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Helen Creighton (1899-1989)

Pioneering folklorist Helen Creighton amassed one of Canada’s largest collections of songs, tales, customs, and material culture between 1928 and 1975. Her field research, which began near Halifax and extended throughout the Maritime provinces, resulted in more than 4,000 recordings from the British, Acadian, Gaelic, German, African-Nova Scotian, and Mi’kmaw communities. She helped popularize the cultural traditions of the Maritimes through lectures, radio broadcasts, television shows, publications, films about her work, and songs such as “Farewell to Nova Scotia.” Creighton lived most of her life here at Evergreen House.

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Helen Creighton (1899-1989)

De 1928 à 1975, cette folkloriste pionnière rassemble une des plus grandes collections canadiennes de chansons, de contes, de coutumes et de culture matérielle. Ses recherches, débutées près de Halifax et dans les Maritimes, lui permettent de recueillir plus de 4 000 enregistrements auprès des communautés anglaise, acadienne, gaélique, allemande, afro-néo-écossaise et mi’kmaw. Elle aide à populariser les traditions culturelles par des conférences, des émissions de radio et de télévision, des publications, des films et des chansons, telles que Farewell to Nova Scotia. Creighton vécut la majorité de sa vie ici à la maison Evergreen.

Location: 26 Newcastle Street, Dartmouth
Emplacement : 26, rue Newcastle, Dartmouth
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.666685, -63.559887
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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