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Sand Hill (Amherst)
Trans Canada Highway 104, Exit 15 W
Today Amherst sits about 2 miles east of the original town. Prior to the town's incorporation in 1889 the multiethnic population numbered around 4000. Most of the African Canadian residents are located in an area called Sand Hill. Sand Hill descendants are able to trace their roots back to the arrival of the Loyalists to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. For more information visit the Cumberland County Museum and Archives, or, the Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association. For those interested in more artistic endeavours come 'round to the Alpha Centre and Cumberland County School of the Arts Society. You might also want to look into the history of one of the few African Methodist Episcopal Churches (AMEC) in Canada, The Highland African Methodist Episcopal Church (est. 1874), 236 Upper Church Street.
Alpha Centre and Cumberland County School of the Arts Society
24 Crescent Avenue, Amherst
Art, original paintings, writing circle products, custom made dolls - mementos of the area to take home with you.
Open daily 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Tel.: 1.902.661.0756
Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association
234 Church Street, Amherst
This organization's mandate is to enhance the lives of African Nova Scotians in the Cumberland region. If you want to get around in Amherst and learn more about Black History from the people if the area, this is a good place to start.
Tel.: 1.902.661-1509
Museums, Archives, Memorial Sites
Cumberland County Museum and Archives
150 Church Street
In "Grove Cottage" (1838). Exhibits, genealogy & research room, and gardens.
Open year-round:
May - September, Mday - Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm;
Off Season: Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tel.: 1.902.667.2561
Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association
234 Church Street, Amherst
This organization's mandate is to enhance the lives of African Nova Scotians in the Cumberland region. If you want to get around in Amherst and learn more about Black History, from the People of the area, this is a good place to start.
Tel.: 1.902.661.1509
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