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name: Joan Dawson
about: Joan Dawson is a fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society and a member of the Lunenburg County Historical Society, the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Archaeology Society, and the Antiquarian Club of Halifax. She is the author of several books of Nova Scotia history, including Nova Scotia’s Historic Rivers, Nova Scotia’s Lost Highways, and The Mapmakers’ Legacy, and has written many articles on maps and local history. Joan lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.