Davison Lumber Company: The Legends and Legacy

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Philip Spencer | 25 seats available
Wednesdays, 1:00pm — 2:30pm
March 14 — March 28 (3 sessions)

This course will cover the evolution of lumbering in Eastern Canada while highlighting the Davison lumbering empire, a business which affected Nova Scotia industrially, politically, economically and socially.

Session 1: The first post-european  lumbering operations and the French influence, the New England settlements, Samuel Mack and the early beginnings  of  the E.D. Davison lumbering empire.

Session 2: Davison's move to the LaHave and the resulting  growth of the lumbering business. The Davison empire expands to include mining and pulp manufacturing.

Session 3: The American takeover of the Davison family business in 1903 which turned into an industrial machine of legendary proportions.

PLEASE NOTE: A few of the details for this course changed after our calendar was printed. The price/dates/times listed here are correct.

 

Philip Spencer

Philip has had a life long interest in the Davison Lumber Co due to his grandfather's involvement in the firm and has been conducting extensive research into this company for almost 20 years.  A former automotive technician, Philip is now a computer scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography.

 

 

When
March 14th, 2018 1:00 PM to March 28th, 2018 2:30 PM
Contact
Toll-Free: 585-1434
Event Fee(s)
ALL Member Fee CA$45.00
Non-Member Fee CA$60.00