Cliquez ici pour la version française The Centre acadien was founded in 1972 by J. Alphonse Deveau, one of the pioneers in the field of Acadian studies in Nova Scotia. He collected an large quantity of documents and objects about Acadian culture…

The West Hants Historical Society was established in 1973 as a volunteer, not-for-profit organization. The Society grew out of the Fort Edward Restoration Committee, which successfully campaigned to open theblockhouse at Fort Edward to the public.…

On August 6, 1846, Anna Swan was born in a log cabin in Millbrook near Tatamagouche to parents of normal stature. Her birth weight was thoughtto be nearly 6 kilograms (13 pounds). Due to excess growth hormone likely because of a problem with her…

In the spring of 1850, John W. Dawson, Superintendent of Education for Nova Scotia, made a tour of schools in the eastern United States. He met with local school officials and toured several schools, observing the architecture and furnishings of the…

Anna Hamilton was born in Brule Point, Colchester County, in 1918. She received her education at Pictou Academy, the Provincial Normal College, and Acadia University, where she completed her B.A. in 1942 and M.A. in 1954. Anna then went on to teach…

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 Cumberland County Museum and Archives first opened its doors in 1981 at Grove Cottage in the heart of Amherst. Grove Cottage was likely built in 1838, shortly after renowned Amherst resident, Robert Barry Dickey (1811-1903), purchased the…

From the very first day it opened in 1874, to the day it closed 80 years later, the Balmoral Grist Mill was powered by a pair of hydraulic turbines. That is irrefutable. When the mill was renovated and converted to a museum, someone, for reasons…

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…

In 1957, at the height of the Cold War, twenty-two courageous scientists from both sides of the Iron Curtain met in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, at a lodge maintained by Cyrus Eaton. The group was responding to the manifesto issued by Bertrand Russell and…