2. “A true Scot would have sworn he was in Scotland”: The 1967 Nova Scotia Highland Games and Folk Festival

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Canada’s 1967 Centennial, Commemoration, and Region 3
6. 1. “It was deliberate – a planned effort, not a natural development of history”: Producing Nova Scotia’s Celebrations for Canada’s 1967 Centennial 23
7. 2. “A true Scot would have sworn he was in Scotland”: The 1967 Nova Scotia Highland Games and Folk Festival 50
8. 3. “I sold it as an industry as much as anything else”: The Cape Breton Miners’ Museum 81
9. 4. “Worthy of the great Nova Scotia traditions of the sea”: Halifax’s Aquarium and Centennial Swimming Pool 118
10. 5. “The Centennial Cure”: The Community Improvement Program 148
11. Conclusion: Canada’s 1967 Centennial Commemorative Legacy 189
12. Notes 197
13. Bibliography 251
14. Index 273