The museum was housed in several different locations until 1959, when it moved into Officers' Square on Queen Street in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The museum possesses a large and diverse collection of artefacts, displaying a 100-year-old cake, the Coleman Frog,[2] Victorian gowns, and a 10,000-year-old Clovis Point.
The museum contains more than ten exhibits, including displays on the Acadians, Loyalists, New Brunswick's Aboriginals, a First World War Trench, and more.
Its purpose was to discover and preserve the history and heritage of York and Sunbury counties in New Brunswick (Canada).
Its structure provided for a Board of Directors elected by the members at the annual meeting and for committees to deal with different aspects of the Society's mission.