Joan Dawson
Joan Dawson is a Canadian writer and historian in Nova Scotia. Originally from London, England, she moved to Winnipeg in 1954, later settling in Halifax, [Nova Scotia|Halifax]. She has written a variety of articles concerning maps and Nova Scotian history, as well as several books. She is a fellow of the Royal [Nova Scotia Historical Society].
Biography
Joan Dawson is from London, England. She met her husband while attending Oxford University, and moved with him to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1954, where she taught French and ran a library in an independent girls' school. She later moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she had two sons.Dawson has written a wide variety of articles on the topics of maps and Nova Scotian history. She has published several books, among them The Mapmakers' Legacy in 2007, A History of Nova Scotia in 50 Objects in 2015, and Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities in 2022.
Dawson is a member of the Lunenburg County Historical Society and the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. She is a fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.