• A Not-For-Profit Museum & Archives dedicated to the history of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

What's New?

  • Help support the Colchester Historeum: donate now to the 2024 Annual Appeal!

  • The Impact of Building Camp Debert
    presented by Elinor Maher & Stacey (McCully) Culgin — 6:30PM, Tuesday, November 5th
  • 1745 Naval Encounter at Tatamagouche
    presented by Alan Lockerby — 12:00PM, Thursday, November 7th
  • 2nd Annual Fashion Show
    Limited availability ticketed event — 7:00PM, Thursday, November 14th

  • You can now view a list of our archival holdings online. Visit the archives page to learn more about our resources.

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Events

History Hub: Creating Colchester Conversations

Hub Nov 6+13
Keep this schedule handy so you can join our weekly afternoon History Hub sessions featuring topics relating to Colchester history....

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Colchester Historeum Museum & Archives 2nd Annual Fashion Show

Fashion Show
We are excited to host our 2nd Annual Fundraising Fashion Show on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 pm. We'll be...

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The Impact of Building Camp Debert

Lecture: The Impact of Building Camp Debert
This lecture, led by Elinor Maher and Stacey McCully Culgin, will examine the social and commercial impacts of building Canadian...

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Museum

The Society at a glance:

The Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits artifacts and stories related to Colchester heritage. Our Gift Shop offers you an opportunity for take-home treasures.
The Archives preserves thousands of records, documents, publications, and photos to help with historical and genealogical research. All year round, we host educational events which expand our understanding of Colchester's history. Heritage Awards are presented annually to individuals and groups in recognition of their contributions to preserving county heritage.
An e-newsletter keeps our members up to date with news and features stories about local history and our programs.

Archive Photo Gallery

Click on photo for enlarged slide show.

Archibald's store, East Prince St.-1897
DAR train crossing Pleasant St. - 1958
Inglis Place early 1900's
Exhibition hill top of Exhibition St. early 1900's
Corner of Inglis Pl. and Prince St. looking West - 1890's
Esplanade parade early 1900's
CNR Station early 1940's
Normal College early 1900's
Truro Fire Station-1895
Truro Fire Station-1930'S
Victoria Square - 1890
 Esplanade-1894
Court St-1894
Victoria Park-1914
Civic Building, Prince St. - 1930's