What a beautiful day to learn the history of Gaelic Nova Scotia. Through the late 18th and early 19th centuries, thousands of Gaels immigrated and settled in Eastern Nova Scotia. Despite the harsh climate and landscape, they cleared the forest and cultivated their land to establish new lives and communities. The Highland Village brings that identity to life through interpretation and programming.
The Village had a time line of buildings from The Black House of Gaelic Scotland from 1770-1830, The Forests of Nova Scotia with their log houses, centre chimney house and barn from 1770-1850 and The Building of New Communities from 1850-1880 with the centre hallway house and church, from 1880-1920s we saw the school house, general store, the forge, carding mill and turn of the century home.
What I found interesting was we could tell what period of time it was by the type of stove in each of the houses.
The most fun was participating in a Gaelic gathering with singing and conversation.
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| View from the village |
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| The Black House 1700s |
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Working farm with goats, horse, chickens
and this hog |
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| Always busy - she's making doilies |
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| School House |
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| Blacksmith |
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| Pretty landscape |
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| Singing and socializing |
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Met up with old and new friends for dinner
Bonnie & Clyde |
Thank you for stopping in to say hi.
What a fun day so much to see there in the Maritimes.
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