Dartmouth Heritage Museum
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‘Tis the season to save! We are excited to be participating in Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission’s Shop Home for the Holidays! The event runs from November 30 to December 2 and encourages people to shop local this holiday season. We are offering...
Tuesday, November 27 is GivingTuesday, a global movement for giving and volunteering. For this GivingTuesday, we hope to raise $10,000 to make our historic gardens revitalization project a reality. To make this happen, we need your help! What is the...
Afternoon Tea at Evergreen in November! You’re not dreaming! If you missed out on attending Afternoon Tea at Evergreen during the summer, you’re in luck! Join us on November 17 at Evergreen House from 2:00-3:30 pm for fresh scones, shortbread...
In honour of Remembrance Day, join us on November 10 from 2:00-3:00 pm at Evergreen House for “Remembering Sacrifice”, a talk by Holly Hanes. The talk will focus on remembering those from the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and Sherbrooke Fusiliers...
October is Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is #MakeAnImpact. Every Wednesday we will be featuring a woman who made an impact on Dartmouth or Nova Scotia’s history. All the posts will be gathered here for you to read en...
For a second year, Councillor Sam Austin is running a fun initiative to distribute his allotted District Capital Funds. What is it, you ask? Councillor Austin wants you, the residents of Dartmouth Centre, to vote to give funding to the...
To celebrate Women’s History Month we will be hosting a talk at Evergreen House on October 20 from 2:00-3:00 pm by Holly Hanes entitled “Women: Ordinary and Extraordinary in Nova Scotia’s Past”. The talk will discuss the evolution of women’s...
On this day in 1914, Dartmouth native and journalist, Howard Cormack Wolfe sent this postcard to his mother to tell her that his battalion had departed Quebec City for Europe. Howard was part of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces’ 8th Battalion...
Join us on Saturday, October 27 from 2-4 pm for a spooooook-tacular afternoon of ghostly and ghoulish tales in the home of Helen Creighton. Helen Creighton was the author of “Bluenose Ghosts” and a firm believer in the supernatural. Evergreen...
August 30, 2018 will be the last day of 2018 summer hours at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum. Quaker House will close for the season and Evergreen will be closed on Sundays and Mondays. Quaker House will reopen in June 2019! See...
