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The Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS) was, until 2012, a nonprofit non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in the Caribbean island of Nevis, which is part of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies. In 2012 this organisation lost its non-governmental status and became the "Nevis Historical and Conservation Trust". The NHCS, founded in 1980, was charged with protecting the cultural and natural heritage of Nevis. The mission of the society was "to conserve the natural, cultural and historic fabric of the Island of Nevis and her surrounding sea for all its people."〔()〕 The organization was funded through local and international memberships, donations, museum admissions and sales, annual fundraising events, and an endowment fund. In the years since it was founded, the NHCS became one of the most respected organizations of its kind in the Caribbean. It instituted projects and policies designed to preserve the island's unique history and environment, and to make that heritage accessible and intelligible to locals and visitors. The NHCS maintained two museums on the island. ==The Alexander Hamilton Museum== This museum is located in the Hamilton House, on the waterfront near the center of Charlestown, the capital of Nevis. Hamilton House is a restored Georgian building. The American statesman Alexander Hamilton is believed to have been born in this house and lived there during his childhood. The museum features a presentation about his life and times. The upper floor of Hamilton House hosts the Nevis Island Government's Legislative Offices, The Nevis Island Assembly. Together with the Trott House next door, which was acquired by the society in 2011, the two buildings and their immediate surroundings are known as the "Nevis Heritage Centre". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nevis Historical and Conservation Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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