Searching for Maud in the “Emily” Series
It’s a pleasure to introduce Melanie J. Fishbane’s guest post on L.M. Montgomery’s journals and her “Emily” books. Melanie is …
Category Archives: Nova Scotia History
The Sweet Exhilaration of Solitude
It’s a pleasure to share this guest post from Christy Ann Conlin, who drew inspiration from two of Nova Scotia’s …
McNabs Island: “a green cork in the neck of a green bottle”
A trip to McNabs Island this past summer inspired me to revisit Thomas Raddall’s descriptions of the island in his …
The Elizabeth Bishop House
A few days ago, I headed out on a road trip to Great Village, Nova Scotia, to take some pictures …
Running in Halifax
I love thinking about the history of Halifax when I’m running. Long runs give me a chance to explore my …
Five Years!
Jane Austen’s letters, her novels Emma and Persuasion, the virtue of charity, the history of Nova Scotia, and the composition …
Halifax, Nova Scotia in L.M. Montgomery’s Island Scrapbooks
L.M. Montgomery included many references to her time in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the “Island Scrapbooks” she created. I read …
A “blinding flash of illumination”
Third in a series of three posts on “Anne of Green Gables in Point Pleasant Park.” Here’s Part One, “Anne …
“Gilbert Would Never Compose a Sonnet to My Eyes”
Second in a series of three posts on “Anne of Green Gables in Point Pleasant Park.” Read Part One here. …
Anne of Green Gables Loves Point Pleasant Park
Early in Anne of the Island, Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe go for a walk in Point Pleasant Park with …
