|
Local History and Culture
|
The Acadian Odyssey
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/acadian/intro/
The "Acadian Identity" is explored through family genealogy and history before, during and after the 1755 expulsion.
|
|
Digby Neck in Stories
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/digby_neck/splash.htm
Stories and topics explore times past, the history and natural history of Digby Neck.
|
|
The Elder Transcripts: History You Can't Get from a Book.
http://www.municipalities.com/elders
Interviews with 50 elders from Digby Municipality which preserve knowledge and provide insights into the community's past.
|
|
Isaiah W. Wilson: The Digby County Historian
http://www.westerncounties.ca/isaiah/index.html
The life and times of Isaiah W. Wilson, whose book "The Geography and History of the County of Digby", published in 1893, is the single most-consulted source for the history and genealogy of the area.
|
|
Maud Lewis
http://www.lighthouse.ca/maud.html
Brief biography of Digby County's acclaimed folk artist, Maud Lewis
|
|
La Nouvelle France "Electric City"
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/electric/english/index.html
Near the turn of the 20th century, the Stehelin family moved from France to Nova Scotia in search of a new beginning. The thriving community they built in the forest wilderness 18 miles southeast of Weymouth has become known as "The Electric City".
|
|
The Painted House of Maud Lewis
http://www.agns.gov.ns.ca/maudlewishouse/index.html
NOTE:
Macromedia Flash Player is required to view this site. If you don't have it, you can find it here!
|
|
|
Built Heritage
|
Yarmouth Community Heritage
http://www.yarmouthheritage.org
An inventory of registered heritage properties in the Municipality and the Town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
|
|
|
Genealogy Sites
|
Rootsweb.com
http://www.rootsweb.com
The oldest and largest free genealogy site, supported by Ancestry.com.
|
|
genform.genealogy.com
|
|
Family Search
http://www.familysearch.org
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints family history site.
|
|
Sponsors
|
Municipality of the District of Digby
http://www.municipalities.com/digby
|
|
Western Counties Regional Library
http://www.westerncounties.ca/
Serving Digby, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties since 1969.
|
