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Summer 2015

“Our Buildings

Your Legacy” Our built heritage represents all aspects

of the man-made historic environment

from domestic to industrial from

monumental to modest. It represents a

tangible physical link with the past and

reflects our current cultural identity.

What we preserve, and how we preserve

it, will be our legacy to future generations.

Through conservation we can maintain,

preserve, restore, reconstruct, or readapt

heritage buildings. Not every historic

building can be saved. Saving the histori-

cally significant should be balanced with a

harmonious co-existence with the modern.

Striking a balance is essential, and when

successfully done will create the future landmarks that our descendants will view as historic and

worth saving. More on Page 12

The Kings County Museum is OPEN

May and June Monday—Friday

9AM-4PM July and August

Monday– Saturday 9AM-4PM

(Closed Sat August 29, 2015 and July 1 Canada Day)

September-December 18th Monday—Friday

9AM-4PM CLOSED Dec 18th 2015 -March 2016

Kings County Museum Citizen Heritage

Kyle Wilson creates sculpture to

honour hometown school

See page 2 for full story

The Court Reporter

President - Kelly Bourassa Vice-President - Maynard Stevens Secretary - Jean Gibson Collins

Treasurer—Dave Ritcey Past President— Doug Crowell

Curator - Bria Stokesbury Office Manager - Kate MacInnes

Adams

Kings Historical Society

Board of Directors

2015-2016

N ew Exhibit

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Citizen Heritage

Kyle Burton Wilson

Kyle Wilson was in Grade 5 in KCA when

he learned that his beloved school was

scheduled to be demolished. He already

had close ties to KCA having entered pri-

mary school there in 2000. His sister also

went to the school, and his father had been

employed there as a janitor. The school

wasn’t torn down until after Kyle finished

his middle school years, for which he was

very grateful, but it made him all the more

determined to somehow save some part of it

and preserve the “great feeling he had for

his town school.”

As the school was being torn down Kyle

recorded images of the demolition on his

cell-phone and then donated copies to the

museum. The images next to this display

are from what he took last summer. After

the construction company moved out Kyle

reclaimed some architectural pieces from

the site making his own piece of KCA art-

work. The memorial pyramid he created

has for the base a tile from the girls wing, a

middle triangular piece from an upper level

of the school (the library by the Grade 7

wing), and the top triangular rock is from

the wing by the main office, where Mrs.

Hiltz once taught. The KCA pin was passed

along from Kyle’s father who found it long

ago in the basement of the school.

Kyle went on to graduate from North Kings

Educational Centre in 2013. He is 20 now and

plans a career in the field of social services. He

received a good educational foundation at KCA

and his love of history, and his old school, have

earned him the title of “Citizen Heritage” a

young person who appreciated what the school

did for him and wanted to save a small piece of

it for “all time”.

In Memoriam: “Lenly Roscoe “Ross” Potter

(1919-2015) Since the publication of our last newsletter we

have lost a member of the Society who was a

long time educator in the Valley. Ross was a

well known genealogist (Potter, Coldwell, Bish-

op and Duncanson families) and he was

instrumental in having a monument to the

memory of Perez Coldwell established in the

Gaspereau cemetery. He will be remembered as

a local historian, and author --- most notably for

his work on the history of Gaspereau entitled,

“A River Runs Through It” published in 2007.

On behalf of the membership of the Society

condolences are extended to the family of

Ross Potter.

Annapolis Valley Tartan Now In Our GENERAL STORE Gift Shop

Ties* T-shirts*Magnets*Keychains* Mouse pads*License Plates*Mugs

available at the museum Or order from the

Complete line. Order form available info@kingscountymuseum.ca

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!

Pictured here is long time Kings

Historical Society supporter and

friend, Ray Smyth with his friend

Marjorie Watts in 1929. Can you

guess how old Ray is in this pic-

ture?

Ray has a record breaking birth-

day coming up in August!

Our Fall fundraiser of crocus bulbs donat-

ed by Helen Hansford, contributed to a beautiful and

welcome sight after our snowy, Nova Scotian winter.

Shown here are the bulbs ,in all their glory ,in Kelly and

Laura Bourassa’s spring garden

2014

2015

New Museum Website www.kingscountymuseum.ca

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Story From The Family Farm By Mack Frail

With the unusual amount of snowfall last winter

and the miserable spring weather behind us, the arrival

of warmer weather is more welcome than usual.

