Celebrating Heritage in the Annapolis Valley

by Jane Bach | Historic Building, House Museum/Homestead, Monument / Landmark, Museum/Gallery, Park/Landscape, Train Station

Visit the scenic Annapolis Valley, the richest agricultural region in Atlantic Canada. The Valley is located along the Bay of Fundy and spans from Digby to Windsor. It is known for its world-famous tides, Mi’kmaq legends, and Acadian settlements. This list highlights the history and heritage of this unique region.

Places

Charles Macdonald Concrete House

Centreville, Nova Scotia

Charles Macdonald was neighbours and close friends with Roscoe Fillmore, a notable a Canadian political activist, horticulturalist, and author
Charlie’s wife Mabel was also an artist. She created beautiful hooked rugs to keep them warm on the cold concrete floors
When Charlie retired from Kentville Concrete Products, he handed the factory keys to the foreman, rather unexpectedly, and proclaimed “It’s yours!”

Randall House Museum

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Randall House Museum! Keeping history cool since 1949!

Macdonald Museum

Middleton, Nova Scotia

Celebrate the past, experience the present, imagine the future

Grand-Pré National Historic Site

Grand Pré, Nova Scotia

Discover powerful Acadian stories within a picturesque landscape. Successes and struggles

Fort Edward National Historic Site

Windsor, Nova Scotia

Centuries ago, Fort Edward was the scene of discord between British garrisons and Acadian and Mi’kmaq peoples. Today, the fort – with its 1750 soldiers’ blockhouse and grassy earthworks – has fallen silent making it the perfect setting for a relaxing stroll and picnic, with a historical twist.
The term “blockhouse” usually denotes a simple wooden structure of two storeys with the upper storey overhanging the lower. The heavy timbers that formed their walls were easily cut from nearby forests and hewed with simple tools. Blockhouses provided excellent protection against arrows and small arms, the weapons used most when the British built Fort Edward.

West Hants Historical Society

Windsor, Nova Scotia

Museum with local history and one of the best genealogy research rooms in Nova Scotia

Avon River Heritage Centre

Newport, Nova Scotia

Home to the Full Circle Festival, the Great Little Art Show, Sofa Sundays and the Honey Harvest Festival! Check out our outdoor installation ‘Spawning Fish of the Avon River’ located along Simpson’s Creek, where the Planter sloops the Lydia and the Sally lander in 1760.