Stories by author "Brian McConnell": 4
Stories
The Waldeck Settlement in Nova Scotia
The only monument in Nova Scotia for German settlers is located in a rural area of Annapolis County. Located a few kilometres east of Bear River is a cairn, which remembers the men of the Waldeck Regiment who fought in the American Revolution for…
Captain Jacob Getcheus
The Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery in Digby contains over two hundred graves associated with the first settlers to the area and their descendants. The oldest gravestone is for Mary Getcheus who died on November 17, 1785, at the age of 37, merely…
The Orangemen War Memorial in Wentworth Park, Sydney
War Memorials are located in communities around Nova Scotia, but none are like the one in Wentworth Park in Sydney, Cape Breton. The monument is very impressive, standing well over three metres high, and is inscribed with the names of 61 Nova…
The Black Knights of Nova Scotia
Standing over six feet tall in Hillcrest Cemetery in Londonderry, Nova Scotia is a one-of-a-kind gravestone, which is a reminder of a different time in the history of the Province. Near the top of the gravestone on one side is a skull and…