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Kings Historical Society Newsletter Summer 2018 The Court Reporter Summer 2018 Kings County Museum The Kings County Museum is OPEN Welcome Fall Hours: Kings Historical Society September-December 14th Board of Directors Monday—Friday President - Kelly Bourassa Vice President– Vacant 9AM-4PM Secretary - Jean Gibson Collins Treasurer—Dave Ritcey Pictured above: Harold Redden Curator - Bria Stokesbury Office Manager- Kate MacInnes Adams Legacies live at the Kings County Museum… Read more on pg. 9 Dust off your dancing shoes, the Soldiers Social is just a Jitterbug away! Travel back to the 1940’s and spend some time remembering our WWII Veterans with a night of music, theatre, dance, and food at the Cornwallis Inn Ballroom on Friday October 26, 2018 8:30PM-11:00PM. Tickets: $25.00 Members $30.00 Regular To purchase Members: Call us at 902-678-6237 Non Members: Call or buy online at: http://kingscountymuseum.ca/product /soldiers-social-tickets/ 1 Summer 2018 Visit us on October 22nd at 7:00 pm at the Kings County Museum for a showing of the film Modified a Food Lover’s Journey into GMOs in our historic courtroom. This film chronicles the story of two women who go on a journey to understand why GMOs are not labeled on food products in Canada and the United States of America. Driven by their love of food, the pair uncover many of the political and personal aspects of agriculture and corporate control over food. We acknowledge the funding support of the province of Nova Scotia. Entrance by donation. Kings County Museum Wins David White Visions of Kentville Award Twice a year the Kentville Business Community holds decorating competitions within the town of Kentville. These decorating competitions are held in honour of David White, the former owner of David’s Eyewear in Kentville and a long time friend to many in the town, who passed away in November of 2017. The trophy is awarded in recognition of the top displays created for Christmas and the Festival of Flowers in the spring. This year the Kings County Museum is honoured to be the recipient of the award made during the festival of flowers. Our garden is part of our upcoming exhibit Our Heritage Hearth which examines the traditions and practices of gardening and work- ing in Kings County . We at the Kings County Museum would like to thank the Kentville Business Community and our wonderful volunteer Kathrin Grace and our office manager Kate MacInnes Adams. Both Kathrin Grace and Kate have lent their exceptionally green thumbs to the museum this summer and our grounds have never looked better. 2 This Fall at the Kings County Museum Court room It promises to be a magical night of music in the historic courtroom at the Kings Courthouse Museum when Clary Croft brings his beautiful tenor voice, impeccable musicianship and deep knowledge of folklore to share. Clary is cited in The Encyclopaedia of Music in Canada for his contribution to Maritime folklore and his ongoing research into the traditional music of the Maritime provinces. For twelve years he performed and researched regional folk songs and folklore at Nova Scotia’s Sherbrooke Village restoration site. To purchase tickets: Call us at: 902-678-6237 Buy online: www.kingscounty museum.ca/product- category/concerts/ Or visit us in person at the museum. The Northwest Passage in Story and Song is a musical and spoken-word performance of original songs inspired by the sights and sounds of the Canadian Arctic, its history and its contemporary realities. Combining photography, storytelling, and live original songs, this workshop conveys the emotional and spiritual impact of Arctic travel, from the point of view of a Zodiac driver and musician who has made multiple trips to the Canadian Arctic, Labrador and Greenland. The performance will feature Inuit throat-singing duo Siqiniup Qilautu (Sunsdrum). 3 Coming Soon to the Kings County Museum Closing End of August 4 Basketry Workshop On June 21 the Kings Historical Society and the Kentville Business Community hosted a Mi'kmaq basketry workshop in the Courtroom of the Kings County Museum. Fifteen participants were led by Frank Meuse; a skilled Mi’kmaw basket maker from Bear River First Nation. The workshop began with a smudging ceremony and sharing circle, after which participants began working on their baskets. The event was particularly meaningful as it was held on the weekend before National Indigenous Peoples Day; which celebrates the rich culture, history, and traditions of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. The workshop was very successful and participants had a fun and educational time immersing themselves in the Mi’kmaq cultural tradition of basket weaving. Kings County Museum Summer Students Go on Tour In June the museum summer