Where I live on Banes Road it is a great pleasure for

me to be able to go outside and be close to a natural

environment. My background in farming and

horticulture has brought me close to nature and the

soil. My thoughts often go back to those days,

especially at this time of the year with the warm

weather making me more aware of the wonders of na-

ture that surround us.

I share with you some of my thoughts and memo-

ries of growing up in Centreville when it was a rural

farming community. There were about thirty family

farms in Centreville then and, as a rule, the larger the

farm the better equipped it was. During the 1940s,

farming was much different than it is now; the meth-

ods would be considered very crude by today’s stand-

ards.

Our farm was a small operation that included

about twenty acres of orchard. Besides the orchards,

we grew a mixed crop of vegetables for our own use

and for market. We had at least one cow to supply our

family with milk, and cream for making butter. We

would usually raise a steer that was sold when it was

time to have the animal slaughtered. Without the prop-

er refrigeration that is in homes today, storage of meat

was difficult. Pork was often cured as smoked pork or

stored in salt brine as salt pork. The number of pigs

that we raised on the farm varied, and we had about

fifty laying hens.

We were proud of our farming operations and the

profit that was made from our labour. I cherish my

memories of my early days growing up on the farm,

helping my father clear land with the use of a yoke of

oxen and later, when I was about twelve years

old, plowing with a hand plow and a team of horses. I

have many memories of those years that are too nu-

merous for me to mention. The farming life, outlook,

and methods that I experienced have become a part of

history.

My fifty-three years’ involvement in the nursery

greenhouse business, which also included fifty years

operating my own nursery business, has for me been a

satisfying occupation.

Now that I have retired I am more aware

that I would now be better off financially if I

had stayed with an occupation that would have

provide a retirement pension. When I think

back and recall how much I have enjoyed my

horticulture work and the people that I have

had the opportunity to come in contact with

and to assist, I realize that I would not have

wanted it differently.

This is also the time of the year when I am

reminded that as children we were involved in

activities such as trout fishing, walks through

the country side, and playing baseball. It has

been a few years since I walked out back of the

Centreville Community Hall, which was previ-

ously the school. Time has changed the old

school grounds where generations of children

have played. I was pleased when realized that

I could make out the deep impressions worn in

the ground by generations of children as they

ran from home plate to first base, second base,

third base, and then back to home plate. While

standing alone in the area of the old school

ground I took some time to reminiscence,

allowing my thoughts to go back to my school

days. Time will soon erase the identity of those

days as it has many of the Centreville land-

marks, but the memories of the past are not as

easily destroyed or forgotten.

Read more from The Family Farm in our

next newsletter.

Author

Mack Frail

holding

photographs of

his mother and

father, Mabel

and Wallace

Frail.

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The Story Behind the Man Who Created The

Annapolis Valley Tartan.

Remarks given by Curator

Bria Stokesbury on April 6 (International Tartan

Day) for the public launch of the

Annapolis Valley Tartan.

Well the reason I’m here this afternoon is

to introduce a gentleman who is well-known to

many, if not all of us ,assembled here today -- Mr.

Gordon Hansford. Part of the application process

for the new Tartan was a letter of support, written

in April of last year, to the Scottish Register of

Tartans in Edinburgh which, according to the

2008 Tartan Act, would prove the applicant’s

association with the chosen name (in this case the

“Annapolis Valley Tartan”) by illustrating his,

“relationship to, connection with, or interest in…

(the subject.)” Organizers with the Clan Donald

have asked me to read a portion of this letter

which provides a brief overview of Gordon’s back-

ground, and an explanation of why he was the per-

fect person to create and name the “Annapolis

Valley Tartan.”

Gordon Hansford was born in Wolfville, No-

va Scotia in 1924. In 1940 he joined the Militia,

2nd Battalion, of the West Nova Scotia Regiment.

In 1941 he joined the Infantry Training Centre

Pipe Band at Camp Aldershot as a drummer. In

1942 he was transferred to the Royal Canadian

Ordnance Corps and went overseas in early 1943

later joining the Royal Canadian Electrical and

Mechanical Engineers. Over the next three years

he would serve in Britain, North Africa, Sicily, Ita-

ly, and North West Europe.

