Nova Scotia Museum - Tour Operator Guide

Ross-Thomson House & Store Museum
Shelburne, Nova Scotia - Lighthouse Route

The only surviving example of a store from the 1700s in Nova Scotia, Ross-Thomson House and Store Museum features an authentically stocked store and chandlery, as well as furnishings typical of the time the Ross brothers lived in the house, c.1800. Upstairs in the Militia Room, discover military artifacts from Shelburne in the early 1800s. Outside, linger near the garden, featuring varieties of plants once grown by Loyalist settlers.

This site will appeal to visitors interested in architecture, Loyalist culture and colonial lifestyle, period furnishings, early Nova Scotia militia, colonial trade and commerce, and period domestic gardening.

Tours	Guided tours may be available with advance reservation. Maximum recommended tour group size is 60. Dory Shop Museum and the Shelburne County Museum are located within the same Museum Complex. Admission packages are available. Please phone for details.
Recommended Tour Length	45 minutes.
Admission (Subject to change without notice)	Adult $3 Child ( under 16) Free Senior $3 Group $2
Hours of Operation	Open June 1 - October 15 Mon.-Sun., 9:30am-5:30pm
Location	9 Charlotte Lane Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada Located on the Lighthouse Route
How to get there	Take exit 26 from Highway 103. Follow museum signs to Charlotte Lane, near the Shelburne waterfront.
Contact Information	June 1 – October 15 Gloria Beuree, Manager Phone: (902) 875-3219 Fax: (902) 875-4141 Email: beureegm@gov.ns.ca October 16 – May 31 Judith Shiers-Milne Public Information Officer Phone: (902) 424-7398 Fax: (902) 424-0560 Email: shiersjl@gov.ns.ca
Parking	Visitor parking is available in lot. Motorcoach parking is located along Dock Street within walking distance.
Bilingual Services	Not available at this time.
Accessible	Main floor is wheelchair accessible with assistance.
Gift Shop	Small gift shop located on site.
Food Services	Not available on site. Restaurant located within easy walking distance.
Nearby Provincial Museums	Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg Wile Carding Mill Museum, Bridgewater Perkins House Museum, Liverpool The Dory Shop Museum, Shelburne Barrington Woolen Mill Museum, Barrington Old Meeting House Museum, Barrington Acadian Village/Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse, Pubnico Firefighters' Museum of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth