This portrait of our village was made by award-winning Bear River filmmaker, Tim Wilson.We are located six kilometers inland on a tidal river of the Bay of Fundy . The tide rises and falls approximately 25 feet twice a day due to the dramatic Fundy tides, the highest on earth.
Our three museums and the AHS Genealogy Centre are open for the season. This is a great time of year to explore the history of the Annapolis Royal area, take part in a workshop at North Hills Museum or simply enjoy all that our community has to offer.If you're visiting us on-line, you can check our page for regular heritage updates, insights and photos. If you need to phone us, just dial (902) 532-7754.Youre always welcome in Annapolis Royal, selected in 2012 as one of the top old house communities in North America byThis Old Housemagazine. The town has also been named the CBC Maritimes Cultureville for 2012 in recognition of Annapolis Royal's rich history and a vibrant arts community.More details under Events and Exhibits .Click here to subscribe to our events listing.Ongoing this season at the O'Dell :'Annapolis Goes to Sea' featuring artifacts and stories of our seafaring past.The Eugene 'Budd' Hamm Wood Carving Collection,This statue of French expedition leader Sieur de Mons stands on the Fort Anne grounds in Annapolis Royal, overlooking the basin and lands he claimed for France in 1604. 2010–2014 Annapolis Heritage Society, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canad
Admiral of the Royal Navy Fleet, Honourable Robert Digby, was born on December 20, 1732, the third son of Hon Edward Digby and his wife Charlotte Fox. He was of the noble house of Digby, an Irish peerage dating form 1620, which became a peerage of the United Kingdom in 1765. ...Of the six boys in the family, Edward and Henry became 6th and 7th Lords Digby respectively, (Edward sudden death in 1757 left Henry the title and estates), William, whose last church appointment was Dean of Durham, Stephen who went into the army before pursuing a career at the court of George III and the youngest boy, Charles, who became a Somerset parson. For a short time after his brother Edward's death in 1757 Robert took over his seat as MP for Wells.
Our museum is located in the former Macdonald Consolidated School building, which was:The first consolidated school building in CanadaFounded by Sir William C. Macdonald, educational philanthropistSchool operated from 1903 to 1979.
Summer season: June 15 to Aug 31. Off season: April 1 to June 14 and Sept. 1 to Dec. 16 (closed weekends, with morning hours starting at 10:30am)
Église Sainte-Marie, is located in Church Point next to the Université Sainte-Anne campus. Sainte-Marie parish, the first parish to be established in the St. Mary's Bay area of Southwest Nova Scotia, is a catholic community of the Archdiocese of Yarmouth/
Come calling at 'Acacia Grove', an elegant Georgian house in the picturesque Annapolis Valley. Here, horticulturalist Charles Prescott cultivated Nova Scotia's apple industry from 1811 to 1859. Discover how his great grand daughter, Mary Allison Prescott, rescued the derelict building in the 1930s to recreate a gracious home. See family portraits, antique furnishings and Miss Prescott's collections of hand-stitched samplers and tribal Oriental carpets. Delight in the garden and lush countryside surrounding this special place.