Item is a photograph of a woman belonging to the Bown family standing on a dirt road in North Sydney.
Collection consists of photographs, genealogical records, correspondence and financial records belonging to various members of the Basker Family.
Basker Family of Mull River, Nova Scotia
Item is a postcard depicting the General Hospital in Glace Bay, N.S. as it stood in the early 20th century.
Item is a postcard depicting the Victoria Road subway in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a street view of the northern end of Victoria Road in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Fonds consists of correspondence of Archibald Beaton, Donald MacDonald and Rev. Ronald Beaton in Rome. Letters deal with the opening of the coal mines at Broad Cove in the late 1890s, a description of Rome, and the ordering of a set of bagpipes as a gift. Interspersed there is also bagpipe music, written by Archibald Beaton.
Beaton, Archibald
Item is a photograph of Rita Joe reading to a small group of people.
Item is an early map of Eastern Canada. Bertius derived this map from Petrus Plancius' map of North America (1594), which documented Newfoundland as a single island for the first time.
Bertius, Pertrus
Item is the first printed map to include an accurate depiction of Prince Edward Island, and the earliest depiction of a north-south orientated Lake Champlain. Cape Breton placenames reflect important harbours used for seasonal fishing such as Niganis (Ingonish) and Port aux Angloix (Louisbourg).
Laet, Johannes de
Item is a 17th century map of New France.
Sanson, Nicolas
Item is a page from Coronelli's atlas, "Isolario Dell'Atlante Vento" featuring an engraving of 17th century Cape Breton Island.
Coronelli, Vincenzo
Map by engraver Herman Moll showing fishing resources of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence during early 18th century. This map depicts shared international fishing banks before the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713 created geo-political boundaries restricting fishing territories.
Moll, Herman
This item is a hand-coloured map of Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island) by Jacques Nicolas Bellin from the Petit Atlas Maritime published in 1764. During the French colonial period, permanent settlement on Isle Royale grew to 4000. This map shows changes in place names reflecting the French and Mi'kmaw presence.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Collection consists of artifacts, two volumes of Karl Marx, a child's cap, and a block of salt; McLachlan's personal library of books that he owned consisting of socialist, communist, religious, and labour material; and textual records that include poetry, notes, correspondences, and one journal. The material spans between 1744 and 1941, and consists of records from Scotland, England, and Canada. The material in this collection shows McLachlan's interest and involvement with labour movements and his desire to improve conditions for the working class in Cape Breton.
McLachlan, James Bryson
Item is a map showing details of Louisbourg Harbour and Gabarus Bay with a full inset map of Cape Breton Island, labelled Isle Royal. Documents the landing place and camp of the New England forces as well as the fortified town of Louisbourg, various battery locations, French settlements and the lighthouse.
Kitchin, Thomas
Item is a mid-18th century coloured map showing Louisbourg Harbour and Gabarus Bay. Creator unknown.
Map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence showing Newfoundland and a portion of Acadie.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Item is a mid-18th century map of Acadie showing fishing banks.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Item is a map of New England and Nova Scotia showing Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island situated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The map includes identified fishing banks.
Kitchin, Thomas
Item is a map of the Louisbourg area during the 1745 seige. The map shows the location of the New England troop encampment at French Water Brook.
D. Henry and R. Cave
Item is an 18th century map showing the town and fortifications of Louisbourg as it was during the 1758 siege.
Item is a plan of former French settlement Port Dauphin (Englishtown). St. Ann's Bay also depicted. Engraved by P. Croisey.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Item is an 18th century map of Canada was produced late in Kitchin's career and engraved by John Gibson. Gibson and Kitchin worked together on a number of projects during their lives.
Kitchin, Thomas
Item is a mid-18th century Dutch map of Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island and Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Raspe, Gabriel Nikolaus
Item is an 18th century map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Acadie from Bellin's "Petit Atlas Maritime."
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
This map was originally part of Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime" showing French fortifications destroyed during the 1758 siege.
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Item is an original map showing acreage of Cape Breton townships, parishes, and counties. The map identifies "Indian Hunting Country" based on an earlier survey completed by Samuel Holland.
Item is a late 18th century map depicting the Gulf of St. Lawrence and fishing resources off of Nova Scotia and New England.
Jefferys, Thomas
Item is a photograph of a painting of the battle of the coal.
Item is a photograph of the battle of the coal.