Upon his return from military service he

attended Acadia University in Wolfville, graduat-

ing in 1953, with three degrees; a B.A., a B. Ed,

and an M.A. (in History and Economics). He went

on to become a teacher with a career spanning

thirty years.

From 1947 until 1963 he served in the Mili-

tia in the 146th Battery (47th Anti-tank Regiment,

Royal Canadian Artillery, Halifax attaining the

rank of Major. On his discharge he received the

Canadian Decoration.

A distinguished career serving his country

both in the military and as an educator was also

enriched with work on the volunteer front. Mr.

Hansford has volunteered with the Victorian Or-

der of Nurses, the Heart and Stroke Society of

Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society, and the

Red Cross. He is a member of the Kings County

Retired Teachers Association (having served as a

Past President and committee member). He is an

active member of the West Nova Scotia Regiment

Memory Club, and the Atlantic Branch of the

Royal Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engi-

neers Association. He continues to hold a mem-

bership in the Royal Canadian Legion of the Dr.

C. B. Lumsden Branch #74, in Wolfville (having

served as a Past President). He is a member of the

Kingscots Pipe Band as a Piper, and was a mem-

ber of the Kings Fiddlers and Dukes of Kent

(choir). He is a charter member of the Kings His-

torical Society (having served as a Past President).

He is an honorary member of the Fieldwood Her-

itage Society in Canning.

He is an author having recently published

his memoirs of war time experiences in, “A Crafts-

man Remembers” and his first book of poetry, “A

Collection of Valley Verses.” As an artist Mr.

Hansford has also illustrated his own book of

poetry.

His skill as an artist (he is both a painter

and a carver) served him well when he was asked

to create a Coat-of-Arms for the towns of

Wolfville, Bridgetown, the Municipality of Kings

County, Kingstec School, and local Fire Depart-

ments in Halls Harbour and New Ross. He also

designed the coat of arms for the Kings County

Museum in Kentville.

There can be no question that Gordon

Hansford exemplifies the best of the Annapolis

Valley, nor any greater evidence of his sufficient

and substantial association with this place than the

life he has lived and the contributions he has

made. In 2013 I had the great privilege of being

asked to write the foreword to his book of poetry.

In it I tried to capture the essence of what makes

Gordon so special, and why he is a such a cultural

treasure:

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KHS

Where: Kentville Research Station

Potluck at the Picnic Grounds June 30th at 5PM

“Bring a Chair And Food to Share!”

Continued from page 5

In it I tried to capture the essence of what makes Gordon so special, and why he

is a such a cultural treasure:

“I am only one of a legion of friends

and fans of this force of nature.

Wolfville native, World War II Vet-

eran, husband, teacher, historian,

musician, artist, craftsman, story-

teller, author and poet.” I went on

to say that his poetry is inspired in

part by the nature of his much loved

Annapolis Valley.

My letter to the Scottish Registrar

concluded with:

In the creation of a tartan pattern

inspired by his beloved

Annapolis Valley Mr. Hansford has

bequeathed one more gift to the

people of Nova Scotia, and inspired

us once again with his boundless en-

ergy and sense of place.

Behind such a talented man is an equally talented woman and in this case Gordon’s wife Helen

has played an important role as well. I would like to acknowledge her support and promotion of

this important project.

*Since this speech was given Gordon was asked to be the honorary Parade Marshall for the 2015

Apple Blossom Festival. He and his wife led the parade on a glorious day at the end of May.

*Due to unforeseen circumstances the annual closing at the Hansfords has been changed to a pot-

luck at the picnic grounds. Same fun different location--- picnic grounds are located at the

Kentville Research Station (turn left at the Station and head up the hill to the parking lot!) If you

have any questions contact us at the museum. Hope to see you there!

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A Frightening Experience Submitted by Kings Historical Society supporter and friend Dorothy Robbins

Perhaps I have led a charmed life or have had someone watching over me – or maybe because I did not

marry until late in life and had no children of my own, have trouble recalling any serious incidents which

were really frightening or life

changing. When I was only two

years old my mother and I were in

an accident that could have been

very serious but thankfully a major

crisis was prevented because of a

very calm horse. I remember

nothing of the incident except what

I have been told and the story goes

like this.

