Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia
Title: Peggy's Cove.
Order No.: A1-9279.
Location: Nova Scotia Lighthouse Route
Fortress Louisburg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
In 1758 The British seized Fortress Louisburg. The British not only destroyed the fortress but also saw France lose control of Atlantic Canada, Quebec City and eventually claims to the rest of the continent save for some tiny islands off the east coast of Newfoundland. The reconstruction of the fortress was begun in the period 1961-71.
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Dauphin Gate
In the 18th century, the fortress had only three land entrances, including the Dauphin Gate, which was manned around the clock. |
Title: Dauphin Gate: Entrance to Fortress Louisbourg.
Order No.: A1-0117.
Location, Cape Breton, NS.
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Title: Fortress Louisbourg, Cape Breton.
Order No.: A1-0039.
Location: Nova Scotia
Memorials and Sacred Places
Fortress of Louisbourg: from History to Historic Site
Go to: www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-389/Fortress%20of%20Louisbourg:%20from%20History%20to%20Historic%20Site
Go to: www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-389/Fortress%20of%20Louisbourg:%20from%20History%20to%20Historic%20Site
Title: Acadian Cross, Cape Breton.
Order No.: A1-0013.
Location: Fortress Louisbourg.
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Title: Swissair Disaster Memorial.
Order No.: A1-9330.
Location: Peggy's Cove, NS.
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Old Burying Ground, 1749-1844, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory.
Stories in Etched in Stone and Iron - Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography |
Title: Entrance to Old Burying Ground, 1749-1844.
Order No.: A1-8386.
Location: Halifax
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Title: Chest Tomb and Stone Plaques with Symbols of Mortality (death's heads). Old Burying Ground.
Order No.: A1-8899.
Location: Halifax. NS.
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Title: Burying Stone with fraternal club(c.1821) and mortality death's head symbols. c.1796-1806.
Order No.: A1-8454.
Location: St. Paul's Cemetery, Halifax.
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Old Burying Ground of St. Paul's Church, Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The first cemetery to be designated a National Historic Site. The cemetery contains many beautiful and varied examples of 18th century grave art. Many of the stones date from the 1700s.
The Old Burying Ground, which contains more than 1,200 head and foot stones, constitutes an unique concentration of gravestone art. A rich variety of styles, poignant images and carving skills in reflected in these old stones. The wings skulls and the winged heads, or soul effigies, are exceptional. Used by all denominations, the Old Burying Ground served the city of Halifax from 1749, the year the city was founded, until its closure in 1844. Fenced and landscaped in the 1860s, it was restored as a park and outdoor museum in 1990-1991. It bears silent witness to the complex cultural traditions of early British North America.
The first cemetery to be designated a National Historic Site. The cemetery contains many beautiful and varied examples of 18th century grave art. Many of the stones date from the 1700s.
The Old Burying Ground, which contains more than 1,200 head and foot stones, constitutes an unique concentration of gravestone art. A rich variety of styles, poignant images and carving skills in reflected in these old stones. The wings skulls and the winged heads, or soul effigies, are exceptional. Used by all denominations, the Old Burying Ground served the city of Halifax from 1749, the year the city was founded, until its closure in 1844. Fenced and landscaped in the 1860s, it was restored as a park and outdoor museum in 1990-1991. It bears silent witness to the complex cultural traditions of early British North America.
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Graveyard symbols and motifs, and their meanings
The carvings of the first head stones were done in New England during the beginning of the 18th century and shipped up to Halifax but soon after all stone grave-marker work was done locally. Headstones in the cemetery show a variety of motifs and symbols, including Masonic designs, floral wreaths, Maltese cross, winged hourglass (a classical symbol of mortality), descending hand of God, Low relief carving of a figured cherub. Cherub stones tend to stress the joy of resurrection and immortality. The impish winged cherub design on stone pattern in 18th gravestones was known as a "soul effigy". |
Title: Symbols of Mortality, Cemetery Plaque, c.1678.
Order No.: A1-6928.
Location: Old Cemetery near Boston Common.
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There are many Death's Heads seen in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax. In the 17th century, those who had the means to have a tombstone carved for final resting place usually had their name, birth and death dates, and a skull, skull and crossbones, or skull gnawing on a femur. There were also winged skulls, which gave the gravestone a lighter look and conveyed the message that life was a fleeting thing. In the next two centuries, a further changes can be seen in the death's head (now referred to as a "soul effigy") was swapping the skull for a human face and using words amplifying the idea of the person having a soul. With the emergence of rural and garden cemeteries in the mid-nineteenth century, the death's head have been replaced by a winged cherub, and any reference to the corruptible body had essentially been eliminated by inscribing the tombstone with flowery phrased such as "Sacred to Memory of" for "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Title: Tomb Erected by a Benevolent Society, c.1821.
