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Monthly Meeting and Talk Annie’s Secret; Genealogical sleuthing through time and place

Kings County Museum

  A letter dated 1902, a story passed through 3 generations and a 10year journey through the archives of Kentville, Nova Scotia, St. John’s NFLD and Trenton, New Jersey. The search for Annie Winsor is a fascinating story of a woman’s longing to find her birth great-grandmother and her determined quest to reach her goal. With teasing archival threads and seemingly […]

Victorian Funeral Customs, Body Preservation and Cemetery Stones

Kings County Museum

Have you ever unwrapped a Mummy for fun?  The Victorian’s did…join us to learn about what other customs they entertained around death. From mummification to modern embalming practices we will learn about the history of body preservation. The evening will end with tales of lives past as told by the spirits of Chipman Corner Cemetery. […]

Handmade for the Holly Days

Kings County Museum

Longing for an old fashioned Christmas? Join us and the folks from The Northville Farm Heritage Centre and say, “Out with the new and in with the old!” As thoughts turn to seasonal events join us to celebrate all things homespun, traditional, and timeless. Rug hooking, spinning, blacksmithing and more can be enjoyed with family […]

Handmade for the Holly Days

Kings County Museum

Longing for an old fashioned Christmas? Join us and the folks from The Northville  Farm  Heritage Centre and say, “Out with the new and in with the old!” As thoughts turn to seasonal events join us to celebrate all things homespun, traditional, and timeless. Rug hooking, spinning, blacksmithing and more can be enjoyed with family […]

An Icelandic Adventure

Kings County Museum

    “An Icelandic Adventure”   Join Paul Illsley on his 5-week, 7800 km journey around the beautiful island of Iceland. Located just below the arctic circle, Iceland is home to creeping glaciers, dormant and active volcanoes, sizzling geothermal vents, exploding geysers, cascading waterfalls and stunning black sand beaches. Paul will be showing some of the […]

Yuletide Concert and Cake Walk!

Kings County Museum

Join us at the Kings County Museum on December 8th at 7pm for a very fun holiday event~A Yuletide concert with Donna Holmes and Rewind AND Cake Walk! Enjoy festive musical favourites with REWIND and have the chance to win a beautiful cake from the best Valley Bakeries. Wondering what the heck is cake walk? […]

Spinning Workshop

Kings County Museum

          A FREE pre-opening impromptu Spinning Workshop in our new Community Room with spinners Donna Vernest and Jane Mangle     LIMITED TO 6 PEOPLE 10AM -4PM LUNCH BREAK 12-12:30 PLEASE BRING A BROWN BAG LUNCH  COFFEE AND TEA PROVIDED Our day long workshop will include: prepping wool fibre with hand carders […]

Drop- in Spinning Guild

Kings County Museum

COME SPIN WITH US!! Every second Friday at the museum starting April 14, 2023. Next drop in is April 28th. Drop-in fee is $2.00, no instruction provided.  All skill levels welcome!!! 

Drop-in Spinning Guild

JOIN US FRIDAY, APRIL 28th between 930am-11:30am for our drop in spinning guild.  All levels of expertise welcome, no instruction offered.  Good company and conversation!!!     

We are always looking for event volunteers! If you would like to help during one of our upcoming events please let us know by emailing info@kingscountymuseum.ca or by calling 902-678-6237

Kings County Museum

37 Bridge Street, Kentville NS, B4N 2E2
902-678-6237