Donald Bird Papers

Index of Donald J. Bird scanned archival materials
© 2003 Terry J. Deveau — 2003-04-17
(also available as Donald_Bird_Archive_Index.doc Microsoft Word file)

The index numbers used here refer to “untitled-scanned” JPEG files on the CD-ROM of Donald J. Bird archival materials produced by Herbert Eisengruber. At the time that these files were scanned by Herbert, with the verbal permission of Donald J. Bird and Janet Kidston, the originals were in the possession of Janet Kidston.

Index numbers and image synopsis

Only the first image of a multiple page document is referenced in this image synopsis. The item numbers (in bold) refer to circled sequence numbers marked on the documents in felt pen.

Index numbers and image synopsis

1. Don Bird, Ancient Celts in Nova Scotia, Forest Times, vol. 11, no. 4, Truro, NS, 1989-09. Figures by Gary L. Saunders. Notes the find of the Sibley Stone the previous fall. Suggests more sites on cross-province
canoe/portage routes.

2. Robert Oglivie, Curator of Special Places, Nova Scotia Museum Complex letterhead, private letter to Donald J. Bird, 1989-01-17. Acknowledges Donald Bird letter dated 1989-01-09. Declines museum interest in the Sibley Stone.

3. Don Bird, private letter to Bill [Lockhart?], undated. Cover letter for transmittal of 22 documents. References Don Parker as the best contact person regarding the Sibley Stone. Notes that Don Parker has expanded his interest to other sites.

4. Aerial Photo, 1:10,000, 82313-?, 1982-01-11. Preeper Pond, 11D13. Some location noted in ink.

5. Aerial Photo, 1:10,000, 82313-110, 1982-01-11. Preeper Pond, 11D13. Some location noted in ink.

6. Aerial Photo, 1:10,000, 82313-?, 1982-01-11. Preeper Big Lake, 11D13.

7. Aerial Photo, 1:10,000, 82313-10, 1982-01-11. Preeper Big Lake and Egg Lake, 11D13.

8. Land grant map, near Goffs, 2 pp. (east and west parts). Item 2. Including Preeper Big Lake. Some location highlighted in ink.

10. Anonymous, Expert to study Waverley artifacts, Metro in Brief, 1993-06-29. Notes planned visit of David Keenlyside to site on western shore of Lake William. Jack McNab credited with discovery the previous September of so-called dolmen stones thought to mark graves.

11. Deborah Wiles, Old stones may make history, Chronicle-Herald – The Mail Star, 1993-07-02. David Keenlyside quoted as “extremely interested” in dolmen stones near proposed quarry on Rocky Lake Road in Waverley. Jack McNab credited with discovering the site the previous September. Mentions a petroglyph in the area.

12. Map of trails to Sibley Stone, 2 pp. (north and south parts). Item 1.

14. Anna-Maria Galante, Stones markings spur theories of ancient Irish visit, 2 pp. (duplicate scans, one too narrow). Item 8. Newspaper article on the Mount Hanley “Ogam” stone (same article on NSExplore site ).

16. Nova Scotia Order in Council, 5 pp. (including duplicate scans of p. 1, and east and west parts of an attached map), 1926-01-18. Item 9. Regarding Boy Scout use of lands near Soldiers Lake, based on a report dated 1926-01-13.

21. James P. Whittall, Director of Archaeology, Early Sites Research Society, private letter to Donald J. Bird, 1990-06-03. Item 10. Appreciates the report on the Sibley Stone.

22. Warren W. Dexter, Anthropological, Pre and Historical Preservation, Photographer, private letter to Don Bird, 1990-05-09. Item 11. Directions to New England stone sites, recommended reading and research suggestions.

23. Warren W. Dexter, undated photograph, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shows one stone on top of two others, surrounded by a large circle of stones.

24. Gary Saunders, Mystery Megaliths in Atlantic Canada, typewritten essay by Editor in Chief of Forest Times, Truro, 7 pp., undated [1990?]. Item 12. Apparently the basis for an article of the same name published in The Atlantic Advocate, March 1991. Backgrounder and synopsis of speculation regarding the Sibley Stone and possibly related sites. Apparently based on material in the essay by Don Bird(?), Nova Scotia Megaliths.31

31. [Don Bird?], Nova Scotia Megaliths, typewritten essay, 8 pp., undated [1990?]. Item 13. Background to Forest Times article, Sibley Stone, speculation on its use as a Masonic field lodge. Discussion of Kidston Stone, Red Bay site (Labrador) and North Mountain site (near Annapolis). Apparently, this manuscript was used by William S. Crooker in his book, Tracking Treasure, In Search of East Coast Bounty.

39. D. J. Bird, cross-section and plan sketch of Sibley Stone site, 1988-11-15. Item 14.

40. D. J. Bird, cross-section and plan sketch of Sibley Stone site, 1988-11-15, later revisions in ink. Item 14.

41. Don Bird, Ancient Celts in Nova Scotia, Forest Times, vol. 11, no. 4, Truro, NS, 1989-09. Item 15. Figures by Gary L. Saunders. Notes the find of the Sibley Stone the previous fall. Suggests more sites on cross-province canoe/portage routes.

