http://chester-municipal-heritage-society.ca/
To become a member :
chesterbound.com/2013 Membership Form --Jan 29.pdf
CMHS owns Lordly Estate Museum, and Chester Train Station. The Estate encompasses a local park which includes a winter skating rink, walking trails, gazebo, and jungle gym ; Maple Cottage, which houses a C@P site , First Municipal Office display, and historical archives ; and Lordly House Museum, a house which takes it's visitors back to 1806 to the time of Charles Inglis Lordly and family. Chester Train Station has Visitor Information Centre, Hawboldt Gas Engines display, Oak Island display.Laybrinth ,Chester Artist art sales,bike rentals.
In the museum you will find displays on the American Connection, Turncoat Victory, and Blandford Whaling Station.
In Maple Cottage the C@P site offers free internet access, printing, photocopying and scanning. We have digital cameras and video cameras for rent. It houses displays on the First Municipal Office, Foresters, and Ideal Maternity Home.
We have data on the Ideal Maternity Home, Oak Island, Genealogy of local families, Folklore, Lunenburg County History, Foresters, and much more!
The Chester Train Station also known as the Chester Visitor Information Centre. It houses visitor information on local businesses, recreation and accommodations, as well as the Train Station Gallery (display by locals artists, and the Oak Island Treasure display.
The CHMS also took part in the Restoration of the Lightfoote Tower, located on the property of the historical Zoe Valle Library. The Library is neighbour to the Lordly Estate on Central Street, and contains a multitude of books available to the public.
Please feel free to come by and request a tour or information.
25$ for Genealogical Research, including Family Trees.
Our Mission:
"To create opportunities for residents and visitors to the area to discover and experience the diverse cultural, political and natural history of the Municipality of the District of Chester"
Our Goals:
-Achieve the protection and preservation of Lordly Park’s environmental resource and beauty for use by community members of all ages.
-Restore Lordly House, an exceptional heritage treasure to museum standards
-Develop Lordly House for important community and educational use, including year round operation as a museum complex, public archive, genealogical research centre, historical exhibition space, and youth and community education centre.
We are a registered charity listed with the Registry of Joint Stocks, governed bu a volunteer board of directors and funded through fund raising, donations, and memberships. Properties include: Lordly House Museum, Maple Cottage, Lordly Park, and the Chester Train Station. Please stop by and visit us at any of these locations.
There are a few products available from the historical sites owned by the CMHS:
The Train Station Gallery has paintings and art done by local artists available for sale.
The Lordly House Museum has large and small historical maps of the Chester Area, photographs and cards taken by local artists such as Edward Rutherford and Jim Barkhouse, Handmade Local Quilts, and Lordly House Pins. As well as providing cheap printing and copying services to the community.
