Antigonish Heritage Museum

Antigonish Heritage Museum This page is the Official page for the Antigonish Heritage Museum. Our site offers wheelchair accessibility. Ample parking for vehicles.

Our Mission Statement: The Antigonish Heritage Museum exists to preserve and promote a cultural understanding of the heritage of Antigonish Town and County. The Antigonish Heritage Museum features two main display rooms with exhibits that depict the history and material culture of our area. If you wish to make a contribution to our collection, please see our collections criteria. Our Resource Roo

m contains many valuable reference materials available to researchers and genealogists. The collection includes photographs, published materials, community, church, school, family histories as well as census records, vital statistics, school registers and much more. The Antigonish Landing is just a short walk from the Museum. It is a popular birding and hiking area along the estuary of Antigonish Harbour.

06/01/2026
The latest items have been uploaded to our ongoing book auction. Visit our page to view and bid on this week’s ...
06/01/2026

The latest items have been uploaded to our ongoing book auction. Visit our page to view and bid on this week’s offerings!

Our latest batch of books is now up for bidding! Bidding will close this Friday, June 5th at 4pm.To bid, please comment ...
06/01/2026

Our latest batch of books is now up for bidding! Bidding will close this Friday, June 5th at 4pm.
To bid, please comment on the individual photo.
Thanks for your support!
All opening bids are based on half or less of the lowest online price available.

Northern Nova Scotia Genealogical Fun The McCulloch House Museum & Genealogy Centre Genealogical Association Of Nova Scotia Pictou County Roots Society Cape Breton Genealogy Research Heritage Cape Breton Connection Association of Nova Scotia Museums Guysborough Historical Society (Old Court House Museum) Cumberland County Museum & Archives

Great things happening at the Pictou Library!
05/31/2026

Great things happening at the Pictou Library!

Happy birthday, Mrs Benoit!
05/29/2026

Happy birthday, Mrs Benoit!

Betty came into this world shortly after WWI and is still with us in the age of AI. Her 107 years cover such an incredible breadth of human history. Corey shares her birthday story in this week’s Journal.

05/29/2026

Meal a naidheachd air buannaiche a' cho-fharpais bhàrdachd againn am bliadhna an ainm na Peathar Mairead NicDhòmhnaill. Am bliadhna, b' e sneachd no deigh cuspair a' cho-fharpais.
Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Sister Margaret MacDonell Gaelic Poetry Contest. The theme of the contest this year was snow and/or ice.

Winner: Jay Hackney of Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia
(See also Jay's translation below.)

Taigh sa Gheamhradh, le Deigh Hackney

Bha uisge ann an-raoir agus bha fuachd ann
a-nis sa mhadainn air mo mhullach tha fiaclan
fiaclan uilebheist no deigh gheur
agus chì mi feur
le daoimeanan deighe a’ deàrrsadh
anns a’ ghàrradh

An dìon mo thaigh mi bho spioradan san oidhche bho shìthichean leis na giallan mòra fosgailte
nuair a thig a’ ghrian
leaghaidh na fiaclan
anns a’ ghrèin bidh mo thaigh na thaigh fad an latha agus bidh mise dìreach nam dhuine gu bràth

House in Winter, by Jay Hackney

there was rain last night and there was cold
now this morning on my roof are teeth
teeth of a monster or sharp ice
and i can see grass
with ice diamonds sparkling
in the garden

Will my house
protect me from
spirits in the night
from fairies
with its big jaws gaping
when the sun comes
the teeth will melt

in the sun my house will be a house all day
and i will be just a man forever

05/29/2026

Another great evening of music at the Museum! In this video you can hear Junior Fraser, Natalie DeCoste, and Leona William.

05/28/2026

Address

20 East Main Street
Antigonish, NS
B2G2E9

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

1 902 863-6160

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