December 2018 Volume 43 No. 4 ISSN 0384 7335 The Griffin A Quarterly Publication of Heritage Trust of

3 ARTIST In Memoriam: A Tribute to Dusan Kadlec Elizabeth Burke 5 HERITAGE RESPECTED Halifax Heritage Streetscape and Skyline Preserved – For Now Janet Morris 6 LECTURE Fergie MacKay – The Bar Lighthouse: Lighting the Way Into Pictou Harbour Donald Forbes 8 LECTURE Hantsport: Industry, Business, and Built Heritage Allen B. Robertson 10 LECTURE Royce Walker – The Forts of McNabs Island Donald Forbes 14 LECTURE Preserving the Stories of Prince’s Lodge Rotunda Suzanne Rent 16 MUSEUMS Pictou County Museums Michael Crowe

December 2018 1 0RESIDENTS 2EPORT perhaps best of all, was the designa- The Griffin tion of the Dennis-Kenny Building on Granville Street, largely through the hard A quarterly newsletter work and persistence of the Maritime published by Institute for Civil Society (MIRCS), who Heritage Trust of have become great allies in our quest to Nova Scotia preserve heritage here in Nova Scotia. Patron: There are also some wonderful His Honour successes outside of HRM. In Septem- The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, ber, I had the pleasure of attending ONS, QC, the provincial Heritage Conference in Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia . I was inspired by the level of preservation and thoughtful Editorial Committee planning that has rejuvenated this small Donald Forbes, Melanie Ballard, town, turning it into a mecca for tourists, Dulcie Conrad, Michal Crowe, artists, and recent retirees. The icing on Peter Delefes, Donna McInnis, the cake was seeing how this town, so Nancy O’Brien, Tony Edwards full of heritage, is still actively place- Brian Kinsman (ex o!cio) making. New from 2017 is the water- Contributors to this issue front Oqwa’titek Amphitheatre, which Elizabeth Burke, Michal Crowe, marks the coming together of Mi’kmaq Donald Forbes, Marg Herdman, !NDREW -URPHY of L’sitkuk and the citizens of Annapolis Janet Morris, Suzanne Rent, Royal to commemorate and renew Allen B. Robertson, Krystal Tanner This is my second President’s report, and their historic bond of friendship first Layout: Douglas Porter I remain troubled by the enormity of the established over 400 years ago. Nearby Printers: etc. Press Ltd task before us to preserve what is left of stands a bronze statue of Daurene Lewis, the built heritage in Nova Scotia. There ’s first black female mayor. I had Unless otherwise indicated, are, as we know, two main forces in the the honour of serving with Daurene on the opinions expressed in these pages are those of the province affecting heritage. In Halifax, the Heritage Trust board, and I contributors and do not extreme development pressures, caused applaud Annapolis Royal’s celebration of necessarily re"ect the views of mostly by inappropriate over-zoning, her groundbreaking contributions and Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. tend to put a price on retaining heritage. dynamism as their former mayor. We welcome submissions Outside the city, the problem is often My second story of rural resilience but reserve the right to edit just the opposite. Declining populations is that of Great Village. John DeMont of for publication. Contributions and changing times make it hard to the Chronicle Herald wrote an intriguing appear in both print and keep the lights on in much of our rural article about its success this spring, but web editions. and small-town heritage. Preserving our it was not until my return trip from the Deadline for the next issue: rural churches is an especially daunting National Trust conference in Fredericton 31 January 2019 task. that I had a chance to see it for myself, Please send submissions to Yet we have some bright news. After along with two of our young board Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia years of dedicated effort, Schmidtville members, Brent Schmidt and Krystal Box 36111 Spring Garden RPO was at last proclaimed a Heritage District Tanner. Our intended 20-minute stay Halifax NS B3J 3S9 this fall. Another victory was the Town stretched to two hours, during which we [email protected] Clock restoration. Parks Canada had noted hundreds of other visitors, despite www.htns.ca planned to replace the windows with it being late October! Especially clever Tel: 902 423-4807 aluminum-clad, simulated divided lite is the reuse of the Dumaresq-designed Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia glazing; the columns were to be plastic. St James United Church as a museum is a charitable organization. HTNS intervention resulted in a more and antique outlet. Great Village is truly All donations are tax creditable. appropriate restoration. Our streak con- one of our province’s special places, and tinued with a 6-0 decision by the Halifax I believe the economic activity gener- and West Community Council to reject ated by this successful antiques hub will Cover image: A View of Saint Paul’s, circa 1900 an inappropriately high and unsympa- keep its heritage intact for generations (Halifax), by Dusan Kadlec, oil on canvas, 16”x12” thetic tower behind St Patrick’s Glebe to come. (courtesy of the artist’s family) House on Brunswick Street. Finally,

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Pier 2 by Moonlight (study), circa 1920 (Halifax Waterfront), by Dusan Kadlec, oil on canvas, 16”x12” [note dogs]

%LIZABETH "URKE the Czech pavilion at the 1967 Interna- edge and love for the City increased., he tional and Universal Exposition (Expo 67) started his large body of historic Halifax Dusan Kadlec arrived in Halifax in 1968 in Montreal. paintings, depicting the city and har- with his wife and two small children, bour front as they would have appeared having fled his homeland in Czechoslo- !S HIS KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FOR THE in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. vakia after the invasion of that country #ITY INCREASED HE STARTED HIS LARGE But this was only a starting point. by Russian occupying forces. He was BODY OF HISTORIC (ALIFAX PAINTINGS This prolific artist went on to recreate 26 years old and a recent graduate of the past of other Canadian port cities, as the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts Kadlec’s arrival in Halifax coincided well as New York, Boston, and Nantuck- in Prague. At that age he had already with a period of modernization, during et. He was the recipient of many artistic begun to make his mark as an artist and which many heritage buildings were awards, is internationally renowned for was receiving both private and govern- demolished or left to languish in poor his vivid and animated historical urban ment commissions. In 1967 he was repair. He began to paint some of the landscapes, and is considered one of the invited to design twelve icons depicting city’s iconic heritage buildings and “un- top marine artists of his time. How fortu- Czechoslovakian fables for installation in blemished” streetscapes. As his knowl- nate we are that this great talent settled

December 2018 3 the cries of the children playing in the cobbled streets. His scenes of the waterfront as seen from the harbour are particularly illustrative of what a thriving, prosperous seaport Halifax was in that age. His European training becomes most evident in his use of light to create moody skies and realist waters upon which his vessels sail. An interesting facet of his paintings is the composition which allows for portions of the paint- ings to be seen as complete paintings on their own. An amusing aspect is his inclusion of faces of people he knew on figures in period attire. The well-known painting, Charlottetown Conference Ball, Province House, 1864, includes the faces of his wife and daughter on two of the dancers. Dusan was an animal lover and Towing Out, Halifax Harbour, circa 1890, by Dusan Kadlec, oil on canvas, size not available in several streetscapes, he included two of his dogs playing in the foreground.

