Earltown, Nova Scotia

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Highland Scottish settlers came to Earltown as early as 1813, and established a thriving community. Most emigrated from the parish of Rogart, in Sutherland (Scotland). About 1819, at their invitation, John and Neil MacKay (recently arrived in the colony from Rogart) came to Earltown where John established one of the first grist mills in Nova Scotia.

A Gaelic speaking community, the Scots in Earltown valued higher education and worked hard to ensure their children would obtain as much education as possible in the colleges and universities in Nova Scotia and beyond. At least 43 of Earltown's sons went into the ministry.

Today, these industrous Highland Scots rest in four pioneer cemeteries in the area, and their descendants are found in most corners of the globe. Earltown is a small rural community, not unlike others in Nova Scotia, but its traditions and accomplishments live on. George Sutherland penned a book: "The Rise and Decline of the Community of Earltown." Present generations of descendants of those Earltown pioneers proudly acclaim it as "The Home of Noble Birth."

Annual Pipers' Picnic, Earltown, Nova Scotia

Road through the magnificient Earltown forest.

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