| On a dull drizzly morning I got a good
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| | a cost of $38,000 and was lit with
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| start to my day with a filling breakfast
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| | kerosene. The job of a lighthouse keeper
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| and an interesting interview with the
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| | was very strenuous since a heavy tank of
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| innkeepers of the MacKinnon-Cann in,
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| | kerosene had to be carried up the narrow
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| followed by a tour of the four historic
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| | winding stairs of the lighthouse every
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| heritage properties that they own. In
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| | night. The original Cape Forchu
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| addition to last night's walking tour of
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| | Lighthouse dating back to 1838 was
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| Yarmouth, I had now got a good idea of
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| | replaced in 1962 at which time the lens
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| Yarmouth's Victorian architecture. Now it
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| | was replaced and donated to the Yarmouth
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| was time to delve deeper into history, so
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| | County Historical Society. A Victorian
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| I embarked on my visit of the Yarmouth
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| | room features a variety of historical
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| County Museum and Archives. Nadine Gates,
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| | customs and dresses as they would be worn
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| the curator, welcomed me and gave me a
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| | by people about 120 years ago. Types of
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| personal tour throughout the facilities.
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| | dress of first class, second and third
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| As an overview she explained that the
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| | class passengers were on display and
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| Yarmouth County Museum is a good
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| | speak to a time of great social divisions
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| representation of Yarmouth's past. The
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| | and class distinctions. A temporary
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| town's seafaring history is a major focus
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| | exhibit features the silhouettes of
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| of the museum which features the third
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| | Victorian fashions. On the lower level of
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| largest collection of ship portraits in
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| | the museum various rooms display an early
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| Canada. More than 120 different ship
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| | 1900s kitchen, a bedroom, and a nursery /
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| portraits illustrate Yarmouth's historic
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| | toy room. These rooms provide good
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| importance in shipbuilding and
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| | insight into late Victorian home life.
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| navigation. The Yarmouth County
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| | The next room features industrial
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| Historical Society was founded in 1967,
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| | exhibits and machinery: a transmitter
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| and the museum opened in 1969 in a former
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| | from a radio station, a coffee grinder
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| church building. Beautiful wooden beams
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| | and a printing press illustrate the
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| across a high vaulted ceiling demonstrate
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| | evolution of mechanical equipment. A
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| the former ecclesiastical use of this
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| | brass steam whistle from the Cosmos
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| building. The museum has been expanded
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| | Cotton Mills is an example of industrial
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| twice in 1999 and 2004. The new wing we
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| | equipment that was used to call employees
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| were standing in is called the Education
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| | to work. A room with various Nova Scotian
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| Wing and hosts a variety of Historical
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| | wildlife scenes is followed by a forge.
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| Society meetings, talks and lectures,
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| | The blacksmith used to be one of the most
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| music recitals and other events and is
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| | important people in the village and his
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| open to the public. At the present time
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| | work environment is featured along with
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| it is hosting a stained glass exhibit
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| | other implements such as a yoke (the
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| that features local artists. From the
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| | contraption fitted around a draught
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| Education Wing we entered the main
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| | animal's necks where the plough would be
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| section of the museum which is an
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| | attached). An early Acadian loom is
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| impressive space with a very high
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| | testimony to the craftsmanship that
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| ceiling. The main exhibit area (the
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| | existed here a few hundred years ago. A
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| former church) still exudes a solemn
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| | tool room features a foot-powered jig
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| atmosphere. Nadine took me to an area
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| | saw. Today we can hardly imagine an
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| called "Families at Sea". Throughout
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| | existence without electricity. Our
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| seafaring history, particularly at the
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| | ancestors were well-versed in the
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| beginning of the previous century, entire
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| | application of human or animal power to
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| families would be living on tall ships,
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| | propel various types of equipment.
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| and souvenirs from their trips all over
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| | Several glass cases display antique glass
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| the world were displayed here along with
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| | and china collections while Mi'kmaq
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| photos and letters of the various family
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| | artifacts and arrowheads provide insight
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| members whose permanent residence was a
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| | into native history and craftsmanship.