Fonds consists of correspondence, appointments and commissions, diaries and Hill family genealogies. It also includes letters from James Whitney Jones and John Whyte.
Item is a photograph of the seal of Cape Breton Island.
Item is a photograph of the banner of Nova Scotia Loyalists.
Item is a photograph of the seal of the colony of Cape Breton.
Fonds consists of a letter book, legal documents, correspondence, and a report.
Item is a photograph of a painting of the founding of Sydney.
Fonds consists of original accounting ledgers, day books, letterbooks, judgement books, catalogues and indices related to the operations of the Robin Jones and Whitman company and its predecessors. This material dates from 1823-1983 and was created in Cheticamp, Eastern Harbour, Arichat and Big Pond (Grand Etang), Nova Scotia. In addition, microfilm reels that contain copies of some of the original materials are available.
Customs records of the Port of Sydney. These early records contain valuable material on shipping, customs officials and early port development of Sydney and North Sydney, particularly in the period immediately after annexation to Nova Scotia; Volumes 6219, 6220, 6221, 6223, 6224.
The original ledger (MG 16.22 A) situated at Sydney dates from January 20th 1806 to July 1824 with additional sparse entries for 1835, 1836, and 1838, 1839/41. Includes written copies of letters from customs officer Philippe (Philip) Dumaresq in Sydney, Nova Scotia to the customs office in London, England. Requests for supplies, discussions around staffing, noting goods seized and vessels in port.
Item is a miniature portrait of Ranna Cossit. He was the first Anglican minister in Sydney and the founder of St. George's Church.
Item is a photograph of Captain Charles Barrington, a resident of Barrington Park, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Father Dan Doyle, curate of Sacred Heart Church in Sydney.
Item is a photograph of Mrs. John Barrington o f Sydney Mines.
Fonds consists of Brown’s collection of mining documents, the manuscript for his book, Place Names of Nova Scotia as well as an undated mining manuscript. Also included is a copy of the poem The Mayflower, the book Gaelic Lessons for Beginners, a scroll addressed to E.G. McKay, a leather nameplate, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
Brown, Thomas James
Fonds consists of letters and petitions concerning the annexation of the Colony of Cape Breton to Nova Scotia.
Item is a photograph in watercolour of J.F.W. DesBarres as an old man.
Fonds consists of the personal papers of Alexander Anderson and his descendants, including a collection of legal documents, land holdings, deeds, and papers of Capt. A/Major Percival William Anderson.
Anderson, Alexander
Collection consists of the following:
Series A
Series B: Memoranda including background information for Mr. Stephenson’s two books.
Series C: Deeds: Photocopy, 1826-1946 relating to the Bridgeport area, 31 pages, 1 folder.
Series D: Clippings
Series E: Photographs (See Photograph Collection #25)
Four volumes pertaining to the Town of Dominion and the organization of Mr. Stephenson’s two books: Dominion, Nova Scotia 1906-1981 and souvenir booklet on the History of the Dominion Volunteer Fire Department.
Series F. Scrapbooks:
Fonds consist of correspondence relating to MacDonald's private, business, and civic life including probate papers, will, deeds, and other legal documents, land papers, genealogical information, clippings relating to Inverness history, Gaelic documents, and other miscellaneous family papers.
MacDonald, Donald Cameron
Item is a photograph of a picture of Elizabeth L. Johnstone, author of "Recollections of a Georgia Loyalist." She was born in 1764 and died in 1848.
Item is a photograph of a painting of James P. Ward, a Sheriff in Cape Breton.
Gertrude E.N. Tratt: "A veritable chain of publications following each other in close succession from 1840, finally ended with the Cape Breton Times. The earliest in the series was the Cape Breton Advocate published by Richard Huntington and edited by Otto S. Weeks. Its prospectus was dated 24 July 1840 and read: "It is proposed to publish the Sydney, Cape Breton, as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers can be obtained, a Weekly Newspaper to be called "THE CAPE BRETON ADVOCATE". It will be printed on a quarter sheet of fine paper, the size of the Halifax Pearl at the rate of Fifteen Shillings per annum payable half yearly ... a correct and copious Marine Journal will be published in every number, and the fluctuations of the American, West India, and Provincial Markets will be duly noticed ... a general summary of foreign and domestic intelligence will be given ... with a correct record of local events. During the sessions of the Legislature the proceedings will always be briefly noted. Communications, when not of a personal nature will ... be ... inserted. The day of publication will be Wednesday"."