Dartmouth
1149 Main Street (Route 7) at Cherry Brook Road
Incorporated in 1977 and securely embedded in one of Nova Scotia's strong...more>


Cape Breton Miners' Museum (16)
Glace Bay
Highway 28 (The Colliery Route)
42 Birkley Street While in town put on a hardhat and some protective clothing...more>


Cumberland County Museum and Archives (24)
Amherst
150 Church Street, in "Grove Cottage" (1838).
Exhibits, genealogy & research room...more>


Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association (24)
Amherst
234 Church Street
This organization's mandate is to enhance the lives of African Nova Scotians...more>


Fortress Louisbourg (15)
Louisbourg
Following the Fleur-de-lis Trail along Route 22 until it joins the Marconi Trail.
One of the main attractions of the town of Louisbourg, is Fortress Louisbourg...more>


Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada (31)
Annapolis Royal
St. George Street
Well-preserved earthwork fortification. Erected initially in 1629 by the French...more>


Melville Island (05)
Halifax Regional Municipality
was on the Northwest Arm
Located on the Northwest Arm the complex on Melville Island was a holding...more>


Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (05)
Halifax Regional Municipality
6016 University Avenue, Halifax
The provincial archives are a source of wealth for historians and genealogists...more>


Old Court House Museum (12)
Guysborough
106 Church Street
Research county history. Dig up your roots. View artefacts of the past. This old court house...more>


Queens County Museum (03)
Liverpool
109 Main Street
Beside Perkins House. A vast array of exhibits including African-Nova Scotian...more>


Shelburne County Genealogical Research Centre (02)
Shelburne
168 Water Street
Extensive genealogical files and historical records. Research $5/day...more>


Shelburne County Museum (02)
Shelburne
20 Dock Street
Shelburne was settled in 1783 by over 3000 Black and White Loyalists...more>


Springhill Miner's Museum (25)
Springhill
Trans-Canada Highway 104 to Rt. #2, 145 Black River Road
Explore the land of the deeps, tour a mine - if you dare! It takes a brave heart...more>


Thomas Raddall Research Centre (03)
Liverpool
109 Main Street
A genealogical research centre. Come search your Nova Scotian roots...more>


Weymouth Historical Society (35)
Weymouth
Former Anglican Church
St. Thomas, a former Anglican church, now houses a museum...more>


Whitney Pier Historical Society Museum (18)
Whitney Pier
88 Mt. Pleasant Street
The 'Pier' was settled by immigrants who came to work the mines...more>


Yarmouth County Museum & Archives (36)
Yarmouth
22 Collins Street
General history including Black contribution to Nova Scotian society...more>

 

 

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