We drove from our home at

Chipman Corner in a buggy pulled

by Babe, our horse, to Kentville.

We picked up a family friend en

route, Auntie Kitty. As we were

passing a garage in town – I think it

was in the area where the Drive-

Thru Tim Hortons now operates – a

man inside the garage was attempt-

ing to crank a car. When the car

started, it began to move, so he

jumped into the driver’s seat and

instead of putting his foot on the

brake, he hit the accelerator. Of

course the car shot backwards into

our buggy which, as luck would

have it, was just passing.

Apparently the only thing which

saved us was that Babe did not pan-

ic and take off and a wild speed,

but stood calmly as the car hit us.

Mother, who was holding the

reins, was forced out onto the

pavement and suffered, what was

at that time called, ‘water on the knee’. I also fell out of the buggy and received a horseshoe-like cut on

my cheek as I hit the curb. I think Auntie Kitty held onto her seat but a dozen eggs held in her lap suffered

a smashing defeat!

I have absolutely no recollection of any of this, nor what happened to the horse and the buggy – I think

Dad was called to the rescue; hopefully he was not on the road that day. The scar was quite obvious while

I was growing up and although I soon forgot all about it, questions would often be asked as to what had

happened. Several people (some of them doctors) told me I should have plastic surgery to repair the scar

but to me that seemed quite unnecessary. And now, 90 years later, I can just feel the scar.

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Books for Sale

Ordering Information

Books and CDs may be ordered by e-mail or by phone,

(902) 678-6237. If you wish to mail your order, our address is: The

Kings County Museum, 37 Cornwallis Street, Kentville NS, Canada, B4N 2E2.

Payment will be received by cash, cheque, money order,

Master Card and Visa. If you are making payment by credit card

please enclose the credit card number and the expiry date. Please add

the appropriate shipping and handling fees.

Burnt Lands, Lockshoes, Shivarees – Historical Sketches on

Kings County, by Ed Coleman. This book is a collections of

historic sketches that Ed wrote for local newspapers over the past 20 years. The book, 193 pages covers a variety of topics and includes a

number of local postcards. Cost is $21.99 plus S&H $8.00.

Verses From The Valley by Gordon Hansford. Gordon has a

keen sense of humour and a talent for seeing beauty and interest in

everything from a ugly earwig to his military experience. These interests are reflected in this book of Gordon’s poetry and sketches.

Cost is $12.99 plus S&H $6.00.

Oxen – Their care, training, and use by Carmen Legge. Oxen are

a part of Carmen’s daily life and he shares his knowledge on raising

steers, training them as ox and using them on farms and in the woods. He also guides through all the details of making shoes, oxen, ox bells

and other useful knowledge for teamsters. Cost is $25.00 plus S&H

$8.00.

Grist From The Mills – a History of Sheffield Mills by Sheffield

Mills Women’s Institute. This book was or iginally pr inted

in1967 and printed again in 2012. This interesting history of the

village of Sheffield Mills, Kings County has been a popular book. Cost $25.00 plus S&H $8.00.

From the Brow to the Bay - This book chronicles the family and community history of Woodlawn, Burlington and Viewmount on the

North Mountain, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Settled in the early

1800’s, these Fundy shore communities have seen vast changes in the landscape and way of life. $40.00 plus $18.00 S&H. (only 1 copy

left)

A Craftsman Remembers, by Gordan Hansford - One man

recounts his personal view of serving in the Second World War as a

“craftsman” – a soldier who worked behind the front lines at various tasks to keep everything running smoothly. These soldiers acted as

engineers, electricians, and mechanics, among other jobs, and

Hansford’s account captures what it was like for him and other craftsmen. $15.00 plus 10. S&H, only 1 copy left.

Gaspereau: A River Runs Through It, by L. Ross Potter - This book with its authentic stories, its many pictures, and genealogical

data, gives an excellent view into the past, and preserves so much for

posterity. Its easy styles and entertaining, informative content will

appeal to the interests of a wide range of readers. $40. plus $12.

S&H.

Planter Nova Scotia: 1760-1810.

