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2026-10-08

Born in New Hampshire, sometime governor of that colony, Wentworth fled his home when the American Revolution erupted. After many…

2026-10-08

William Dawson, one of the foremost Canadian scholars of his generation, was born at Pictou. After studies at Edinburgh and…

2026-10-08

Provo Wallis was born in Halifax, where his father was a dockyard employee, and joined the Royal Navy in 1804.…

2026-10-08

Born at Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, a member of the House of Commons (1896-1904 and 1905- 1920), Borden was leader of…

2026-10-08

Born in Halifax of Loyalist parentage, Cunard founded in the maritime provinces a commercial empire embracing banking, lumber, land, coal…

2026-10-08

Sir William Young was a prominent Nova Scotia politician, lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He supported the Reform movement for responsible…

2026-10-08

Coming to Halifax in 1849 as teachers, these sisters were the first English-speaking Catholic congregation to arrive in Canada. They…

2026-10-08

One of the most commercially important coalfields in Canada, Springhill played a key role in the golden age of Nova…

2026-10-08

Between February and November 1849 a pony express was employed to carry despatches containing European news from the steamer port…

2026-10-08

Replica of the original Habitation of De Monts erected here in 1605. Home of the Order of Good Cheer founded…