The exhibits feature working artisans, live animals, historic buildings, and antique implements and furnishings.

The goal of the Ross Farm Museum is to give visitors an understanding of the importance of Nova Scotia's rural heritage.

[2] During the Napoleonic Wars, he became part of the British Army 16th Regiment of Foot and stationed in Fort Amsterdam, Surinam.

[3] William and Mary moved to Sunderland, England, where their son Edward Ross (1813–1894) was born, the author of the diaries on which the museum is based.

During the War of 1812, as a soldier in the 16th Regiment, William Ross and his family moved to British North America and were stationed at Fort Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec.

Two weeks later, on 7 August 1816, William Ross led 172 former soldiers who were given land grants along the newly burned road between Chester and Kentville, Nova Scotia.

During this time on the farm, he sold produce from the local community in his store and also made a trip by boat from Chester to Halifax every spring.

[9] At age 28, Edward left the community and married Marie three years later at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (1844).