(IS ATTENTION TO DETAIL WAS METICULOUS FROM THE RIGGING OF A SAILING VESSEL DOWN TO THE PLACEMENT OF A BOW ON A BALL GOWN

I met Dusan a few times when I was an antiques dealer on Agricola Street and again last year when he gener- ously loaned the Trust a painting, View from Citadel Hill, circa 1870, for display at Government House for the opening of the photo exhibit, Witnesses to a New Nation, 150 Nova Scotia Buildings that Saw Canada’s Confederation of 1867. He was a courteous, soft-spoken man with an unassuming manner and a delightful Boston Harbour and the Old State House by Sunset, circa 1833 [detail], by Dusan Kadlec, oil on sense of humour. A few wry comments canvas, size not available left no doubt as to his views on some of the development seen in Halifax in recent years. A driving force behind his in Halifax and made such a significant ment of a bow on a ball gown. His choice of subject matter was to leave contribution to the preservation of our studio contained mountains of research behind an enduring legacy of our his- history. material, including old maps, historical tory for future generations. In this he has notes, and a large collection of photo- succeeded spectacularly. $USAN WAS AN ANIMAL LOVER AND IN graphs. His paintings of historic Halifax SEVERAL STREETSCAPES HE INCLUDED TWO OF went beyond presenting a pictorial All painting images © Estate of Dusan HIS DOGS PLAYING IN THE FOREGROUND record of streetscapes, sailing ships, and Kadlec (reproduced by permission and the waterfront to recreating the spirit of courtesy of his son David Kadlec) An avid historian, Dusan undertook the era. extensive research. His attention to One can almost smell the smoke detail was meticulous, from the rigging of burning coal, sense the hustle and of a sailing vessel down to the place- bustle of a busy seaport, and hear

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*ANET -ORRIS

Just steps away from Downtown Halifax, a historic area vulnerable to develop- ment pressure has been preserved. In a decision on November 14, Halifax and West Community Council declined to accept a development agreement proposing a nine-storey building behind the former St Patrick’s Church Rectory at 2267 Brunswick Street. An earlier pro- posal for a 13-storey tower behind the Rectory was rejected by the Planning Advisory Committee in 2016. The design of the proposed de- velopment respected the St Patrick’s Church steeple but not the roofline of the church. Brunswick Street at one time hosted seven churches, but only Part of the streetscape panorama of Brunswick Street by L.B. Jenson, showing St Patrick’s Rectory and four of these historic buildings remain Church at right (from cover of 1968 publication Brunswick Street: a Survey of Buildings and Envi- today (and only two as fully functioning rons, a report to the Mayor and Council by the Civic Advisory Committee on the Preservation of Historic churches). St George’s Round Church is Buildings) across the street and just south of the proposed development. The site is under a view plane from Heritage Advisory Committee, in the Street Heritage Area was put in place Citadel Hill, looking north to the epicen- interests of helping to save the Church, by planning authorities before amend- tre of the Halifax Explosion. Although and on assurances to the Committee ments to the Heritage Property Act en- the proposal did not offend the view that the Rectory and any development abling heritage districts. It was the first plane, the project would have been vis- behind it would respect the heritage de facto district in Halifax and deserv- ible and have compromised the views buildings, agreed to the de-registration. edly so: the area contains an impressive to the northern part of the harbour. A As it turned out, the intended sale did array of 18th and 19th century buildings, skyline – especially one with church not proceed, but the de-registration celebrated by L.B. Jenson’s drawings in a steeples – is so very important. The remained effective. publication by the Civic Advisory Com- (former) Ocean Towers development Adam Barrett, a prominent local mittee on the Preservation of Historic did much to compromise the skyline of developer with a track record for taking Buildings in 1968 (and replicated in the Brunswick Street area, much as the on heritage buildings, purchased the his book Vanishing Halifax published skyline behind is much property and undertook a sensitive the same year). Jenson described the impaired by the presence of Duke Tower restoration of the Rectory as well as the street as “possibly the most varied and in Scotia Square. The latter obliterates Sisters of Charity House (also purchased interesting concentration of domestic the intended setting for the City Hall by Barrett from St Patrick’s Church). It architecture of the nineteenth century Clock Tower and one often sees images is hoped that the sensitivity shown in remaining intact in Canada.” Most of of City Hall with the Scotia Square tow- these other projects will be refined and these buildings and most of the context ers air-brushed out. There is a lesson to a better proposal for the back of the remain extant, but encroachment by be learned here. Rectory site will ensue. In the meantime, insensitive development remains an The Rectory property was de-regis- thanks are due to the members of St ongoing threat. tered upon application by the church Patrick’s Church and especially to Blair prior to its sale about three years ago. Beed for advocating a smaller building Janet Morris is a long-time resident of The heritage registration was seen as an in the face of pressure to support higher Halifax, a heritage advocate, a frequent impediment for the sale of the Rec- intensity development for greater profit. contributor to The Griffin, and is currently tory, and the Church was in dire need The area remains under attack by Recording Secretary of Heritage Trust of of funding for necessary repairs. The insensitive development. The Brunswick Nova Scotia.

December 2018 5 LECTURE &ERGIE -AC+AY n 4HE 0ICTOU "AR ,IGHTHOUSE ,IGHTING THE 7AY )NTO 0ICTOU (ARBOUR

First lighthouse and keeper’s house on Pictou Bar, looking northwest toward Lowdens Beach; note people standing near the fence and schooner entering the harbour in the background (date unknown, courtesy of Fergie MacKay)

