North Cumberland Historical Society
What We Do
The North Cumberland Historical Society strives to collect, archive, publish, and make available historical and genealogical information of the North Cumberland area to the public.
To this end, the Historical Society has a number of collections that are open to the public, including: Audio interviews, family files, genealogical charts, general history files, maps, school ledgers, photos, and a reference library full of resources connected to the local area.
Genealogy & History Research
Are you interested in your family history or perhaps have a specific question or research interest? If your roots are in the North Cumberland region of Nova Scotia, we may have information that can help or be able to connect you with someone who can. When you plan a visit, a volunteer will help you navigate and access our collections. For those who write us from away, volunteers are here to try and answer your questions as time and capacity permit.
Do you have some history or stories of the local area or people that you want to share? Tell us and we can put them on Facebook to help spread the history.
If you are researching North Cumberland County history or North Cumberland County genealogy, check out and click the tabs above. This site is only as good as its information. If you have anything of interest about the history or genealogy of Carrington, Conns Mills, Fox Harbour, Greenville, Linden, Malagash, Malagash Station, Middleboro, Northport, Riverview, Port Howe, Port Philip, Pugwash, Pugwash Junction, Street's Ridge, Wallace, Wallace Station, Wentworth, or Victoria, please email us and share.
Not sure if your research interest is covered by the areas that we serve? Check out the map under
About Us.
Our Location
Pugwash Train Station
10222 Durham Street
Pugwash, NS
B0K 1L0
2026 Winter/Spring Hours
Tuesdays 1 to 4pm
Fridays 1 to 4pm
Appointments can easily be set up outside of these hours by contacting us. We are also sometimes open by chance. Just look for the OPEN flag.
Contacting Us
Drop by when we're open,
send us an email, ncumbhistorical@gmail.com,
or call us at 902-243-3348.
Please note that some of our collections are not easily accessible due to space limitations. To get the most from your visit, we suggest letting us know your anticipated date/s and research interests at least a week in advance.