Bear River Historical Society & Museum

Bear River Historical Society & Museum The Bear River Historical Society is the Bear River Heritage Museum in the Oakdene Community Centre. 1913 Clementvale Rd in Bear River.

Our aim is to maintain our artifact based museum and the history it contains The Museum features displays of the shipbuilding industry; Bear River being one of the great shipbuilding towns of the province, as well as agricultural, social, community, education, household and native M’ikmaq displays. A small admission fee is charged.

The Union Jack hangs in our museum carrying the weight of our history.
09/01/2026

The Union Jack hangs in our museum carrying the weight of our history.

Mr BaseballBruce Read broke into provincial baseball as the shortstop of our Bear River team. The glove and ball and rad...
08/31/2026

Mr Baseball
Bruce Read broke into provincial baseball as the shortstop of our Bear River team.
The glove and ball and radio were donated this year. The ball is from the Championship series of 1952.

Made in Montreal!
08/29/2026

Made in Montreal!

It’s Exhibition weekend!
08/29/2026

It’s Exhibition weekend!

08/28/2026

Moose calls are made of birchbark and roots were used to call moose for hunting

08/28/2026

Fri Oct 16 Sensory Discovery Time: Is Morse Code Dead or a Phoenix
3-4:30pm Digby Library A brief journey through the history and surprising legacy of Morse Code. A presentation about the story of Morse Code and its place in history, with a live demonstration! Discover the code. See it in action. Decide for yourself—is Morse Code really dead? Contact the library by October 15 to register before the program starts.

08/28/2026
08/28/2026

Handle’s Messiah on the old Victrola

Address

1913 Clementsvale Road, PO Box 182
Bear River, NS
B0S1B0

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

1-(902)-467-1211

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