Avon River Heritage Society

Record #: MWH0068

Last Modified: 03 Apr 2017

Last Full Update: 02 Feb 2017

Location

Located In	Avondale
Where To Find Us	Avon River Heritage Society Museum 17 Belmont Rd Newport Landing, NS B0N 2A0
Areas Served	Annapolis Valley Region

Contact

Social Media
Website	www.avonriverheritage.com/
E-Mail	infoavonriver@gmail.com
Phone	902-757-1718 (May - October)
Mailing Address	135 Avondale Rd Avondale, NS B0N 2A0

Description & Services

Information

The Avon River Heritage Society is a non-profit, registered charity and organization dedicated to preserving and promoting New England Planter and Acadian history through local genealogical awareness, shipbuilding history, local ecology and cultural heritage.

The Avon River Heritage Society operates the Avon Heritage Museum, the Planters Sea Chest Gift Shop and Avon Spirit Shipyard in Newport Landing, on the scenic shores of the Avon River on the site where Planter sloops, The Lydia and The Sally, landed in 1760.

We have a number of great events lined up for the upcoming season! Please visit our webpage for all the details!

Events Calendar

Special Information

Tags	Annapolis Valley Connect ; Community Organizations ; Museum ; Recreation Categories ; Visual Arts
Categories - General	Art Galleries/Exhibits ; Arts Festivals ; Cultural Heritage Programs ; Genealogy Programs/Services ; Historic Preservation ; Local History Programs ; Museums ; Special Interest Clubs