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Bus tours and shuttle service planned for September

Pictou County bus tours and shuttle service will be offered in September, as part of Ship Hector 250th celebrations!

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Pictou 2023 website

The Town of Pictou has unveiled a new website dedicated to 2023 events.

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Captain Peter Graham

A new profile on Captain Peter McGregor Graham.....

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Distinguished Descendants in The News

Profiles like this one re David R Fraser are appearing in the local newspapers, The News and now the Advocate each month. They can be viewed online or in print.

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Pictou United Church celebration event

An event you won't want to miss the a.m. of Sept 18th at Pictou United Church!

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Plans are underway for this years Descendants and Friends reunion! Hope you can join us for the afternoon!

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Save the Date!

Plan to attend the Sept 15, 2023 "Descendants & Friends" Banquet to be held at the Pictou Lodge Beach Resort to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the landing of the Ship Hector.

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Duncan MacKenzie

Duncan MacKenzie, Hector passenger

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"In the News"

The Ship Hector Descendants Project was recently featured in a a couple local newspapers in NS. John & Brenda are shown with the logo that John designed for the project.

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Daniel Stiles Fraser, (1841-1900) is another great example of a "Distinguished Descendant"; his Hector ancestors were Hugh Fraser, Magdalene MacKenzie and Charles Fraser. Research on Mr Fraser was completed by John Ashton of Ashton Creative Design.

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