There is much written about Norse explorations south of Newfoundland. But, there is also much disagreement. Read this article by Buchanan Charles that really seems to point to Grand Manan Island as one of the actual sites visited. Continue reading VIKING – Did the Norse visit Grand Manan, NB? Read this from the Grand Manan Historian and you decide.
Did the Norse/Vikings really travel this far south? Perhaps your class can solve this mystery!!! As you can see in this presentation, the Maine Norse Penny has been recognized as authentic. In fact the Maine State Museum makes the following … Continue reading HISTORICAL MYSTERY – THE MAINE NORSE/VIKING PENNY – Is it Real or Not?
More info on the Viking settlement in Newfoundland – scientists used tree ring data to more precisely date this UNESCO historic site to 1021 or so. Click here to see the original article. Continue reading VIKINGS – Recent information on the Viking settlement in Newfoundland
Updated 2021 Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe live in Maine and New Brunswick at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy. They have always depended for their sustenance on marine animals and plants, including porpoise and whales. The following is … Continue reading WHALING: Passamaquoddy Tribe on Porpoise Hunting
Great image and post online at Facebook February 7, 2023 *—-The Mi’kmaq **are the founding people of Nova Scotia and remain the predominant Aboriginal group within the province. When the Mi’kmaq first encountered Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries, … Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS – Mi’kmaq Places in Nova Scotia
The Story as illustrated by THEA LEWIS and IAN WEBB – sevendaysvt.com CLICK HERE TO READ THIS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! Continue reading NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS – Odziozo and Rock Dunder
Beautiful Bethia is a figurehead on the resurrected HMS Bounty. This artwork is based on a photo taken in St. Andrews, NB when the Bounty visited there. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VARIOUS AVAILABLE VERSIONS Continue reading SHIPS – Beautiful Bethia – the Figurehead on HMS Bounty.
Another legend from “Glooscap Legends” Continue reading GLOOSCAP LEGENDS – Chenoo – A cannibal with an icy heart
John Wood’s explores documents discussing the presence of Vikings in North America. He quotes the work of Arthur Weise who wrote The Discoveries of America to the Year 1525, published in 1884 and which discusses legends of lands to the … Continue reading PEOPLE: Did the Northmen discover Vinland in North America?
Overlooking Passamaquoddy Bay, Split Rock emerges from the beach a short walk from Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy village at Pleasant Point, Maine. It is small, nondescript, and has little if any intrinsic value. Yet Split Rock became the symbol for a … Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS -Split Rock – The Spirit of Quoddy
“Circa-Mid-1850s. One of the earliest photos of a Native American, this one showing a pet wolf. Unlike the many fearsome myths created about wolves by settlers, Native Americans maintained a close and respectful relationship with wolves and had domesticated them … Continue reading PEOPLE – Native American with Pet Wolf.
If you are a fan of inukshuks, what do you think of this one!! Thanks to whomever for this online image Continue reading STONE STORIES – The Ultimate Inukshuk!!
A vintage image of Passamaquoddy tribesmen and the canoe they used to hunt porpoise in the Quoddy area and Grand Manan, NB, ME. The Original Check it out at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/vintage-image-of-passamaquoddy-porpoise-hunting-canoe-art-mackay.html?product=art-print Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS – Passamaquoddy Tribesmen and their Porpoise Hunting Canoe
Check out our “Stories in Stone” as more images are added. Enjoy this one now!! https://art-mackay.pixels.com/collections/explore+stone+stories Continue reading STONE STORIES – Inukshuk and Other Images in Stone
If you love learning about pirates and ships, then you need to follow the Whydah Pirate Museum online!! WHYDAH PIRATE MUSEUM Continue reading HISTORY: Hands On History at Whydah Pirate Museum!
Glooscap or Glooskap is featured in legends and stories from New England to Newfoundland and Labrador. In fact, recent writers have speculated that Glooscap was, in fact, Scottish Prince Henry Sinclair and some have even extended this to a connection … Continue reading ART – Glooscap – Another Favorite by Art MacKay
by Art MacKay, October 14th, 2015 THE VISUALSTHE STORY: Many of us believe that a mystery unexplained remains a mystery and this seems to be true for Isle Haute, a particularly isolated and rugged island lying off Minas Basin in the … Continue reading TREASURE: Pirate Ned Low, Captain Kidd and the Treasure of Isle Haute, NS
A colorized and edited vintage B&W image of a native warrior. Based on an image from the Native American History on FB. Anyone know who he is and when the photo was taken? If you would like a copy for … Continue reading COLORIZED – An edited vintage image of a native American warrior – ID needed.
Colorized and edited version of Passamaquoddy Chief Wa Neptune, Pleasant Point Reservation, Maine around 1930. Want a copy for your wall or publication? Get in touch. Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS – Chief Wa Neptune in Color.
Click to access native-style-images-by-art-mackay.pdf Continue reading ART – Native Style Images by Art MacKay
BEOTHUCK FACTS? – 23 Friday Nov 2012POSTED BY NLARCHAEOLOGY IN BOYD’S COVE, NEWFOUNDLAND Beothuk sites in red. Many people in Newfoundland and Labrador believe they have a good understanding of the Beothuk. Yet there is still a great deal of … Continue reading PEOPLE: More about the Beothuk in NFLD/LAB
A GREAT STORY FROM ANCIENT-ORIGINS.NET CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE STORY!! The Beothuck Key Finding a Lost Chinese-Norse Civilization in Canada Continue reading PEOPLE: The Beothuck Key: Finding a Lost Chinese-Norse Civilization in Canada
These images are of an object found on the beach below Friar’s Head at Campobello. Because the object predates the island’s aquaculture industry, it may have been used in the weir fishery. Older area residents can likely identify it if … Continue reading MYSTERIES: Fundy Mystery – Can You Identify This Object?
