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Item is a sound recording by McCusker Bros Ceilidhe band

Item is a sound recording of John Campbell.

Item is a document from the National Personnel Records Centre, featuring information about the location of Lieutenant James W. Maddin military records.

Item is a book written by Charles Bruce Ferguson containing a study of the Black population that entered the province during and after the War of 1812, and information about where these families established homes after that period.

Item is a report written by Kayla Blinkhorn submitted as an Applied Research Project (ARP) for the MBA program at Cape Breton University.

Item is a reproduction of an essay submitted to Dr. Robert Morgan's Maritime History class, March 23, 1976. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Micmac - Title of Item requested."

Item is a history of the First United Church in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, featuring information about St. James Methodist Church, Calvin Presbyterian Church, Kennington Cove Church, Clarke's Road Congregation, Catalone and Mira United Church, and MacMillan Memorial United Church.

Item is a history of the Margarees; notes Mi'kmaw guide who helped James Ross settle in North West Margaree, c.1800. To locate this item at the Beaton Institute, use the following sequence: "Report - Towns and Villages -Margaree - Title of Item requested."

Item is a thesis titled "A History of the Scottish on Cape Breton Island," written by Thomas Redmond Murphy. The thesis describes the history of the Scottish community of Cape Breton Island, primarily of the counties of Inverness and Victoria.

Item is a reproduction of an article published in Acadiensis, 10:1 (Autumn 1980), 113-130; it consists of the transcription of a 1756 letter from Varenne, with an introduction by Ken Donovan.

Item is a thesis titled "A Linguistic Study of the Lake Ainslie Area of Inverness County, Nova Scotia," written by Nora Alice Rowe. The thesis provides an analysis of linguistic particularities in the Lake Ainslie area.

Item is a list of Mi'kmaw place (river) names and their English meaning or translation. Phonetic spelling of Mi'kmaw words.

Item is a list of Mi'kmaw place (river) names and their English meaning or translation. Phonetic spelling of Mi'kmaw words.

Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post about books being published in and about Cape Breton, including Sister to Courage: Stories from the World of Viola Desmond, Canada's Rosa Parks by Wanda Robson.

Item is a photograph of men fishing near H. B. Nickerson and Sons.

Item is a photograph of a man walking on a dirt road in North Sydney.

Item is a reproduction of a paper on various Mi'kmaw customs and material culture traditions presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings, 44th meeting, 1895; mention is made to Cape Breton.

Item is a message from Captain Thompson commending the troops on a successful raid.

Item is a sound recording of Donald Angus Beaton.

Item is a partial copy of the Sydney Daily Post from May 8, 1915.

Item is a newspaper clipping from The Chronicle Herald featuring a photograph of Wanda Robson at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia during the unveiling of the Viola Desmond stamp. Standing with Robson are Leslie Oliver, president of the Black Cultural Centre (back, right), and Canada Post's Robert Waite.

Item is a newspaper clipping from the Cape Breton Post of a guest article written by publisher Ron Caplan titled, "A second chance for Viola Desmond Day," where he asks the public to consider adopting a date for Viola Desmond Day to be celebrated annually.

Item is a sound recording of Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald.

Item is a copy of A Short History & Photographic Record of the Cape Breton Highlanders 185th Overseas Battalion, CEF which features service photographs of the members of the 185th along with their name, regimental number, rank, and the division or platoon to which they belonged.

Item is a pamphlet titled "A Short History and Photographic Record of 106th Overseas Battalion C.E.F. Nova Scotia Rifles." The pamphlet features the names, photographs, and service numbers of the members of the Nova Scotia Rifles during World War 1.

Item is a copy of A Sketch of the Life and Times of the Right Reverent Angus Bernard MacEachern: The First Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada by Emmet J. Mullally, M.D.