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Stories
The Beaton Institute Archives, Cape Breton University
The Beaton Institute, and its predecessor Cape Bretoniana, has served as the regional archives for Cape Breton Island/Unama’ki for over six decades. The Beaton Institute collects and preserves the social, economic, political, and cultural history of…
St. Mary’s Genealogy Research Centre at Sherbrooke Village
The St. Mary's Genealogy Research Centre at Sherbrooke Village is a relative newcomer to the Nova Scotia archival community. It was founded in 2011 by a dedicated group of local genealogists and historians in response to the need to provide a place…
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…
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…
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…
The Centre acadien at Université Sainte-Anne
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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…
Le Centre acadien de l'Université Sainte-Anne
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Le Centre acadien a été fondé en 1972 par J. Alphonse Deveau, l'un des pionniers dans le domaine des études acadiennes en Nouvelle-Écosse. Il a recueilli une quantité impressionnante de documents et d’objets pour…
The West Hants Historical Society
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.…
Anna Hamilton (1918-2002)
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…