The year 2010 marked the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the

New England Planters in Nova Scotia. Follow the history of these

people who played an important role in Nova Scotian, and Canadian

history. There are four different books in the series, all by Julian

Gwyn. Each one is on a different township, Horton, Cornwallis,

Newport, and Falmouth. $7.00 plus $3.00 shipping ($8.00 for 4 books).

If all four volumes purchased at same time $25.00 plus $8.00 S&H.

Along the Tracks - The importance of railroads came and went in less than a century but still interest millions of people. This book chronicles through

pictures and postcards the history of the Dominion Atlantic, Halifax, and

South Western Railways. By: Tony Kalkman. $20.00 plus $4.00 S&H.

Hannibal Hoops - Hannibal Hoops follows the story of a young slave boy

born on a plantation in South Carolina. During the American Revolution he ends up in Nova Scotia where he chases his dream of returning to his

people’s homeland, Sierra Leone. By: Gordon M. Haliburton. $20.00 plus

$7.00 S&H.

The Nova Scotia Eatons - A genealogical record of the local Eaton family

that dates back all the way to the year 1640. By: Charles Ernest Eaton. $5.00 plus $14.00 S&H.

Small Communities, Big Dreams - The Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival celebrates a unique way of life that relies on the tenets of hard

work, good fun, faith, and rural values. This book celebrates 75 years of

Apple Blossom history, a local festival that has a special place in the hearts of many. $21.00 plus $4.00 S&H.

Nova Scotia’s Golden Age of Sail - This map of Nova Scotia shows where important ports were, lighthouse locations, where pirate’s treasures were

buried, and even sea monsters and a ghost ship sighting happened! $1.00

plus $2.00 shipping.

Second Chance - Life in Nova Scotia during the American Revolution by Glenn Ells. $20.00 plus $5.00 S&H.

Starting Over - Acadians and New England Planters in Nova Scotia in the 1760s by Glenn Ells. $20 plus $5.00 shipping.

Kings County Schools. A br ief history of schools and school sections in Kings County, Nova Scotia compiled by Nelson Labor and Linda Hart.

$25.00 plus $8.00 S&H.

. Planter Chronicles - The Planter Chronicles contain 76 pages of articles

and photographs telling some of the stories of the New England Planters.

These stories are reproduced from previous KHS publications; "Historic Kings County", "The Kings County Vignettes", Volumes 1 – 10 and some

new articles as well. $10 plus $4.00 S&H.

Kings Co., NS, Quiz Book - How much do you know about Kings County,

NS? Challenge yourself and others with the quizzes in this book. $5.00 plus

$4.00 shipping.

Historic Kings County - A special presentation of the Kings Historical

Society, this book looks at the history of Kings County through pictures and stories. Its 66 pages are filled with the history of 35 Kings County

communities. Some one hundred photographs from the files of the Kings

County Museum's photo archives make this an outstanding presentation of our heritage. $3.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Camp Aldershot – Brent Fox, well-known authority on military history, covers the history of the camp from 1904 through to the 1980s. Text and

pictures. 24 pages. $5.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Township Books of Kings County - Contains data for Aylesford

Township, Cornwallis Township, and Horton Township. Over 7500 names,

indexed, 157 pages.$25.00 plus $10.00 S&H. Also available as a CD.

More on the next page…...

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The information on the CD is in two formats: access database and a text file that

can be converted to a word program, spreadsheet or data base program. $25.00 plus

$2:00 shipping.

Memories of Coldbrook, N.S. - Marie Bishop writes about her early years in

Coldbrook with write-ups on 50 Coldbrook families; 356 pictures, maps, 270 pages.

$30.00 plus $10.00 S&H.

Gypsum Royal Fleet by St. Clair Patter son A history of the transpor ting of

gypsum from the quarries of Hants County and other parts of Nova Scotia to the manufacturing facilities in the United States $25

Churches of Kings County. Compiled by Linda Har t and Nelson Labor of the Community and Family History department. A brief history accompanies pictures

of kings County churches $25

CDs

Lineage linked database of "The History of Kings County" (Eaton). - This CD merges all the families mentioned in Eaton's book and shows the connecting links

between individuals and families.

$25:00 plus $2:00 S&H.

Kings County Church Records. - over 10,000 records of births, marriages and

burials taken from microfilm and put on 1 CD. These records are from many of the early churches in Kings County.

.$25:00 plus $2:00 S&H.

