Here's a site for the oldest settlements: http://ns1763.ca/cumberco/advocate-oldsett.html Of course many of the old trading and fishing stations date back further. Some claim before Columbus. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "muriel m davidson" <muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca> To: "Shirley" <salane@eastlink.ca>; <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com>; <CAN-NS-HALIFAX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: [NS-L] Port Royal > The first settlement - where climate did not greet them warmly - was > at South-West Port Mouton, west of Liverpool. There are small > wooden markers to mark the graves plus a descriptive board of the > first landing. Several years ago the post office at Port Mouton had a > special > stamp and envelope -- and yes, I bought same. > Basically the small settlement was at the Carter's Beach area, with > Wobemkak Beach nearby - all across the bay from where I was born. > Muriel M. Davidson > formerly Summerville Centre, NS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shirley" <salane@eastlink.ca> > To: <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com>; <CAN-NS-HALIFAX-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 3:35 PM > Subject: [NS-L] Port Royal > > > There was a discussion on the list recently re the above topic. today I > came > across the following site > http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/habitation/ at NSARM which is > very > informative and very interesting > Shirley > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

European commercial interests were active in what is now Nova Scotia for several generations before Columbus. I'm not picking on you or anything but it is time that Columbus myth be put to bed. One little clue about this is when the French met Mi'kmaq in 1604, the chief Messamouet spoke fluent French. French, Spanish, Breton, Basque and other peoples had seasonal, ressource extraction, settlements in many parts of Atlantic Canada. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Baltzer" <jbaltzer@attwb.net> To: "muriel m davidson" <muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca>; "Shirley" <salane@eastlink.ca>; <nova-scotia@rootsweb.com>; <CAN-NS-HALIFAX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Port Royal > Here's a site for the oldest settlements: > http://ns1763.ca/cumberco/advocate-oldsett.html > > Of course many of the old trading and fishing stations date back further. > Some claim before Columbus. > > John