$ONALD &ORBES the age of 80, he petitioned Governor lighthouse. Dalhousie for a pilot’s licence, saying he The first light stood for 69 years, Pictou Bar’s fondly remembered light- was often at pains to row miles out to momentous in the development of house was the topic of a fascinating talk sea to meet incoming vessels who re- Pictou. The extension of the Nova Scotia by Fergie MacKay on 15 November in fused his services for want of a licence.2 the Trust’s monthly illustrated lecture The request was denied. Nevertheless, series. Beginning with a summary of by 1841, the year of Capt. Powell’s death the history of Pictou Harbour and the aged 104, there were 14 registered pilots industry that developed along its shores, in Pictou, of whom seven were Pow- he proceeded to walk us through the ells,3,4 sons and grandsons of Nathaniel stories of two successive lighthouses, Sr, who lived to see the erection of the which stood watch over the comings first light at the harbour mouth. and goings of sloops, schooners, square- Mr MacKay showed a number of riggers, steamships, motor vessels, fish- photos of the first light on Pictou Bar, ing boats, and other craft for 170 years. put into operation on 1 March 1834. The Pictou Bar Light stood at the outer These also showed the spacious and end of a low sandy spit and marked the attractive lightkeeper’s house, surround- edge of the navigation channel. ed by a board and lattice fence, and Timber was exported to Britain from another outbuilding. In one of these im- Pictou Harbour from the 1770s and it ages, we see several people, the keeper, is said there were 50 vessels loading his family, and visitors, standing in vari- squared lumber for export in 18031. Just ous positions around the fence. In the a few years before that, Capt. Nathaniel background a schooner under full sail Powell, a native of Wales discharged is standing in to the harbour. Another from the Royal Navy at the end of the photo shows William Munro, lightkeeper Revolutionary War, had settled at Boat from 1893 to 1912, whose tenure saw Harbour (Powells Head) and engaged the fire that took the first light in 1903 William Munro, lightkeeper from 1893 to 1912 in shipbuilding and piloting. In 1818, at and the building of the replacement (courtesy of Fergie MacKay)

6 4HE 'RIFlN s (ERITAGE 4RUST OF .OVA 3COTIA Railway from Truro reached its terminus at Pictou Landing in 1867. This was deemed the most practical route be- cause it was convenient for the export of coal from the nearby mines. A station and quay were established for the steam ferry Mayflower, which carried passen- gers the last mile of their journey across the harbour to the Town of Pictou. In the meantime, increased coal shipments added to the tonnage moving in and out of the harbour. Pictou also handled large quantities of agricultural and fish exports from northern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The growth of commerce induced the United States Government to establish a consulate in The second lighthouse and second keeper’s house, showing wharf and shore protection structures 1837 (maintained for 60 years) and the (courtesy of Fergie MacKay) Dominion of Canada to build an impos- ing Customs House on the waterfront in 1874. The growth of shipbuilding around the harbour, in the East River at New Glasgow, and in the many inden- tations of the nearby shores called for establishment of Pictou as a Port of Registry in 1840. Steamship service to Charlottetown and Quebec was well es- tablished by the time of Confederation and the Intercolonial Railway extended its line into the Town of Pictou in 1887. Meanwhile the lighthouse weath- ered the destructive August gale of 1873 and the lightkeepers kept the light burning. They and their families were supplied with oil for the lamps and other supplies (food and coal for the family) Lighthouse ablaze, afternoon of 5 July 2004 (courtesy of Fergie MacKay) by the buoy tender CGS Brant (the same

vessel mistakenly fired upon from Fort Ives in Halifax Harbour in March 1915, resulting in the accidental shelling of a house on Lucknow Street).5 Despite its proximity to Pictou, the lighthouse property had to be self-sufficient for long periods of time. At least some of the keepers supple- mented their diet with fresh-caught fish. But they were not entirely isolated. Nearby were the Mi’kmaw community of Fisher’s Grant (Boat Harbour), the elite properties of Rustico looking out over the bar, and the farms of Pictou Landing.

William Harry MacFarlane, lightkeeper 1921-1946 (courtesy of Fergie MacKay) continued on page 13

December 2018 7 LECTURE (ANTSPORT )NDUSTRY "USINESS AND "UILT (ERITAGE

!LLEN " 2OBERTSON

In April 2018, the author presented a richly illustrated talk entitled Hantsport: Indus- tries Discovered in a Small Village, as part of the Trust’s monthly illustrated lecture series. The following is a brief summary with examples.

Hantsport, on the banks of the Avon and Halfway rivers, has gone through several changes over its two hundred and more years since it was first settled by British soldier-turned-farmer Edward Barker and his wife Rebecca Chadwick in the 1790s. Farming interests turned to shipbuilding and shipping; then to subsidiary occupations related to ship construction, then branched out into other businesses. After the great Age of Sail, it was manufacturing which grew Part of the Ambrose Church map showing Hantsport in the 1860s, with many businesses identified up, culminating in the Roy Jodrey indus- tries centred on wood pulp, paper, and moulded pulp products. Transitions are carpenters and shipwrights, caulkers, roofed building intended for commer- taking place once more, as twenty-first blacksmiths, foundry workers, boot cial lodging purposes. Further down the century technology, renewable energy, and shoe makers, furniture and clock street is the old Hantsport Block Factory, and other entrepreneurial opportunities manufacturers, among others. Surviv- which was serially reincarnated as a open up. ing structures harken to fashions of the Several nineteenth century commer- eighteenth century, such as variations cial buildings survive today in Hantsport of Cape Cod and Salt Box houses (one to remind us of its past businesses. Even of the latter survives on William Street); homes speak as artifacts of past trades, others were inspired by Greek and Ro- being the places where families were man revival styles, and later mansard raised by sea captains, other mariners, roofing and dormers. Neo-Gothic de- signs can be seen in the older churches: Baptist, Anglican, and United (formerly a Methodist chapel).

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Older photographs, postcards, and prints reveal what has been lost to time and what persists today. Although transformed into modern apartments, the former Hantsport Hotel (or Wall’s Advertisement for Mumford Portable Boiler, Hantsport Factory advertisement (courtesy of the Hotel) at William and Station streets is named for inventor J.A. Mumford of Hantsport author) recognizable as a three-storey mansard- (courtesy of the author)

8 4HE 'RIFlN s (ERITAGE 4RUST OF .OVA 3COTIA foundry, post office, movie house (lat- terly known as the York Theatre before closing), IOOF meeting place, union hall, and medical research centre. Its tin roof and modern siding belie its age, as it was erected in 1846. h9EATONS CANDY FACTORY x WAS A MAJOR TOWN EMPLOYER FOR SEVERAL DECADESv

Storefronts still survive on Main Street (with the large plate glass win- dows or outlines where these used to be) for the purveyors of groceries, boots and shoes, jewelry, or stationery. A ’shed‘ in back of one home next to St Andrew’s Anglican Church indicates by its nine- teenth century windows, shingle siding, Yeaton’s candy factory and store at the corner of William Street (foreground) and Station Street (back and substantially framed, sturdy form right), Hantsport (courtesy of the author) that it may have been associated with a small shoe and boot manufacturing site pre-dating 1867. On the opposite corner from Wall’s Hotel is the shop of Yeaton’s candy factory, while the buildings fur- ther along Station Street (one alone now survives) were the candy production buildings. It was a major town employer for several decades, with international markets. Later, the MacDonalds and a younger generation of the Yeaton family carried on the trade after the Second World War. Some of the German-made chocolate moulds of the 1890s and early1910s (for Easter and Christmas) survive in private hands and with the Robertson candy makers in Truro. Taking time to look around the town − at architectural details, historical files (the Hantsport and Area Historical Society has an extensive collection and an excellent Facebook site), and local histories – one sees how this particu- lar Nova Scotia community has met a succession of economic challenges. The buildings, both domestic and industrial, are open books on that past. One hopes Parade float passing the York Theatre in 1958 (courtesy of the author) that Hantsport as well as other com- munities give thought to a thorough building inventory, with the goal of Dr Allen B. Robertson is a native of Scotia 1795-1995. He was among the built-history genealogies. Identification Hantsport, attended school there before founding members of the Hantsport and is the first step to a heritage inventory going to university, and authored the Area Historical Society. and a guide to preservation and com- history, Tide & Timber: Hantsport Nova munity development.

