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Cape Breton Pictorial Cookbook

Highland Village - Living History Museum & Gaelic Cultural Centre

A living history museum and cultural centre that celebrates the Gaelic experience in Nova Scotia.

History of Coal Mining in Nova Scotia

A collection of historical and/or technical transcripts relating to 300 years of coal mining in the province of Nova Scotia.

History of the Scots in New Scotland (Nova Scotia)

Nova Scotia during the American Revolution

Nova Scotia's Electronic Attic

Specializing in on-line information about Nova Scotia.

The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia

The Early Acadian Period in Nova Scotia 1605 - 1755

From Archaeology in Nova Scotia.

The Pier 21 Society

On the Halifax waterfront, this is the site where over 1.5 million immigrants entered the country between 1928 and 1971.

The S.S. England Page

In the spring of 1866, the S.S. England, a steamship from Liverpool, England, was bound for New York with over 1,300 passengers. Hundreds died from an outbreak of cholera.

The S/S Atlantic of the White Star Line, disaster in 1873

Includes a listing of the the Norwegian and Scandinavian passengers on the ship when it went down off Halifax in 1873.

Titanic ~ The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax

A site from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, including a list of those buried in cemeteries in Halifax.