The Cape Breton Wireless Heritage Society was registered with the government of Nova Scotia on November 24, 2005 as a non-profit society. The objectives of the society are to publicize the story of the first transatlantic wireless service and its Cape Breton stations, and to work for the preservation of the Marconi Towers station site as a heritage site. The once great Marconi Towers station was the North American terminus of the transatlantic service, and was the home of Marconi, the famous radio pioneer, while the station was being built and tested.
As a step toward the first objective, the Society plans to celebrate in 2007 the centennial of the opening of the transatlantic service. Two events planned are a historical exhibit at the Glace Bay Heritage Museum during 2007, and commemorative transatlantic wireless transmissions on October 17, 2007, one hundred years after the official opening of the transatlantic service.
In 2007 the Society will also promote a self-guided tour of leading heritage attractions in Glace Bay, including three related to Marconi's transatlantic radio work.
The tour is called "A Day In The Bay".
Marconi's residence circa 1905-07 at Marconi Towers near Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