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The history of military defence instal- lations on McNabs Island, in the mouth of Halifax Harbour, was the topic of Royce Walker’s detailed and richly illus- trated talk in the Trust monthly lecture series on 19 October 2018. The speaker focused on Fort Ives and Fort McNab, two of five major defence installations on the island. They were parts of the har- bour defence complex constructed over 200 years following the founding of Hali- fax as a strategic military base in 1749. The speaker acknowledged a number of professional and amateur historians and collectors, including: Bill Mont, who was in attendance and provided several im- ages for the presentation; the late Barry Edwards, who was a long time Friend of McNabs and did extensive research on the island; and Roger Sarty, who is a Retired 9” (left) and 10” (right) rifled muzzle-loading cannon at Fort Ives, November 2018 (Griffin photo) widely recognized expert on Canadian coastal defences and the Halifax Har- bour defence complex in particular. a variety of smaller facilities such as guns to provide an outer line of defence Two dominant themes ran through wharves, a coal shed, fuel storage berms, across the harbour mouth.1 Coverage the presentation. One was the extensive barracks, a hospital, a rifle range and from the other side was provided by and repeated redevelopment of the searchlight installations. Although most comparable batteries at , fortifications as new artillery technol- of these have fallen into disrepair and but these were assumed unable to ogy was developed and deployed suffered vandalism since they ceased depress their fire sufficiently to prevent in response to a parallel evolution of to serve a useful military purpose (and ships passing close to that shore under warship design and armaments. The Sherbrooke Tower was demolished in the heights, beyond the reach of the other was the gradual migration of the the 1940s), more recent efforts by Parks guns at Sherbrooke Tower. primary harbour defence batteries over Canada, the Nova Scotia Government, two centuries from the inner harbour and especially the Friends of McNabs Fort Ives to northern McNabs Island, to southern Island Society have resulted in some Fort Ives was first planned for defence McNabs Island, and eventually to the site rehabilitation and stabilization, and against naval attack in 1762, after the outer headlands of Hartlen Point and provision of limited visitor facilities on French capture and occupation of St Chebucto Head. the island (composting toilets, signage, John’s, Newfoundland. The site was an interpretation pavilion, and benches). cleared, but the threat diminished and #ONSTRUCTION AT &ORT )VES BEGAN The first harbour defences in Halifax the work was abandoned. The cleared IN EARNEST IN  x were smooth-bore muzzle-loading can- site was ideal for the game of quoits and non firing spherical balls with a range of became the home of the Halifax Quoits In addition to Fort Ives and Fort no more than a few hundred yards. To Club for a number of years. Construc- McNab (the latter a National Historic achieve cross-harbour coverage, these tion at Fort Ives began in earnest in Site), Royce identified three other major were located on Georges Island and 18652 and continued for a decade. The island installations related to harbour nearby mainland sites. The Martello Tow- introduction of rifled muzzle-loading defence: Sherbrooke Tower (the former er on Maugers Beach, the first fortifica- (RML) cannon provided greater range Martello tower and lighthouse at the tion on McNabs Island, was completed and accuracy of fire, such that Fort Ives outer end of Maugers Beach), Hugonin in 1828 and adapted to serve as a light- could cover the harbour entrance across Battery, and Strawberry Battery – and house. In 1864, it had three 24-pounder to York Redoubt and Point Pleasant.

10 4HE 'RIFlN s (ERITAGE 4RUST OF .OVA 3COTIA Aerial image of Fort Ives looking southwest, showing retired cannon (lower left of centre), two 10” RML cannon on carriages in emplacements facing south- west (upper left of centre), and emplacements for two 6” BL guns on the west-face obscuring original 9” RML positions (October 2018 image courtesy of Cory Martin)

Facilities at the fort included casemates, gun battery of quick-fire (QF 6-pounder) the shoreline 6-pounders. In the same stores for coal, bread, and meat, bar- guns was in place just north of and reconstruction period 1899-1903, two racks, a guard room, a forge, latrines, and below Fort Ives by 1891, providing close 6” BL guns were mounted on top of the a capstan overlooking the road down defence of the submarine minefield original 9” RML positions (these modern to the dock and derrick at Ives Point. An located in the main ship channel. The guns served as the main armament at earthen embankment and wooden pali- minefield was operated from a test Ives Point Battery through World War I). sade enclosed the fort in the rear. On the room and observation station complet- By 1912, after Canada had assumed re- harbour face, in open emplacements ed in 1898 as part of Fort Ives. sponsibility for the harbour defences six with iron shields, the fort mounted three years before, the minefield was removed 10” RML cannon facing southwest, five xTHE GRADUAL ;SEAWARD= MIGRATION OF and four permanent large searchlights 9” RML guns facing west, and a sixth 9” THE PRIMARY HARBOUR DEFENCE BATTERIES illuminated the passage between Ives RML cannon at the junction of the two OVER TWO CENTURIES Point and Point Pleasant to prevent the faces. The cannon could be rotated intrusion of fast torpedo boats. During through an arc on circular rails. By 1903 two 12-lb QF guns on the First World War, Fort Ives was a piv- New breech-loading (BL) guns were central pivots were located on two of otal component of the harbour defence introduced between 1888 and 1892 and the former RML emplacements over- complex, with a garrison of 160 as of Fort Ives was reconstructed to replace looking the defensive minefield, sup- April 1916.1 the RMLs with modern BL guns. A three- ported by new searchlights, replacing

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6-lb QF ‘bring-to’ gun in 1943. Facilities added over the first half of the 20th cen- tury included a command post, anti-air- craft emplacements, searchlights, range finder pits, range wardens’ barn, stables, a telephone office, and a wide variety of other accommodations, messes, stores, lookouts, bunkers, shelters, and other miscellaneous utility structures. The final WW II addition was an operational radar system to track vessels approaching over the horizon, but this was installed just as the war in Europe came to an end in 1945. The fort was maintained in operational status until 1960, when it was closed for the last time.

