For countless ships headed to Halifax’s harbour, the first glimpse of the Sambro Island Lighthouse (pictured) marked the relief of a journey’s end. But…
Hear a much longer (and much better) version of this story on the Backyard History Podcast, starring Stephanie Tait voicing Beryl Markham and producer…
One hundred and twenty nine years ago, New Brunswick suffered what was initially called a “terrible catastrophe” and its worst ever train wreck, leaving…
Janet Webster gave her life in the French Resistance. This summer, her granddaughter, Sophie Roche (right) returned to New Brunswick to rediscover the family’s…
The stars of the 1951 Shediac Lobster Festival. From left to right: Leah Cormier, Betty Amireault, Florine Borque (the Lobster Queen), Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard,…
During Prohibition when booze was banned, reluctant liquor control officer Clifford Rose found himself in the middle of a dispute between a corrupt politician…
New Brunswick experienced some growing pains as more people began driving cars, including some remarkable struggles adapting to one particular new technology: the traffic…
Aileen Meagher, a runner from Halifax, represented Canada in the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, where Hitler himself watched her beat the German team for…
An ambitious project to build an oversized railway to carry ships along the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border from the Northumberland Strait to the Bay…
May 15, 2024
1800s •Bay of Fundy •Nova Scotia •Long Read •Popular
