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Admiral Digby Library & Historical Society

The Western Counties Regional Library and the Admiral Digby Library and Historical Society (manager of the Admiral Digby Museum) have had a unique partnership over the last forty years.

Historical Data

  • 1966 - Creation of the Digby Library Association

  • 1966 - 69 - Development and finding a permanent home for the Admiral Digby Library; the purchase of the Woodrow House on Montague Row

  • 1970 - Admiral Digby Library was formally opened to the public.

    As part of a move to regionalization, the Admiral Digby Library became part of the Western Counties Regional Library as its Digby branch.

    The Digby Courier reported that from a "mere handful of people " and with an "inauspicious beginning, a spark was ignited setting a chain reaction from which have come libraries from Digby to the South Shore, and as a final outgrowth, the Admiral Digby Museum."

  • 1972 - The name was changed to the Admiral Digby Library and Historical Society and the "Woodrow House" became the Admiral Digby Museum.

  • 1977 - The Digby Library Association transferred ownership of the museum to the Admiral Digby Library and Historical Society.

  • 1980 - The Digby Library branch moved to new quarters in the recently built Town Hall.

  • 1981 - The Admiral Digby Museum received official accreditation as a Community Museum.

  • 1981 - Present - A gradual expansion with added artifacts, archival materials, and historical and cultural events. Expansion of the building (1966) to its present size.

The unique partnership is evident in:

  • Having a representative from the Admiral Digby Library and Historical Society on the Board of Directors of the Western Counties Regional Library.

Address:

Admiral Digby Library & Historical Society
P.O. Box 1644 (95 Montague Row)
Digby, NS B0V 1A0
E-Mail: admuseum@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: http://www.admuseum.ns.ca/

Museum Hours of Operation:

Closed for lunch 12:00 - 1:00 daily

Mid June to August 31:
Tuesday to Saturday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

September
Tuesday to Friday
9 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Saturday, Sunday, Monday

October to Mid June
(Back door only)
Wednesday and Friday
9:00 am to 4:30 pm


 
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