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Cossit House Museum — attraction in Sydney, Cape Breton

Cossit House Museum

Tour one of Sydney's oldest houses and experience 1700s life with costumed guides offering hands-on activities like butter churning and sampler stitching.

attraction· Sydney, NS · ★ 4.40 (55 reviews)

Visit this historic home to discover how a controversial Loyalist Anglican minister and his wife started a new life in the capital of a rapidly growing British colony. Get to know Rev. Ranna Cossit and his wife, Thankful, who raised their family of ten children in this modest New England-style house. Chat with costumed guides and take part in daily activities of the 1700s, like stitching a sampler or churning butter. Come explore one of the oldest house in Sydney!

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