students went on a Familiarization Tour to a number of museums and historical spots in Kings County. A Familiarization Tour (FAM Tour) aims to education summer stu- dents about other museums so that they can better direct guests to other historical sites that they might find helpful or enjoyable. This summer our students visited Prescott House, Randall House, and Grand Pre National Historic Site. The students had a wonderful time on their adventure and we would like to thank all the museums that hosted them on their tour. Pictured above: Cassidy Lewis takes in the Planters Pictured above: Matthew Kneen-Teed points out that Prescott Monument at Horton Landing. house has a sword in their collection very similar to ours. Call for Kings Historical Society Memorabilia The Kings Historical Society is turning 40 years old! On Tuesday September 24th at 7:30 pm we will be celebrating our anniversary with the ever popular show and tell event and a “walk down memory lane through photographs. If you have a story or newspaper clipping to share please bring it to the meeting for all to enjoy. 5 In The Genealogical Vaults; This Summer in the Community and Family History Department. Over the summer the genealogy department has been full of interesting research and developments. Over the summer over 2 more years of local obituaries have been filed, 3 years of local history catalogued, and nearly half of our community history binders have been sorted through for errors; not to mention all of the families researched. But perhaps the most interesting of all has been the investigation into the Spanish influenza. For those of you who don’t know, Spanish influenza was a flu pandemic (In the H1N1 family) that spread across the world like wild fire during the tail end of the First World War. It was among the most fatal pandemics that mankind has Summer student Matthew Keen-Teed. faced killing an estimated 100 million people worldwide. No one really knows how the virus broke out, but most historians can agree that it originated somewhere in Europe during the later years of the war. No nation was immune to the influenza; sometimes entire camps were affected at a time. However, no nation wanted others to know that the virus was spreading around their camps, as they were worried it would affect enrolment, so they kept it out of the public eye. At the time Spain was a neutral country and because of this they were allowed to publish information on the flu in the news; this is the reason why many people believe it was nick named the Spanish-flu. After the war it spread world wide; there are even some reports of it in rural villages in northern Quebec and Labrador and of entire villages being wiped out. Fortunately for Nova Scotia several of the provinces political figures were doctors and had seen how this virus was affecting other provinces and countries. In an attempt to stop the spread of the sickness, there was an attempt made to try and prevent returning soldiers from entering back into the province (as they were the most likely to carry it). Schools, churches, delayed war celebrations and any other public events that evolved large group of people meeting together were closed or cancelled. Because of Nova Scotia’s quick action, the province had between 2/3 and 1/2 of the reported deaths then most other provinces or even the United States. Other then the Spanish Influenza project there has been lots of work being done in our community history binders, this year’s summer student, Matthew Keen-Teed, has been in charge of going through all of the binders and ensuring that the contents are all relevant and filed in the appropriate community. KHS Welcomes Judy Norton as Chair of Community and Family We at the Kings County Museum are thrilled to welcome Judy Norton as the new Chair of the Community and Family History Department! Judy is a long time genealogical researcher and no stranger to the Kings County Museum as she has been a member for quite a number of years. Judy is dipping her toes into water and getting ready to dive into Community and Family History meetings. Why not join us at out next Community and Family History committee meeting on Wednesday September 12 at 1:30 pm at the museum and meet Judy in person. We are looking for an old fashioned wooden wheel barrow and clay pots for our heritage garden. If you have one of these to donate or lend, please call or visit us at the museum (902)-678-6237. Thank you! 6 Kings Historical Society Annual Potluck leaves guests wishing they could Rewind and start the party over again On June 26, 2018 the Kings Historical Society held it’s annual potluck picnic. Guests flocked to the Northville Farm Heritage Centre for an evening of food, music, auctions, and other festivities.
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