 In 1978, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada for having "served her province [Nova Scotia] for well over thirty years" and for "devoting herself particularly to the preservation of its cultural heritage".She received a Doctor of Law degree from Dalhousie University in 1977 and a Doctor of Letters from St. Mary's University in 1983.In 1979, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.