Sir Charles Tuppers summer home near Parrasborro, Nova Scotia
Her Majesties Colonies in North America 1850-1906
A blog about Victorian Canada, taking a look at the Confederation of Canada, The North-West Rebellions, the Fenian Raids, and the Anglo-Boer War
Her Majesties Colonies in North America 1850-1906
Saturday, 4 October 2025
Saturday, 19 July 2025
WD Lawrence House museum Maitland Nova Scotia
Teapot fron Japan
Japanese decorative screen
The view of where the shipyard was
Master bedroom
The Lawrence fleet
A child room
Drafting office
Kitchen storesWell appointed bath
Kitchen
Front steps
WD Lawrence was a prominent shipyard owner, businessman, and politician.
He built the largest sailing vessel up to that time in 1874. Maitland was a prosperous seaport and shipyard. All at a time when Nova Scotia was becoming part of Canada but was also trying to find out if they could carry on without being a part of a Dominion.
Sadly, within 30 years, technology put sailing ships out of the main shipping methods. By 1914, the vast amount of shipping was by steam and coal fired ships.
This museum had been closed but luckily this summer it reopened.
Saturday, 14 June 2025
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