Beaton Institute Digital Archives

File consists of 2 sheets outlining the Davis family genealogy. The earliest date is Father Charles N Davis (d. 1864) and the most recent date is John Gordon Desmond (d. 2000).

Andrew Carnegie

77-1205-1339
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of Andrew Carnegie.

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

77-1443-1577
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Cheticamp.

The Schooner, "Hazel Bill"

78-128-1878
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of the schooner, "Hazel Bill".

Maid Evangeline, Nova Scotia Album

77-1259-1393b
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of Maid Evangeline from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Regatta Day, North West Arm

77-1307-1441b
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of regatta day for the Men-of-Wars' Racing on the North West Arm in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

MacIsaac House

78-141-1891
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of the MacIsaac house in Schooner Pond.

Stained Glass Window, Whycocomagh Church

77-1457-1591
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of a stained glass window, featuring Mi'kmaq writing, in a church in Whycocomagh.

Margaree River Salmon Pool

77-1561-1695
Item
20th Century

Item is a photograph of the Margaree River Salmon Pool.

Winston Churchill

77-1218-1352
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of Winston Churchill.

Old Magazine, Annapolis Royal

77-1263-1397b
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of Old Magazine in Annapolis Royal, which is 2 and a half centuries old, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Louisbourg Monument

77-1283-1417b
Item
20th century

Item is a photograph of a monument in Louisbourg from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

"In the Miners' Row"

Item
[19--]

Part of James Bryson (J.B.) McLachlan Collection

Item is a poem written by J. B. McLachlan titled, "In the Miners' Row," about the power that the mine companies had over workers and the duties that workers ought to carry out to fight for their rights.

Cape Breton….My Land In Music.

R-298
Item
[19--]

Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

Item is a sound recording of Sandy MacIntyre.

Katie is Coming Home! : 1 Act Play

GPLAY52
Item
19-

Item is scene 1 of a play that has been typed out. It concerns a woman who returns from Boston and has "forgotten" her Gaelic.

Sydney Mines

89-756-18951
Item
ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of a man in a carriage pulled by a horse on a dirt road in Sydney Mines.

Lessons in Gaelic Phonetics and Reading

G4
Item
19-

Item is an incomplete Gaelic instructional pamphlet. The owner had made some corrections and amendments to the Gaelic text.

Ceithir Searmoinean

G31
Item
19-?

Item is a collection of Presbyterian sermons by author, Rev. Dr. Daniel Dewar.

Ridire Ghrianaig agus Iain Og

G127
Item
19-

Item is a fairy tale which has been typed out. It is a copy of another version.

Glossary of the Gaelic and Norse Words in the Place-Names of Scotland

G131
Item
19-

Item is a pamphlet published by The geographical institute in Scotland. Some place names listed in the "Gaelic" section are actually Pictish in origin.

Comhraidhean Gaidhlig : Gaelic Dialogues Book 1

GPLAY11
Item
19-

Item is a collection of dialogues from the previously published writings by Rev. Norman MacLeod and Eachann MacDhughaill.

Crois-Tara

GPLAY12
Item
19-

Item is a play concerning the 1945 Jacobite rising.

Gaol air a Dhearbhadh

GPLAY20
Item
19-

Item is a play set in the Highlands of Scotland that concerns a young man trying to secure himself land so that he may marry and start a family.

Rory's Courting : A Musical Play in Gaelic and English with 35 Traditional Airs of the Highlands

GPLAY39
Item
19-

Item is a musical which includes the musical notation for the songs. The words to the songs have been penned by the author.

Posadh Piuthar Iain Bhain

GSM3
Item
19-?

Item is choral arrangement of a popular song for male voices.

Gur Moch Rinn Mi Dusgadh

GSM12
Item
19-

Item is the first verse of a Gaelic song. It appears to have been photocopied and enlarged. The owner has written in harmonies in the treble staff and composed his own bass line.

Morag a Dunveagain : A Dunvegan Love Lilt

GSM25
Item
19-

Item is a photocopy of a song in praise of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Sydney Mines

89-755-18950
Item
ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of a horse and carriage in front of a building in Sydney Mines.

Tearuinteachd, Cinnte agus Aoibhneas

G43
Item
19-?

Item is a religious text translated from the English.

Ho-Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden

GSM7
Item
19-

Item is a traditional Gaelic song with piano accompaniment.

An Lon Dubh = The Blackbird : A Collection of Twenty-Six Gaelic songs with Music, in Two-Part Harmony

GSB12
Item
19-

Item is a collection of songs with sol-fa music notation.

Ceol na Gaidhlig : Gaelic Music and Poetry

GSB4
Item
19-

Item is a collection of poems and songs by various authors. It accompanies a tape.

An t-Agh Odhar

GPLAY29
Item
19-

Item is a humerus play which appears in the periodical, An Sgeulaiche. The number within that series is not in print

Bodaich Rolaisteach

GPLAY47
Item
19-

Item is a play performed by members of the Sydney branch of the Scottish Catholic Society. A cast list appears on the last page.

Curstan Mhor

GPLAY50
Item
19-

Item is a hand-written copy of Iain MacCormaig (John MacCormick)'s "Peigi Bheag", a play concerning changes to language and culture that come with industrialization.

Gaelic Songs Including Harmonies