Paradise Historical Society

Heritage Centre Summer Open Mornings
2024-06-05 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-19 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-26 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-03 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-17 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-24 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) and 5 more dates | Paradise Heritage Centre, 10307 Highway #1, Paradise, Nova Scotia, Canada
Paradise Heritage Centre Open Mornings
You are invited to visit our Heritage Centre this summer.
We will be open Wednesday mornings starting May 8, 2024 through November 13, 2024 from 9 am – 12 noon. Coffee, muffins, and free WiFi will be available.
We have a reference library of local books and reference material you can leaf through or use to take notes for your own research.
The famous “Paradise Gazette” a 1935-36 student-crafted yearbook with fascinating pictures, bios of the students of the day, and insights into the curriculum of the time is also available. Thank you to Dave Whitman for this donation. It is amazing what students in a two-room school actually learned.
Or just drop in with a friend or two for a quiet place to have some morning conversation over a cuppa in our comfy chairs. On nice days, you can also enjoy the gardens with tables and benches outside.
Please look for our OPEN flag and stop in and say hello!

Plants & Pies
2024-06-09 09:00 - 13:00
The Paradise Historical Society is hosting a Plants & Pies sale.
Come check out the selection of house plants, garden plants, and delicious pies.
Your purchase will help support the Paradise Historical Society and our Heritage Centre.
Date & Time: Sunday, June 9, 2024 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Location: Paradise Heritage Centre at 10307 Highway #1 in Paradise.
If you can donate a plant or ple to our sale, please contact Barbara at 825-9198.
Thank you!

Paradise 2024 Community BBQ & Corn Boil
2024-08-24 16:00 - 19:00
Paradise Historical Society would like to invite residents of Paradise to a Community BBQ and Corn Boil
We’ve had such an enjoyable time the last few years, we hope you can join us again or join us for the first time.
All food is fresh and local. Come enjoy it with your neighbours!
The event will take place on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Paradise Heritage Centre – rain or shine!
There are picnic tables but you are welcome to bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets for seating.
Free will donations are gratefully accepted.
Please register by completing the form below or by calling 824-1138.
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Heritage Centre Autumn Open Mornings
2024-09-04 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-11 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-09 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-23 09:00 - 12:00 and 1 more date
Paradise Heritage Centre Open Mornings
You are invited to visit our Heritage Centre this autumn.
We will be open Wednesday mornings starting May 8, 2024 through November 13, 2024 from 9 am – 12 noon. Coffee, muffins, and free WiFi will be available.
We have a reference library of local books and reference material you can leaf through or use to take notes for your own research.
The famous “Paradise Gazette” a 1935-36 student-crafted yearbook with fascinating pictures, bios of the students of the day, and insights into the curriculum of the time is also available. Thank you to Dave Whitman for this donation. It is amazing what students in a two-room school actually learned.
Or just drop in with a friend or two for a quiet place to have some morning conversation over a cuppa in our comfy chairs. On nice days, you can also enjoy the gardens with tables and benches outside.
Please look for our OPEN flag and stop in and say hello!

Basket Making Workshop
2024-09-07 10:00 - 17:00
The Paradise Historical Society is hosting a basket-making workshop.
She is back! By popular request, Linda, our basket maker, will once again share her gift with us.
Learn how to weave your own basket and take it home with you!
This basket is not just decorative, you will use it many times.
Date & Time: Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 10:00 am until your basket is finished
Location: Paradise Heritage Centre at 10307 Highway #1 in Paradise.
Cost: $60.00 which includes all the materials
Instructor: Linda Hankinson
Please bring a lunch.
UPDATE JULY 30th: All spots are booked, but please contact us if you’d like to be added to the waiting list. We hope to be able to offer another workshop in early 2025.
To request a spot on the waiting list, please message Barbara by direct/private message on the Paradise Historical Society Facebook page.