Art MacKay Norumbega, or Nurembega, is a legendary settlement in northeastern North America which appeared on many early maps from the 1500s until American colonization. The word “Norumbega” was originally spelled Oranbega in Giovanni da Verrazzano’s 1529 map of America, and the word is believed … Continue reading EXPLORE: Can you find the lost city of Norumbega … Is it somewhere in New England?
See this and B&W Version at – https://payhip.com/b/nEs0W Continue reading ART – Grand Passage Miqmaq Canoe 1770
Thanks to Mining Association of Nova Scotia for this story. The Plaster War of 1820 was not a war in the usual sense, but this little-known period in our history featured extraordinary showdowns between gypsum smugglers and the … Continue reading SMUGGLERS – The Plastermen Smugglers – Rogues of Passamaquoddy Bay.
INUIT HUNTING GEESE. Image without watermark is ready to download, print and frame. ENJOY!! https://payhip.com/b/N9xoP Continue reading ART – INUIT HUNTING GEESE – Digital download
Posted on October 21, 2018 by schsuser The Charlotte County Museum in Milltown New Brunswick has recently provided the Historical Society with some interesting photos from its collection. We recalled a newspaper story about Passamaquoddy whale hunters in the early … Continue reading WHALES – Passamaquoddy Tribe Whale Hunters take “Monster Whale” – 1912
For all you Druids out there. Complete 1987-88 Calendar by Rod MacKay. Check it out! Continue reading VINTAGE DRUID CALENDAR – 1987-88
Pirates of Passamaquody (Lubec Herald) May 23, 1907 According to the voracious History of the Dutch dynasty, one Captain Robert Kidd, buccaneer, was a man of distinction in the Dutch colony of the Bronx, where stories are still current of … Continue reading PIRATES: Captain Kidd and Campobello Island
Butternut tree suggests Vikings ‘went well beyond L’Anse aux Meadows,’ amateur historian says Jordan Gill · CBC News · Posted: Oct 26, 2019 8:00 AM AT The endangered butternut tree may hold clues to where else the Vikings visited in Canada. (Elke Semerad/CBC) An … Continue reading HISTORY – How an endangered tree may link Vikings to New Brunswick
Evolution of the myth Atosis. Click below to review publication. Order resources at Teachers Pay Teachers Continue reading MYTHS & MONSTERS – Evolution of the Myth Atosis.
Replicas of Norse houses from 1,000 years ago in L’anse Aux Meadow, Newfoundland. WOLFGANG KAEHLER/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES From the 9th to 11th centuries A.D., Viking explorers ventured out into the northern Atlantic Ocean. Long lasting colonies were established on … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – Vikings In North America? New Evidence Points To Extended Occupation In Newfoundland
Source: NATIVE PEOPLE – EXPLORING THE INUIT BY CREATING ART by Archive Atlantic Grade Levels 5th – 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff Subjects Native Americans, Native American Studies Resource Type Clip Art Your Donation will help us continue developing this site. … Continue reading EDUCATION – EXPLORING THE INUIT BY CREATING ART
Indian Place Names From Around Passamaquoddy Bay From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com Albert S. Gatschet wrote an article entitled All Around the Bay of Passamaquoddy in 1897. It began with a short description of the Passamaquoddy area, but its main purpose was to present … Continue reading HISTORY: Indian Place Names Downeast
Fishing rights are one of the big prizes for the tiny Passamaquoddy First Nation in southern New Brunswick as it negotiates status recognition with the government of Canada. (Steve Bruce/CBC) Reporter Paul Withers Another Indigenous fishery is in the works … Continue reading ISSUES – N.B. PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE – access to fishery has international implications
As Ancient Origins reported in its article “The True Story of Pocahontas as Not Told by Disney,” the real life Pocahontas was different from her portrayal in the 1995 animated feature film. However, the image of a young Indian princess … Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS – Pocahontas Shrouded in Myth: A Princess Goes to England
Glooscap’s Legends – Just finished digitally enhancing Glooscap Legend images from 1884. Check it out. There are stories from up and down the coast. Choose your favorite canvas prints, framed prints, greeting cards if you wish. All products are produced on-demand, … Continue reading Art – Glooscap’s Legends
Back in the day all you Yanks were told by CNN that Cape Breton would welcome you IF DONALD TRUMP WINS. For those who didn’t follow through, here’s what you missed !!! Welcome. I am humbled. I am just a … Continue reading EXPLORE: For those who didn’t move to Cape Breton when Donald Trump Won – Here’s what you missed!!
It seems every island makes the claim that Captain Kidd buried treasure there and as this colourful story from 1930 shows, Grand Manan is no exception … and they have “Money Cove” to prove it. Click to access d4752-treasure_-the-legend-of-captain-kidds-treasure-at-money-cove-grand-manan.pdf Continue reading TREASURE: Did Captain Kidd bury treasure at Money Cove, Grand Manan?
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