Local History Room Digital Collections

Your regional public library continues to build local history and culture web sites that showcase what technology can do for our communities.

• A Star in the Apple - excerpts from the memoirs of Mary Helen Falt

• Acadian Tatamagouche and Fort Franklin - a digitization of the book by Frank H. Patterson.

• The American Lobster - lobster fishing in Northern Nova Scotia. You may wish to visit the River John Website as well.

• Cape George Lighthouse - history and images of the Cape George lighthouse overlooking St. George's Bay. 

• Carrie M. Best - a digital archive of the life & work of human rights activist Carrie Best.

• Celebrating Our Heritage: The History of Westville - a comprehensive review of Westville's heritage.

• Commemorative Monuments in Antigonish Town & County - monuments and cairns dedicated to our veterans, Scottish clans and religious figures dot the Antigonish landscape...

• Historic Log Church, Loch Broom - replica of one of the first churches in Pictou County.

• The History of Eureka & Ferrona Pictou County 1881-1961 - "If we could turn back the pages of time, stand on the high road and view the scene as it was displayed at that time, what would be seen?" A digitization of the history by Edwin Bliss.

• Mary Ellen Spook: fire-spook of Caledonia Mills - "My Experiences at the MacDonald Homestead" as well as images of the area.

• Native Born - A Brief History of the Black Presence in Pictou County.

• New Glasgow and Surrounding Towns - a collection of images from New Glasgow, Trenton, Stellarton and Westville's past.

• New Glasgow War Veterans - a virtual cenotaph to honor New Glasgow War Veterans. Members of the public are asked to review and add to the database.

• Nicolas Denys Account of the Mi'kmaq: "Concerning the ways of the Indians, their customs, dress, methods of hunting and fishing and their amusements as first published in 1672".

• Nova Scotia Air Force Fatalities World War II - a register of Nova Scotians lost while serving in the RAF, Commonwealth Air Forces and the US Air Force, 1939 -1945.

• Nova Scotia's Industrial Centre, 1916 - a snapshot in time of the communities of New Glasgow, Stellarton, Westville, and Trenton, including hundreds of photographs.

• The North Nova Scotia Highlanders - a digital scrapbook of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders.

• Our Gunshop Days - take a trip down memory lane with the women who worked at Trenton Industries Ltd. 1941-1945.

• Pictou County Characters - a collection of images of local characters, dating from 1949-1953.

• Pictou County Historical Minutes - January 1880 to January 1893

• Pictou Historical Photograph Society- extensive collection of historic photos of Pictou and surrounding area.

• Pictou: Nova Scotia's Northern Ocean Port - the early history and growth of the town of Pictou up to the year 1916, including nearly 100 photographs.

• Pictou & Antigonish County Placenames - information on each of the communities in Pictou and Antigonish Counties.

• Pictou Virtual Walking Tour - take a virtual walking tour through the historic town of Pictou.

• Raymond-Ville - unearthing an abandoned French settlement in the Trafalgar/Lorne area of Pictou County.

• The Samson - the saga of the Samson: Canada's Oldest Locomotive

• War Cenotaphs - an online memorial dedicated to Antigonish & Pictou County residents who gave their lives for Canada.

• Wooden Ships Of River John - a comprehensive history of the age of wooden ships, including a listing of ships built in River John, Pictou County.  You may wish to visit the River John Virtual Village as well.