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Research Services

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Our Research Centre is open year-round. We recommended that you call ahead. Please call 902-543-4033 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Museum admission fees are charged for those doing research, and reproduction fees are also charged for photocopies, etc.

ON SITE SERVICES
Mel Douglas-2Our staff will assist you in accessing materials you require for your research. The Museum's collection focuses on Bridgewater's history. A number of self-serve Finding Aids are available and staff will explain these to you.

A list of materials of interest to Geneologists include:

Biography FIles
Business Records
Cemetery listings
Church histories
Community histories
Diaries
Directories
Genealogies
Journals
Maps
Microfilms of Bridgewater Bulletin newspapers
Organization records
Photographs - 2000+ images
School yearbook
Plus more... 

Paige at Microfilm Reader 2011 001MICROFILM READER
Copies of many early Bridgewater Bulletin newspapers are available and make a great resource for school students and researchers.

If you would like to assist us in purchasing additional reels, please contact  Linda Bedford at 543-4033 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information! A tax receipt is available.


DISTANCE RESEARCH

All research requested by mail, telephone, fax or email is available at $10.00 per hour, plus the cost of photocopies and shipping costs, and is handled by staff and volunteers at the Museum.

Researchers are asked to give a limit that they wish to spend as pre-payment is required for all research and copies. Fees can be paid by cheque, credit card or money order made payable to DesBrisay Museum. U.S. exchange rates are the responsibility of the researcher.

Research Request Form

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We require that you acknowledge the DesBrisay Museum as your source of any information received from us and that such information cannot be entered into an Internet site, or published in any form without written permission from the DesBrisay Museum.