ART – Native Style Images by Art MacKay
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PEOPLE: More about the Beothuk in NFLD/LAB
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
PEOPLE: The Beothuck Key: Finding a Lost Chinese-Norse Civilization in Canada
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
GLOOSCAP LEGENDS – Chenoo – A cannibal with an icy heart
Another legend from “Glooscap Legends” Excerpt from The Glooscap Legends Click through to read the entire book online or buy a printed copy. Continue reading GLOOSCAP LEGENDS – Chenoo – A cannibal with an icy heart
MYSTERIES: Fundy Mystery – Can You Identify This Object?
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?
EXPLORE: Can you find the lost city of Norumbega … Is it somewhere in New England?
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?
ART – Grand Passage Miqmaq Canoe 1770
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SMUGGLERS – The Plastermen Smugglers – Rogues of Passamaquoddy Bay.
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.
ART – INUIT HUNTING GEESE – Digital download
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
WHALES – Passamaquoddy Tribe Whale Hunters take “Monster Whale” – 1912
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
VINTAGE DRUID CALENDAR – 1987-88
For all you Druids out there. Complete 1987-88 Calendar by Rod MacKay. Check it out! Continue reading VINTAGE DRUID CALENDAR – 1987-88
PIRATES: Captain Kidd and Campobello Island
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
HISTORY – How an endangered tree may link Vikings to New Brunswick
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
MYTHS & MONSTERS – Evolution of the Myth Atosis.
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.
LOOKING BACK – Vikings In North America? New Evidence Points To Extended Occupation In Newfoundland
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
NATIVE AMERICANS -Split Rock – The Spirit of Quoddy
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
EDUCATION – EXPLORING THE INUIT BY CREATING ART
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
HISTORY: Indian Place Names Downeast
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
ISSUES – N.B. PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE – access to fishery has international implications
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
NATIVE AMERICANS – Pocahontas Shrouded in Myth: A Princess Goes to England
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
PEOPLE – Read Glooscap’s Legends – printed or digital
The Glooscap legends Illustrated with new enhanced images By Art MacKay in Native American 32 pages, published 2/18/2017 Glooscap or Glooskap is featured in legends and stories from New England to Newfoundland and Labrador. In fact, recent writers have speculated … Continue reading PEOPLE – Read Glooscap’s Legends – printed or digital
Art – Glooscap’s Legends
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
EXPLORE: For those who didn’t move to Cape Breton when Donald Trump Won – Here’s what you missed!!
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!!
TREASURE: Did Captain Kidd bury treasure at Money Cove, Grand Manan?
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?
PIRATES: A great story about pirates on Grand Manan Island, NB!
Where there is water, there were pirates. Has it really changed? Continue reading PIRATES: A great story about pirates on Grand Manan Island, NB!
PIRATES: The Last Canadian Hanging
Jordan is Gibbeted ****************************** Edward “Ned” Jordan became the first pirate to be hanged in Canada on this day in 1809. Having killed two crewmen, wounded the captain and taken control of a schooner on which he, his wife, and … Continue reading PIRATES: The Last Canadian Hanging
PIRATES: How the Jolly Roger came into being!
Seeing Red? ************************************* The first written record (in a pirate’s log book now part of the permanent collection at the Bibliothèque National de France) of the use of a Jolly Roger flag occurred on this day in 1687. … Continue reading PIRATES: How the Jolly Roger came into being!
NATIVE TALES FROM CANADA
The Norse: An Arctic Mystery
Buried under the tundra on a windy cape of Baffin Island lies one of the most important archeological finds in Canada. An untrained eye would miss it—but not scientist Pat Sutherland. Her new work here at the place they call … Continue reading The Norse: An Arctic Mystery
TREASURE: Wreck of the Treasure Ship Whydah
The Whydah Galley was a fully rigged galley ship that was originally built as a passenger, cargo, and slave ship. On the return leg of its maiden voyage of the triangle trade, it began a new role in the Golden … Continue reading TREASURE: Wreck of the Treasure Ship Whydah
ART – New Native American Images at Fine Art America – added 10/29/2021
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ART – Native American Images at Fine Art America
Something keeps drawing me to produce these “native” works. Whatever it is, it seems to satisfy some inner craving. I hope these images work for you as well! More coming soon. Subscribe at Fine Art America to see the latest … Continue reading ART – Native American Images at Fine Art America
E-BOOK – THE GLOOSCAP LEGENDS FOR YOU TO READ – Payhip
E-BOOK – THE GLOOSCAP LEGENDS FOR YOU TO READ This 32 page e-book contains 12 Glooscap stories to enjoy privately or to read aloud to your class, family or friends. Each story has an enhanced illustration based on … Continue reading E-BOOK – THE GLOOSCAP LEGENDS FOR YOU TO READ – Payhip
READ NOW: Odd Adventures and Strange Deliverances in the Captivity of John Giles, Esq. 1736.
During King William’s War, in 1689, when he was nine years of age, John Gyles was living with his family at Fort Charles. On 2 August, while labouring with his father Thomas near the new fort, he was taken prisoner … Continue reading READ NOW: Odd Adventures and Strange Deliverances in the Captivity of John Giles, Esq. 1736.
STORIES ON STONE: Saving Maine Petroglyphs
UMaine and tribal experts collaborate to save Maine’s rare petroglyphs on Machias Bay Buried and engraved along Maine’s coast are valuable pieces of the region’s past at risk of being lost forever. But before they’re gone, researchers at the University … Continue reading STORIES ON STONE: Saving Maine Petroglyphs
PEOPLE: The Mi’kmaq People as seen in 1908
This article restored by John Wood gives an interesting look at “The Mi’kmaq People” a hundred years ago. Be sure to “LIKE” and add your “COMMENTS”! Click to access micmac-johnwood1946.pdf Continue reading PEOPLE: The Mi’kmaq People as seen in 1908
MYSTERIES: A 500 Year Old Chinese City on Cape Breton Island. REALLY?
If it’s not the remains of a Chinese Village, what do you think it is? Images from P. Chiasson publication The Story: Back in 2002, architect, amateur historian and native Cape Bretoner Paul Chiasson went for a hike up Kelly’s … Continue reading MYSTERIES: A 500 Year Old Chinese City on Cape Breton Island. REALLY?
MYSTERIES: New Hampshire mystery stone baffles the experts
Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone Lake Winnipesaukee mystery stone at the New Hampshire Historical Society For its size New Hampshire seems to have a large number of mysteries and many of these are found in numerous writings online and offline. My family … Continue reading MYSTERIES: New Hampshire mystery stone baffles the experts
TREASURE: Pirate Ned Low, Captain Kidd and the Treasure of Isle Haute, NS
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
TREASURE: THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SHIP WHYDAH
Named after a beautiful tropical bird the Whydah. this infamous gally served first as a slave ship and subsequently under pirate “Black Sam” Bellamy. But in spite of its marauding presence along American shores, it finally in the spring of … Continue reading TREASURE: THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SHIP WHYDAH
READ NOW: Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates
Download this great read and enjoy these pirate stories! Click to access howard-pyles-book-of-pirates-merle-johnson2.pdf Continue reading READ NOW: Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates
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