42. Merle Crouse, private letter to Don Bird, Bridgewater, 2 pp., 1988-06-25. Item 15 (apparently duplicate item label). Two unexplained stone structure sites near Little Wentworth Lake, Queens County. The second site known as “Devil’s Kitchen.”

44. [Don Bird?], In Lodge – A Bit of Lost or Forgotten History, typewritten manuscript, edited in ink, 5 pp., undated. Item 17. Earlier draft of material appearing in Nova Scotia Megaliths essay.

49. D. J. Bird, Pre-Columbian Settlement in Nova Scotia, typewritten manuscript, report no. 1, 4 pp., 1989-02. Item 18. Description of Sibley Stone and speculation on astronomical alignments.

53. [Don Bird?] Stonehenge sun/moon rise/set alignments sketch.

54. [Don Bird?] Notes regarding alignments and stone marker positioning (verso of sketch54).

55. [D. J. Bird?], A Pre-Historic Site in Nova Scotia, typewritten manuscript, report no. 3, 4 pp., 1989-08. Item 19. Speculation on the relationship of the Sibley Stone to the Phoenicians and gold mining.

59. [D. J. Bird?], Pre-historic Sites, typewritten manuscript, report no. 4, 4 pp., 1989-11. Item 20. Speculation regarding megalithic sites in general.

63. [D. J. Bird?], Pre-Historic Sites, typewritten manuscript, report no. 5, 2 pp., 1989-12. Item 21. Speculation on possible charcoal distillation and metallurgy kilns in New England.

65. W. Bruce Gillis, private letter to Don Bird, 1990-01-04. Discussion of circle of stones on North Mountain, near Annapolis Royal [Hillsburn stone circle?].

66. [Nick Casel ?], undated photograph mosaic labeled view from west of site. Gathering of scattered stones in a hardwood forest. [Hillsburn stone circle?]

67. Topographic map showing North Mountain [stone circle?] site near Hillsburn.

68. Nick Casel, private letter to Don Bird, 1991-04-22. Discussion of North Mountain site near Granville Ferry [Hillsburn stone circle?], which he seems to have investigated at Bird’s request. Apparently a cover letter for 5 pages (index numbers 66, 67, 69, 70, and 71).

69. [Nick Casel?], undated photograph mosaic labeled view for west of site. Gathering of scattered stones in a hardwood forest. [Hillsburn stone circle?]

70. [Nick Casel?], undated photograph mosaic labeled view from east of site. Gathering of scattered stones in a hardwood forest. [Hillsburn stone circle?]

71. [Nick Casel?], undated photograph mosaic labeled view from northeast of site. Gathering of scattered stones in a hardwood forest. [Hillsburn stone circle?]

72. [Don Bird?], undated, notes for a talk on the Sibley Stone?

73. D’Layne Coleman, Prince Henry Sinclair Society of North America letterhead, private letter to Niven [Sinclair?], 1994-09-11. Item 16. Note to Donald. [Bird?] written in the top margin by Niven [Sinclair?], forwarding to him materials from D’Layne Coleman. Mentions an ensign shield and the Roman numeral IV. Apparently a cover letter for 12 pages (index numbers 74 to 85) originally sent by Colin Clarke to Farley Mowat.

74. Parker Robinson, Area of uncovered ruins interests local developer, The Chronicle-Herald Mail-Star, p. C1, 1990-11-14. Ruined walls discovered near Bayer’s Lake.

75. Shaune MacKinlay, Archaeological sleuth finds ‘ruins’ at quarry site, The Daily News, 1992-10-26. Round stone hut discovered in Waverley, off Rocky Lake Drive, by Jack MacNab.

76. Colin W. Clarke, private letter to Farley Mowat, 8 pp., 1993-01-18. Details findings of Jack MacNab: Bedford Petroglyphs, Bayer’s Lake Walls, Lilly Lake “Sheild” Petroglyph, round stone structure in Waverley, Also details findings by Colin Clarke himself: stones perched on ridges in the area off Rocky Lake Road, Waverley, the second foundation structure at the Bayer’s Lake Wall site. Refers to additional find by MacNab of writing on rocks at Bedford shore. Includes 3 maps. Colin Clarke has shown me the letter
he received from Farley Mowat in reply.i It is quoted by William Crooker in Tracking Treasure.

84. Barry Fell, extract from America B.C., p. 254, Mi’kmaq hieroglyphs.

85. Colin W. Clarke, sketches on photos of stone inscriptions found near Bedford by Jack MacNab.


Summary of ancient Nova Scotia sites and artifacts discussed in these materials

This summary of the sites and artifacts is presented in the order of their first appearance in the archived material (in terms of index number sequence).

