Perkins House Museum

08/28/2026

🌷• SNEAK PEEK OF OUR FUNDRAISER BULBS • 🌷
We're selling multiple varieties of spring bulbs as a fundraiser for the Queens Museum Complex on September 19 & 20, from 10:30 am - 2 pm! Our family of museums are transitioning to a community-based model, and therefore requires support from community members to fund the museums. Sharing this post is greatly appreciated!

👀 • Keep your eyes out in the coming weeks for MORE sneak peeks!

🦌 • All flowers (minus tulips) are deer-resistant!

08/26/2026

🌷A lovely initiative that helps fund the Perkins House Museum as a member of the Queens Museum Complex!

🌷• QUEENS COUNTY MUSEUM FUNDRAISER • 🌷
We're selling multiple varieties of spring bulbs as a fundraiser for the Queens Museum Complex on September 19 & 20, from 10:30 am - 2 pm! Our family of museums are transitioning to a community-based model, and therefore requires support from community members to fund the museums. Sharing this post is greatly appreciated!

👀 • Keep your eyes out in the coming weeks for sneak peeks, as well as prices!

🦌 • All flowers (minus tulips) are deer-resistant!

08/26/2026

08/21/2026

🏡• It's a great day to visit Perkins House! •🏡
Looking for something to do this sunny afternoon? The Perkins House Museum is open for your enjoyment and offers free guided tours!

(Disclaimer: Fire was added to fireplaces & candles using Photoshop).

08/18/2026

📷Have you ever wondered what the Perkins family looked like?📷

Well, wonder no longer! Attached to this post are the known paintings, sketches, and photographs depicting various members of the Perkins family. Shown below are a sketch of Simeon Perkins, a depiction of his wife, Elizabeth Perkins, a painting of his son, John Perkins, and a photograph of his daughter, Elizabeth "Betsey" Perkins.

Unfortunately, we have not come across depictions of his children Roger, Abigail, Lucy, Eunice, Mary, Simeon Leonard, and Charlotte or his step-daughter Ruth. If you have a photo, painting, or sketch of any of these people, we'd love to see it!

(Thank you to Slater Memorial Museum for providing a photo of the painting of John Perkins!)

08/05/2026

‼️CLOSED‼️

💼WE ARE HIRING!💼

We're searching for a Heritage Interpreter for the Perkins House Museum from August 15th to October 15th, 2026. We are accepting applications from those who are seeking to work full OR part-time.

Please submit your resume to [email protected] or in person at 109 Main St., Liverpool, N.S.

07/29/2026

📖 • On This Day in Perkins Diary

On Tuesday, July 29th, 1778, Simeon Perkins writes in his diary the following…

"Compleat [sic] Cap. Poulton's Protest, and also Mr. Pierpoint's Protest against Cap. Rowe. Mr. Tod, Cap. Lowe [sic], and Cap. Poulton go off for their Vessel. ... I charged Mr. Tod 10/, Mr. Poulton 5/, and Mr. Pierpoint nothing for their protests Considering their Circumstances."

⚖️ • Among many titles, Simeon Perkins was involved in the local justice system as a judge, magistrate, and Justice of the Peace. Below is a picture of the old courthouse in Liverpool, originally constructed in 1798. This is the site where Simeon presided over many legal cases and trials.

⚖️ • A modernized courthouse was built in 1854, which saw its older counterpart find new purposes. By the late 20th-century, it was being used as a storage place for salt and had fallen into disrepair. It was torn down in 1980.

(Photo credit: Local historian Tim McDonald)

07/12/2026

🏠 • It’s always a great day to visit Perkins House! Learn about the fascinating history of colonial Liverpool, and the intersecting stories of Simeon Perkins, privateering, shipbuilding, trade, and African-Nova Scotians! Whether you’re a local or a tourist, it’s a great way to spend an afternoon!

🏠 • We’re located at 105 Main Street, Liverpool, N.S. Admission by donation!