Order No.: A1-8452.
Location: Old Burying Ground, Halifax.
Societies, Clubs and Fraternal Organizations
Many societies provided a death benefit as part of their membership, ranging from a tombstone to plot in the organization's cemetery, to a space in a community mausoleum. Some organizations even has their own large cemetery section to accommodate many members. This is a fine example of a tombstone of a benevolent society.
Many societies provided a death benefit as part of their membership, ranging from a tombstone to plot in the organization's cemetery, to a space in a community mausoleum. Some organizations even has their own large cemetery section to accommodate many members. This is a fine example of a tombstone of a benevolent society.
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Mortality Symbols - Traditional Cast-iron Grave Art
Lambs motifs found in cemeteries symbolize innocence and purity, and a symbol of Childhood mortality. In Christianity, the lamb references Jesus Christ's role as the sacrificial lamb, the Lamb of God. |
Title: Decorative Cast-Iron Gate, Lamb design.
Order No.: A1-8808.
Location: Fredericton, NB.
Frederiction, NB
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The image on this cast-iron gate is the Agnus Dei (Latin for ‘Lamb of God’). It is one of the most frequently used symbols for Jesus Christ.
In the Jewish faith the lamb was a sacrificial animal. It was sacrificed in rituals as a symbolic washing away of sin. Christ’s own sacrifice for mankind at the Crucifixion is symbolised by the lamb.
In the Jewish faith the lamb was a sacrificial animal. It was sacrificed in rituals as a symbolic washing away of sin. Christ’s own sacrifice for mankind at the Crucifixion is symbolised by the lamb.
Title: Sign of the Press Gang Pub.
Order No.: A1-8384.
Location: Old Halifax, NS.
By the Sea
Title: Schooner in Lunenburg .
Order No.: A1-0386.
Location: Canada (Nova Scotia)
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Title: "Sea Never Dry" Dory.
Order No.: A1-0425.
Location: Lunenburg, NS.
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Title: Yarmouth Harbour.
Order No.: A1-9993.
Location: Nova Scotia
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Title: Awaiting the Tide.
Order No.: A1-9975.
Location: Yarmouth Harbour, NS.
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David Clendenning on Yarmouth Beach, Nova Scotia, 2011.
New Brunswick
Ministers Island
In 1790, Samuel Andrews, an Anglican minister and Loyalist, built a home here, hence the name Ministers Island. Circa 1890, William Van Horne, visionary builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway, established his summer estate here.
In 1790, Samuel Andrews, an Anglican minister and Loyalist, built a home here, hence the name Ministers Island. Circa 1890, William Van Horne, visionary builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway, established his summer estate here.
Title: Covenhoven, Van Horne Estate.
Order No.: A1-5922.
Location: Minister's Island, St. Andrew's, NB
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Title: Entrance to Covenhoven, Van Horne Estate.
Order No.: A1-1142.
Location: Ministers Island, NB.
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Title: George Prowse Range Co., Limited, Montreal, est. 1829, Cooking Stove, circa.1890s.
Order No.: A1-1213.
Location: Coventhoven, Van Horne Estate, Ministers Island, St. Andrews's, NB.
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Title: Bath House, Minister's Island.
Order No.: A1-8064.
Location: New Brunswick (St. Andrew's). Built late 1890's or early 1900's. Looks down on the beach for the man-made in ground swimming pool.
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Title: Great Barn, Van Horne Estate.
Order No.: A1-6593.
Location: Ministers Island, NB.
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Title: Rev. Samuel Andrews Home, c.1790.
Order No.: A1-1009.
Location: Ministers Island.
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Title: View of Samuel Andrews home, Ice Packing Building and the Great Barn.
Order No.: A1-0906.
Location: Ministers Island.
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Title: Sunbury Shores Art Gallery.
Order No.: A1-8116.
Location: St. Andrews by the Sea, NB.
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Title: Greenock Church, est. 1824.
Order No.: A1-0123.
Location: St. Andrews, NB
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Title: Tides Out.
Order No.: A1- 8159.
Location: New Brunswick (Alma)
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