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JANUARY - APRIL
O'DELL HOUSE MUSEUM
Have you ever walked by a building and said "I wonder what they have in there?" Our new exhibit will answer that question for one local Annapolis Royal property!
Preserving a Legacy: Artifacts from the Runciman Family
is your first opportunity to see parts of a fabulous collection acquired by AHS. Displayed in two galleries on the museum's second floor, the exhibit showcases artifacts and archival images which chronicle over 175 years of one family's life in Annapolis Royal.
Right: Runciman house exterior...
The Runciman House, built for Reverend John Milledge in 1817 and owned by the Heritage Canada Foundation since the 1970s, was recently sold to private owners. Often described as the "prettiest house in Nova Scotia", it is one of the last residences in Annapolis Royal to maintain a long term connection to one of its original families. Prior to the sale, the Heritage Canada Foundation generously donated the collections held at Runciman House to the Annapolis Heritage Society.
Right: Bureau drawer inventory on the front lawn
This exhibit will run at the O'Dell House museum until April 2010.
Annapolis goes to Sea
is our perennially popular exhibit that looks at our community's long- term relationship with the sea and the ships that sail on it. Inhabitants of our region have long relied on vessels to carry them safely across the water, from early Mi'kmaw canoes to Champlain's 1605 pinnace to the glorious barques of Nova Scotia's "Golden Age of Sail". This exhibit uses the stories of local families to develop a sense of how strong this relationship with the sea really is. Annapolis goes to Sea runs until the end of August.
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