Misadventures and an island adventure Royce was asked if the guns on McNabs Island had ever been fired in anger. The answer is no and yes. German U-boats targeted naval and merchant vessels in the harbour approaches in both world wars. Submarine nets were stretched between Ives Point and Point Pleasant in WW I and from Maugers Beach to York Shore Battery in WW II. However, Halifax has never come under attack from naval surface vessels and the fire power designed to counter the most impressive warship guns has never been needed for that purpose. However, the Carved stone pavement and drain along row of casemates, Fort McNab, November 2018 rules requiring examination, combined (Griffin photo) with miscommunication, led to two embarrassing incidents involving local Fort McNab responsibility for the examination sta- Canadian vessels. Fort McNab was constructed over tion and a 6-lb QF gun was added to en- In August 1914, the provincial four years 1888-1892 and was designed force that. The fort was largely neglected Deputy Attorney General, Stuart Jenks, to take advantage of the new long- between the wars, but an assessment of failed to request clearance as he was range breech-loading artillery. On com- defence needs in 1937 recommended returning from an outing to Herring pletion, Fort McNab mounted two 6” BL the establishment of new outer defenc- Cove. A blank fired from Fort McNab guns at each end and a 10” BL gun in es consisting of counter-bombardment failed to stop him, but a 6” 100-lb shell the middle. The configuration included batteries at Hartlen Point and Chebucto landing in the water 25 yards off his bow a hill-top site with a wide cleared slope Head.2 Armaments at Fort McNab were did communicate the message.1 The affording a clean sweep south to the adjusted with 6” BL guns from Quebec following year, on 1 March 1915, Fort harbour approaches. Modifications to in 1938 or 1939, the 9.2” BL gun was Ives fired two 12-pounder warning shots the fort and its armament continued up moved to Hartlen Point in 1942, and a at the CGS Brant, which had been doing to World War I, when it took additional 75 mm gun replaced the navigational aids maintenance and was

12 4HE 'RIFlN s (ERITAGE 4RUST OF .OVA 3COTIA to participate, this brought to life the subject matter of his lecture, provided an opportunity for hands-on examina- tion of the defensive structures and the various armaments still located on the island. We also enjoyed the last good picnic weather of the season and fine views of the harbour approaches that the forts of McNabs Island were estab- lished to protect.

Royce Walker is Vice President of the Friends of McNabs Island and chairs the McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park Advisory Committee.

View from 6” breech-loading gun at north end of Fort McNab, November 2018 (Griffin photo) Endnotes: 1Chard, D. 2008. Military history of McNabs Island. Chapter 10 in Haverstock, G. (ed.), Discover McNabs Island (2nd Edition), Friends of McNabs Island exempt from examination, a clearance Royce kindly led a field trip to Society, Halifax, 61-69, 2Kinsman, B. 1995. Fort Ives, in An Historical Over- that had not been communicated to the McNabs Island on Sunday 4 November, view, on-line version of McNabs Island: an Historical fort. One of the shells bounced off the in fine fall weather. This island adven- Overview, Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists as a water and landed on a home at 10 (now ture provided a wonderful supplement contribution to the park planning process, https:// mcnabsisland.ca/fort_ives 1020) Lucknow Street, Halifax. Fortunate- to the lecture. It included stops at Fort ly, no one was in the house and there Ives, Hugonin Battery, Fort McNab, were no injuries. and Strawberry Battery. For those able

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It was a long walk out the beach was built, the lighthouse was seen to be of lightkeeping in Pictou will slowly from Fishers Grant, but people moved burning. The location far out the beach, fade. We were privileged to have Fergie about in rowboats and we know that which was partially breached, made it MacKay, with his wonderful memory Chief Peter Wilmot visited the light. impossible to bring heavy firefighting and pictures, to bring those stories to us. A new keeper’s house was built in equipment to the scene and, in any 1919 and became the home of William case, it would have been too late. Within Fergie MacKay is a retired teacher and Harry MacFarlane (lightkeeper from 1921 an hour, the heavy glass lens had fallen long-time resident of Pictou Landing. to 1946), his wife Bessie, and children into the interior, the tower had begun George and Doris. Harry was succeeded to lean, had slowly toppled, and was re- Endnotes: 1Graham, M. The Historic Town of Pictou; Halifax: by a relative, John K. MacFarlane, who duced to smouldering charcoal and ash. Nimbus (2004). had grown up at the Caribou Light just The cause has remained a mystery. 2Petition of Nathaniel Powell of Pictou for a licence to west of Pictou Harbour. John stayed Thus 170 years of lightkeeping be a pilot in the harbour (19 September 1818), Nova Scotia Archives, RG 7 vol. 1 no. 112, microfilm (reel on with his wife Evelyn (Evelena) until and its distinctive built heritage at the 15636) 1960, when the light was automated. All mouth of Pictou Harbour came to an 3Mechanic and Farmer; Pictou (30 June 1841). 4 of the ancillary buildings (house, barn, end.6 A prosaic auto light takes the Cullen, M., Aikens, S., and Forbes, M. Along the Shore of Little Harbour; Little Harbour Community and shed) were then removed and the place of the lighthouse today, and the Centre (1984), p. 26. lighthouse stood alone, while shoreline advent of radar and GPS navigation 5See report of Royce Walker’s talk, ‘The Forts of erosion threatened to undermine it. renders it less essential. But we have lost McNabs Island’, this issue. 6Ironically, the official name for ‘Pictou Bar’ is now Sadly, on the fine late afternoon of an iconic structure dear to the hearts ‘Lighthouse Beach’ (http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/ 5 July 2004, just over 100 years since it of local residents and with it the stories search-place-names/unique/CBQQM).

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Rotunda as the home of the Ramblers Cycle Club, after 1895 (courtesy of the Fort Sackville Foundation)

3UZANNE 2ENT wanted to know what was inside. And account, asking my friends to guess on the night, I decided I’d find out. where I was. Several guessed correctly In September, Suzanne Rent gave a talk At the time, I was working as a immediately. One friend, Leigh Beau- on the Prince’s Lodge Rotunda and how a magazine editor and pitched a profile champ Day, told me that a friend of hers, story she wrote about the building inspired on the history of the Rotunda to Trevor Wendy Murray, had lived in the Rotunda the Facebook group, Stories of Prince’s Adams, editor of Halifax Magazine. Then for a couple of decades. The story sud- Lodge Rotunda. In this issue, Suzanne I made some calls, first to city officials, denly had a new focus: Wendy’s life shares how the story and Facebook group who then passed me on to the prov- living in Halifax’s historic Rotunda. came together. ince, which owns the Rotunda (it’s one I also connected with Sharon Ingalls, of several buildings in its inventory). a local historian and writer, who along It was December 2016 when I drove Later, in January 2017, I got a tour inside with her husband, Wayne, wrote Sweet past Prince’s Lodge Rotunda on my way and it wasn’t what I had imagined; it Suburb: A History of Prince’s Lodge, Birch to Bedford. The lights were on and a looks like an abandoned home. There’s Cove and Rockingham. The Ingalls live wreath was on the front door. Like many a bathroom and a kitchen with a stove on Kent Avenue, which is just across the people in the city and beyond, I was cur- and cupboards. There are sheer white street from the Rotunda and where the ious about this extraordinary building, curtains on the windows. The crown heart-shaped pond in Ravines Park is but didn’t know its entire story. I knew moulding is the only original portion located. Sharon became fascinated with it was built by Prince Edward, Duke of of the interior that dates to the Duke of the Rotunda when she and her husband Kent, who was in the city with his mis- Kent’s time in Halifax. moved to Halifax from British Columbia. tress Julie de Saint-Laurent. I knew the I took a number of photos, including She’s an incredible source of knowledge Duke was building garrisons in the city. one looking outside one of the windows about the site and the estate owned by I had heard people lived there at one and out into the wintery Bedford Basin. time. And that was about it. But I really I posted that on my personal Facebook continued on page 18

