Kings County Museum (Hampton, New Brunswick)

The Kings County Museum is located in Hampton, New Brunswick and is run by the Kings County Historical and Archival Society, housed in the Centennial Building, with displays also in the old Kings County gaol next door. Late in 1966, with the approach of the Centennial Year, an agreement was made between the Kings County Historical Society, the Municipality of Kings County, and the New Brunswick Centennial Administration to have space for a Museum in the new County Centennial Building in Hampton. The official opening of the Kings County Museum was on June 1, 1968. The museum is home to many artifacts and historical items from Kings County's past, and the main exhibit room is changed to display new artifacts every two (almost consistent) years. Being open for 50+ years, the museum has accumulated an overwhelming amount of artifacts – all with a unique backgrounds involving Kings County. The museum is open in the summertime and certain hours in the wintertime to the public for tours of the exhibit and the old gaol. Guests can explore the many different books and stories about Kings County history that are for sale, and the museum also offers genealogy research. It holds documentations of many place histories in Kings County, family genealogies and more.[1]

Jail

Originally located in Kingston, the granite blocks of the jail were dismantled and hauled piece by piece from Kingston to Hampton by oxen and horses over the ice of the Kennebecasis River in 1871, after Hampton became the new shire-town of Kings County. The Kennebecasis River flows through Hampton, and was the only way to move the jail from Kingston to Hampton back then. It was rebuilt where it is now still standing, and it is now complete with artifacts of the time period the jail was in use, and themed rooms were made out of what used to all be jail cells. The jailor and his family had lived right next door – connected to the jail, where the space is now being used as the Hampton library.

Historical Society

The Kings County Historical and Archival Society is dedicated to preserving and interpreting Kings County's interesting history and has been a non-profit organization for over 50 years. The members of the society have worked to record and preserve Kings County heritage through artifacts, research, genealogy documentations and place histories.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hampton New Brunswick". new-brunswick.net.

Coordinates: 45°31′36″N 65°49′34″W / 45.52679°N 65.82615°W / 45.52679; -65.82615

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