© Chester Municipal Heritage Society 2013
The Chester Municipal Heritage
Society was established in 1981
to promote and cultivate
awareness of the unique
heritage of the
Municipality of
the District of Chester
for the
enjoyment and benefit of
present and future generations
through the preservation of
historically significant
properties and the delivery of
educational programming.
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For Teacher and Students
Intel Free Teaching Resources
provides free tools and resources that
support 21st century learning with project-based approaches in the
classroom.
Google Apps for Education
allows schools to bring communication and
collaboration tools to the entire academic community for free.
iTALC
allows teachers to see what's going on in computer-labs by viewing
and controlloing other computers in the network. They can show demos to
the network, send text messages to individual students, even lock all
workstations to focus attention on the teacher.
Ohio Treasure Chest
is an online collection of thousands of websites which
are high-quality, teacher-reviewed, interactive, and free.
ABC Teach
provides PreK - 8 materials and creative activities for students
and educators. They have over 5,000 free documents available, including
printable worksheets, interactive activities, theme units, and much more.
Celestia
is a free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three
dimensions across the solar system, without confining you to the surface of
the Earth.
CK-12 Flexbooks
is currently the only free service of its kind that offers
customizable, free, curriculum-aligned content for K-12. "Flexbooks" are
digital text books that educators can easily customize for their students'
learning styles, locations, languages, or ability levels.
Khan Academy
provides a free online collection of more than 2,400 micro
lectures via video tutorials stored on YouTube teaching mathematics, history,
finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics and computer
science.
Take an online visit. The Nova Scotia Museum and the Department of Tourism,
Culture and Heritage websites are packed with useful information for you. From
locating museums around the province to online learning and games, there are many
resources available.
Art Resources that might be of interest...
"Stationery Art Projects For Kids"
http://www.designmantic.com/industry/art-designs-and-ideas-for-kids.php
http://www.invitationconsultants.com/stationery-art-projects-for-kids.aspx
Art Elements, Principles and Other Concepts for Kids
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Tales from the Art Side: Teaching Art
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Why Art is Important for Young Children
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Art For Kids -Elements-Principles
Genealogy Resources
T
he Memory Project
-
This
nationwide
bilingual
project
offers
an
unprecedented account of Canada’s participation in the Second World War
through
thousands
of
firsthand
veteran
testimonials.
Images Nova Scotia
is
an
online
gallery
of
heritage
images
of
people,
places,
events
or
things
in,
or
of
relevance
to
Nova
Scotia
and
Atlantic
Canada.
Learn
about
Nova
Scotia’s
First
Peoples
on
the
Mi’kmaq Portraits Collection
Meet the Gaels of Cape Breton Island and explore this ancient language on
the
Cape Breton Chéilidh
virtual
exhibit.
Uncover
the
importance
of
Archaeology in Nova Scotia
Obtain
information
from
the
files
of
the
Halifax
Chronicle
Herald
Herald
Library
Learn
about
Fossils of Nova Scotia
and
join
the
hunt
on
the
Trace Fossils
Mystery
website,
available
in
French
and
English
Discover
the
stories
and
struggles
of
Black Loyalists - Black Communities in
Nova Scotia
,
available
in
French
and
English
Access
images
and
exhibits
featuring
our
natural history
,
from
snakes
and
birds
to
turtles
and
salamanders
Discover
the
Titanic
through
the
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Find out about Nova Scotia's dinosaurs and watch some of the oldest and
smallest
fossils
in
North
America
being
prepared
at
the
Fundy Geological
Museum l
ab
Take
a
tour
of
Sable Island
,
available
in
French
or
English
Learn
more
about
plants
in
Nova
Scotia
on
the
Poison Plant Patch
website
Explore
all
27
provincial
museums
in
the
Nova Scotia Museum family
Search
more
than
300
listings
in
the
Nova Scotia heritage directory
,
including
museums,
archives,
public
galleries
and
historical
and
naturalist
societies.
Learn
about
Backyard Birds of Winter
and
what
to
feed
them.
See
bird
images
on
the
Birds of Nova Scotia
collection.
Uncover
Nova
Scotia
symbols and traditions
Search
for
historic places
in
Nova
Scotia.
Find
your
family
roots
at
novascotiagenealogy.com
Be
informed
about
the
Special Places Program
that
protects
archeological
sites,
shipwrecks
and
more
Web site that celebrates the coming of the Planters to Nova Scotia
250
years
ago.
Planters 2010
Canadian Genealogy Records
which
had
a
what's
new
page...
a
current
list
of
information
with
ties
to
Canada
Acadia University's Digital Collections
Ship wreck sites
-
names
of
ships
only.
Nova Scotia Historical Newspapers Website Launched
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/newspapers/
Read all about it! Our latest digitization project has captured seven different
newspapers, published in four very different communities over a span of 210
years - Halifax, Loyalist Shelburne, Pictou and Central Grove, Digby County,
1769 to 1977. A total of 14,377 digitized pages accessible right now, from
wherever you are in the world! And for even more online historical
newspapers visit our project partner, the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton
University
http://bit.ly/9fuzZj
Information on new microfilm digitization project in the government
archives
Ancestry.ca
-- a site with inforamtion regarding Canadian Records
Take
note
of
a
new
source
coming
on
line
for
genealogy
research
New
Content
Available
on
Nova
Scotia
Historical
Vital
Statistics
Website
An additional 26,693 historical vital statistics are waiting for you on
www.novascotiagenealogy.com
These
records
were
released
on
31
December
2009
and include births (1909), marriages (1934) and deaths (1959), plus 'delayed'
registrations for individuals born in 1909 but not registered at the time of birth. The
delayed registrations are especially interesting -- most include several pages of
supporting
documentation
(keep
scrolling
way
down....).
Happy
searching!
The Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA) has released 15 more
videos on
YouTube, bringing the total to 32 video invitations showcasing the family
history
resources
available
in
community
museums
across
Nova
Scotia.
The 3 minute video invitations show 32 museum sites, their archived
documents
and services available for genealogy research. Viewers get to meet the
curator
or
genealogy
specialist,
and
get
a
preview
of
what
to
expect
when
they
visit.
The 15 new videos have been added to the 17 videos produced last year
all are
viewable on our YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/RoutestoYourRoots?ob=0&feature=results_m
ain
and on the genealogy trip planning website Routes to Your
Roots
www.novascotiaroots.com
.
Museums in Lunenburg County
Hooked Rug Museum of North America
DesBrisay Museum
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Halifax and Southwestern Railway Museum
Lunenburg Knaut Rhuland House
Fort Point Museum
Lordly House Museum
Mahone Bay Settlers Museum
Ross Farm Museum
Tancook Island Museum
Virtual Tour of Museums in Southwest Nova
http://novascotiamuseums.com/vtours.html
Other Heritage Related sites
Heritage Directory of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Museum
Association of
Nova Scotia Museums
Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia
http://www.novamuse.ca/