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Albany Community Church, 5939 Hwy 10, New Albany, Annapolis Co. Notre Dame de l’Assomption, 2292 Hwy 206, Arichat, Isle Madame, 44.78583°N 65.05806°W (courtesy Marg Herdman) Richmond Co. 45.510278°N 61.033056°W (Griffin photo)

-ARG (ERDMAN a good enough reason to be involved activity not only helps locals and visitors once more. A Presbyterian minister to appreciate the built heritage in Nova From two counties in 2017, Doors whose churches participated for the first Scotia communities, but it encour- Open for Churches expanded to six time said that, from the point of view ages all to understand more about the including the Cape Breton Regional of volunteer involvement, it was a great spiritual connections in these communi- Municipality in 2018. Two-day doors- success, that these volunteers were able ties too. As a bonus for Heritage Trust, it open events were held in Kings County to share their love of, and pride in, their helps to raise the profile of the organiza- on September 22-23, Annapolis County heritage. tion throughout the province. on September 28-29, Inverness and Many of the churches that par- Richmond counties on October 7-8, and ticipated have indicated an interest in Victoria County and CBRM on October being involved in future Doors Open for 9-10. In total, this year about 80 build- Churches events. A quote from a minis- ings were opened. The four Cape Breton ter in one of the Cape Breton churches areas were part of the Celtic Colours (“Sign us up for next year”) suggests the events. value that he places on the experience. Despite inclement weather affect- The hope is to expand this event to ing some visitor numbers, participants the whole province next year. For 2019 were keen. A number of the churches in we envision 10 events (two counties per Richmond and Inverness which partici- event), with HRM on a separate week- pated in 2017 were open again this year. end I will be reaching out to interested In one case, a church which had no visi- people throughout the province to tors during the 2017 event had 23 this assist with organizing for 2019. Please year. When the decision was made to be call or write if you can help us to get a part of the event in 2018, the contact in touch with appropriate churches, person said that the learning experi- whether active, closed or re-purposed ence for their own congregation was ([email protected] or 902-423-4807). This

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-ICHAL #ROWE county, most of which are much less Pictou County Military Heritage widely recognized, in addition to a Museum with contributions from David Avery and number of dedicated collectors who 2020 Queen Street, Westville NS B0K 1A0 Beth Henderson make their collections available to the (Open year-round) public through lectures, visits to local 902-396-3761, e-mail: david_avery55@ During the summer of 2017, the Heri- schools, or opening by appointment. hotmail.com tage Trust photo exhibit, Witnesses to These smaller collections are important a New Nation, 150 Buildings Which Saw contributors to our cultural heritage This museum opened officially in July Confederation in 1867, was on display at and deserve to be better known. Similar 2006 in the former jail located behind the Museum of Industry in Stellarton. small museums and collections are to the library and fire department in New The exhibit was there for a month and be found in most corners of Nova Scotia, Glasgow. Mr Vincent Joyce was responsi- several guest lecturers made presenta- some in repurposed historic buildings, ble for the creation of the museum and tions on historical highlights of Pictou some (as in one of the examples here) was the visionary, founder, builder and County, including topics such as the on-line. president until 2017. Due to generous mining industry and the advent of the The houses, museums, and collec- donations and interest in the museum, railway. During these presentations, tions of local treasures in Pictou County it quickly outgrew its original quarters there was an opportunity to meet mem- reflect the pride in workmanship of in New Glasgow. The Town Council of bers of the surrounding communities those who created memorable build- Westville was a great supporter and and to hear of special organizations and ings, ships, and other material culture, offered to house the museum in the small museums. such as glassware from the Humphreys repurposed Drummond School, a brick The Museum of Industry is one of Glass factory in Trenton. They also bring building which also houses the fire the larger components of the Nova alive the cultural, military, and industrial and police departments. There are two Scotia Museum network, is well ad- history of past generations who have rooms devoted to the exhibits, which vertised, and quite well known. There bequeathed this heritage to us. We pro- are housed on two floors. are at least 10 smaller museums in the file here two small Pictou Co. collections. Since 2017 the museum has been

Commercial House, Water Street, Pictou, 1869 and 2018 (courtesy of Pictou Historical Photographic Society)

16 4HE 'RIFlN s (ERITAGE 4RUST OF .OVA 3COTIA led by David Avery CD, a retired history the family) the Memorial Cross awarded sive personal photo collections; some teacher who remains a serving member to Westville’s Robert Melanson. are experts in specific subjects; some of the Canadian Forces Reserve, where have technical skills and can improve a he is the Training Officer for 219 RCACC, Pictou Historical Photographic poor quality image of an extraordinary New Glasgow. Exhibits include uniforms Society moment in time. Others help with the of Governor General Michaëlle Jean, The Town of Pictou was fortunate for 70 creation of exhibits. Chiefs of the Defence Staff Rick Hillier years to have photos of town happen- Among numerous other projects, and Walter Natcyncyk, and Major ings taken by Don MacIsaac. In May the group has submitted flashbacks with Donald Creighton, who led the inspec- 2003, six interested people were deter- detailed information to the Pictou Advo- tion of the troops in Winnipeg with the mined to maintain this tradition, as Don cate since 2008, with photos dating from young Queen Elizabeth II in 1959. Maj. was at that time an octogenarian. The 1860 onward. Photos from the collec- Creighton was from Pictou County and Pictou Historical Photographic Society tion have contributed to various books served at the end of WW II and in Korea. was formed with his blessing. and artistic initiatives. The society also He retired from the Canadian Armed The society’s mission is to collect, participated in a joint venture to provide Forces in the early 1970s and became copy, preserve, and share old photo- historic photos for plaque boards to be a school teacher at West Pictou Dis- graphs of Pictou and area. This is done displayed in prominent locations in each trict High School. Part of his ashes are electronically, through annual exhibits, town in the county. encased in an artillery round and kept and by other means, coordinated by In addition to private donations, in the museum, as per his final request. Beth Henderson. The group welcomes important financial contributions have Mr Avery reports “Yes, sometimes I feel any additions to its collection of photos, come from two faithful sponsors: Scotia- I am being inspected as I work in the now numbering in the thousands and bank and the Educa- museum!” archived digitally. The collection is avail- tional Foundation. The society has a Other exhibits include a display on able to authors, researchers, organiza- large number of photos of the now-202 Gordon MacDougall, a member of the tions and individuals looking into family year old Pictou Academy and prepared 1st Special Service Force (also known as or community history. Society members an exhibit to commemorate the 200th the Devil’s Brigade), an élite American- include professional and amateur pho- anniversary of the school. Canadian commando unit in World War tographers, historians, writers, computer Other exhibits of Pictou’s past can be II. The museum also holds (on behalf of junkies, and artists. Some have exten- viewed on-line. The Pictou-Antigonish