Sibley Stone.
Occasionally (rarely) called the “Waverley Stone” or the “Airport Dolmen.” 3 Reported to Donald Bird by Colin Sibley in fall of 1988,1, 41, 46, 49, 57 but originally discovered by Sibley at an earlier date.33 A 25-ton grey boulder balanced on three smaller stones.24, 49 Rests on a granite dome surrounded by a platform of fitted stones in a circular pattern.33, 49,Near the large stone, south-east on the platform,49 is a smaller “altar” stone, about the size of a kitchen table, also supported by four smaller stones.35 Possibly a Masonic emblem carved on the top of the large stone.36, 48 Includes a “lookout” stone nearby.37 Sketch of cross-section and plan view.39, 40 Professional opinion invariably suggests a natural explanation for this structure. Location shown on map,9, 12 about 3 miles from the Halifax airport.46,f,g

Waverley Ruins.
Also called the “Rocky Lake Drive” ruins. Found by Jack MacNab in 1992-09.10, 75, 79 The site includes a round structure of dry stone,74 three feet high and twelve feet in diameter.79 There are also standing stones that resemble grave markers,10, 11, 79 a structure that looks like a table,75, 79 and three beehive-like stone formations with holes at the top that appear to be fireplaces.75, 79 Looked interesting to one museum archaeologist,11 another professional opinion suggested that the structure could be a hunter’s blind or play fort erected by children. Located near the western shore of Lake William.10 Shown on a rough map as “New Site”.80

Lilly Lake Petroglyph.
Found by Jack MacNab in 1988.75 (Colin Clarke appears mistaken in giving a date of 1991 for this discovery).78 Appears to be European in design.75 Looks like a shield with various symbols (sun, moon, star, and cross?) and the Roman numeral IV.75, 80, 85 Looked interesting to a museum archaeologist.11 Location shown on a rough map.80 Colin Clarke has tried to find it again recently and claims that the large stone has been removed.

Mount Hanley Stone.
Found by Eddie Hare [in 1982?].14 Rectangular stone with pattern of scratches, possibly 5th century Ogam inscription.14 Thought to be a British colonial boundary marker by a museum archaeologist.14 Located in the dooryard of Isabell Hare, Mount Hanley. 14

Fletcher Stone. Also called the “Yarmouth Stone.” Found by Richard Fletcher in 1812, on the west side of Yarmouth Harbour. About the size of an anvil. Has an inscription that is controversial. Now located in the Yarmouth Museum.

Fletcher Stone.
Also called the “Yarmouth Stone.” Found by Richard Fletcher in 1812, on the west side of Yarmouth Harbour; size: 31x20x13 inches. , Has an inscription that is controversial.55,j,k Now located in the Yarmouth Museum.31

Cole Harbour Axe.
Steel axe head found near Cole Harbour31, 55 in Guysborough County. Found 300 yards from shore, under pine needles, on a cove [Grovers?] back of Tor Bay. , It is inscribed with Norse code runes, possibly dating it to the 11th century, but some archaeologists date it no earlier than the 18th century. It also apparently has the imprimatur of its maker, Engr, in wend-runes. As late as 1961 it was reported to be in the possession of the widow of William B. Goodwin, Hartford, Connecticut.m,n In a later reference, however, Frederick Pohl denies its antiquity and even its Norse manufacture. The axe is also shown in Fell’s Saga America, although the identification in the caption is reversed with the Rocky Nook axe rubbing.

Rocking Stone.
Known from earliest colonial times and frequented as a natural oddity. , Large granite boulder balanced on one or two small stones that allowed it to be moved with a lever in historical times. Located at Kidston Lake, Spryfield. 37

Kidston Stone.
Reported to Donald Bird by Janet Kidston in 1990.37, 47 A large table rock supported by smaller stones on a natural granite platform.37, , d Includes a second smaller “altar” stone
nearby, and a “lookout” stone (also called a “Tyler” stone by Bird).37, Located a short distance past the Spryfield Rocking Stone. 37, g

Hillsburn Stone Circle.
Also called the “North Mountain” stone circle. Reported to Donald Bird by W. Bruce Gillis37 on 1990-01-04,65 based on his visit to the site, which was pointed out to him by someone
else.65 It is a circle of stones 18 feet in diameter, with an opening on one side.65 The centre is depressed.65 Photo-mosaics66, 69, 70, 71 were provided by Nick Casel on 1991-04-21.68 Located at the top of North Mountain,37, 48near Hillsburn, as shown on the map.67

Crouse Stone Ramp.
Reported to Donald Bird on 1988-06-25 by Merle Crouse.42 A pile of stones about 14 feet long, and 3 feet high, sloped like a loading ramp.42 Located near Little Wentworth Lake,
Queen’s County, near the Lunenburg County Line.42

Devil’s Kitchen.
Reported to Donald Bird on 1988-06-25 by Merle Crouse.42 Based on an earlier report by Eddie Mandaggie,42 but known to local people since at least the 1950’s.43 Looks like a basement or foundation made with very large stones; about 4 feet deep.42 Located south-west of Little Wentworth Lake, Queen ’s County.42
Debert Paleo-Indian Site.
Discovered by E. S. Eaton in 1948. Paleo-Indian dwelling area. Artifacts have been dated to about 10,600 years ago. Well studied by archaeologists, starting in 1962.55 Located near Debert and Belmont in Colchester County.

