About Us:

Fort Point Museum and the Lunenburg County Historical Society

In June 1969 a group of local citizens sharing a common love for history, especially the history of Lunenburg Country, held a meeting to appoint directors to what became the Lunenburg County Historical Society.

In 1971 the Provincial Government, which had acquired the Fort Point historical site from the Federal Government in 1965, granted the society the use of the Fort Point lighthouse keeper’s house to be used as a museum. A year later the house had been transformed into a museum and its grand opening took place on September 7th, 1972.

The Lunenburg County Historical Society and Fort Point Museum have grown and evolved over the years, but retain the same focus- the history of the LaHave River estuary and its hinterland.

To view the Fort Point Museum collection online please click the following link:

http://www.novamuse.ca/Detail/entities/6304

A beautifully captured drone video of our museum, grounds, and scenic views:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=f1hROThx3x4

Messamouet: The Great Sagamow from LaHave

By Bob Sayer with research support from Acadia First Nation:

Click the following link to read the story: https://historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/189

Other Stories of Interest by Local Historian, Joan Dawson:

LaHave, Capital of New France

Joseph Pernette of West LaHave

Samuel Champlain in Acadie