The Chester Municipal Heritage Society

Chester Train Station

The Chester Municipal Heritage Society was established in 1981 to promote and cultivate awareness of the unique heritage of the Municipality of the District of Chester for the enjoyment and benefit of present and future generations through the preservation of historically significant properties and the delivery of educational programming.

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Events in 2024

Join us on June 20th for Chester's 1st Annual Solstice Social at the Chester Train Station. 1st annual Solstice Social.

Station 20 Shoppe and Museum opens June 1st - November 30th. Chester Train Station
- This site includes: the Station 20 Handcraft Shoppe, the Explore Oak Island Display, and the Forman Hawboldt exhibit. The museum also houses displays on Chester's first female farrier, a gold mining display, and is now home to a generously donated 70's model CN Caboose.

Lordly House and Maple Cottage opens June 18th - September 16th.


Canada Day event - July 1st at the Chester Train Station.
Flyer for CGC 85th event 2024.

Past Events

2024

Annual Prime Rib Dinner Fundraiser
April 6th. 4 - 6 PM. Pickup at the Royal Canadian Legion, Chester, NS.

Flyer for April Dinner 2024.

Annual General Meeting - 7 PM on May 24th - at St. Stephens Hall with guest speaker.
Flyer for AGM on May 24th, 2024.
Eureka!!! We have finally found a solution to keep all of Lordly Park in the public domain, retain Lordly Museum and Maple Cottage within the Heritage Society and enable the Society to exist into the future. This solution was developed in collaboration with the Municipality of Chester, the Chataway Haughn Trust and the Heritage Society. Our final requirement, to make this happen, is your positive vote at the annual meeting. Only the members who attend the annual meeting at Tuck Hall on May 24th at 7:00 p.m. and meet the requirements of the by-laws may vote at this meeting. In order to vote you must have been a member in 2022, 2023 and are a current member 2024 of the Heritage Society.


CGC Gardener's Sale - 9 A.M. to Noon, May 25th - at the Old Chester Train Station.
Flyer for CGC Gardener's sale on May 25th, 2024, at the Old Chester Train Station

Chester Garden Club reception and tea. June 10th at Lordly House from 2 to 4 PM.
Flyer for CGC 85th event 2024.

2023

March Dinner
AGM
Station 20 was open June 15th - December 11th
Canada Day Event at the station
Picnic Basket Fundraiser