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The story of Dartmouths history started with
information about the Mikmaq and displays you
can see on the back wall telling about their
clothes, hunting and how they lived. The clock is
from the old Post Office.
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The Mikmaq shirt was made of animal skin and
decorated. Dartmouth side of the harbour had
lots of trees and beaches for getting shellfish.
On the right is the Alderney ship that brought
settlers from England to Dartmouth in 1750.
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Windmill Road is named for the old windmill that
used to be there.
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We saw a model of the old grain mill that had a
waterwheel. The model really worked and you
could see inside the mill.
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When the waterwheel turned it moved a stone
around to grind the grain.
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The Shubenacadie Canal was built between 1826 to
1831 and from 1854 to 1861 when it opened. But
it never did much business as trains were running
then and it closed in 1870.
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The display about the ferry was really
interesting and we got to try steering the wheel
and moving the lever for the speed.
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This is inside the wheelhouse for steering the
ferry which started crossing the harbour between
Halifax and Dartmouth in 1852
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These old pictures showed the ferry Scotian and
a relative of a student in our class is in the
picture in the middle on the right.
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We learned how they cut blocks of ice from the
lakes and stored them on sawdust to keep them
from melting so they could put the ice in ice
boxes in homes to keep food cold. The Starr
skate factory was famous for making skates. They
invented a skate like the ones we wear now with a
blade attached to the boot.
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The Starr company made hockey skates in 1866
that cost 75 cents a pair. Their old building
has been torn down now.
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Baking , building ships, and fishing were all
important jobs in Dartmouths history.
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The Halifax explosion on December 6, 1917 caused
a lot of damage in Dartmouth too.
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We saw a painting that showed the massive
explosion when the Mont Blanc ammunition ship
blew up after it had collided with the Imo supply
ship.
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The museum had artifacts from life in the past
tools, typewriters, dishes
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We saw pens and ink wells and slates they used in
school.
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There were pictures of teachers in their long
dresses.
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Students had clothes that were different too.
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We saw a big photo of Dartmouth in the early
1900s.
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We had learned a lot about our Dartmouth
community in the past thanks to the volunteers
who guided our groups. A few days later the
museum closed to move to another location.
Evergreen House, 26 Newcastle Street, Dartmouth
NS B2Y 3M5