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3rd Thursday of every month Planters 2010 Committee Meeting 5:00 pm at the Enterprise Centre of Hants County in the downtown Windsor Mall, 80 Water Street, Windsor.
The Fifth Planter Studies Conference
June 17th to 20th, 2010
Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Click here for information about the conference and how to register.
Kings County Museum
37 Cornwallis Street, Kentville The exhibit “Planter Generations: The Cultural
Legacy” will be open throughout the 2010 season.
Includes artifacts and documents from the Planters
of Horton, Cornwallis and Aylesford Townships.
The museum also houses Parks Canada’s permanent
exhibit and 30 minute film on the New England
Planters.
Randall House Museum
Wolfville Historical Society, 259 Main St., Wolfville Open June 15 to September 15. Admission charge is
$2.00. Exhibit: “The New England Planters in Horton
Township.”
Fieldwood Heritage Society
Library & Heritage Centre, Main Street, Canning
The 2010 Planter anniversary display will feature
a large display of Divisions and Farm Lots of the
eastern section of Cornwallis Township in 1760,
Planter Artifacts of the period, and a listing of the
early homes in the area. The Built Heritage Inventory
will be available.
1760 Planter Trail
Upper Burlington
Built by local citizens using hand labour, this 1760
foot long walking trail promotes heritage and health.
Interpretive signage recounts local history and land
division from Planter beginnings to the present day.
Located at 69 Old Walton Road, Upper Burlington,
near the Great Kennetcook Dyke and former Great
Acadian Village.
Avon River Heritage Museum
17 Belmont Road, Avondale The museum, located on the shores on which the
Newport Planters landed in 1760, looks at this local
event in the context of world history in the time of
the great global wars of 1754–63. Records of fifty years
of Planter community meetings, starting in June
1760, are available, as well as contemporary artifacts.
West Hants Historical Society Museum
281 King St. Windsor Through exhibits of household, industrial and shipping
technologies of a bygone era, the museum displays
the cultural history of one of Nova Scotia’s oldest
communities. Help is available with research in
the extensive genealogical collection. The museum
provides staff for nearby Fort Edward, built in 1750.
Hantsport & Area Historical Society Museum
Churchill House, 6 Main Street, Hantsport
The museum focuses on shipping and shipbuilding,
and the genealogy of the Hantsport area. Self guided
tours of Churchill House are available. The Ben
Jackson interpretive panel at the Hantsport school is
a stop on the Mathieu Da Costa African Heritage
Trail, and the memorial to William Hall VC is very
near.
Grand-Pré National Historic Site
Saturday July 24: The annual public lecture will
focus in part on Acadian-Planter connections. Please
consult the web site under “programs” for more information.
Grand-Pré Public Archaeology Experience
The Grand-Pré Public Archaeology Experience will be held every day from July 12 to 23 inclusive. All those who wish to participate must make reservations by contacting the Société Promotion Grand-Pré by e-mail at fouilles-digs@grand-pre.com or by visiting their Website: www.grand-pre.com. There is a limit of 12 participants per day for the experience, therefore, those interested are encouraged to register early. Click here for more informaiton about the event as well as the cost...
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250 Years Young! 1760-2010
The Parish of Cornwallis will celebrate two milestones in 2010 - the 250th anniversary of Parish worship, and the 200th anniversary of the erection of the new and second St. John's Church.
Services have been held at St. John's Cornwallis continuously for 200 years and the Parish of Cornwallis has sent Delegates to the Diocesan Synod every year since 1855. The present Wardens are closely connected to the founders of Cornwallis Township and the Parish of Cornwallis.
Read More...
Henry Alline:
A Planter Boy's Immigration Story
The year was 1759. Henry Alline, 11 years old, was living in Newport, Rhode Island, the fourth child of seven in the family of William and Rebecca Alline. His parents had for several months been earnestly considering a big move for their family. Now it seemed a decision had been made. Henry, his parents, and his brother and sisters would be moving to Nova Scotia.
Read More... Dress Like a Planter
Randall House Museum curator and seamstress-tailor Bonnie Elliott is making it easier for those wanting to dress correctly for the Planter anniversary events by holding workshops this summer at Randall House in Wolfville called “Dress Like a Planter”. Read More...
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SUPPORTERS
The Kings Hants Heritage Connection recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage. We acknowledge the support of the Municipality of Kings County, the Municipality of West Hants, the Town of Wolfville, the Kings Regional Development Agency, the Hants Regional Development Authority, Fieldwood Heritage Society, Grand Pre Heritage Society, Hantsport & Area Historical Society, Les Amis de Grand Pre, the Committee for the Preservation of the Sainte Famille Cemetery, Kings Historical Society, West Hants Historical Society and Wolfville Historical Society. We are pleased to work in partnership with these organizations to develop and promote our heritage resources for all Nova Scotians.
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