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 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. The Avon River area became one of the great square-rigged wooden shipbuilding centres in Nova Scotia in the 19th Century. Where our museum now sits in Newport Landing was once the location of the Harvie and Mosher shipyards; between them, they built and launched 165 sailing ships during the “Golden Age of Sail”.
Our museum features exhibits on the New England Planters, Acadian settlers, local house histories, family histories, Avon River ecology and is home to the Avon River Arts Society (formerly Hants County Arts Council), the Full Circle Festival and the Honey Harvest Festival. Together with the arts society we host a number of arts related events including Artisans in Action and Hants County's flagship art show, the Great Little Art Show, now in its 20th year.
We also operate the Planters Sea Chest Gift Shop, which features a selection of books covering our Acadian and New England history and the unique ecology of the Avon River area. Modeled after a late 18th century general store, complete with a display case hand carved by a local ship builder, our quaint gift shop features a wide variety of handmade products, all crafted by local Nova Scotian Artists and Artisans.
Hours Of Operation: May, September and October: Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
June, July and August: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
2018 Events
May 4th - 27th, 2018
20th Annual Great Little Art Show
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 5pm
West Hants Flagship Art Show
Saturday June 2nd, 2018
Booked for Wedding - Leggit
Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
Artisans in Action : Wood/Leather/Stone
12pm - 4pm
Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Booked for Wedding - Elford
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
Avondale Loop Community Yard Sale
Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
Annual General Meeting
7pm
Saturday & Sunday, June 23rd & 24th, 2018
Summer Solstice Pop-up Market
Part of the Full Circle Festival
10 am - 4 pm
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 22nd - 24th, 2018
Full Circle Festival
Sunday, July 1st, 2018
Artisans in Action : Metal/Glass/Jewellery
12pm - 4pm
Saturday and Sunday, July 14th & 15th, 2018
Booked for Wedding - Mitchell
Saturday, July 21st, 2018
Booked for Wedding - Brown
Saturday, July 28th, 2018
Wharf Day
Noon until late!
Sunday, August 5th, 2018
Artisans in Action : Fibre/Pottery/Textiles
12pm - 4pm
Friday, August 10th & Saturday August 11th, 2018
Booked for Wedding - MacAulay
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Booked for Wedding - Watters
Sunday, September 2nd, 2018
Artisans in Action : Paint Avondale
12pm - 4pm
Saturday, September 8th, 2018
Honey Harvest Festival
10am - 4pm
Saturday September 22nd, 2018
North Along the Shore Jamboree
1pm - 1am
Bluegrass and Folk music featuring The Basin Brothers, Thomas Stajcer, Zakary Miller, Terra Spencer, Mike T. Kerr, Chasing Blue, Big Turnips Collective and more. Contact wdlake@gmail.com for more info.
Sunday, October 7th, 2018
Artisans in Action : Traditional Nova Scotian Crafts and Techniques (Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Planters)
12pm - 4pm
2019 Events
May 3rd - 26th, 2019
21st Annual Great Little Art Show
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 5pm
West Hants Flagship Art Show
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019
Artisans in Action : Wood/Leather/Stone
12pm - 4pm
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
Annual General Meeting
7pm
Saturday & Sunday, June 21st & 22nd, 2019
Summer Solstice Pop-up Market
Part of the Full Circle Festival
10 am - 4 pm
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 20th - 22nd, 2019
Full Circle Festival
Sunday, July 7th, 2019
Artisans in Action : Metal/Glass/Jewellery
12pm - 4pm
Saturday, July 13th, 2019
Tentatively Booked for Wedding - Sanford
Saturday, July 27th, 2019
Wharf Day
Noon until late!
Sunday, August 4th, 2019
Artisans in Action : Fibre/Pottery/Textiles
12pm - 4pm
Sunday, September 1st, 2019
Artisans in Action : Paint Avondale
12pm - 4pm
Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Honey Harvest Festival
10am - 4pm
Sunday, October 6th, 2019
Artisans in Action : Traditional Nova Scotian Crafts and Techniques (Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Planters)
12pm - 4pm
L’Avon River Heritage Society est une organisation et charité à but non lucratif, consacré à la préservation est promotion des Planteurs de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et l’histoire Acadienne par ouverture généalogique locale, l’histoire de la construction navale, l’écologie locale, et le patrimoine culturel.
L’Avon River Heritage Society intervient l’Avon Heritage Museum et le Chantier Naval de l’Avon Spirit à Newport Landing, sur les rivages pittoresques de la Rivière Avon sur le site ou les sloops de Planteurs, La Lydia et La Sally, ont débarqué en 1760. La région de la Rivière Avon a devient un des grands centres de construction navale en bois carrés gréé en Nouvelle-Écosse au 19e siècle. Où notre musée se trouve maintenant à Newport Landing était autrefois l'emplacement des chantiers navals, Harvie et Mosher; entre eux, ils ont construit et lancé 165 navires au cours du "âge d’or de la voile ».
Notre musée présente des expositions sur les des Planteurs de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, les colons Acadiens, des histoires de maisons locales, les antécédents familiaux, la Rivière Avon écologie et abrite le Conseil des Arts du Hants County. En collaboration avec le conseil des arts, nous accueillons un nombre des événements liées à des arts, y compris les Artisanats en Action et la vedette exposition d’art du Hants County, le Grand Petit Exposition d’Art, maintenant dans sa 18e année.
Nous intervenons aussi le Planters Sea Chest Boutique de cadeaux, qui propose une sélection de livres couvrant notre histoire Acadienne et l’histoire du Nouvelle-Angleterre et de l'écologie unique de la région de la Rivière Avon. Modelé après un magasin générale de la 18th siècle tard, complète avec une vitrine sculpté à la main par un constructeur de navires local, notre boutique de cadeaux pittoresque propose d'une grande variété de produits faits à la main, tous fabriqués par les artistes et artisanats locale de la Nouvelle-Écosse.
Heures d’ouverture :
Mai, Septembre et Octobre : Samedi et Dimanche, 10 :00 am à 5 :00 pm
Juin, Juillet, Août : Mercredi à Dimanche, 10 :00 am à 5 :00 pm