From New Scotland to Old — The Canadian Ancestry Journey

The Deepest Connection in the Diaspora

The numbers tell it: Nova Scotia（新斯科舍 = Latin for New Scotland）flies a flag derived from the Saltire; Cape Breton kept Gaelic alive so well it now hosts North America's only Gaelic college; Glengarry County, the Red River colony and the Selkirk settlers all trace to specific Highland evictions. The Hector sailed from Loch Broom (Ullapool) to Pictou in 1773 with 189 Highlanders — the ship every Nova Scotian school child learns, and its departure point is a place you can stand. Research toolkit: ScotlandsPeople (records to 1553), the Hector passenger lists, and Library and Archives Canada's immigration records bridge both shores.