Kings County Vital Statistics. Produced by the Kings Historical Society, the CD contains the following statistics

with instructions included. (1) Kings County Census 1871 - 1881, 1891 - 1901.

(2) Kings County Cemeteries Records.

(3) Kings County Marriages 1864 - 1909. (4) Annapolis Valley Births & deaths 1864 - 1877.

(5) Kings County Deeds 1764 - 1951

(6) Kings County Probate Records 1785 - 1950. $99.00 plus $2.00 S&H .

Births, Deaths 1864-1877, Annapolis Valley. $25.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Cemeteries of Kings County, NS. - All 100 Kings County cemeteries with complete inscriptions - a zipped CD for PC or Mac. $25.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Census of Kings Co. -Census data for 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 (on one CD). $25. plus $2. S&H.

Marriages in Kings County, NS - 1864-1909 5,964 records giving br ide, groom, age and parents.

$25.00 plus $2.00 S&H

Probate Records for Kings Co. - 1784-1949 - Over 25,000 records. $25.00 plus

$2.00 S&H.

Index to Kings County deeds 1764 - 1951 - $25.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Acadian Church Records 1680-1757 and Acadian Census 1671-1758 - $25.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Township Books of Kings County - Contains data for Aylesford Township,

Cornwallis Township, and Horton Township. Over 7500 names, indexed, 157 pages.

The information on the CD is in two formats: access database and a text file that can

be converted to a word program, spreadsheet or data base program. The cost is $25.00 plus $2:00 S&H (Also available as a book - see above)

Acadian Church Records 1680-1757 and Acadian Census 1671-1758 - plus many

Acadian maps. $25.00 plus $2.00 S&H.

Vital Stat CD. Contains all the above information $99

Township Books of Kings County - Contains data for Aylesford Township,

Cornwallis Township, and Horton Township. Over 7500 names, indexed, 157 pages.

The information on the CD is in two formats: access database and a text file that can be converted to a word program, spreadsheet or data base program. The cost is

$25.00 plus $2:00 S&H (Also available as a book).

(Continued from page 8)

Be transported back in time through

re-enactments of wrecked sailors slogging through the

Minas Mud, and a riveting courtroom sequence filmed

at Ross Farm. Join the documentary’s narrator, Kelly

Bourassa as he searches the banks of the Canard Riv-

er for evidence of the 1760 wreck of the brigantine

The Montague.

Available in our Museum Gift Shop, by mail, or on

line www.kingscountymuseum.ca

$20.00

Our KHS documentary

adventure now on DVD

West Novas– Thomas H. Raddall This well-written 326 page hard covered book required detailed collaboration with West Nova war

veterans to arrive at a true picture of what happened inside the Regi-

ment during WW11. Almost every chapter provides examples of the battlefield bravery of individual soldiers and officers by name. In-

cluded are 42 pages of wartime photos and maps. First published

1947. $30.00 plus shipping.

Aunt Toni’s Diary– Excerpts from the diary of Toni Musial (1947-

1951) who was diagnosed with tuberculosis at age 13. Written and compiled by her niece Marilyn Jones, the book also gives a brief

history of the Nova Scotia Sanatorium in Kentville, Nova Scotia. $15

Clara’s Rib– The true story of a young gir l growing up in a On-

tario tuberculosis hospital in the 40’s and ‘50’s. Readers of all ages

will be drawn into the evolving seasons of Clara’s life of courage, faith, pranks, laughter, first love, despair and hope. $25.00 plus ship-

ping.

Berwick– A wonder ful collection of pictures, clippings, and infor -

mation on the history and families of Berwick Nova Scotia. Compiled

by Ron Illsley $25 plus shipping.

The Harbourville Connection-Thisbook covers Harbourville, and

heads along the shore in both directions to Morden and Black Rock, then down into the Valley to Somerset. There are lots of pictures, tales

of pirates on Isle Haute, the infamous Robinson murder case, ships sinking –“more on the shipping of apples and potatoes, farm produce

– everything,” $15.00 plus shipping.

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Patterns interwoven a myriad of design delicate, simple from some forgotten time carefully executed crafted like a web to adorn a young girl’s form fine as a thread a treasure from the past that lies in a chest unruffled, untouched a wonder nonetheless yellow with time forgotten as it was until I found the lace that was to be mine.

