Social History

Captured Hearts

By: Melynda Jarratt (CA)

Imagine you’re a young woman caught up in the ugly reality of war. You meet and fall in love with a young soldier from a foreign country. You marry and… Read More

Heroin

By: Susan C. Boyd (CA)

The only book-length Canadian history of the harm done from criminalizing heroin users and addicts, the most horrendous being overdose epidemics caused by poisoned… Read More

Lost Wilderness

By: Nicholas Guitard (CA)

Shortlisted, New Brunswick Book Award for Non-FictionEvery summer between 1882 and 1929, naturalist William Francis Ganong travelled through the wilderness of New… Read More

The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children

By: Wanda Taylor (CA)

In 1921, prominent lawyer and Nova Scotia Black leader James R. Johnston’s vision of a place welcoming of Black children came to reality. In an era of segregation and overt racism that saw most orphanages… Read More

Vignettes of Nova Scotia; sons and daughters,notable immigrants,visitors and events

By: A.D. Boutilier (CA)

Vignettes of Nova Scotia native-born sons & daughters, notable immigrants, fascinating visitors & significant historical events Fascinating history in small bites: by A D Boutilier, ISBN 9781989564233 216 pp,… Read More

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for this project, as well as the Province of New Brunswick’s Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, the Province of Newfoundland’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation, the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, and the Province of Prince Edward Island’s Innovation PEI Arts, Culture, and Heritage Department