Français Home | Research Facilities | Shelburne County Museum Shelburne County Museum #20 Dock Street, P.O. Box 39 Shelburne, N.S. B0T 1W0 Phone: (902) 875-3219 Fax: (902) 875-4141 shelburne.museum@ns.sympatico.ca www.historicshelburne.com Open year-round, the Shelburne County Museum houses an impressive collection of artifacts spanning more than two centuries of settlement in Shelburne County. Displays of Mi’kmaq, Loyalist, African and Welsh heritage are included, along with a Newsham Fire Pumper dating from 1740. Memorabilia relating to Shelburne’s rich ship-building history provide reminders of this glorious past. Our Research Library contains microfilms of early Shelburne newspapers, vital records and other genealogical information about Shelburne County families. Mission Statement (1) To collect artifacts and objects, data and records of every kind relating to Shelburne County and represent its social, cultural and economic history, its diverse communities, their inhabitants and their way of life. (2) To establish, maintain and operate in the Town of Shelburne a public museum for the accommodation of such a collection, its preservation, conservation and interpretation. (3) To direct and encourage research aimed at improving its own interpretation of its holdings and to facilitate access to the collection on the part of other researchers for their purposes. (4) To present and display different portions of its collection and to host selected traveling exhibitions for the benefit, education and delight of both local residents and visiting tourists. Hours of Operation Summer hours: June 1-Oct.15th Open daily 9:30-5:30 Winter hours: Oct. 16 - May 31st Open Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon; 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends and holidays Archival and Genealogy Research Fees $10.00/hr. for Museum assisted research plus photocopy, postage & handling costs. $ 5.00 per half day for Museum research unassisted plus photocopy costs $5.00 fee for University student assisted research plus photocopy costs No charge for school students except for photocopy costs Limited number of photocopies allowed. (No large volume.) Photocopy of original documents at the discretion of the Curator. Resource Library Holdings Microfilm holdings: There are 149 microfilms including the following - Kenny Papers 1782-1873 Stephen Skinner Letter Book 1780-93 Shelburne Co. Court of Session Records 1784-1880 McNutt Family Genealogy Nathaniel White Correspondence Benjamin Marston’s Diary Newspapers:    N.S. Packet & General Advertiser May 1786-Dec. 1787    Port Roseway Gazeteer & Shelburne Advertiser    Royal American Gazette 1785-1787    Shelburne Budget - 18 copies 1891; 23 copies 1898; 1 copy 1899; 40 copies 1901    Shelburne Gazette - 5 copies 1904    Cape Sable Advertiser - 11 copies Jan.-Aug. 1888    Shelburne Gazette & Coast Guard 1908-1968 except Aug. 1953-Nov. 1958 Stayner Collection PANS (Genealogies on many N.S. families) Registered Deaths Shelburne Co. 1864-70; 1864-1867 Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1762-1870 Births 1864-1877 Canada Census, N.S. 1838, 1860-61, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 Massachusetts Census 1900, 1910 N.S. Coroners Inquests 1755-1928 General Notes on Cape Cod families plus many more re Shelburne families & Nova Scotia Deeds, Land Transfers, etc. The Resource Centre also holds but not on microfilm: Shelburne County family files; Loyalist Land Grants; Early Church Records; N.S. Vital Statistics from newspapers 1769-1843; Muster Book of Free Black Settlement at Birchtown; Port Roseway Associates Minute Book; published Shelburne County Genealogies; Genealogies of Mayflower families; Martha’s Vineyard; Maine; New Hampshire; Chatham, Mass.; Cambridge; Old Kittery; Barnstable; plus many more. Also information and files on Shelburne built vessels, shipbuilders, etc.