Events

Recent events

Past events

2025:

• 3 December: Meeting cancelled. Society members were going to gather to celebrate the history of Christmas in Clements Township over the years, but the meeting was cancelled due to poor weather and driving conditions.

• 5 November: The Society held its regular business meeting and Annual General Meeting, and followed this with "Clements Historical Society remembers as Canadians mark 80 years since the end of World War II". Don Vroom of Deep Brook provided his memories of Clements township during the war years. Society members also brought their memories, memorabilia, and photos from family who served in the Canadian military during that time.

• 1 October: The regular business meeting was held, and Society members finalized selection and presentation of community photos (and their captions) that comprised the 2026 wall calendar.

• 3 September: The regular business meeting was held, and Bill Lynley of the Middleton Railway Museum spoke about the history of rail transportation in the Annapolis Valley and beyond.

• July and August: no meetings, but several Society members attended another memorable annual service and reception at Old St. Edward's Church (34 Old Post Road in Clementsport) on 17 August.

• 4 June: The regular business meeting was held, and Phil Milo spoke about the Great Annapolis River Bridge Disaster of 9 June, 1960.

• 7 May: The regular business meeting was held, and author Laura Churchill Duke presented about her recent book Footprints in the Snow, a historical true-crime story about the murder of Annie Kempton in Bear River in 1896.

• 2 April: The regular business meeting was held, and 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: The regular business meeting was held, and 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: The regular business meeting was held, and local author and publisher Brenda Thompson spoke on the topic of her recent book, Enslavers of the Maritimes.

• 8 January: The regular business meeting was held, and Valerie Young Mount presented postcards of Deep Brook that were collected by her brother, Duane Young.

2024:

• 4 December: 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: 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: 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 regular business meeting.

• 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 regular business meeting.

• 6 March: No external speaker this month, but the regular business meeting was held.

• 7 February: No external speaker this month, but the regular business meeting was held.

• 3 January: No external speaker this month, but the regular business meeting was held.