Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

The Historical Society holds an Exhibit every summer in the Lodge Room at the Blandford Community Centre. The Society meets once per month in the multi-purpose room at the Blandford Community Centre.
For inmformation on the summer Exhibit, or the monthly meetings, call D'Arcy Enright at (902) 228-2693.

Copies of the brochure "Historic Tour of Blandford & Area" can be obtained from any Nova Scotia tourist centre, or from local stores such as "The Deck". The brochure provides information on the many historic points of interest in the area.

The Historical Society is now selling the book "The Rooster Crows at Dawn, My eighty years in the Nova Scotia Village of Blandford", by the late Lee Zinck. The Reverend M. Allen Gibson reviewed the book and said, "Mr. Zinck's writing reflects the very basics of human experience. This is Blandford's story but there is a sense in which it belongs to all Nova Scotians."
Second Printing - $15.00. Available in Blandford at: The Deck, The Blandford Inn, and in Chester at Cap'n Evans Gift Shop.

How It All Began

Beginning in January 1999, a number of meetings were held which culminated in the formation and incorporation of The Blandford & Area Historical Society. The Society is now a registered charitable organization.

A great deal has happened since the Society came into being, and the membership is encouraged by the degree of support and interest shown in the Society's activites. We meet every month in Blandford, and at the meetings have a presentation on specific topics such as genealogy, the music and folklore of our ancestors and use of the internet for research.

To learn more about the Blandford and Area Historical Society, click on any of the the "About Us" links. For information on the history of Nova Scotia, Genealogy, maps of the area, and other web sites of interest, click on the "Links" button.

Click here  to see photographs of the Historical Society's summer museum display.

About Us

Objectives of the Society
Membership
Committee Activities and Members
A 1934 history of Upper Blandford
A history of Blandford, 1931 to 1961
Beasts of Burden; The days of the oxen in Blandford