Arrival of Foreign Protestants in Nova Scotia (1749-1756) National Historic Event

Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church NHSC and its burial ground, still located on three 50-foot lots laid out in the 1750s (© Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 2010 (Jim Molnar))
Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church NHSC
(© Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 2010 (Jim Molnar))
Address : Halifax, Nova Scotia

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2011-07-19
Dates:
  • 1749 to 1756 (Significant)

Other Name(s):
  • Arrival of Foreign Protestants in Nova Scotia (1749-1756)  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2010-004

Importance: Earliest German-speaking emigrant group to form stable, lasting communities in what is now Canada