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- Acadian Museum and Archives - Information about the museum, archives and local community
www.ccfne.ns.ca/~museum
- Balmoral Grist Mill - Today Balmoral, which was built about 1874, is one of the few operating mills left in the Nova Scotia. It offers visitors the opportunity to see flour being ground and to examine the Mill's unique Scottish oat-drying kiln.
museum.gov.ns.ca/bgm/index.htm
- Barnum House Museum - Displays of the contents of an early 19th century gentleman's home in the neo-classical style, near Grafton, Ontario.
www.barnumhouse.ca
- Barrington Woolen Mill - In 1968 the mill, with its unique collection of carding machines, spinning jennies, looms,a dye house and wool-scouring equipment, became part of the Nova Scotia Museum.
museum.gov.ns.ca/bwm/index.htm
- Canadian Museum of Civilization - Canada's history, military history, Native peoples, folk culture, archaeology, and ancient civilizations.
www.civilization.ca
- Centre d'histoire de Montréal - Presentation of the history of Montréal. En Francais with some English translation.
www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm/chm.htm
- Chilliwack Museum and Archives - Information on exhibitions, education programs, archive materials and local history. Includes hours of operation and a location map.
chilliwack.museum.bc.ca
- Creston & District Museum & Archives - - is filled with remnants of the past. Outside, find a trapper's cabin, a turn-of-the-century schoolhouse, an historic steam locomotive, and early farm machinery. Indoors, visit an early store and doctor's office, examine the unique Kutenai Canoe, and chat with pioneer ladies and prospectors.
creston.museum.bc.ca
- Cumberland County Museum - Preservation and exhibition of the history of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, with exhibits ranging from the prehistoric period to the present. Located in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
www.creda.net/~ccmuseum/index.htm
- Dawson City Museum and Historical Society - With the largest historical collection in the Yukon Territory, the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society relates the history of the people there.
users.yknet.yk.ca/dcpages/Museum.html
- Firefighters Museum of Nova Scotia - - this museum offers you a chance to see almost every type of fire engine ever used in Nova Scotia, and in many other places as well.
museum.gov.ns.ca/fm/index.htm
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic - Housed in bright red buildings on the Lunenburg waterfront, with floating vessels at wharfside, get your sea legs on the banks schooner Theresa E. Connor.
museum.gov.ns.ca/fma/index.htm
- Fisherman's Life Museum - This museum has been refurnished with the ordinary things of rural living from Nova Scotia fishing communities-a parlour pump organ, hooked mats, grandmother's favourite dishes and a woodstove-based on recollections of the family and community.
museum.gov.ns.ca/flm/index.htm
- Fort Langley National Historic Site - Learn more about the fur trade and the Hudson's Bay Company with costumed interpreters and historic artifacts at an 1839 fort in British Columbia. English or en Francais.
parkscan.harbour.com/fl
- Fort Saskatchwan Museum and Historical Society - The Fort Saskatchewan Museum is located next to the location of the historic first North West Mounted Police post west of Manitoba.
www.incentre.net/ftmuseum
- Fort Steele Heritage Town - Photos, exhibits, announcements, resources, products and events are available for your delight in Fort Steele Heritage Town with over 50 exhibit buildings to visit.
www.fortsteele.bc.ca
- Fultz House Museum - Located in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, in a house dating back to the 1860s, displaying a collection of artifacts, which interpret the cultural past of the Sackville area and the Fultz family. The beautiful grounds and gardens are excellent for photographs and weddings.
www.fultzhouse.ca
- Gabriola Museum - Exhibits the history and culture of the island. Displays include petroglyphs carved by the island's first inhabitants, European settlement, and data on native plants.
www.island.net/~gm_chin
- General Store Le Brun, museum - Historical museum including 3 generals stores going back to 1803, 1827, and 1915 with guided tours, collections and garden.
www.mglebrun.com
- Halifax Fire Museum - The Halifax Fire Department has been protecting the citizens of Halifax, Nova Scotia from fire since 1768.
