This site was created by the Western Valley development Authority in partnership with the Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society and Parks Canada. It was developed with the support and input of numerous organizations and individuals in the community. The project was sponsored by Industry Canada's SchoolNet Digital Collections Program.

Web Development Team:

Caroline Jeppesen (Project Manager/Designer), Reagan O'Hara (Historian), Luke Gavel (Technician), Sarah Fox (Designer), Dawn Murphy (Technician/Designer).

Western Valley Development Authority staff involved in the project:

Janet Larkman (Project Coordinator), Brock Dickinson, Laurie Porter, Colin MacInnes.

Special Thanks to:

Alan Melanson, Fort Anne National Historic Site/ Historical Association of Annapolis County Dr. Barry Moody, Acadia University, Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society Dr. Brenda Dunn, Parks Canada Brenda Thompson, Annapolis Valley Regional Library Christien Lomax, Western Valley Community Net Corrine Frantel, Annapolis Valley Regional Library Darlene Ricker David Raymond, College of Geographic Sciences David States, Parks Canada Dawn Campbell, Municipality of Annapolis Edith Cromwell, Inglewood Baptist Choir Chief Frank Muese Jr., Bear River Mi'kmaq Band Gontran Trottier and Francoise Lacasse Greg MacEwan, Bear Town Baskets Inglewood Baptist Choir Intellectual Properties Jeremy Foster Jim How, Annapolis County Historical Association

Lillian Stewart, Parks Canada/Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society Megan Kerr, Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society Nadine Campbell, Municipality of Annapolis Nova Scotia Archives Nova Scotia Museum O'dell House Museum Parks Canada Peggy Armstrong, Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society Dr. Phillip Roberts, Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society Robert Hersey, Municipality of Digby Rob Furgueson Shauna Johnson, Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society Susan Tileston, Annapolis Region Community Arts Council Theresa Bunbury, Parks Canada Victoria Brooks, Municipality of Digby Wayne Melanson, Port Royal Habitation National Historic Site Wayne Morgan, Port Royal 400th Anniversary Society