Chester Municipal Heritage Society
133 Central Street
Box 628, Chester, NS B0J 1J0
Current Activities
Annual House & Harbour Tour - August 23rd
Lordly House Estate Restoration Project Kicks off
On Line auction - high bidder of the day will be posted on this site beginning Sept. 8th
The Society was formed in 1981 and operates with a board of directors and members at large. Since inception the CMHS has acquired the Chester Train Station, rebuilt the Lightfoote tower, and gained control through purchase or lease of a complete village block.
Come and enjoy Lordly Park at the corner of Central and Union Streets in the village. Have a picnic, enjoy the wet land area, toss washers, play a game of horse shoes, it is only limited by your imagination.
We are now engaged in the securing funding for a stragetic and business plan for the society.
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.
Lordly House Museum
Board of Directors
Genealogy/ Research Materials
Phone:
902-275-3842
or
902-275-3826