FISHERMAN'S LIFE MUSEUM

Jeddore Eastern Shore Nova Scotia
11 July 2009
Antique & Vintage Car Rally Day

The weather was perfect – the cars were beautiful – the music was sublime – and the food and company the best you could ask for! A perfect day to spend at the Fisherman's Life Museum.

Fisherman's Life Museum	Classic American Car
Barn and some exhibitors	British Triumph Tourer

The Fisherman's Life Museum is the old homestead of a fisherman and his wife – Ervin and Ethelda Myers and their thirteen daughters! The house and its contents evokes the life and times of the late 19th and early 20th century.

The Parlour	The Summer Kitchen
The Meadow	The Lawn

Times were often hard with man of the house out on the fishing boats for many months of the year, and in winter logging in the forest.

Leaving the mother and children coping on the homestead - growing their own vegetables, and keeping some livestock. Preserving what they could for the long winter months.

One daughter contracted TB and a special room was built where she spent many years but eventually overcame her illness.

Despite all the hardships and challenges this family were united and happy. It is a wonderful way to learn history by stepping into the past – stepping into this house, sitting and listening to Martha and her colleagues speaking of this fisherman and his family who lived here. They are just a room away – we peek over their shoulders – we try to imagine how they all crammed in here!	Fisherman's Life Museum Interior 1
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Showing their cars were the Eastern Shore Memories Cruisers.

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And the British Automobile Touring Car Association.	Pic 1
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This Austin Princess came originally from the Queen's Estate in Balmoral.

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This is an annual event and this year the biggest and best yet.

The cars sparkled and gleamed in the warm and welcome sunshine, gladdening the eye and reminding us of how beautiful and luscious cars used to be in the 'old days'!

Music was provided by 'the barn singers and players' - and an Irish lady who was just visiting joined to the group and sang a couple of great songs – a real ceilidh!	It started with 2
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Did I mention food?? For the price of the entrance fee $3.50 per person we also got a free lunch!

Vegetable chowder (hodge podge!) with home baked biscuits – ginger pudding with lemon sauce (or cream) – tea coffee and cookies – truly delicious.

And tasted even better sitting under the shady trees listening to the music from the barn.

All the food was made on the premises by the wonderful ladies who run the Fisherman's Life Museum all through the summer. They bake and cook on the cook stove in the summer kitchen.

We love to visit here many times during the year - and there are various events happening that make each visit special.

Colourful handmade hooked rugs and quilts, knitted and crocheted items decorate this small home, as they did in the early 1900s.

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If you go to visit on a normal day – the ladies will not only provide a fantastic tour of the house, demonstrate their rug making and quilting skills – but sit and chat with you in the summer kitchen over a cup of tea and home baked cookies. You won't want to leave!!

Down by the fishing dock folks were being taken out round the lake by boat. The fishing shack houses a collection of many interesting fishing related items. 

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Finally we were priviledged to hear an impromptu concert from Andras Barlay and Balint Balashazi please go to our Music page for more details of their CD.

Article and Photographs by Lynda Mallett - Web page by Stuart Reddish