Brian Cuthbertson

Born in Halifax, Brian Cuthbertson grew up in Sackville, NB. He attended McGill University, the University of New Brunswick, and King's College, London, where he received a PhD. Brian was the Public Records Archivist at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia for ten years before becoming Head of Heritage for the Province of Nova Scotia.

Selected List of Publications

Gunpowder & Greasepaint: An Illustrated History of the World's Largest Annual Indoor Show. Co-published by The Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society and Nimbus Publishing, 2003.

Lunenburg Then and Now. Formac Publishing, 2002.

The Halifax Citadel: Portrait of a Military Fortress. Photos by Julian Beveridge. Formac, 2001. ISBN 0-88780-517-5.
        Click here for WFNS' description of this book.

"...one of the book's chief strengths is this realistic depiction of the daily lives of the soldiers. By not romanticizing their experiences, the author offers readers a candid insight into the time period. Many of the photographs and illustrations are also eye-catching and well-chosen."
        - from "The Halifax Citadel," a review by Lisa Doucet, CM Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 7 (November 30, 2001).

John Cabot & the Voyage of the Matthew. Formac, 1997. ISBN 0-88780-416-0.

"His earlier trips east from Venice, supposedly to Mecca via Alexandria, and his subsequent departure for Portugal and thence to Bristol really set the stage of Cabot and his times. He also recounts some of the sleuthing performed by historians over the years to try to solve the mystery of just where Cabot did land."
        - "Lure of the Sea," Atlantic Books Today, Summer 1997.

Wolfville & Grand Pré: Past and Present. Formac, 1996. ISBN 0-88780-360-1.

Lunenburg: An Illustrated History. Formac, 1996. ISBN 0-88780-358-X.

Johnny Bluenose at the Polls. Formac, 1994. ISBN 0-88780-294-X.

The First Bishop: A Biography of Charles Inglis. Halifax: Waegwoltic Press, 1987. ISBN 0-9692970-0-9.

The Loyalist Governor. Petheric Press, 1983. ISBN 0-919380-43-3.

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