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Romancing the Stone

A stroll through the hostiric Scottish charm of Pictou's streets, illumination facades and folklore.

Pictou   Stone   article   saltscapes   2009  
Garden Weeds Regulations

Dated 1861, Pictou. Article instructing residents to cut down any plant varients of ragwort.

article   David Matheson   A.D. Gordon   J.A. Dawson   Andrew Fisher   Pictou   Eastern Chronicle   Colonial Standard  
The Pioneer, River John, 1879

Publication from River John, February 20, 1879. Publised every Thursday by John D. Gauld.

news   newspaper   rural   article   advertisement   North Shore   correspondence   notice   sale   property   local   miscellaneous   puzzle   poetry   announcement   birth   death   marriage   obituary   obituaries   J D Gauld   Druggist   Apothecary   diphtheria  
Standard Time

Article from the Dec. 13th, 1883 edition of the Eastern Chronicle about the implementation of time zones on the Intercolonial railway, although the railway did not initially adapt the Maritimes' time zone.

article   newspaper   time zones   Intercolonial Railway   railway   Eastern Chronicle  
Pictou Boys Back from Trip Around the World

Article from the April 13th edition of the Pictou Advocate about Pictou boys who traveled to Russia

Pictou Advocate   article   Pictou   James MacDonald   Hubert Turner   Jon Murray   William MacLeod   Toney River   Henry MacMaster   Waterside   Dave Horton   Trenton  
Crewmen of the Bounty

Photo and caption about crewmen of the Bounty from the May 24th, 1962 edition of the Pictou Advocate. Ralph Hemphill of Pictou was one of the men.

Ralph Hemphill   Hemphill   Pictou   Bounty   Pictou Advocate   article   newspaper  
How will Pictonians live 100 years from today?

Article from the January 9th, 1974 Pictou Advocate about how Pictonians might live in 2074.

newspaper   Pictou Advocate   future   article  
Caribou, N.S. to Wood Islands, PEI Ferry

Photo of Prince Nova ferry and description from May 1, 1974 edition of the Pictou Advocate

newspaper   Pictou Advocate   article   Prince Nova   ferry   Lord Selkirk   Prince Edward  
47 Miners Escape via Air Shaft

Article from the May 16, 1968 edition of the Pictou Advocate about miners escaping the Drummond mine.

newspaper   Pictou Advocate   mine   miners   Drummond Mine   accident   article  
Secretariat expected to be triple crown winner

Article about the race horse Secretariat and a projection that he will be the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years, from the May 30, 1972 edition of the Pictou Advocate

newspaper   Pictou Advocate   Secretariat   triple crown   article   horse   horse racing  
The Halifax Disaster

Article about the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion, from the December 14, 1917 edition of the Pictou Advocate

newspaper   article   Pictou Advocate   Halifax Explosion   exlposion   Halifax   December 6   1917  
1000 Killed 4000 Injured in Great Halifax Disaster

Articles from the 7 December 1917 edition of the Pictou Advocate concerning the Halifax Explosion

newspaper   Pictou Advocate   Halifax Explosion   article   Halifax   explosion   December 6   1917  
Complete List of Those Who Came on the "Hector"

List from the 1923 Hector Celebrations of the passengers on the Hector

newspaper   Pictou Advocate   article   150th Anniversary of the Ship Hector   Hector   Ship Hector   passenger list   Pictou   Loch Broom   Clyde  
County Exhibition

Article about the 1913 Pictou County fair and exhibition, held in Pictou, from the October 3rd, 1913 edition of the Eastern Chronicle

Eastern Chroncile   article   newspaper   Pictou County   Pictou   New Glasgow   fair   exhibition   1913   Pictou County Exhibition  
Twice-a-Week

Brief message to subscribers of the Eastern Chronicle in 1913 about changing from three issues a week to two.

newspaper   article   Eastern Chronicle   twice weekly   issues  
Explosion at J.W. Jackson & Co.