Happy basket makers at our last workshop

Nautical Rope Bowl Workshop
2024-09-14 10:00 - 14:00
The Paradise Historical Society is hosting a Nautical Rope Bowl workshop.
Nautical rope knots have been used for centuries by mariners to secure sails and rigging on ships and boats. Variations or repetitions of certain knots can create a variety of functional and decorative items, such as mats that protect decks from the rigging, to surround railings or to stand on for cushioning.
Presenter, Karen Morley, resides in Cottage Cove where she makes items from “reclaimed” lobster rope and sells them at the Clarence Market on Sundays.
Karen invites you to join her to learn this art of decorative nautical knot making.
Participants will learn how to first create a nautical thump mat which will then be turned into a bowl. This useful bowl, approximately 10 inches in diameter, can hold fruits, bread or any items you wish.
A choice of 2 colours as below of reclaimed rope from a lobster fishing boat will be provided.
Written instructions will be provided.
Date & Time: Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (or until your bowl is finished)
Location: Paradise Heritage Centre at 10307 Highway #1 in Paradise.
Cost: $50.00 which includes all the materials
Instructor: Karen Morley
Please bring a lunch.
UPDATE AUGUST 27TH: All spots are booked, but please contact us if you’d like to be added to the waiting list.
To request a spot on the waiting list, please send an email to Barbara or send her a direct/private message on the Paradise Historical Society Facebook page.
Please click HERE to send Barbara an email.

An Afternoon of Tea and Art
2024-10-19 14:00 - 16:00
AN AFTERNOON OF TEA AND ART
Join us at the Paradise Heritage Centre for an afternoon tea and an exhibit of lithographs and prints by popular Victorian and Edwardian artists.
Conversation and discussion with Janice Leonard: the popularity of lithographs and prints during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
A silent auction of antique prints in their original frames will also be held.
Date: October 19th, 2024 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm
The cost is $10.00.
There is no need to prepay for this event, but please register by completing the form below so we know how many will be coming for tea with us.
UPDATE: As of September 13th, this event is full and registration has closed.

Heritage Centre Autumn Open Mornings
2024-11-06 09:00 - 12:00
Paradise Heritage Centre Open Mornings
You are invited to visit our Heritage Centre this autumn.
This will be our last Open Morning for the season. We will be open from 9 am – 12 noon. Coffee, muffins, and free WiFi will be available.
We have a reference library of local books and reference material you can leaf through or use to take notes for your own research.
The famous “Paradise Gazette” a 1935-36 student-crafted yearbook with fascinating pictures, bios of the students of the day, and insights into the curriculum of the time is also available. Thank you to Dave Whitman for this donation. It is amazing what students in a two-room school actually learned.
Or just drop in with a friend or two for a quiet place to have some morning conversation over a cuppa in our comfy chairs. On nice days, you can also enjoy the gardens with tables and benches outside.
Please look for our OPEN flag and stop in and say hello!

Christmas Craft Fair
2024-11-24 10:00 - 15:00
Come join us for our 3rd Christmas Craft Fair!
November 24, 2024, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
We will have handmade crafts, Christmas gifts, best homebaking ever, books by local authors, wreaths, porch signs, and more!
You can also win a Gingerbread House!
The craft fair will be held at two sites:
Paradise Heritage Centre at 10307 Highway #1
AND
Paradise Community Hall at 10300 Highway #1
(these two sites are just across the street from each other)

Rug Hooking Workshop 2025
2025-03-01 10:00 - 15:00
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
The Paradise Historical Society will be hosting a third Rug Hooking Workshop.
A comprehensive, hands-on, beginner rug hooking course will be held at the Paradise Heritage Centre at 10307 Highway #1 in Paradise.
From drawing your pattern to finishing the edges, you will learn everything needed to complete your first rug hooking project.
Fee: $60.00 – Includes materials and instructions. Learn either yarn or wool hooking.
Our talented instructors will welcome you warmly and ensure you get lots of individual assistance. Many thanks to Monica Bailey, Linda Hankinson, and Stephanie Duggan-Haggan.
We will have frames, hooks, and scissors for you to use while you are here.
Spaces are limited.
UPDATE JANUARY 26,2025 – WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.
