Events

Upcoming events

The Society meets at 2 PM on the first Wednesday of the month (except for July and August) in the upper level of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 122, 2008 Trunk 1, Clementsport, NS. The normal meeting format includes a business meeting, followed by refreshments and a speaker / presenter covering a topic of local historical interest.

7 May 2025:

Monthly Meeting

Author Laura Churchill Duke will present about her recent book Footprints in the Snow, a historical true-crime story about the murder of Annie Kempton in Bear River in 1896.

Coming soon:

4 June 2025:

Monthly Meeting

Phil Milo will present about the Great Annapolis River Bridge Disaster of 9 June, 1960.

Recent events

2 April 2025:

Monthly Meeting

Local author Brian McConnell presented about "The 1781 American Raid on Annapolis Royal", including a discussion of the 84th Regiment (Royal Highland Emigrants) and the local militia that defended Annapolis Royal and Annapolis County.

5 March 2025:

Monthly Meeting

Dorothy Outhouse of the Islands Historical Society spoke about Catherine Hubbard, born in 1730 in Germany, and her two daughters Margaret and Christine, who both married Loyalist soldiers and lived in the area. During the presentation, we viewed a video about Margaret's long walk to Halifax, seeking justice.

5 February 2025:

Monthly Meeting

Local author and publisher Brenda Thompson spoke on the topic of her recent book, Enslavers of the Maritimes.

8 January 2025:

Monthly Meeting

Valerie Young Mount presented postcards of Deep Brook that were collected by her brother, Duane Young.

Past events

2024:

4 December 2024: June Trimper briefly presented about the tradition of the Christmas tree in the Clementsport village square, and Society members brought Christmas artifacts to show and discuss.
6 November 2024: AGM and regular monthly business meeting. At the Annual General Meeting, the Society confirmed or elected the executive for the coming year. This was followed by a presentation by Ken Maher about the Sinclair Inn in Annapolis Royal.
2 October 2024: regular monthly business meeting.
July, August, and September: no meetings, but many members attended the annual commemorative service in Old St. Edward's Anglican Church, Clementsport, on 18 August.
5 June: field trip to the Middleton Railway Museum. No business meeting.
1 May: Fred Huntley of the Middleton Railway Museum presented on the history of the Dominion Atlantic Railway and the Nova Scotia Central Railway. The presentation was preceded by the normal business meeting (treasurer's and archivist's reports).
3 April: Blain Henshaw spoke about his new book, Legacy of a Weymouth Woman: A Pioneering Spirit and a Love of Tall Ships. The presentation was preceded by the business meeting (treasurer's and archivist's reports).
6 March: No external speaker this month. The business meeting was held (treasurer's and archivist's reports).
7 February: No external speaker this month. The business meeting was held (treasurer's and archivist's reports).
3 January: No external speaker this month. The business meeting was held (treasurer's and archivist's reports).

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