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| wooden vessel on the ocean. A certain
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| | Back upstairs we had a look at the
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| Catherine Ladd, for example, spent the
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| | antique musical instrument collection of
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| first twelve years of her life living on
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| | the Yarmouth County Museum. Nadine
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| a ship, and her artifacts are available
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| | demonstrated the Olympia Music Box, a
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| for viewing. Nadine also gave me a
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| | device from 1898 that uses zinc disks for
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| general explanation of Yarmouth's
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| | each song. A barrel with teeth plucks the
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| history. The town was founded in the
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| | various notes, propelled by a
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| 1700s as an Acadian settlement whose
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| | spring-loaded mechanism. The musical
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| residents were deported in the mid 1800s
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| | instruments section was a real highlight
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| as part of the Grand Expulsion. Some
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| | of the museum and Nadine mentioned that
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| Acadian settlers tried to escape
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| | usually they demonstrate three of the
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| deportation and hid in the forest with
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| | instruments to visitors. A Concert Roller
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| the Mi'kmaq native tribe. United Empire
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| | Organ from 1902 is an example of some of
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| Loyalists were then assigned the land,
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| | the mechanical instruments that were used
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| and their economy focused on
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| | long ago. This device, patented in 1887,
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| ship-building. This was the Golden Age of
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| | is operated by cranking the external
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| Sail, the Age of the Tall Ships. Today's
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| | handle. The internal bellows, tuned
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| economy is based on fishing, and in
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| | reeds, valves and a roller produce
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| particular lobster fishing.
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| | organ-like tones. The Square Grand Piano
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| Interestingly, Nadine pointed out that
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| | dates back to 1874 and a Player Organ
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| years ago lobsters were only eaten by
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| | from 1890 is also on display. My
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| poor people and often they were used as
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| | favourite instrument was the Pianola
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| cheap fertilizer in local gardens. How
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| | Player Piano, manufactured in 1902: the
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| tastes change.... One area of the museum
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| | rectangular box is pedal-operated, and a
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| also features nameplates of ships. The
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| | set of tiny hammers at the back strikes
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| most prominent and well-known one is the
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| | the keys of a Guild "Square Grand" piano
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| nameplate of the "Samson". This ship was
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| | made in Boston in 1874. The Player Piano
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| the closest ship to the sinking Titanic
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| | could simply be pushed up to any piano,
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| during the cold April days of 1912, and
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| | and even a person who had never played
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| she heard the mayday calls of the sinking
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| | the piano before could make beautiful
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| ocean liner. But because the Samson had
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| | music. All they had to do was to push the
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| been illegally fishing in the waters off
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| | foot pedals up and down. Nadine played
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| Eastern Canada, the crew chose not to
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| | the 1920s tune "The Entertainer", the
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| answer the distress call and left the
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| | music itself is recorded on perforated
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| area. We will never know how many more
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| | paper rolls which actually looked rather
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| people could have been saved if the
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| | fragile to me. The foot pedals operate a
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| Samson had responded to this distress
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| | bellows system that operates the little
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| call. She was later renamed the "New York
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| | hammers that play the tune on the piano
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| City", a name that is still visible on
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| | behind it. What an ingenious
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| the other side of the nameplate. The
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| | invention.... A small display area is
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| Yarmouth County Museum is located right
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| | dedicated to the Yarmouth militia,
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| in the heart of Yarmouth's Collins Street
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| | attesting to Yarmouth's history as a
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| Heritage District. In addition to being a
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| | military training ground during World War
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| heritage property itself, the museum is
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| | II. All throughout this wing of the
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| surrounded by dozens of large homes owned
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| | museum numerous ships portraits depict
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| formerly by wealthy sea captains and
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| | impressive tall ships of years gone by.
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| merchants. The Pelton-Fuller House next
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| | The ship owners would commission these
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| door was built as a summer home between
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| | paintings because once these ships were
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| 1890 and 1895 as a mansion for Alfred
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| | built and commissioned, they hardly ever
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| Fuller, a wealthy merchant, and was
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| | came back to town, and in many cases the
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| donated by one of his descendants in 1995
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| | owners would never see the ships again.
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| together with all its contents. Today it
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| | We ended our tour in the new section
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| is part of the museum complex and an
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| | where there is a collection of stage
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| example of Victorian living. The Yarmouth
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| | coaches, bicycles and other vehicles. One
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| County Museum has another off-site
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| | of the highlights in this area is the
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| satellite location: the Killam Brothers
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| | 1921 electric car of a certain Minnie L.
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| Shipping Office is Canada's oldest
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| | Lovitt, who was the first female driver
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| shipping office. In 1788 John Killam
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| | in Yarmouth. She must have turned a lot
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| built his first schooner and started a
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| | of heads at the time. My guided tour had
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| family business that would span 203 years
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| | come to an end and I thanked Nadine for
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| and five generations of the Killam
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| | sharing her knowledge with me and got
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| family. The property was also donated to
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| | ready for my trip along the famous
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| the Yarmouth County Historical Society,
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| | Lighthouse Trail where I would experience
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| and the 19th century setting gives
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| | a significant incident that helped me
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| visitors an idea of a commercial office
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| | gain important insight into the local
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| of the 1900s. One of the highlights of
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| | mentality.
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| the Yarmouth County Museum is the lens of
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