For fans of local history
There are a number of events planned for the weekend of July 12:
July 10
- Gathering of Loyalist Descendants at the Pines
July 11
- Dakin reunion
- Loyalist tea, church and cemetery tours, Trinity Anglican Church
- ‘Steeple Chase’, a tour of Digby County churches
- Loyalist Park Opening – 247 Highway 217 Freeport
- Story night & suppertime, Freeport Baptist Church
July 12
- Commemorative sign unveiling, Westport
- Historic house and church tour, Brier Island
- ‘A day in the life of a Loyalist’, Holdsworth House, Digby
- Unveiling of old schoolyard cemetery, Centreville
- Commemorative sign unveiling, Tiverton
- Book launch ‘2008 Walking Tour of Tiverton’
- Haunted history tour, Digby
July 13
- Trinity Anglican Church service from 1662 Book of Common Prayer
- Titus and Prime family reunion, Freeport