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September 2018
Jazz Café at North Hills Museum featuring Mark Riley
Mark Riley is originally from the Dartmouth area of Nova Scotia, where he started out as a gospel singer in his hometown of Loon Lake. In 1995, Mark was quickly recruited by the ECMA Award winning Nova Scotia Mass Choir, where he performed and toured Atlantic Canada as a Tenor and Soloist. A few highlights with the choir were the Jazz East Jazz Festival, several ECMA (East Coast Music Asssociation) performances, and also the Martin Luther King Tributes at the…
Find out more »Annapolis County Goes to War 1914 – 1918 / North Hills Museum Salt Box Talk
September 25, 2018 Tuesday 10:00am – 12:00pm or 1:30 – 3:30pm Annapolis County Goes to War -- 1914-1918, presented by Dr. Barry Moody This talk will examine the ways in which the people of Annapolis County responded to the call to arms following the outbreak of war between Great Britain and Germany and its allies in 1914. This complex four year period has left an indelible mark on all of Canada, and on this part of Nova Scotia as well.…
Find out more »Nova Scotia Provincial Heritage Conference – Changing Tide
Nova Scotia Provincial Heritage Conference September 26th to 28th Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Set in the historic Town of Annapolis Royal and in collaboration with the Association of Nova Scotia Museums this year’s Provincial Heritage Conference will focus on Heritage Stewardship and Sustainability. Themes will include dynamic discussion of the relevance of heritage in today’s challenging global environment. Topics include community engagement and strategic planning. The conference will conclude with a round table discussion focused on establishing a collective and unified…
Find out more »October 2018
The Silver at North Hills – Sometimes its Reputation gets Tarnished / Salt Box Talk
October 2, 2018 Tuesday 10:00am – 12:00pm, or 1:30 – 3:30pm The Silver at North Hills – Sometimes its Reputation gets Tarnished, presented by Wayne Smith Join us as we investigate the fine Georgian silver collection at North Hills from candle sticks to chafing dishes. Find out how it is made, cared for, and identified with hallmarks. We will also identify the styles of major Canadian silversmiths of the 18th and 19th centuries and their contribution to the craft as well…
Find out more »Nova Scotia Architecture / North Hills Museum Salt Box Talk
October 9, 2018 Tuesday 10:00am – 12:00pm, or 1:30 – 3:30pm Nova Scotia Architecture, presented by Wayne Smith Nova Scotia is a treasure chest of many varieties of architecture beginning in the French Colonial period of the 17th century, to the late 18th century Dutch and Georgian styles of the Loyalists found along the Atlantic Coast. The locally built vernacular to the grandeur of Neo Classical and Victorian designs, not to mention the Revival architecture, provide only a sample of the…
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