Operational Changes Regarding Farm Animals
Due to operational changes, for the 2026 season livestock and farm animals will not be present on site at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum this year.
Malagawatch Church at the Highland Village.

Nova Scotia Highland Village Society

Board of Trustees

The Nova Scotia Highland Village Society is led by a volunteer board of trustees elected by the membership of the Society at its annual general meeting. The board meets six times per year.

View a list of Current Board of Trustees  

A stone wall divides a road and a field at Highland Village.

Award of Merit

In 1979, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society, the board instituted an annual Award of Merit program. The program was designed to recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to the Highland Village and/or to Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia.

Award of Merit Recipients

Membership

Join the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society

Take Out A Membership. Join the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society The Nova Scotia Highland Village Society is a non-profit Society registered under the Societies Act of the Province of Nova Scotia. The Society is made up of a membership that elects the Board of Trustees (from their ranks) to operate the Society on their behalf.

Members can attend meetings, elect the board, sit on committees, receive and approve annual reports including audited financial statements, receive An Rubha (bi-annual newsletter), receive notices for events and feel a sense of pride in contributing to Nova Scotia's Scottish Gaelic culture.

Membership is open to everyone.

General Memberships

  • Individual $25.00* per year.
  • Family $40.00* per year (one household).

            *Income tax receipts are issued for general memberships.

Membership Plus

  • Individual $50.00** per year.
  • Family $100.00** per year (one household).

 ** In addition to general membership privileges, Membership Plus members get free admission to the Museum (excludes special events and programs not part of regular admission), and a 20% discount in the Highland Village Gift Shop. Membership Plus fees are not tax deductible. 

Sustaining & Lifetime Memberships

Ask about our Sustaining & Lifetime Memberships:

  • Sustaining Memberships - $200 per annum
  • Lifetime Memberships - $1000

Support the Highland Village! Join Today! Want to become more involved? Serve on a committee? Volunteer for a special project? Where are your areas of interest?

Contact us: Nova Scotia Highland Village Society, 4119 Highway 223, Iona, NS, B2C 1A3, Phone: (902) 725-2272 (1-866-442-3542), Fax: (902) 725-2227 or e-mail us at [email protected].

Annual Reports

For those seeking more detail on the activities and finances of the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society, we have made our most recent Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements available in pdf format for your convenience. These reports are based on the Society's fiscal year which runs from April 1 to March 31.

Statement - No Compensation to Disclose

The following statement is required under the Nova Scotia Public Compensation Disclosure Act: No employees of the Nova Scotia Highland Village Society were paid compensation as defined in the Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act of $100,000 or more in the 2022/23 fiscal year or any preceding fiscal year.

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