Merigomish Island Graves.
A Mi’kmaq cemetery was discovered on Big Island in 1874.55 It had been in use until 1837. Excavations in 1929 revealed many short-lived settlements over a long period. There was evidence that Eskimo may have once occupied the site, and were driven out by Mi’kmaq. The Mi’kmaq themselves may have been driven out for a time by Iroquois. Located 30 km west of Antigonish, on the Northumberland Strait.

Oak Island Money Pit.
Discovered by Daniel McGinnis in 1795. Extensive digging has yielded controversial results and a few artifacts. Oak planks found in the pit have been C14 dated to 1550-1600 AD, but some spruce planks have yielded dates of 860 and 1135 AD. Woods Hole scientists have dated coconut fibre collected beneath a beach on the Island to approximately 1100 AD. BIO scientists also studied the underwater area around the Island. Digging has been motivated by the hope of finding buried treasure. 55, Located near the western shore of Mahone Bay.

Bayer’s Lake Walls.
Also called the “Mystery Walls”.74 Colin Clarke had been told about them in 1946, and had looked for them, but didn’t find them.i Reported by Jack MacNab in 1990-11, but
discovered during an engineering survey by a land developer in 1990-09.74 A sturdy rock wall approximately 400m long, following the crest of a tall ridge.77 A large stone foundation is present past the north end of the wall,77, and a smaller foundation has been found (in 1992)83 east of that. Sketch of how structures may have been used.82 Plan of the site shown in a couple of sketches.81, 83 Located on the south-west corner lot of the intersection of highways 102 and 103. Colin Clarke found chisel marks on the rock face just behind The Gate,i I also found some tool marks on a rock face east of the small foundation. Site is shown on a rough map, 80 see more detailed map.

Eagle Rock.
Also (formerly) known as “Trafalgar Rock” (but not to be confused with “Admiral’s Rock,” which is closer to the water). Large stone (size of a small car) sitting on three melon-sized pedestals,d perched on the edge of a tall cliff (called Eagle Nest) overlooking Bedford Basin.79 , g There is a local legend sometimes associated with Trafalgar Rock, (although sometimes the same legend is associated with Admiral’s Rock. ) Located at the top of Eaglewood subdivision in Bedford.75 Shown on a rough map, 80 see more detailed map.

Bedford Petroglyphs.
Found by Jack MacNab in 1982,75, 77 (however, another source claims that they were found by Michael Ross in 1983, and another gives the date as 1989). Created by Mi’kmaq
people around 400 years ago,75 , ss, (although another source claims that they were made more recently, using metal tools). It appears that there are just two figures, next to each
other, at a single location.vv Located now within a Bedford housing development, near highway 102. At end of Emmerson St., the petroglyphs are roughly north of the guard rail, between the driveway on the left and the backyard on the right, see map.

Waverley Ridge Fireplaces.
Found by Jack MacNab in 1991.78 Location vague.

Lake William Dolmen Stones.
Found by Colin Clarke in 1992.79 Located on the edge of ridges, perched on 3 stones, with a view of Lake William, Bedford Basin, and Geizer Hill.79 Location vague,g but on a rough map.80 [He has also found a small dolmen stone near the gate of the Municipal quarry off Rocky Lake Road].i

Bedford Shore Rock Writing.
Found by Jack MacNab prior to 1992,83 on cliff face at sea level.85 The pictures are below where a large stone is perched on three smaller stones at the top edge of the cliff.85 Some
of these designs appear to be modern motifs,85 others appear Egyptian, but a professional opinion suggested they were a hoax. This area is known to have been used by recreational picnickers from Halifax for many years. Location vague.


a Anna-Maria Galante, http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/nsexplore/vwp?.dir=/ &.dnm=Mt.+Hanley+Stone+Inscription.gif

b William S. Crooker,Tracking Treasure — In Search of East Coast Bounty, Nimbus, Halifax, 1998, pp. 60-61.

c E. Brian Paul, http://www.nsexplore.ca/sibley/

d Herbert Eisengruber, http://www.mysteria3000.de/archiv/a/novascotia.htm (in
German).

e William S. Crooker,Tracking Treasure — In Search of East Coast Bounty, Nimbus, Halifax, 1998, p. 15.

f E. Brian Paul, http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=8760

William S. Crooker, Tracking Treasure — In Search of East Coast Bounty, Nimbus, Halifax, 1998, p. 9.

William S. Crooker, Tracking Treasure — In Search of East Coast Bounty, Nimbus, Halifax, 1998, p. 48.

Conversation with Colin Clarke at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 2003-02-25.

Moses H. Nickerson and Harry Piers, http://www.nsexplore.ca/places/yarmouth-county/

Olaf Stranwold, The Yarmouth Stone, Prosser, Washington, 1934.

