Sherbrooke Village

Sherbrooke Village

Today Sherbrooke Village represents a typical Nova Scotia village from 1860 to pre World War I. With approximately 80 buildings and over 25 of those open to the public, Sherbrooke Village is the largest Nova Scotia Museum site. Sherbrooke Village reflects Nova Scotia, as it was during the industrial boom in the late 1800's and early 1900's when the economy was built on shipbuilding, lumbering and gold mining.

In 1655, the French became the first European visitors to Sherbrooke. By 1815, the settlement became known as Sherbrooke, in honour of Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. For many years the community prospered, supported by farming, fishing and the timber trade. The mills built deal, planks, spars, ships' knees and shingles for the British and West Indian markets.

In 1861, the town became an energetic mining camp, when the cry for "GOLD" was heard. Nineteen mining companies arrived to share in the discovery and by 1869 Sherbrooke was booming. This lasted for about 20 years, a time which could be described as Sherbrooke's Golden Age.

Mining started up again in the early part of the 20th century but never reached the same success. Lumbering continued at Sherbrooke as a major industry, until the restoration project began in 1969. The restoration was put in place to convert a part of Sherbrooke to the way it was during the last half of the 1800's.

Contact Information:
Tel: (902) 522-2400
Toll Free Tel: 1-888-SHER-VIL
Fax: (902) 522-2974
Mail: P.O. Box 295
Sherbrooke NS, Canada
B0J 3C0

Hours of Operation:
June 1 - October 15
9:30am - 5:30pm
7days a week

Website:
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/sv