Overview

The contents are displayed in a fairly new structure, built for the purpose of housing a museum, and are primarily a collection donated by a Philadelphia collector. The collection contains items pertaining to British Naval Admiral Horatio Nelson. They were once displayed at his home on the island and eventually donated to the island's museum. On Nevis, Nelson wed the widow Fanny Nisbet at Montpelier House and their wedding certificate today is housed at the Fig Tree Church on the island.