The Colchester Historical Society was organized on 23 February 1954, with Dr. L.A. DeWolfe, a pioneer in the field of education, as the first President.
The Society was formed with five main objectives in mind:
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To gather, compile, and preserve written and printed documents of historical value and interest.
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To gather and record stories until now unwritten, which exist only in the memory of older people.
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To work toward a museum and library which will house objects and documents thus collected.
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To promote the marking of historic sites within the county by suitable plaques, cairns, or otherwise.
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To cooperate with civic officials in civic celebrations of an historical nature.
The Society was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization under the provisions of the Societies Act of Nova Scotia on 30 April 1973.
The dream of a museum became a reality in February 1976 when the Colchester Historical Museum was opened in the former Science Building of the Provincial Normal College at 29 Young Street, Truro. In the following years the document library progressed to its current status as a modern Archives, available for research by society members and the public at large.
Although revisions have been made to the original Society By-Laws, current objectives generally reflect the original objects noted above.
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