Film of 200th-Anniversary Re-enactment

Film of 200th-Anniversary Re-enactment in 1973 of the arrival of the ship Hector

200th-anniversary re-enactment of the arrival of the ship "Hector" (photo credit: Pictou Historical Photograph Society and Roland H. Sherwood).

Film of the 200th-Anniversary Re-enactment in 1973

This brief film was taken with an 8mm movie camera in 1973 at the 200th-anniversary re-enactment of the arrival of the ship Hector and early Scottish immigrants in Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1773. The impressive re-enactment took place on a large field overlooking Pictou Harbour in front of Norway House.

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Thank you to Beth Henderson of the Pictou Historical Photograph Society for sharing the three photos taken by Roland H. Sherwood at the 1973 re-enactment.

This historical film footage is shared on YouTube courtesy of The Pictou Bee Press in recognition of the 250th Hector anniversary on 15 September 2023.