The Little White School House Museum, in Truro, is devoted to the history of education in Nova Scotia from the mid-1800's to the early 1970's. The museum itself is a former one-room school. Donations of artifacts, texts, photographs, and documents are welcomed.

In the1970s the Province of Nova Scotia prepared the building for its new use as the home for the Colchester Historical Society Museum and Archives. Today the first floor is used for exhibits, the second floor houses the archives, while the third floor provides...

"Visit the Glooscap Heritage Centre and Mi'kmaq Museum to gaze at the 40-foot statue of Glooscap and to learn about the Mi'kmaq - the Aboriginal group of Nova Scotia. The Glooscap Heritage Centre, located on the outskirts of Truro, Nova Scotia, is dedicated to the...

The Debert Military Heritage Society maintains Debert's military history with a thirteen-room museum located in "Colchester Park". The Debert Military Museum is currently run independently and has a diverse collection of military memorabilia from both World Wars as...

In 1874, William D. Lawrence secured his place in marine history by constructing the largest wooden-hulled, fully-rigged ship ever built in Canada. An ardent believer in Nova Scotia’s 19th-century maritime power, Lawrence highlighted the critical role played by the...

"Our interpretive centre is a great place to come and watch the famous tidal bore. There is an observation deck over looking the powerful Shubenacadie River where the river rafters can be seen along with a wide variety of birds including Bald Eagles and hawks. Our...

Bayhead is a small village on Highway 6 between Tatamagouche and Wallace, Nova Scotia. It overlooks Tatamagouche Bay, which opens to the Northumberland Strait. Ernest D. M. Yeaw was raised in the area, and sold farm radios. In 1945 he went to a job in Rhode Island,...

The Mount Hanley Schoolhouse Museum still sits in its original location where it was built in 1850 when it replaced an older log schoolhouse. This building was built as part of a large-scale expansion of rural schools in Nova Scotia being done by the province's first...

Smith's Cove is a well known summer retreat which sees a vast population increase every summer. For years people who live in other parts of North America and the world come to spend there summer months in this beautiful, tranquil little village. The village is...

The Habitation at Port-Royal (1605–1613) was the first successful (though short-lived) French settlement of New France in North America, and is presently known as Port-Royal National Historic Site, a National Historic Site located on the northern side of the...