William B. Goodwin, The Truth About Leif Ericsson and The Greenland Voyages, Meador, Boston, 1941, pp. 367, 414, 429-431, 435.

m Frederick J. Pohl, The Lost Discovery, Norton, New York, 1952, p. 89-290.

n Frederick J. Pohl, Atlantic Crossings before Columbus, Norton, New York, 1961, p. 207.

o E. Brian Paul, http://www.nsexplore.ca/axe/

p Olaf Stranwold, Norse Inscriptions on American Stones, Magnus Björndal, Weehawken, New Jersey, 1948, pp. 46-47.

q William S. Crooker, Tracking Treasure — In Search of East Coast Bounty, Nimbus, Halifax, 1998, p. 181.

r Olaf Stranwold, Runic Inscriptions Along The North Atlantic Seaboard, Prosser, Washington, 1939, p. 76-78

s Frederick J. Pohl, The Viking Explorers, Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1966, p. v; states that, as its decoration shows, this axe is not viking, not even Norse,
but a post-Jesuit trade axe.

t Barry Fell, Saga America, Times Books, New York, 1980, pp.318-319

u Elizabeth Eve, Halifax Street Names, Shelagh Mackenzie ed., Formac, Halifax, 2002, pp. 135-136.

v John W. Regan, Sketches and Traditions of the Northwest Arm, Hounslow Press, Willowdale, Ontario, 1978-05, (first printing 1908), p. 123.

w E. Brian Paul, http://www.nsexplore.ca/places/halifax-county/the-rocking-stone/

x E. Brian Paul, http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/nsexplore/vwp?.dir=/Kidston &.dnm=Kidston+Lake+Nov+16+2002+%232935.jpg

y John Coleman, http://www.newworldmysteries.com/johncoleman/coleman14.html

z Nova Scotia Museum, http://museum.gov.ns.ca/places/debert/debert.htm

aa Canadian Museum of Civilization, http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/archeo/cvh/maritim/emar1.htm

bb Nova Scotia Dept. of Natural Resources, http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/field/stop6.htm

cc Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia, http://www.multiculturaltrails.ca/level_3/number204.html

dd Harlan I. Smith and W.J. Wintenberg. Some shell-heaps in Nova Scotia. Ottawa:
F.A. Acland, 1929.

ee Joe Nickel, http://www.csicop.org/si/2000-03/i-files.html

ff Penn Leary, http://home.att.net/~mleary/oakislan.htm

gg Michael Bradley, Holy Grail Across the Atlantic, Hounslow, Toronto, 1988, p. 154.

hh Richard E. Joltes, http://pws.prserv.net/djoltes/oakisland/whoi.htm

ii Gordon B. J. Fader and Robert C. Courtney, http://pws.prserv.net/djoltes/oakisland/fader_2.html

jj Richard E. Joltes, http://pws.prserv.net/djoltes/oakisland/

kk John Coleman, http://www.newworldmysteries.com/johncoleman/coleman15.html

ll Kris Griffon, http://www.photoeast.ca/?pg_theme_id=10#290

mm E. Brian Paul, http://www.nsexplore.ca/halifax/mysterywalls/

nn E. Brian Paul, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSExplore/files/Admiral%27s%20Rock%20Park/EagleRock3038.jpg

oo John Coleman, http://www.newworldmysteries.com/johncoleman/coleman11.html

pp R. V. Harris, PANS MG1 Vol 368, Bedford Scrapbook, http://members.tripod.com/donpace/news.htm

qq Elsie Churchill Tolson, The Captain, the Colonel and me, Fort Sackville Pr., Bedford, 1996 (1st pr. 1979), p.253.

rr Terry J. Deveau and E. Brian Paul, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSExplore/files/
Admiral%27s%20Rock%20Park/admiralmap3.jpg

ss Catherine Martin, http://www.booth.k12.nf.ca/projects/Mi’kmaq/bedford.htm

tt Elmiknik, http://www.mikmaq.com/net/history/1901ce-2000ce.html

uu Brian Leigh Molyneaux, http://www.uiowa.edu/~ainsp/saa2001/moly.html

vv Ruth Holmes Whitehead, http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mikmaq/mp0001.htm

ww E. Brian Paul, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSExplore/files/Bedford%20Petroglyphs/directions.txt

xx E. Brian Paul, http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/nsexplore/vwp?.dir=/Bedford+Petroglyphs &.dnm=Location+indicated+in+report.jpg

yy William S. Crooker, Tracking Treasure — In Search of East Coast Bounty, Nimbus, Halifax, 1998, p. 48.

zz Elsie Churchill Tolson, The Captain, the Colonel and me, Fort Sackville Pr., Bedford, 1996 (1st pr. 1979),pp. 12, 253.


Subject, person, and place index of Donald J. Bird scanned archival materials

Advocate, NS 34

Africa 1, 41, 46

Africa, North 10

Airport Dolmen 3, 46, 57

Alexander the Great 56

Alphabet, Latin 14, 15

America 14, 15, 22, 31, 50, 59

America, Central 45, 55

America, Early Civilization 55

American War of Independence 35, 36, 44

Amherst, Jeffrey 36, 44

Animal Migration 78, 82

Annapolis County 14, 15, 67

Annapolis Royal 37, 48, 65, 67

Archaeologist 1, 2, 14, 15, 41

Asia 22

Atlantic Canada 24, 28, 29

Atlantic Coast, NS 1, 41

Atlantic Ocean 1, 26, 33, 41, 64

Atlantis 46

Axe, Iron 31, 55

Bagient, Michael 34, 47

Ballymote, Book of 14, 15

Banks, Joe 14, 15

Basque Fishermen 31

Bay of Fundy 141, 65, 67

Bayer’s Lake Walls 74, 77, 78, 81, 83

Beausejour, NB 29, 37, 48

Bedford, NS 10, 11, 75, 76, 77, 85

Bedford Basin, NS 78, 79, 83

Bell Lake, NS 8

Bird, Donald J. 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 41, 42, 65, 68, 73(?)

