Sherbrooke Village

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Sherbrooke Village is a living museum that depicts a Nova Scotian village during its industrial boom in the second half of the 19th century. All of the buildings are original, having hibernated since the end of the gold rush era. The rapid decline in mining and the timber industry left the village nearly deserted but intact. In 1969, part of the village was turned into a national museum and the buildings were restored to their original condition.

One of the private residences.

Rush hour. We arrived early on Monday morning, when all of the visitors could fit in one wagonload for a ride around the village. Most of the time we had the re-enactors all to ourselves.

The drug store was full of historic potions, lotions, and other pharmaceutical historica.

Donald MacDonald, eh? Do you think he could be Scottish?

The general store and Ambrotype photography studio (upstairs).

A typical bedroom.

Heather and Dan pose for their portrait. We had an Ambrotype taken with a camera from the 1850s. This was one of the earliest forms of photography, the image is created directly on a pane of glass. We had to hold still for half a minute, there were funny discarded photos of people with strange grins. It is much easier to keep a serious face steady, or even a closed lipped smile, than an open smile showing teeth . I wonder if this is the reason that so many people in old photographs have such a dour expression.

Inspired, we turned on the sepia filter on our camera.

A parlor.

Heather, what are you doing!?!

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