This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.

This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.

This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.

This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.

Maud Lewis (1903-1970) spent her life in Nova Scotia. We need your help finding a photo of her to use in our #Canada150 exhibit VANGUARD: 150 years of remarkable Nova Scotians.

Did your family have a connection to Maud Lewis? Is there a photo of her in an old family album? We would love to use your image in our exhibit!

Piece of ill-fated ship, is there more out there?

Nova Scotia Museum technician John Tate has questions. Do you have answers? 

Voting ended March 24

Visit our Canada 150 exhibit this summer, Vanguard: 150 Years of Remarkable Nova Scotians, at the Museum of Natural History, to see whose story is on display.  Be part of the conversation by sharing your stories of remarkable Nova Scotians with us on social media using the tag #NSMremarkable or email us your stories.

2010s

Building Success

Alex MacLean

2000s

A Simple Idea That's Big

David Shepherd and Travis Price

Bullying may be as old as the world — but that doesn't make it right.

1990s

Extraordinary Volunteer

Ruth Goldbloom, 1923 - 2012

1980s

All the World's a Stage

Walter Borden

1970s

Poet Laureate

Rita Joe, 1932 - 2007

Rita Joe always sought to overcome what stood in her way by living with kindness, strength and dignity.

1960s

Vision and Persistence

Nina Cohen, 1907 - 1991

1950s

Preserving Cultural Records

Sister Margaret Beaton, 1893 - 1975

1940s

Fighting for Equal Rights

Viola Desmond (1914 - 1965) and Dr. Carrie Best (1903 - 2001)

1930s

Flying Schoolmarm

Aileen Meagher, 1910 - 1987  

Aileen Aletha Meagher exemplifies versatility. She ventured down various paths in her life and stood out in each one.

1920s

Community First

Father Jimmy Tompkins, 1870 - 1953, and Father Moses Coady, 1882 - 1959

1910s

A Cause Won At Last

Edith Jessie Archibald, 1854 - 1936

Like a number of other socially prominent women of her era, Edith Jessie Archibald felt responsible for leading and assisting those less fortunate.

1900s

Free Spirits in the Fine Arts

The Prat Sisters: Annie, Minnie and May