{"content":[{"text":"The Heritage Gazette is a quar- \n terly publication of the Dart- \n mouth Heritage Museum So- \n ciety and is circulated to its \n members and volunteers as well \n as other interested members of \n our community. We provide \n this complimentary newsletter \n with pride to promote the his- \n tory, heritage and culture of \n Dartmouth. \n Summer","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.050034,"width":0.24511700000000003,"height":0.23829999999999998}},{"text":"The Dartmouth Heritage Mu- \n seum currently resides in “Ev- \n ergreen” House on Newcastle \n Street which is open to the pub- \n lic year-round. We welcome \n your input and suggestions as \n well as your time! If you wish \n to become a volunteer or for \n more information, please see \n the back of this newsletter for \n contact information. \n 2006","bbox":{"left":0.703782,"top":0.050034,"width":0.23741600000000007,"height":0.23829999999999998}},{"text":"OLD NEWS IS GOOD NEWS","bbox":{"left":0.343064,"top":0.262905,"width":0.322949,"height":0.026866999999999974}},{"text":"colours. Research performed last year determined \n the colours and the community has waited eagerly to \n see the results. The wait has ended! At the moment \n the first square yard of colour was brushed on, neigh- \n bours were giving a big “thumbs-up”.","bbox":{"left":0.529412,"top":0.317711,"width":0.41178400000000004,"height":0.08950599999999997}},{"text":"Early Owners","bbox":{"left":0.529412,"top":0.426891,"width":0.1149960000000001,"height":0.020896000000000026}},{"text":"Evergreen is situated on a plot that was originally \n part of a large land grant deeded in 1752. James \n Creighton Jr. (1762-1828) purchased the property in \n the 1780’s and established an inn and ferry service \n that began operation in 1786.","bbox":{"left":0.529412,"top":0.466196,"width":0.41178400000000004,"height":0.08950600000000003}},{"text":"Colours of History \n Evergreen House, a heritage building owned \n by the Halifax Regional Municipality and op- \n erated by the Dartmouth Heritage Museum, is \n travelling back in time to 1867! The exterior \n of this historic home has been transformed \n lovingly using the original 139-year old paint","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.537288,"width":0.35625500000000004,"height":0.15873700000000002}},{"text":"Judge Alexander James \n purchased the property \n from the Creighton Fam- \n ily in 1862. James had \n originally come to Dart- \n mouth as a young school \n teacher. He studied law \n independently and was \n later admitted to the \n bench. It was at the be- \n ginning of his career as \n a Provincial Court Judge \n that he commenced build- \n ing Evergreen.","bbox":{"left":0.74183,"top":0.675539,"width":0.1993560000000001,"height":0.253143}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.342437,"top":0.051768,"width":0.323793,"height":0.197016},{"left":0.120915,"top":0.700758,"width":0.416616,"height":0.240885},{"left":0.058824,"top":0.316378,"width":0.419723,"height":0.211018},{"left":0.428105,"top":0.597222,"width":0.299178,"height":0.309275}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.342437,"top":0.051768,"width":0.323793,"height":0.197016},{"left":0.120915,"top":0.700758,"width":0.416616,"height":0.240885},{"left":0.058824,"top":0.316378,"width":0.419723,"height":0.211018},{"left":0.428105,"top":0.597222,"width":0.299178,"height":0.309275}]}