Poetry by Teresa Neary

Kings Historical Society supporter , volunteer and friend.

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Happy 80th

Anniversary

MONOPOLY

Now showing until the end of

August! This year marks the 80th anniversary of the

introduction of the iconic board game

“MONOPOLY”. In this board game players take

part in pretend property and financial dealings

with imitation money. The game was invented in

the United States and the name was coined by

Charles Darrow around 1935. The actual origins

of MONOPOLY began as early as 1902 with a

game called “The Landlord’s Game”, created by

Elizabeth Magie and patented in 1904. You can

read more about the development of the history of

the game in the MONOPOLY booklet.

Over the years the popularity of the game

has led to close to 300 million copies being sold in

111 countries, and the game being produced in 43

languages. Some of the popular themes over the

years are reflected in the collection on display

here.

Cynthia Young, a native of Kentville, re-

members a strong love of the game as a child play-

ing it in the late 1960’s with wooden tokens such

as a “yellow milk bottle.” Some 20 different tokens

have been created and used in the game since the

1930’s. Do you remember the dog, top hat, or the

thimble?

While working in Japan Cynthia began to

collect cultural material relating to the Japanese

culture which eventually was on display at the

museum in 2014 in the exhibit “East Meets West”.

She began her MONOPOLY collection while in

Japan with a miniature version of the game. That

collection has grown to include a sampling of

what you can see in the display. Thankfully for us

she does not believe in monopolizing her

wonderful collection but is happy to share it with

us so that everyone can relive their fond memories

of this popular board game.

MONOPOLY

Kelsey Comeau and Sarah Smith Our newly arrived Summer Employees

soon to be joined by Halie Sproul. Its going to be a great summer!

“Mr. Monopoly” Played by our own

society vice president , Maynard Ste-

vens welcomed visitors on

Apple Blossom Saturday.

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Adopt -a- Ledger In 2014 two drugstore ledgers from the very first drugstore in Kentville

were donated to the museum ---both are a treasure trove of information

about early medicines. Both are in

need of conservation work to help

preserve them. Are you interested

in adopting-a-ledger? If so contact

the office and we can chat about

contributing to this worthwhile

cause!

Pictured here are volunteers Merrily Aubrey and Ken

Kaiser working on the ledgers.

“Dr. Apple”

Artist Ruth Abernethy (has created) a tribute portrait to

honour scientist Dr. Charles Eaves, whose research ex-

tended the storage life of fruit allowing for more effec-

tive and efficient international shipping. Dr. Eaves’

methodology was eventually adopted by producers all

around the world.

The tribute art piece consists of a bronze figure,

bronze apple barrel with logo plus stacked apple

cartons. The apple barrels and crates have inscribed pan-

els telling of the research, of fruit production in Nova

Scotia, of Kentville’s Experimental Farm, and of Dr.

Eaves himself.

The piece will sits at Kentville’s east end trail

head park area, to be henceforth known as “Eaves Hol-

low”. Appropriately enough, this year the bronze

arrangement was seen by all passing parade participants

as it is only metres away from the main road along the

east end of the Apple Blossom Festival’s Grand Street

Parade Route.

An official unveiling of the piece took place on

May 29th at 3:30pm. Residents of the Valley and

visitors to the area during Apple Blossom time were im-

pressed.

* Charles Eaves was the president of the Kings

Historical Society from 1987 until 1989. Information

courtesy of the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom

Festival website.

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Continued from page 1.

The new exhibit introduces the visitor to the definition of built heritage and gives examples of how

heritage buildings have been preserved through adaptive reuse --- such as the Planters Barracks in Starrs

Point or the former Harbourville United Church. In cases where buildings were unable to be saved methods

of still preserving the history such as through photography are explored.

The visitor is also introduced to the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. Formed in 1959 the mandate of

the Trust is to: “promote, foster and encourage interest in and preservation of buildings and sites of an

historic, architectural and cultural nature within Nova Scotia and to acquire and pre serve

buildings and sites which are appropriate to this.”

From “Citizen Heritage” a 20 year old keen on preserving the love of his alma mater in a piece of

handcrafted artwork to the citizens of Harbourville who joined together under the title of the North Moun-

tain United Tapsetry Cultural and Heritage Society to turn a church into a thriving community gathering

place the struggle to preserve our built heritage rests not only with our governments but on the shoulders of

each and every Kings County resident.

