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Chestico Museum and Archives
In the spring of 1978, the senior high students of Port Hood Consolidated School put on a series of performances of William Gibson's three act play, The Miracle Worker. The majority of furnishings and artifacts for the set came from an historic…
De Meulles’s Journey in Acadie
For thousands of years before Europeans came to North America, the Indigenous people of Mi’kma’ki travelled in canoes from Tewapskik (the Annapolis River) across to the Atlantic Ocean via a chain of lakes leading to Oqomkikiaq (the Mersey River) and…
Mahone Bay Museum
The history of the Mahone Bay Museum began in 1979 when The Mahone Bay Founders Society formed to organize the celebration of Mahone Bay’s 225th Anniversary of the settlement in 1754. Various members in the community worked together to plan this…
Fort Edward
Strategically placed, overlooking the confluence of the St. Croix and Avon Rivers, Fort Edward blockhouse has played an interesting role in the many and varied fortunes of our Maritime and National history since its erection in 1750. Complementing…
The Musée des Acadiens des Pubnicos and Centre de recherche Père Clarence d’Entremont
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In 1973, a group of interested citizens from West Pubnico met and decided to organize a historical society as a way to preserve their heritage. It now bears the name “Société historique acadienne de…
Musée des Acadiens des Pubnicos et Centre de recherche Père Clarence d’Entremont
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En 1973, un groupe de citoyens intéressés de Pubnico-Ouest se sont réunis dans le but d’organiser une société historique pour préserver leur patrimoine. Elle porte désormais le nom de «Société historique acadienne…
Featured Stories
Thomas Isaac Spidell II (1873-1963)
Thomas Isaac Spidell II was born September 4th, 1873 in Maplewood, Lunenburg County, to Thomas Isaac Spidell I and Sarah Abigail Berghaus. He loved to read and often wrote for the Bridgewater Bulletin. Thomas left home when he was sixteen and…
Halifax Municipal Archives
Halifax Municipal Archives is a relative newcomer to the Nova Scotian archival community, officially opening in 2006. Since the 1970s, the Public Archives of Nova Scotia had acquired historical records from the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, and…
The Annapolis Heritage Society
The Annapolis Heritage Society dates back to 1967 when a number of local residents organized under the name Historic Restoration Enterprises for the purpose of “acquiring for preservation and display to the general public fine examples of the…
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Historic Dalhousie Buildings
13 Locations ~ Curated by Historic Nova Scotia Team with research support from Dalhousie University ArchivesHistoric Nova Scotia
A project by Historic Nova ScotiaHistoric Nova Scotia is a free app that allows you to explore Nova Scotia’s rich history. Developed by a number of cultural heritage organizations in Nova Scotia, Historic Nova Scotia is a mobile application that provides an interpretive view of many aspects of the region’s history. Each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map includes historical information about the site along with historic images and other digital resources from Nova Scotia’s cultural heritage organizations.
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