Due to Unforeseen circumstances we will be closed Thursday May 9 and Monday May 13
Welcome to the Age of Sail
Heritage Museum and Archives
The Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society’s mission is to inspire an understanding and appreciation of the lumbering and seafaring history through interactive displays and discussion while fostering connections relationships.
Overlooking the tidal Greville River, the center pays tribute to the heritage of the communities along the Minas Channel. Through pictures, videos, story telling, models, artifacts and hands-on exhibits, the museum brings to life the history of shipbuilding, lumbering and local community lives. The area boosts a rich history from the time of the dinosaurs to the Mi’kmaq and Acadians to loyalists and shipbuilders to the present day. The heritage center hosts a museum in an 1854 church, local blacksmith shop from the Wagstaff and Hatfield shipyard, as well as the Port Greville Lighthouse circa 1908 and a boathouse. A vast collection of genealogical and research material is available to the general public for their benefit. Definitely a “must see” stop while in the region.
LATEST CENTER DEVELOPMENTS
The Age of Sail Heritage Center is constantly evolving with new exhibits, new archives, new artifacts and new structures being added to the complex. We have 2 major display buildings,5 minor buildings, genealogy and research area, as well as our wharf walkway. The Cafe and Gift Shop have been improved with an old fashioned store front and much larger kitchen. Sponsors may purchase plaques for our memorial garden as a contribution to the ongoing efforts of the center. For more information on this initiative, please email us or call.
Occasionally circumstances may dictate a change in times of operation, follow our facebook page for updates or call ahead!
DONATIONS
Monetary–Donations towards the operation, care of collections or projects is always welcome. No matter how big or small your donation is greatly appreciated and will help us continue preserving the history and legacy of our home. As a charitable organization we can issue tax reciepts. Use the button below to donate online!
Collections-The Age of Sail Heritage Center is always interested in donations of pertinent new artifacts and archives. Any information relating to the lives of the shipbuilding, lumbering or seafaring families of the Parrsboro Shore is of interest to us; diaries, photos, journals, ledgers and household accounts etc. would be welcome additions to our growing collection, whether originals or copies.
The Age of Sail Heritage Center gratefully acknowledges that none of this would have been possible without funding from ACOA, the Municipality of Cumberland County, and the ongoing generosity of our supporters.
We gratefully acknowledge the continued support of CCTH- Community Museum Assistance Program and the various student grant programs available to us.
As a non-profit, community museum our general operating budget relies on fundraising, donations and on-site earned revenue to operate we gratefully appreciate all our supporters.
Thank you !
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