- 2026-10-08From its early beginnings on Cape Breton Island the shipbuilding industry grew as settlement did in the 18th century. During…
- 2026-10-08Born in Connecticut, Perkins moved to Nova Scotia in 1762 and became a leading entrepreneur of Liverpool township. As Lieutenant-Colonel…
- 2026-10-08Born at Wallace Bridge, Newcomb moved to the United States in 1853. Graduating from Harvard he became Professor of Mathematics…
- 2026-10-08The Sinclair Inn is an important document in the history of building in Atlantic Canada. In the 1780s, tavern-keeper Frederick…
- 2026-10-08Arthur Lawrence Haliburton, son of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, was born in Windsor. Educated at Kings College, he was called to…
- 2026-10-08Director of Canada’s first standing navy from its founding in 1910 until 1920, Admiral Kingsmill was responsible for Canada’s naval…
- 2026-10-08Edward Belcher was born in Halifax and entered the Royal Navy in 1812. After long and creditable service as a…
- 2026-10-08Born at Preston, 26th July, 1785 Entered the Royal Navy, 1798 Served in America and the Mediterranean Wounded on the…
- 2026-10-08A native of Sydney, Bourinot was a journalist and legislative reporter in Halifax before joining the parliamentary staff at Ottawa…
- 2026-10-08John Sparrow David Thompson, of Scottish and Irish extraction, grew up in a house formerly on this site. An outstanding…