Tug Glenfield 1957, Five Lost, Never Found All of the history that I have posted on here is from a hundred or more years ago. I would like to write about some history that is happened in our lifetime (us senior’s...
Brig Trafalgar Wrecked at Brier Island
Brig. Trafalgar Wrecked at Brier Island This is the story of the Brig.Trafalgar that wrecked in thick fog on the shores of Brier Island in 1817. The ship had left Hull, England, on May 31, 1817. There were one-hundred...
Sinking of The “S.S. Robert G. Cann”
“S.S. Robert G. Cann” Before the 1950’s the roads around these coastal communities was mostly impassable, and if you wanted to go any distance it was better to travel by water. Right from the founding of our Islands, residents travelled by passenger...
Wreck of SS Aikaterini T. 26 lost
Before we start the story about the sinking of the SS Aikaterini T. and the loss of twenty-six lives we will describe what we know about the Ship. It was a Greek cargo steel ship that was carrying coal. The ship was built in 1917 at Alloa Greece, and was called the...
Barque General Wolsley Wreck Gull Rock
Barque General Wolsley This is a account of a ship that ran aground and became a total loss on the shores of Brier Island in the year of 1875. This wreck took place on Thursday the nineteenth day of August, 1875 on the ledge at Gull Rock. Gull Rock is the outer most...
Predicted Saxby’s Gale 1869
Saxby’s Gale, October 1869 In 1863 an Amateur Astronomer named Steven Martin Saxby wrote a book called “Saxby’s Weather System”. The Saxby gale of 1869 brought death and destruction to Maine, New Brunswick and western Nova Scotia in particular. Still, after 152 years,...
Some Terrible Experiences of Islanders
The following is three short stories of true experiences of Islanders. They are about " Almost Freezing to Death, Saving Others from the Sea, and Death in Petit Passage". Source: Digby Courier; Feb 24, 1893 Terrible Experience of a Freeport Captain Barque Low Wood...
Princess Louise /S.S. Newfield
Princess Louise 1883 Digby just like the Islands has an attraction on the shore. The Islands have Balancing Rock, Digby has a monument placed on the shoreline to remind people of what happened there one hundred and thirty eight or so years ago. People have been...
Barque Aurora /Oddfellows Hall Westport
Barque Aurora On November 27, 1908, the barque Aurora with a crew of twenty men sailed out of Digby Harbour under the command of Captain Saarum. Her destination at the time was the port of Buenos Aires. She was carrying a cargo of lumber. About an hour from port the...
Ship Wrecks 1867-1929
Leta and I looking for a particular map in the archives At the Book Launch,being presented with a picture of the cover of our new book In December 2012 Leta and I were asked by the Islands Historical Society to transcribe a hand written ledger of Benjamin H. Ruggles....
Ulunda a Wreck at Cow Ledge 1890
Ulunda Ashsore at Cow Ledge a Complete Wreck Schooners Lida Grida and May Bell Alongside Ulunda with Barrels to Float Ship. Ulanda Leaves Westport Oct 17th 1890