Blurb from the August 11, 1881 Eastern Chronicle about an explosion in the store of J.W. Jackson, druggist, of New Glasgow

Eastern Chronicle   newspaper   article   J.W. Jackson   New Glasgow   explosion   druggist  
Week-long tour o Britain from grocery store coupon

Article from the Evening News about Don MacIsaac's trip to the U.K. that he won in 1986

Don MacIsaac Collection   newspaper   Evening News   article   trip   Scotland   England   Don MacIsaac   George Bedford  
Alexander McKenzie, editor of the Celtic Magazine

Short article about Alexander McKenzie, editor of the Celtic Magazine sending positive letters about the region to the Aberdeen Free Press

Alexander McKenzie   Celtic Magazine   Eastern Chronicle   Free Press   New Glasgow   article   newspaper  
Rev. Dr. Gordon

Article from the June 25, 1896 edition of the Eastern Chronicle about Rev. Dr. Daniel Gordon

Eastern Chronicle   Daniel Gordon   Gordon   presbytery   newspaper   article   Rev. Daniel M. Gordon  
Pictou Again Honoured

Article about Rev. D. M. Gordon receiving his doctor of Divinity from Glasgow University

Pictou Advocate   Rev. D.M. Gordon   Daniel Gordon   Rev. Daniel M. Gordon   newspaper   article  
Rev. D.M. Gordon selected as Principal of Queen's University

Short blurb about Daniel Gordon being selected as the next Principal of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario

Rev. Daniel M. Gordon   Daniel Gordon   Gordon   Rev. D. M. Gordon   Eastern Chronicle   newspaper   article   Queen's University  
Romancing the Stone

A stroll through the hostiric Scottish charm of Pictou's streets, illumination facades and folklore.

Garden Weeds Regulations

Dated 1861, Pictou. Article instructing residents to cut down any plant varients of ragwort.

The Pioneer, River John, 1879

Publication from River John, February 20, 1879. Publised every Thursday by John D. Gauld.

Standard Time

Article from the Dec. 13th, 1883 edition of the Eastern Chronicle about the implementation of time zones on the Intercolonial railway, although the railway did not initially adapt the Maritimes' time zone.

Pictou Boys Back from Trip Around the World

Article from the April 13th edition of the Pictou Advocate about Pictou boys who traveled to Russia

Crewmen of the Bounty

Photo and caption about crewmen of the Bounty from the May 24th, 1962 edition of the Pictou Advocate. Ralph Hemphill of Pictou was one of the men.

How will Pictonians live 100 years from today?

Article from the January 9th, 1974 Pictou Advocate about how Pictonians might live in 2074.

Caribou, N.S. to Wood Islands, PEI Ferry

Photo of Prince Nova ferry and description from May 1, 1974 edition of the Pictou Advocate

47 Miners Escape via Air Shaft

Article from the May 16, 1968 edition of the Pictou Advocate about miners escaping the Drummond mine.

Secretariat expected to be triple crown winner

Article about the race horse Secretariat and a projection that he will be the first Triple Crown winner in twenty-five years, from the May 30, 1972 edition of the Pictou Advocate

The Halifax Disaster

Article about the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion, from the December 14, 1917 edition of the Pictou Advocate

1000 Killed 4000 Injured in Great Halifax Disaster

Articles from the 7 December 1917 edition of the Pictou Advocate concerning the Halifax Explosion

Complete List of Those Who Came on the "Hector"

List from the 1923 Hector Celebrations of the passengers on the Hector

County Exhibition

Article about the 1913 Pictou County fair and exhibition, held in Pictou, from the October 3rd, 1913 edition of the Eastern Chronicle

Twice-a-Week

Brief message to subscribers of the Eastern Chronicle in 1913 about changing from three issues a week to two.

Explosion at J.W. Jackson & Co.

Blurb from the August 11, 1881 Eastern Chronicle about an explosion in the store of J.W. Jackson, druggist, of New Glasgow

Week-long tour o Britain from grocery store coupon

Article from the Evening News about Don MacIsaac's trip to the U.K. that he won in 1986

Alexander McKenzie, editor of the Celtic Magazine

Short article about Alexander McKenzie, editor of the Celtic Magazine sending positive letters about the region to the Aberdeen Free Press

Rev. Dr. Gordon

Article from the June 25, 1896 edition of the Eastern Chronicle about Rev. Dr. Daniel Gordon

Pictou Again Honoured

Article about Rev. D. M. Gordon receiving his doctor of Divinity from Glasgow University

Rev. D.M. Gordon selected as Principal of Queen's University

Short blurb about Daniel Gordon being selected as the next Principal of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario