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Welcome
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Built in 1980, the Queens County Museum has become a vibrant and enduring testimonial to the cultural history
of Queens County
…a history intrinsically linked to the sea and forest.
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The Queens County Museum, located at 109 Main Street in Liverpool, Nova Scotia has a long and rich history beginning with the aboriginal Mi’kmaq people. In 1759, Liverpool was settled by New England Planters (colonists). Throughout the years the people of Queens have recorded many stories of privateering, forestry, fishing, shipbuilding and merchant shipping. One of the most significant historical documents is the Simeon Perkins diary. These volumes provide a
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detailed record of daily life in the early years of the county. The Museum is the keeper of this and many other important links to our past. The Museum was built in the style of a large colonial-era warehouse, similar to what could have been found in Liverpool 200 years earlier. It sits adjacent to the Simeon Perkins House Museum- the oldest house in the Nova Scotia Museum Collection.
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Explore & Learn
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Exhibit Related Programming
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Come and learn about the first peoples in this area. With a large collection of artifacts you can see up close as well as some that are hands on you are sure to come away with some very interesting information.
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Privateering was one of the most profitable, dangerous and misunderstood professions of the 1700’s. Learn about one of the Maritimes most interesting and legal professions of the time period.
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Did you ever wonder what a rickety complaint was, or how you would cure it? Did you know that onions placed in the ears was supposed to relieve an earache? Here you can explore the era of early medicine.
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Exhibits
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Queens County men and women dedicated themselves to the war cause on and off the field. During World War I and World War II many families lost members. From metals to log books you will find the personal stories of those who were lucky enough to come home and those who were not.
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From medicine bottles to home remedies, see our apothecary and how it differed from today’s large Drug Stores.
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Next to Privateering, Shipping was a very popular trade. From the lumber yard to the docks the Museum covers everything from cutting the lumber to sewing the sails.
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Events
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Hometown Tea
Every Wednesday, July 1st to August 26th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Enjoy refreshments while browsing through the museum compliments of George Mitchell Insurance
Historical Society Meetings
Would you like to be a member of the Historical Society? Join us every third Wednesday at the Queens County Museum from September to May. Meetings start at 3:00 p.m. in the Thomas Raddall Research Centre. The afternoon will start with a short business meeting followed by a guest speaker and refreshments.
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT
“The Queens County Museum will collect,
preserve, study, interpret and exhibit the
human and natural history of Queens County.”
-Resolved January 1990
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