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George Creed - Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs. George Creed was the postmaster in the small community of South Rawdon in central Nova Scotia. His father, also George Creed, was Clerk of Works with the Royal Engineers in Halifax, and had retired to the Rawdon area in the early 1860s. Upon his death in 1877 the younger George inherited much of his father's ...
Also included is the Report of the Provincial Museum of N.S. which describes George Creed, what a petroglyph is, and how the petroglyphs were recorded. Reference: George Creed - Petroglyphs Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 Vol. 11
Reference: George Creed Nova Scotia Archives MG 15 Vol. 11 A11 Tracing of a petroglyph of a Mi'kmaq peaked cap and two decorative designs, including a double-curve Date: 1888
The Legacy of George Creed . A few carvings on the shores of Kejimkujik Lake were identified in 1873 by Joseph More, who reported them in his book History of Queens County. More’s brief descriptions and a keen interest in Mi’kmaq culture inspired George Creed (1829-1899), a postmaster living in South Rawdon.
The second objective was to gain insights of contemporary Mi 'kmaq regarding the modern significance of the petroglyphs. And fmally, a direct comparison with recent tracings was made to assess the loss of petroglyphs to erosion and graffiti since they were first recorded in 1888 by George Creed.
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George Silas Creed was born on May 27, 1829, in Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia. He was a postmaster living in South Rawdon, Nova Scotia. A few Mi'kmaq carvings found on the shores of Kejimkujik Lake, Nova Scotia in 1873 and documented by Joseph More sparked his keen interest in Mi'kmaq culture and inspired him to visit the site.
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Aug 14, 2017 · The Nova Scotia Archives has digitized George Creed’s entire collection of Mi’kmaq petroglyphs, viewable here:...
