- Title:
- A Very go-ahead little town; business interests, state formation and community in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1890-1984.
- Creator:
- Dixon, Margaret J.
- Date Created:
- 2000
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Municipal Government Citizen Participation Community Power Nova Scotia Yarmouth History Tourism Nova Scotia
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada Nova Scotia Yarmouth
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- Lady Aberdeen described Yarmouth in her personal journal as “a very go-ahead little town.” This and other favourable impressions, offered by the Aberdeens and the press, reflected the booster spirit of the town. This thesis uses the two-day visit of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, 27-28 August 1894, to unravel the promotion and the reinvention of the community as a tourist destination in the 1890s. Two preconditions for this transition, the diversification of the local economy and the political transformation of the town, are traced from the 1870s and into the1890s. Through these changes competing interests came together to form a consensus and in the process, Yarmouth was able to develop a cohesive community image. This thesis is about the people who shaped their community’s identity, and the relationship between business interests, the development of local government and the community’s ethos.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Dixon, Margaret J.. 2000. "A Very go-ahead little town; business interests, state formation and community in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1890-1984.", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_186.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.