Cumberland County Museum & Archives

Cumberland County Museum & Archives The Cumberland County Museum & Archives is a local museum with focus on the past, in order to preserve for the future generation.

It's been a full day of fun at the museum today, much of it having to do with P.P Sargent and his photography. Please le...
05/30/2026

It's been a full day of fun at the museum today, much of it having to do with P.P Sargent and his photography. Please let us know if you have any information on Percy Sargent or his family.

Not a quote, but a question today, museum friends!We have several photographs and glass negatives from Vivian Sargent in...
05/30/2026

Not a quote, but a question today, museum friends!

We have several photographs and glass negatives from Vivian Sargent in our collection, including this cyanotype quilt block of some familiar images.

Would anyone have information about Vivian and her family? I would like to put together a small exhibit of her photographs with our summer employees.

Please feel free to contact me at 902 667-2561/[email protected], or message me through our FB page.

Is there anyone who can do a cyanotype workshop for the museum patrons?

The life of a rural doctor, whether you were Dr. Charles Tupper or our speaker today, Dr. Arnold Burden, was never dull....
05/29/2026

The life of a rural doctor, whether you were Dr. Charles Tupper or our speaker today, Dr. Arnold Burden, was never dull. Many of us from Cumberland County remember listening to Dr. Burden and taking great comfort in his words throughout our lives, and with the quiet assurance that he would always come in times of need.

Today's quote is actually a dialogue between Dr. Burden and a desperate husband from Burden's book, The Dramatic Life of a Country Doctor.

Be well.

Thank you to Mieke Van Vulpen, her family, and all audience members for choosing the Cumberland County Museum and Archiv...
05/29/2026

Thank you to Mieke Van Vulpen, her family, and all audience members for choosing the Cumberland County Museum and Archives as the place to be last evening. Mieke, your presentation on Ross Hamilton was informative and interesting. We appreciated meeting so many new people last evening, and welcoming old friends we hadn't seen in a while.

We hope to see you all again soon!

We are extremely lucky and thankful to have volunteer Ruthann Brittain Goodwin as our gardener this year. She is doing s...
05/28/2026

We are extremely lucky and thankful to have volunteer Ruthann Brittain Goodwin as our gardener this year. She is doing such an amazing job with our perennial beds and annual baskets.

Thank you, Ruthann! You are awesome!

The dining room at Grove Cottage is ready for your attendance at tonight's presentation of wartime entertainer Ross Hami...
05/28/2026

The dining room at Grove Cottage is ready for your attendance at tonight's presentation of wartime entertainer Ross Hamilton. Mieke Vanvulpen will be here to discuss her research on this dynamic individual from Cumberland County. See you at 7!

Such were the words of the pilot of the Handley-Page Atlantic bomber aircraft, Major Herbert E. Brackley, as he crash-la...
05/28/2026

Such were the words of the pilot of the Handley-Page Atlantic bomber aircraft, Major Herbert E. Brackley, as he crash-landed his plane on Parrsboro's harness racing track on July 5, 1919.

Wait a minute.... Parrsboro had a horse racing track?

Enjoy your evening.

Ross Hamilton provides our quote today as we anticipate tomorrow evening's presentation by Mieke Vanvulpen here at the m...
05/27/2026

Ross Hamilton provides our quote today as we anticipate tomorrow evening's presentation by Mieke Vanvulpen here at the museum in the Grove Cottage living room, 7PM.

Quote of the day! Have a wonderful evening with the forget-me-nots of angels.
05/26/2026

Quote of the day! Have a wonderful evening with the forget-me-nots of angels.

Address

150 Church Street
Amherst, NS
B4H3C4

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+19026672561

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