LEO J. DEVEAU is an independent librarian-researcher-writer focused on Nova Scotia history, culture and politics. He is a member of the Writersâ?? Federation of Nova Scotia, the Atlantic Provinces Library Association, the Nova Scotia Library Association, and the Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Confederation Leo decided to compile an updated, revised and extended version of a volume originated in 1979 by Shirley Elliot, published then as the Nova Scotia Book of Days. He lives in Halifax.