Fort Beauséjour/Fort Cumberland Museum

(Delayed posting. Visited during summer 2024) 

It has been since I was a very young boy that I was last in the museum. I am glad I came now because I can appreciate the history and artifacts better. The pillory in front of the museum is new to me or at least I don't remember it from my youth. The concept was to place a soldier under punishment on it with weights on the legs if they were really bad. Ouch.

The inside of the building has a LOT of artifacts, models, recreated items, maps, etc. 

The list of Acadian family names in the 1700's was handy for those doing casual research. You can also find a text version online here.

Although the Grand Pre region was the most extensive use of land reclamation, by the Acadians, it was used by them throughout the maritimes to varying degrees.

A typical Acadian home back then. There are several enactment villages in the Maritimes.

The bronze bell from the Acadian church on Beauséjour ridge, cast in Rochefort, France.

A great diorama of Fort Beauséjour.

The detail work is amazing.

There are also First Nations items, including these stone pipes, dating from the 17th to 19th centuries.

There are even cannons outside and inside the museum.

Some flintlocks, bayonets, and swords are also present.

The uniforms of soldiers of the time of the Seven Years War (French Indian or Wilderness War in North America) are shown on these figures.

There is much more to be seen in the museum. Next is the inside of the fort itself.