The museum was named after the station's first superintendent, Dr. William Saxby Blair. Constructed in 1911, the house served as the superintendents' residence until 1979. The house was built to accommodate more than a single family. For 70 years this was a private residence.
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On May 29, 1981, during the celebration of the 50th Apple Blossom Festival, the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association finally opened the Blair House museum to the public. The museum was created to preserve and display the history of the apple growing industry and of the Research Station. It tells the history of the apple industry in Nova Scotia through numerous pictures, stories and artifacts. Apple barrel making tools, apple baskets, apple peelers and even an old sprayer, show how things were done over a half-century ago.
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