This Pictou County Place Names Map, is a really basic thematic map that includes Pictou County Place Names without the typical geographical information like transportation, hydrology and topography. More of a simple map showing relative locations of communities and how they relate with surrounding ones.
The Pictou County Directory is an interesting historic book that contains listings of residents (often including their occupations, communities and streets locations) and businesses in Pictou County during the year 1914. Great genealogy resource if you are looking for particular family names.
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The book Pictou County’s History published by Pictou County Historical Society details over 200 years of Pictou County history, including some of the significant people, politicians, churches, ships and seamen, industry, the towns, the communities, place names, and more.
It provides readers with an excellent overview of the past, and is a great companion and follow up read to some of the other various books available that detail Pictou County over time. Find out how to read this book online for free …
The act of identifying a place is a powerful tool that allows us to recognize and navigate our surroundings. Place names can serve as landmarks, helping to connect us to the landscapes we call home. Canada has about 350,000 official place names, that include names of populated places, water bodies and geographical features, with a variety of origins, including descriptive features, Indigenous origin, people and religions.
Over 2400 communities appear in Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia, in alphabetical order and accompanied by a brief, concise entry describing community highlights such as first settlement, first churches, first schools, primary industries, significant events and notable citizens. The online version is fully searchable
The Pictou County Postcards Collection (pictoupostcards.com) showcases various historic postcards that were available in shops throughout Pictou County, during the Edwardian Era (about 1900 to 1919).
Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek: Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas and Web Site was created to raise awareness of the deep connection the Mi’kmaq have to the landscape of Eastern Canada they call Mi’kma’ki, the place of the Mi’kmaq. It documents approximately 13,000 years of Mi’kmaw presence within Mi’kma’ki, the place of the Mi’kmaq.
Names of places are important part of history and often represents people or events from the past. This historic book provides information about Nova Scotia Place Names and what they mean or represent. Find out how to Download or read the full book online …