Discover Your Nova Scotia Roots
Pictou County • Birthplace of New Scotland
When the Ship Hector arrived in Pictou Harbour in 1773, it carried the first wave of Scottish settlers to Nova Scotia. Explore our archive of historical documents, photographs, and family records from the founding families of Pictou County and Northern Nova Scotia.
Featured Collections
Curated collections preserving Maritime heritage and Scottish-Nova Scotian history
Popular Documents
Most viewed items in our collection
Complete List of Those Who Came on the "Hector"
List from the 1923 Hector Celebrations of the passengers on the Hector
MacAulay Family of Lewis
Genealogy of MacAulays of Lewis to Pictou
The Frasers (Lovat) of Middle River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genealogy of Alexander Fraser, Senior and Marion Campbell
Megumaage, a map of Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq map of Nova Scotia
Recent Additions
Latest documents added to our archive
Campbell
Campbell's of Glencoe
1927-1928 Park Street School Register
School register for a grade 4 class at Park Street School, 1927-1928
1926-1927 Three Brooks School Register
School register for Three Brooks School, 1926-1927
1914-1915 Brookland School Register
School register for Brookland School, 1914-1915
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Help Us Preserve Pictou County's Past
Every record in HAGGIS is scanned, indexed, and cared for by the McCulloch Heritage Centre. Your donation keeps this work going, and helps us open more of Pictou County's history to the people tracing their Nova Scotia roots.
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Where your gift goes
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Digitizing records
Scanning fragile documents and photographs before they are lost.
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Preserving originals
Safe storage and care for the papers, ledgers, and images in our keeping.
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Keeping it findable
Hosting, search, and the indexing work that turns a box of papers into a record you can look up.
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