History of Paradise
History of Paradise
Nestled between the North and South Mountains in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, the history of Paradise goes back centuries.
The Mi’kmaw originally named the area Nesogwaakade meaning “Place of Eel Weirs”. In the 1600s the Acadians arrived and named the area Paradis Terrestre meaning “Paradise on Earth”. Today the area is known as Paradise.
To learn more about the history of Paradise, please find our growing collection of articles below, or we also have the book Paradis Terrestre available for purchase in our shop.
Featured Story
William Malcolm “Mack” Bent’s Autograph Book
The Victorians loved autograph books and these books are a trove of information about the people who owned them.
In this series of articles, we’ll go back to 1886 and learn a little about each person who signed this autograph book that was given to William Malcolm “Mack” Bent when he was just 13 years old.
Each of their stories tells us much about Paradise in its time of greatest prosperity.
More Stories from Our Past
The Paradise Cheese Manufacturing Company
In 1872, dairy farmers in Paradise, Clarence, and West Paradise joined together to form a co-op with 54 shareholders. This is the story of the Cheese Factory…
The Bridges of Paradise
Never assume that the road or brook you see now still looks like it used to be. 225 years ago in Paradise, the landscape was quite different…