Bird, Donald J. – essays 3

Bird, Will R. 24

Bog, Spruce 24

Boulders, Glacial 28, 37

Boulders, Pedestal 21, 24, 29, 32, 46

Boundary marker 14, 15

Boy Scout Assoc. 9, 16,17, 18, 19, 38, 48

Bradley, Michael 1, 34, 41

British Army 21, 27, 29, 35, 36, 37, 44, 47

British People 1415, 36

British Isles 14, 15, 28, 46, 59, 60, 62

Brittany, France 22, 61, 62

Bug Lake, NS 12

Building Material 60, 61

Burial Sites 10, 11, 22, 26, 29, 32, 38, 45, 48, 49, 51, 57, 62, 72

Burl, Aubrey 59, 61

Cabbage 28

Cairo, Egypt 22

Cairn 34, 50, 51

Calais, Maine 21

Camera 1, 41

Canadian Museum of Civilization 10, 11, 14, 15

Canoe, route 1, 41

Canoe, portage 1, 41

Canso, NS 29, 37, 56

Cape Breton, NS 76

Carbon 63, 78, 81, 83

Carnac, France 25, 31, 61

Carthage 1, 41, 56, 57

Casel, Nick 68

Cathedral 28

Cellar, Root 25, 27

Celts 1, 22, 28, 41, 63, 65, 74

Chapman Lake, NS 9, 12

Chippendale, Christopher 26, 38, 46

Christianson, David 14, 15

Chronicle-Herald 74

Church Building 52, 60

Church, Medieval 34

Citadel Hill, NS 78

Clarke, Colin 76, 85

Cole Harbour, Guysborough Co., NS 31, 33, 55

Coleman, D’Layne 73

Columbus, Christopher 14, 26, 31, 55, 73

Columbus Day 73

Copper 26

Coracle 34

Cornwallis, CFB 37

Cornwallis, Edward 36, 44

Crete 55

Cromlech 26

Crouse, Merle 42, 43

Crown Lands 16, 17, 18, 19

Crown Lands, Act 18

Crown Lands, Commissioner of 16, 17

Cyprus 55

Damascus, Syria 22

Daniel, Glyn 38, 46

Dartmouth, NS 80

Davis, Stephen 74

Delphinium 28

Debert, NS 55

Devil’s Kitchen, The 42, 43

Dexter, Warren W. 22

Digby, NS 56

Dix, Byron 59

Documents 3

Dolmen 1, 3, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 26, 32, 33, 38, 41, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 59, 75, 79

Dome, Granite 33

Druids 22

Dutch People 78

Eagle’s Rock 75, 79, 80

Eaglewood, NS 75

Early Sites Research Centre 21

Eclipse 50

Egg Lake, NS 7, 9

Egypt 22, 31, 38, 55

Engineer, civil 1, 41

England 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 47

Ensign Shield 7375, 78, 80, 85

Epigraphic Society 25, 26, 49

Essays, Don Bird 3

Etruscan Homeland 56

Europe 1, 14, 15, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 55, 59

European People 1, 10, 11, 31, 41, 52, 72, 75

Eye, All Seeing 36, 44

Fairview, NS 83

Fell, Barry 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 45, 46, 50, 51, 59, 63, 72, 84

