Nova Scotia Archives

Appointment Request

To ensure your safety and health, as well as that of our staff, onsite research will be available by prearranged appointment only. If your research is time-sensitive and requires an onsite visit, please fill out the Appointment Request. We will contact you to work out a research strategy, answer your questions, and book a time for your in-person visit if required. For more information, please read "What to expect from your reference consultation" and "What to expect during your onsite visit".

Email:

For your online safety and privacy we encourage you to contact us via your own Email. Use the link below to generate an Email within your Email application (Gmail, Outlook, Windows Mail, Apple Mail) and send us a full and complete message for our best service.

Your email will look like this:

To: archives@novascotia.ca

Subject: Appointment Request

Your Name:

Your Telephone:

(If known) Your Nova Scotia Archives Registration Number:

At this time, the number of onsite researchers we can accommodate is limited. We are currently prioritizing research needs that are related to legal, fiscal or academic requirements. Please describe how your research falls into one of these categories? Additionally, if your research is time sensitive please provide relevant dates/deadlines:

Tell us about the research that you intend to conduct at Nova Scotia Archives, and what you hope to find in the records:

Start Email this will open your email application

Thank-you for your request

In the COVID-19 environment much of our reference activity involves the preparation and identification of materials for research appointments. We continue to respond to general inquiries but our timeline for responding to such messages is extended.

Depending on the nature of your inquiry and the volume of other incoming messages, it may take us up to fifteen (15) business days to reply.

We urge people to be as specific as they can be with their inquiries and suggest looking at our website (archives.novascotia.ca), our catalogue of archival holdings (archives.novascotia.ca/research-holdings/), and our vital statistics website (archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/) before you inquire.

We look forward to being able to assist with your research and thank-you for your interest in the services we can provide.

Nova Scotia Archives

The privacy rights of online visitors to the Nova Scotia Archives Web Site are fully protected by Nova Scotia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any personal information which the Nova Scotia Archives collects from researchers relates directly to operating programs such as Reference Services and Photocopying and Reprography Services. Such information is not used for any other purpose. Please contact us to obtain access to or correct personal information you have submitted.

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