Chair Repair Do you have chairs in need of re-caning? The Kings

Historical Society has access to a person who will re-

cane your old family heirloom chairs in return for a

donation to the museum! Re-caning be

done at any time. If the chairs

require refinishing, that work will

only be done in warmer weather.

That’s now!

902-678-6237

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MEMBERSHIP $20.00 per person

$25.00 per couple

$25.00 per organization

$15.00 per Student with ID

Membership is based on the Calendar year

Make cheque payable to

Kings Historical Society

37 Cornwallis Street

Kentville, Nova Scotia

B4N 2E2

KINGS HISTORICAL

SOCIETY KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM

37Cornwallis Street

Kentville, N.S. B4N 2E2

Phone: 902-678-6237

Fax: 902-678-2764

e-mail info@kingscountymuseum.ca

Web Page www.kingscountymuseum.ca

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genealogy@kingscountymuseum.ca

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MEMORIAL

DONATIONS

In Memoriam donations may be made to the Kings

Historical Society in memory of your loved one.

This is a continuing way to honour friends or

relatives, and provides much needed assistance to

the Kings County Museum.

* Charitable Tax Receipts are available for all

donations.

Importance of Sponsorship

Program Please consider donating to our 2015

campaign.

In 2004 we launched our Sponsorship

Program. Sponsorship donations contribute

to our heating, utilities, cleaning and

maintenance supplies, exhibits and

preservation of collections. We wish to

thank all the Kings Historical Society

members and friends who continue to help by

donating to our Sponsorship Program, and

encourage others to participate. For more

information see our web page at

www.kingscountymuseum.ca and click on

“Sponsor”.

Kings Historical Society Donations

and Sponsorships October 21, 2014– June 2015

We sincerely thank the following people for their kind donations in support of

the Kings Historical Society and the Kings County Museum.

Donations * Manning and Associates * Jean Gibson Collins * Elizabeth

Stokesbury * Gillian Poulter * Linda and David Davies * Bill and Bernice

Naylor * Jean Palmeter * Judith Doucette * John Cochrane * David Reid

* Dale Reid Ward * Doris Illsley * Phil Volger * Charles Sweet * Adeline

MacInnes * Leona Bezanson * Paul Bushnell *Janet Herbin *

Katy Boudreau * Doris Thorpe * Gillian Poulter * Ron Lewsey * Jean

Sherbeck * Lucy Traves *

New Roof * Kelly Bourassa * Jean Gibson Collins * JoAnne Bezanson

Gardening * Doris Illsley

In Memory * Allen Jess * In memory of Gary Steele

* Cyril and Penny White * In memory of Ross Potter

* Sylvia and Hartley Foote * In memory of Ross Potter

* Doris Illsley * In memory of Dorothy MacKenzie

Gift in Kind * Sheppard Estate * Fosters Fire and Safety *

Tony Kalkman * Judith Doucette *

Planned Giving * Helen and Gordon Hansford

Special Corporate Donation - * The Ritcey Team * by way of the

Scotia Bank employee volunteer grant

Thank you to all who contributed to our 2014

Sponsorship Program

Bronze Sponsorship * John Franey * Weldon Atkinson *Eric Cox *

Paddy’s Pub * Silver Sponsorship * Bill and Bernice Naylor * Barb Smith * R.D. Chisholm * Alice Newcombe * MacDonald Chisholm Trask Insurance

** William and Bernice Naylor * Judy and Bob Parks *

Gold Sponsorship * * Dorothy Robbins * Doris Illsley * Bev and Erna

Sawler * Barbara and Philip Thorpe * Cyril and Penny White *

Platinum Sponsorship * Fred Houghton * Tartan Foundation *

*Carroll Kinsman* Helen and Gordon Hans-

ford * Annette MacKenzie *

Kings Historical Society

Leave a Legacy We invite you to consider

helping to preserve the heritage of Kings County through the

planned giving of Cash gifts, Bequests

Gifts of Property Gifts of Public Securities

Life Insurance There are major tax savings to be gained using any of the

above. If you are interested in taking advantage of these options please

speak to your estate planner advisor.