Findhorn 28

Fletcher Stone 31, 55

Forest Preservation 18

Forest Times 1, 32, 41, 42, 46, 47, 49, 65

Fort Anne, NS 14, 15

Fort Sackville, NS 80

Fort York, NFLD 37

France 22, 25, 31, 46, 61

Fredericton, NB 29, 37, 48

Freemasons 26, 36, 44

Furs 26

Galante, Anna-Maria 14, 15

Game, Protection of 16, 17, 18, 19

Geizer Hill, NS 78, 79

Gibraltar, Straits of 33

Gillis, Bruce 37, 65

Glacial Mark 14, 15

Global Positioning System (GPS) 11

Glooscap 1, 27, 34, 41

Goddess, Mother 60

Goffs, NS 35

Golan Heights, Israel 22

Gold 26, 33, 55, 56, 57, 59

Grand Lake, NS 82

Granite 1, 24, 32, 33, 37

Granite Lake, NS 9

Granville Ferry, NS 67, 68

Graves 10, 11, 22, 51, 75

Grave, marker 10

Gray, Noreen 35, 47

Greece 31, 45, 55

Greenland 34, 51, 76

Guysborough, NS 34

Guysborough Road, NS 9, 13, 16, 35, 47

Halifax, NS, County 1, 16, 41, 49

Halifax, NS 3, 8, 27, 73, 78

Halifax Harbour, NS 77

Hare, Eddie 14, 15

Hare, Isabell 14, 15

Harvard University 25, 26

Hawken, Paul 28

Hawkins, Gerald 50, 59

Henge 61

Herm, Gerhard 56, 58, 59

High Ground 28, 33

Highway 101, NS 83

Highway 102, NS 4, 9, 13, 83

Highway 103, NS 83

Hillsburn, NS 67

Holy Blood 34

Holy Family 35

Holy Grail 1, 34, 41

Hunter, Rabbit 83

Iceland 34

Indians, North American 14,15, 33, 45, 55, 77, 84

Indian, burial site 11

Ingstad, Helge 50

Ireland 14, 25, 29, 38, 45, 48, 49, 52, 59, 62

Ireland, Greater/Great 14, 15

Irish, cipher 14, 15

Irish, mythology 34

Irish, names 14, 15

Irish, people 14, 15, 46

Irish, studies 14, 15

Iron 63

Israel 22

Italian American Historical Soc. 73

Jump, Killing 82

Jumper Lake, NS 9, 12

Keenlyside, David 10, 11

Kelly Lake, NS 9

Kentville, NS 1, 41

Kidston, Janet 37

Kidston Lake, NS 37

Kiln, Charcoal 63

Kiln, Limestone 63

King Lake 9, 12, 13

Knights Templar 1, 27, 34, 41, 46

Labrador 27, 32, 34, 37, 47

Lake William, NS 10, 78, 79, 80, 82

Lamb, James 38, 48

Lands and Forests, NS Government 1, 3, 41

L’Anse aux Meadows, NFLD 50

Latin 14, 15

Latitude 34, 51, 57

Legislation, special places 2

Leigh, Richard 34, 47

Levant, The 31

Ley Line 28, 72

Lilly Lake, NS 75

Lincoln, Henry 34

Little Red Trout Lake, NS 9

Little Wentworth Lake,NS 42

Litton Plant, NS 4, 9, 13

Lockhart, Bill 3(?), 10, 11, 78

Lunenberg County, NS 42

Lynn, Mass. 22

MacKinlay, Shaune 75

MacLean, Wallace 37

MacNab Island, NS 77, 80

MacNab, Jack 10, 11, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 83

Malcome 55

Mandaggie, Eddie 42, 43

Map, highway 1, 41

Mark, Glacial 14, 15

Marker, Property 14, 15

Marker, Ordnance 14, 15

Masonic Emblem 36, 48

Masonic Field Lodge 27, 35, 36, 37, 44, 45, 47

Masonic Order 22, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 44, 47, 72

Massachusetts 21, 22, 47

McGhee, Bob 14, 15

McKay Lake, NS 8

Mediterranean Sea 22, 31, 56, 57

Megalithic People 32

Megalith 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 59

Memorial University 14, 15

Merigomish Island, NS 55

Metal 26, 33, 55, 63, 64, 78

Metonic Cycle 50, 51, 52, 53

Mi’kmaq People 75, 77, 84

Miller Lake, NS 9

Miller, Tim 11

Mills Mountain Road, NS 68

Mineral 28

Mining Area 33, 55, 60

Mississippi River 26

Monument 28

Mount Hanley, NS 14, 15

Mount Vernon, Md. 36, 44

Mowat, Farley 76

Museum, NS 2, 14, 15, 74, 75, 78, 83

Museum of Civilization 10, 11, 14, 15

Mycennae 31

Mystery Walls 74, 80, 81, 83

Native People 14, 15, 33, 45, 55, 56, 75, 77, 82, 84

Nesbitt, Harold 75

New Brunswick 29, 32, 37, 48

New England 1, 14, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 42, 45, 46, 50

