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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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