Former home of Robert Maclellan, Principal of Pictou Academy (1889-1919), 14 School Street, Pictou, circa 1929 and 2017 (courtesy of Pictou Historical Photographic Society)

December 2018 17 Regional Library hosts the society’s a photo of what that building looked the 25-34 age cohort (predominantly website (www.pictouphotos.ca), which like in its prime. When the building was women), demonstrating that interest features several of the ten major annual refurbished, historical features as well as in historic photos is not confined to an exhibits the group has prepared for the store name and date were incorpo- older demographic. This experience display at the deCoste Entertainment rated in the design. Another example is confirms the importance and breadth of Centre in Pictou. Approximately 1800 a restoration of an 1862 home known interest in our history. We need to keep photos are on-line with more in the as the Lorraine Property, which boasted it alive to truly appreciate our past and queue. hand-carved wooden decorative ele- how we came to be who we are. An added bonus of this collection ments. Using an historic photograph, is a wider public appreciation of old the new owners took eleven years in an Michal Crowe was the prime mover of the photos. For example, town residents ongoing project to bring this property Trust’s travelling Canada 150 photo exhibit now have a constant reminder of the back to glory. in 2017 and the subsequent publication past when they look at the Pictou Recently, in order to share the Witnesses to a New Nation: 150 Nova Pharmasave. This building is located on photos that were shared with them, the Scotia Buildings that Saw Canada’s Water Street and in 1865 was known group began posting photos of a variety Confederation in 1867, published in April as the Commercial House. When the of subjects on its Facebook page. This 2018. present owners took over the building, has taken off with almost 2600 follow- a society member dropped by with ers and a large proportion of viewers in continued from page 14 0RESERVING THE 3TORIES OF 0RINCES ,ODGE 2OTUNDA

Sir John Wentworth, Nova Scotia’s sharing historical photos of the Ro- will be some time before we hear about Lieutenant Governor. Wentworth loaned tunda and any related studies or pieces the status of the application, but this the estate to the Duke of Kent during of trivia. The Facebook group allowed is an important step in preserving this the latter’s time in Halifax. The Duke built other former residents and experts, no- iconic structure and a fascinating part of the Rotunda and a few other buildings tably Sharon Ingalls and members of the our city’s history. and features, including the pond, as part Murray family, to share information they There are other lessons to be of extensive gardens on the property. had collected about the building and learned in the story of the Rotunda. Today, the Rotunda is the only surviving the former estate over the years. To date, When we preserve historic buildings, building from the estate. the group has more than 750 members we preserve not only their architecture, After the story, Living in a Landmark, and a new name, Stories of Prince’s Lodge but the stories of people who have built, was published in March 2017, the re- Rotunda. lived, and worked in them. All of these sponse was almost immediate. To date, No other story I’ve written over the people have a special connection to one more than 10,000 people have read the past 20 years has been as popular as place. The Rotunda is not only a story story online, with more reading the ar- Living in a Landmark. I still get asked if I about the Duke of Kent and his mistress, ticle in the print version of Halifax Maga- offer tours of the Rotunda (I don’t). I’m but it’s a story of Wendy Murray, Harold zine. And then came the emails, most one of a handful of people, beyond its Penny, and its other residents, as well as of which were questions about how former residents, who has been inside. of Sharon Ingalls and the community people could get inside themselves. Stories of this remarkable structure and that have rallied to preserve the building Others sent me photos of artwork the people who lived there continue to over the years. All of these people know inspired by the Rotunda. I heard from fascinate me. The Rotunda is a unique how special the Rotunda and Prince’s Harold Penny, who told me he and his piece of architecture in our city, our Lodge are. family lived in the Rotunda in the 1950s. province, and Canada. The Government If you’re on Facebook, please check We met for a chat and I wrote another of Nova Scotia, which maintains the out our page, Stories of Prince’s Lodge story about Harold’s time living there. He building, gave it a new paint job and Rotunda. shared tales of how the outhouse was replaced a few of its columns in the tipped over one Hallowe’en and how summer of 2017. The Rockingham Heri- Suzanne Rent sits on the HTNS Board. You he found old coins on the beach on the tage Society and Sharon Ingalls are now can read her story on the Rotunda and Bedford Basin, just below the Rotunda. working on an application so that the Wendy Murray’s life there at http://hali- Not long after the articles were Rotunda and the site of Prince’s Lodge faxmag.com/features/living-in-halifaxs- published, I set up a Facebook account can become a National Historic Site. It iconic-rotunda