New England Antiquities Research Assoc. 47, 63

Newfoundland 14, 15, 32, 34, 37, 55

New Jersey 21

New York 22, 24, 28, 31, 36, 44, 47

Norse, carving 31

Norse, mythology 34

Norse, people 26, 46, 51

North Mountain, NS 37, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71

North Red Trout Lake, NS 9, 12

North Salem, NY 22, 24

Northumberland Coast, NS 1, 41

Norway 21

Nova Scotia Museum 2, 14, 15, 74, 75, 78, 83

Oak Island, NS 55

O’Brien Lake, NS 8

Observatory 50, 52, 57

Ogam 14,15, 29, 34

Ogilvie, Robert 2, 74

O’Hare, Coleman 14, 15

Old World 25, 26

Order In Council, NS 16, 17

Ordnance Marker 14, 15

Orkney Islands, UK 14,15, 27

Orkney, Earl of 27, 28, 34, 73

O’Seidhail, Padraig 14, 15

Parker, Don 3

Peat Bog 57

Permit, Archaeology 2, 74

Petroglyphs 11, 21, 31, 75, 77, 84, 85

Phoenicians 1, 29, 33, 34, 41, 46, 56, 58, 63

Photograph 2

Pirate 1, 41

Pictou, NS 34

Pictou County, NS 1, 41

Plough Marks 14, 15

Pohl, Frederick 27, 34

Pontevedra, Spain 22

Portugal 25

Preeper Pond, NS 4, 5, 12, 13

Preeper Big Lake, NS 6, 7, 9, 12, 13

Preservation of Waverley’s Watershed 75

Preston, Brian 75

Preston, NS 35

Priest 1, 41

Prince Edward Island,University of 14, 15

Prince Henry Sinclair Society of North America 73

Property Marker 14, 15

Pyramid, Stepped 36, 44

Pyramid, The Great 31

Pyramids of Egypt 38, 48

Quarry 11, 61, 75

Queen’s County, NS 42

Queensland, NS 14, 15

Readers Digest 55

Red Bay, Labrador 27, 37

Robinson, Parker 74

Rocking Stone 37, 47

Rocky Lake, NS 80

Rocky Lake Drive, NS 11, 75

Roman Numeral 73, 75

Romans 33

Rome 57, 62

Rose (plant) 28

Ruin 74, 75

Rune 31

Sackville River, NS 80

Saint Brendan 14, 15, 34

Sainte Lunaire, NFLD 14, 15

Saint Mary’s University 14, 15, 74

Salisbury Plain, UK 25

Saunders, Gary L. 1, 24, 46, 50

Scotland 21, 27, 28, 34

Settlement 1, 10, 11, 14, 15, 41

Shea Lake, NS 8

Shelburne, NS 1, 41, 56

Ship 1, 26, 33, 34, 41, 56

Ship, Leather-Sailed 26

Ship, Wreck 75

Shipbuilding 1, 41

Sibley, Colin 26, 32, 33, 46, 49, 59

Sibley Stone 3, 12, 26, 27, 30, 36, 37, 39, 40, 46, 48, 49

Sincerbeaux, Betty 63

Sinclair, Niven 73

Sinclair, Prince Henry 27, 28, 34, 73

Smelter 63, 64

Smith, Annie 35, 47

Smith, Morton 35, 36, 47, 48

Smithsonian Institute 38, 48

Snow 28

Soldiers Lake, NS 9, 16,17, 19

Spain 22

Spanish Conquistadors 31

Spar Lake, NS 8

Special Places 2

Spryfield, NS 37, 47

Stone: Altar 25, 35, 37, 47

Stone, Cairns 34, 50

Stone, Calendar 11, 33, 46, 50, 53, 57

Stone, Capstone 32, 45

Stone, Chamber24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 48, 63, 64

Stone, Compass 11, 72

Stone, Fireplace 75, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83

Stone, Foundation 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 77, 81, 82, 83

Stone, Inscription 14, 15, 25, 26, 29, 31, 36, 75, 78, 83, 84, 85

Stone, Memorial 14, 15

Stone, Lintel 25

Stone, Pedestal 29, 32

Stone, Power 28

Stone, Roof 63

Stone, Timepiece 11, 33, 46, 50, 53, 54, 57, 72

Stone, Wall 74, 77, 81, 82, 83

Stonehenge, UK 22, 25, 31, 38, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, 59, 61

Stones, Circle of 1, 23, 27, 29, 30, 33, 37, 41, 48, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71

Stones, Donut-Shaped 29

Stones, Oriented 11, 24, 30, 53, 54, 64

Stones, Pile 42

Stones, Standing 1, 26, 27, 29, 38, 41, 46, 48, 50, 52, 59, 61, 62, 79

Stones, Table 1, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 41, 46, 47, 50, 75, 79

Sullivan, New Hampshire 21

Sunrise, Summer Solstice 50, 51, 53

Sunrise, Winter Solstice 25, 33, 50, 53

Sunset, Summer Solstice 50, 53

Sunset, Winter Solstice 50, 53

Sydney, NS 29, 37, 48

Syria 22

Table Stone 1, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 41, 46, 50, 75

Templars 1, 27, 34, 41, 46

Thom, Alexander 59

Tidewater Construction Ltd. 10, 11, 75

Tin 26

Tower, Round 29, 38, 48, 52

Tree, Cutting 16, 17

Tree, Planting 16, 17, 18, 19

Tribal Chief 60

Troy 31, 55

Truro, NS 1, 2, 3, 41, 76

Truro Road, NS 9

Tuck, James A. 14,15, 33, 55

Turf Lake, NS 8

Tyler Rock 37

Tyre 56

Tyrone County, Ireland 22, 23

Vermont 24, 63

Vikings 1, 26, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35, 41, 45, 46, 47, 55

Washington, George 36, 44

Water, Navigable 28

Water Power 18

Waverley, NS 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 75, 76, 78

Waverley, artifacts 10

Waverly Game Sanctuary 33, 46, 59

Waverly Ground Search and Rescue 11

Waverley Village Commission 10, 11

Wee Folk 32

West Point, Md. 45

Wellington, NS 9

Westport, Mass. 21

Whittal, James P. 21, 22

Wiles, Deborah 11

Wood, for shipbuilding 1, 41

Yarmouth Stone 31, 42, 55

York Redoubt, NS 77, 80

Young, George 14, 15

Zeno 73


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