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1551:Categories
1524:63°35′06″W
1521:44°38′44″N
1197:References
973:Barrington
882:Barrington
783:Stellarton
420:16 June -
416:Sherbrooke
270:Sherbrooke
210:Stellarton
101:Activities
1482:The Rooms
1433:The Rooms
1220:21 August
1106:Schedule
1048:Shelburne
1004:tentative
1002:1 June -
998:Liverpool
979:tentative
977:1 June -
951:Lunenburg
929:Shelburne
907:Shelburne
888:tentative
886:1 June -
867:Schedule
815:Sporadic
812:Sporadic
742:Schedule
625:Schedule
564:tentative
562:1 June -
470:Parrsboro
455:Schedule
422:tentative
379:Schedule
306:Schedule
193:, Halifax
1451:(Quebec)
1157:Yarmouth
1097:Address
1026:New Ross
858:Address
733:Address
616:Address
598:Sporadic
593:Sporadic
588:Sporadic
514:Maitland
446:Address
370:Address
297:Address
51:Visitors
29:Location
1164:Weekly
1127:seasons
1103:Season
1094:Museum
1074:Closed
1008:Weekly
958:Weekly
914:Weekly
864:Season
855:Museum
790:Weekly
739:Season
730:Museum
691:Weekly
684:Halifax
650:seasons
646:however
640:Halifax
622:Season
613:Museum
583:Windsor
492:Windsor
452:Season
443:Museum
398:Closed
376:Season
367:Museum
350:Weekly
303:Season
294:Museum
277:Museums
85:History
59:Website
1342:
1245:
1109:Hours
1100:Place
870:Hours
861:Place
833:except
805:Pictou
763:except
745:Hours
736:Place
628:Hours
619:Place
458:Hours
449:Place
382:Hours
373:Place
321:Sydney
309:Hours
300:Place
115:Images
79:Canada
37:Canada
1214:(PDF)
1177:Notes
1340:ISBN
1243:ISBN
1222:2018
1080:N/A
1077:N/A
404:N/A
401:N/A
343:Iona
43:Type
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