Events
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Emancipation Day Celebration – August 2021
Posted July 11, 2021
2021 Museum Opening to Public
On Wednesday June 30, 2021, The Old Courthouse Museum and Visitor Information Centre will be opening to the public seven days a week in keeping with 50% capacity limit as set out in Phase 3 of the Nova Scotia Reopening Safely with COVID-19 plan. Public Hours will be...
2021 AGM
2021 Plans for Museum
Update as of June 30, 2021 On Wednesday June 30, 2021, The Old Courthouse Museum and Visitor Information Centre will be opening to the public seven days a week in keeping with 50% capacity limit as set out in Phase 3 of the Nova Scotia Reopening Safely with COVID-19...
Old Courthouse Museum and Visitor Information Centre Closed for 2020 Season
The Old Courthouse Museum and the Visitor Information Centre are now both closed for the 2020 season. This has been a most unusual summer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to open the Museum Exhibit Area to the public but we were able to operate the...
Museum and Visitor Information Centre Hours 2020
Updated August 22, 2020 Visitor Information Centre Open / Museum Exhibit Area Closed The Visitor Information Centre (VIC) is now open. Museum staff is onsite Monday to Sunday from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM daily. Visitors will enter by the VIC door at the rear of the museum...
Laurier Grant’s “Recollections of a Life in Guysborough” republished with a new chapter
The Guysborough Historical Society has published a New Edition of Laurier C. Grant’s book titled “Recollections of a Life in Guysborough”. This 3rd edition is now available for purchase. This new 3rd edition includes a new chapter, written by Laurier in 1966 and...
Museum Open for Staff
We had hoped that we would be opening to the public on June 1st, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Old Courthouse Museum and Visitor Information Center will be closed to the public at this time. We will continue to evaluate opening, based on the advice and...