www.halifaxfiremuseum.org
- Iona Connection - Cape Breton's Network of Heritage Resources - A site dedicated to the providing the visitor with information about Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the museums and heritages sites available to see.
tlc.uccb.ns.ca/cbmuseums
- Macaulay Heritage Park Museum - Displays of the rich history of Prince Edward County with exhibits showing the county's beginnings to the present.
www.pec.on.ca/macaulay
- Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Planetarium, Science Centre - Renowned for its combined human and natural heritage themes. Offers exhibitions, publications, on-site and outreach programs.
www.manitobamuseum.mb.ca
- Musée des Anciens Canadiens, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, Canada - The most prestigious woodcarving museum in North America. Come relive the art history of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. You will discover, along with its history, an impressive collection of original wood carvings.
www.quebecweb.com/ancienscanadiens/introang.html
- Musée Pointe-à-Callière - A result of major archaeological discoveries on the site in the 1980s. The Museum is actually an integral part of the site. Rising above more than 1,000 years of human history, it houses and protects remarkable architectural remains, displayed in situ with respect for their integrity, along with hundreds of artifacts.
musee-pointe-a-calliere.qc.ca/indexan.html
- Museum at Campbell River - Exhibits representing the culture and history of North Vancouver Island and an Archives Research Center.
www.crmuseum.ca
- Museum of Civilization in Quebec - The museum presents and interprets the human experience via cultural and historical perspectives. Most exhibits are presented in both French and English.
www.mcq.org/english/index.html
- Museum of Northern British Columbia - The Museum of Northern British Columbia, located in Prince Rupert, BC Canada, has displays of Northwest Coast human and natural history from the end of the last ice age to the 20th century.
www.museumofnorthernbc.com/maphomeintro.html
- NWT Mining Centre - Dedicated to perserving the mining heritage of the Northwest Territories, Canada
pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/nwtminingcentre
- Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives - Offers research material on our artifact collections and archival holding.
www.pcma.ca
- Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - Dedicated to preserving the heritage and culture of the Inuit, Inuvialuit, Dene, Metis, and non aboriginal peoples of the NWT.
pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca
- Saskatchewan Western Development Museum - Museum of social and economic history for the territory of Saskatchewan.
www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/arts/wdm/index.html
- Stewart Museum - Collects, conserves, exhibits and studies artifacts showing the presence and influence of European civilization on the history of New France and North America. Located in Quebec.
www.stewart-museum.org
- Sutherland Steam Mill - The mill's importance to and influence on the community is still evident in the fancy gingerbread trim on many local houses. Recently restored, the Mill's steam boilers and machinery are operated several times during the season.
museum.gov.ns.ca/ssm/index.htm
- The Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame - To recognize, document, preserve, and publicize the names and deeds of those persons, both alive and deceased, whom have made contributions to the advancement of the Canadian Petroleum Industry
www.canadianpetroleumhalloffame.ca
- The Dory Shop - Visitors to the Nova Scoatian Dory Shop museum can see from start to finish how dories were built.
museum.gov.ns.ca/dory/index.htm
- The Elphinstone Pioneer Museum - Enjoy stories from the pioneers of the Sunshine Coast illustrated with intriguing artifacts and historical photographs.Located in Gibsons, British Columbia.
www.gibsonslibrary.bc.ca/museum
- The Royal British Columbia Museum - Presents the natural and human history of British Columbia through three different galleries, Natural History, First Peoples, and Modern History.
rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca
- The Virtual Museum of Canada - The Virtual Museum of Canada celebrates the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries.
www.virtualmuseum.ca
- Transcona Historical Museum - Information about the Transcona, Manitoba area, guide to the collections, programs overview, bulletin board, membership information, and hours of operation.
www.transconamuseum.mb.ca
- Village Historique Acadien - An authentic North American historical site that refelcts life of Acadiens from 1770 to 1939.
www.villagehistoriqueacadien.com
- McCord Museum - A rich and diversified collection dating primarily from the 19th century to today, the collection bears witness to the precious historical heritage of Montreal and Quebec. In English and en Francais.
www.mccord-museum.qc.ca
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