Port Roseway Harbour ' lucky enough'
Please take a cyber journey to the Nova Scotia archives to access more detailed information about our treasured Shelburne Harbour as seen yesterday, a good many yesterdays ago, as it happens. This map was printed in July of 1798. The numbers represent the varying harbour depths in fathoms. 1 Fathom = 6 feet or 1 Fathom = 1.8288 meters. McNutt's Island, shown as Rofeneath Ifland ('f's' are s's...so Roseneath Island to us aka McNutt's Island). The East side or Right side of
Watercolours by 'Jack'- John Eugene Smith
Jack was born and lived in Shelburne until grade 4 when his family relocated to New Minas in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. While living in New Minas his parents arranged for art lessons from a local artist. At age 11, he was instructed in oils for only a short time before the family returned to Shelburne. His family settled just a short distance from The Cooper’s Inn. Jack later worked with Lawrence Smith (no relation) as an apprentice cooper right here on Dock Street.
''A Remarkable Blind Man''
"George Gracie is described in Marion Robertson's KINGS BOUNTY A HISTORY OF EARLY SHELBURNE NOVA SCOTIA. Halifax. The Nova Scotia Museum 1983, as a ''remarkable blind man''. He was one of the founders of a Whalefishing Company formed in 1784 - which unfortunately ceased operation in 1789 - due to the economy of the times and the decision of the British Government not to extend special considerations to the colonies. George owned a brig which was in the whaling trade. He also