18 4HE 'RIFlN s (ERITAGE 4RUST OF .OVA 3COTIA NEWS 2EmECTIONS ON THE  .ATIONAL 4RUST FOR #ANADA #ONFERENCE sional, I understand that conferences are one of the best ways to network with others in your field, so I was naturally excited about attending the meeting that the National Trust for Canada says is the “largest heritage learning and networking event” in Canada. This is not untrue. Not only was I able to reunite with some old friends, but I was able to meet a lot of new people, from all over the country, and who come from every kind of background. The conference also offered an incredible number of sessions and work- shops that in some cases were extreme- ly difficult to choose between. I took away valuable knowledge and resources from the conference that I have already started to implement at my own site to some success. I always find it such a mo- Nova Scotia representatives at the National Trust for Canada conference in Fredericton: from left, tivating experience being able to learn Krystal Tanner (HTNS Board), Meredith O’Hara (Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society Board), along with, or learn from, people who Andrew Murphy (President HTNS),Natalie Bull (Executive Director, National Trust for Canada), Laura have interests in the heritage field. I very LeGresley (Willowbank School graduate, currently working on the ), Brent much enjoyed the social events that Schmidt (M.Arch., HTNS Board), and Matt Reynolds (M.Arch., with an interest in North Atlantic coastal vernacular architecture); also present but missing from the photo was Juanita Bigelow (Nova Scotia were held each night during the confer- representative on the National Trust for Canada Board) ence, including a very entertaining awards ceremony which highlighted the important work that is being done to +RYSTAL 4ANNER well as two other HTNS representatives, preserve heritage across the nation. We Brent Schmidt and Laura LeGresley. We also enjoyed an evening at one of the It has been just over a year since I was were there for the annual National Trust coolest microbreweries I have ever been elected to the Board of Directors for for Canada conference that explored the to, The Picaroons Roundhouse, which Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia (HTNS) theme Opportunity Knocks: Heritage as a is an excellent example of an adaptive in the position of Annapolis Valley Social, Economic, and Placemaking Force. re-use project. I have to thank Heritage Representative. Serving on the Board My normal everyday job is as Curator Trust of Nova Scotia for presenting this has presented many first-time oppor- and Manager of the Randall House opportunity, not only to be able to tunities, including my first time visiting Museum, a small community museum explore Fredericton for the first time, but Shelburne, Nova Scotia, or most recently in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Attending to attend such an inspiring conference. my first time visiting Fredericton, New conferences has truthfully become one Save the date for the National Trust for Brunswick. I was joined in Fredericton of the things that I enjoy the most about Canada Annual Conference next year in by HTNS President Andrew Murphy as my job. As an emerging museum profes- Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 17-19.

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Among the new books available this Christ- Joan Dawson. Nova Scotia’s Lost Communi- mas are two by our past president, Joe Bal- ties: The Early Settlements that Helped lard, and others by members of the Trust. Build the Province. Nimbus, paperback, ISBN 978-1-77108-603-5, 2018, $21.95 Joseph M.A. Ballard. Fairy Dells and Rustic Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. Witnesses to a Bowers: The Creation of Victoria Park, New Nation: 150 Nova Scotia Build- Truro, N.S. SSP Publications, paperback, ings that Saw Canada’s Confederation ISBN 978-0-9868733-6-2, 2018, $14.95 of 1867. HTNS and SSP Publications, Joseph M.A. Ballard. Historic House Names paperback, ISBN 978-0-9868733-4-8, of Nova Scotia. Nimbus, paperback, ISBN 2018, $29.95 978-1-77108-668-4, 2018, $17.95

December 2018 19 “Malagash Man”: Chief Justice Lorne Clarke and 0ROGRAMS 3PONSORED Canadian Judicial Biography: Barry Cahill; Feb 20, 7:30 pm. Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia Invisible Murders: The Trial for the Murderers of the Illustrated Public Lecture BY /THER 3OCIETIES Emoneau Family of the Township of Lunenburg, NS in 1791: Ken Paulsen; March 20, 7:30 pm. JANUARY 17 More info: www.rnshs.ca or Facebook Hammonds Plains Historical Society Joe Ballard General Meetings and Presentations held at the Scott Manor House The Bluenose Tradition Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, 1215 Hammonds 15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford NS in House Naming Plains Road, Hammonds Plains NS. All welcome, Olde Fashioned Christmas: The house will be refreshments provided. decorated; cider and oatcakes available for a small FEBRUARY 21 A History of Nova Scotia – A historical perspective fee. Admission free, donations appreciated; Dec 1, Don Snider & Je! Brown re"ecting Nova Scotia’s communities and peoples: 10 am – 4 pm; Dec 2, 1 – 4 pm. The Oldest Fire Department Leo Deveau; Jan 28, 7 pm. More info: http://www.scottmanor.ca The Origins of Hammonds Plains (1750 – 1820): in Canada March 25, 7 pm. Sherbrooke Village More info: http://hammondsplainshistoricalsoci- 42 Main Street, Sherbrooke NS MARCH 21* ety.ca or Facebook Old Fashioned Christmas Festival: Activities David Jones include Victorian & Children’s Tea, Craft Market Fort Clarence Industrial Heritage Nova Scotia and workshops, Dinner Theatre, visits from Santa, Public lectures held at the Maritime Museum of dance, concerts, closing parade and fireworks, vis- All talks take place at 7:30 pm the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water St., Halifax NS its to Whoville, an Ultimate Santa Race, a Guided on the 3rd Thursday of the month The Industries of Bridgewater: Dec 3, 7:30 pm. Lantern Tour of the Village in the Spirit of 1867, More info: https://www.industrialheritagens.ca and new this year, the Victorian Yuletide Feast; Nov Museum of Natural History Auditorium 23-25 and Dec 1. 1747 Summer Street, Halifax Nova Scotia Archaeology Society More info & printable schedule: https://oldfash- Access from visitor’s parking lot Lectures held in Burke Theatre A, Saint Mary’s ionedchristmas.sherbrookevillage.ca. Or Facebook: University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax NS https://www.facebook.com/ofc.at.sv *N.B. The March lecture will be in The Bayer’s Lake Mystery Walls: Jonathan Fowler; Dartmouth (location to be announced in the Jan 22, 7:30 pm. We regret that some of these events have already March issue) Archaeology at Fort St Louis: Katie Cottreau-Rob- happened as we go to press. We have retained them ins; Feb 26, 7:30 pm. to give you a sense of what has been on offer. Information 423-4807 Homo Sacer and the Construction of Home: Myles McCallum; March 26, 7:30 pm. More info: www.nsarchaeology.com or Facebook Ross Farm Museum ,OCATIONS OF SUBJECT MATTER IN THIS ISSUE 4568 Highway 12, New Ross NS Christmas in the Country: Various activities Dec 8, incl. Craft and Gift Market; Dec 9, 10 am - 3 pm. Winter Frolic: Sleigh rides, hot chocolate, snow- shoeing and more; Jan 12 & 13. Snowshoe Demonstration: Learn the traditional art of snowshoe making, and enjoy experiencing snowshoeing first hand; Feb 16 & 17. Heritage Day: Take advantage of the holiday to learn some local history and enjoy a day on the farm; Monday Feb 18. March Break Activities: Each day will have a theme relating to the farm. Hands on activities and crafts that everyone can participate in throughout the day; March 16 - 24. Wonders of Maple Syrup: We don’t tap a lot of trees at Ross Farm Museum, but we still have fun with maple syrup; March 30 & 31. More info: https://rossfarm.novascotia.ca

Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society Lectures held at the Public Archives, 6016 Univer- sity Avenue, Halifax NS Charlie’s War: The Life and Death of a South African Soldier in the No. 2 Construction Company, 1917– 1918: Kirrily Freeman; December 12, 7:30 pm. Cricket in Pictou County: John Reid; Jan 16, 7:30 pm.

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