Quaco Museum and Library
"With their backs to the land, the people turned seaward"
Explore our Shipbuilding History in the Golden Age of Sail
Quaco Museum & Library - a place where history comes alive
Celebrating Our History and Heritage
Quaco Queen was built at St. Martins in 1919 by the St. Martins Shipbuilding Company. She was a tern schooner with a registered tonnage of 479 tons
St. Martins was settled in 1783 by a detachment of the King’s
Orange Rangers – Loyalist soldiers from Orange and Duchess
Counties, New York. The detachment was posted to garrison
duty in Nova Scotia at the end of hostilities in the American
Revolution in 1776.
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The Future
Quaco Historical and Library Society (QH&LS) goals are to
continue to develop our historical and cultural activities. To
develop a plan to reach out to more communities, individuals
and develop more partnerships.
Bringing the St. Martins community together
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Mission
The Quaco Museum and Library will be the centre for historical and cultural activities providing leadership, activities and services to an increasing number of community members and visitors, through community awareness, participation and engagement
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
The Society, through the museum and library, promotes an interest in and the preservation of the history of the Quaco-St. Martins area.
Providing library services, genealogy and archives, heritage preservation and interpretation, cultural programming, tourist and community focused programs and activities aimed at educating the communit
The Society, through the museum and library, promotes an interest in and the preservation of the history of the Quaco-St. Martins area.
Providing library services, genealogy and archives, heritage preservation and interpretation, cultural programming, tourist and community focused programs and activities aimed at educating the community and visitors about the important role of Quaco-St. Martins Maritime history.