Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia / a list compiled by Marion Gilroy under the direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. revised Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1980. 188 pages ; 23 cm.
view this publicationNova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F90 N85 AR2P no. 4 1980
Public Archives of Nova Scotia Publication No. 4. Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Revised edition, 1980, with index by Wm. G. Dodge-Murphy and Jessie M. (Rumley) Murphy with the support of the Genealogical Committee, Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. Includes index.
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Dodge-Murphy, William G.
Murphy, Jessie M.
Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Genealogical Committee. Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society
Land grants — Nova Scotia
United Empire loyalists — Nova Scotia
American loyalists — Nova Scotia
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North America and the Modern World / by Edgar McInnis. Toronto, ON : The Hunter Rose Company Limited, 1958. 438 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E45 M25 1958
Textbook that explains the relationship North America has with the rest of the world at the time it was produced. Explores the colonial roots of the Americas and the rapid changes that were making the world more globally interconnected.
World politics
North America — History
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Remembering slavery : African Americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and emancipation / edited by Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, and Steven F. Miller. New York : New Press ; Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1998. lii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. + 2 sound cassettes (analog)
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E444 R46 1998
Includes live recordings of interviews with former slaves and dramatic readings from written interviews. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-348) and index. V.1 - Book. V.2 - Cassettes.
Favreau, Marc, 1968-
Miller, Steven F.
Enslaved persons — Southern States — Interviews
Enslaved persons — Southern States — Social conditions — 19th century — Sources
African Americans — Southern States — Social conditions — 19th century — Sources
Freed persons — United States — Interviews
Slavery — Southern States — History
Enslaved persons — Southern States — History
Plantation life — Southern States — History — 19th century
African Americans — Interviews
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North Carolina Wesleyan College. Four Sisters Gallery
African-American quilts : 60 historic textiles from the Farmer-James Collection : a traveling exhibition, 2003-2004 Rocky Mount, NC : Four Sisters Gallery of N.C. Wesleyan College, 2003. 29 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #2 - Vertical File
Catalog to accompany the exhibition, the Farmer-James collection of African-American quilts, ca. 1860-1947.
Farmer, Nancy Jane — Art collections
James, A. Everette, — Jr. — (Alton Everette), — 1938-2017 — Art collections
African American quilts — North Carolina — Exhibitions
Quilts — North Carolina — Exhibitions
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John I. Wells and The Wells Hand Press / by Robert Oldham. Turrialba, Costa Rica, Ad Lib Press, 2018. 20 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #21 - Vertical File
A brief history of John I Wells and the Wells Hand Press.
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Birchtown and the Black Loyalist experience : from 1775 to the present / by Stephen Davidson ; photography by Peter Zwicker. Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2019. 88 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map, color portraits, 1 color coat of arms ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B56 D38 2019 - Open Shelf
The experiences of Black Loyalist refugees escaping the American Revolution, based on artefacts and displays at the Birchtown Black Loyalist Centre in Nova Scotia. This book chronicles experiences of African Americans who were part of the influx of Loyalist refugees from the American Revolution. The Black Loyalists were both freed and enslaved Black Americans who had joined the British side. For their loyalty, they were evacuated by the British Navy to Nova Scotia, where they were to receive freedom, land, and provisions. The Black Loyalists landed at a settlement named Birchtown, adjoining the white Loyalist town of Shelburne. On arrival they found virtually no shelter. Many died and others only survived by digging small holes in the ground and fixing logs over top for makeshift huts. Food was extremely scarce. White Loyalists quickly received their land and provisions. It was years before the Black Loyalists received their land grants, and not everyone got a plot. The lands provided proved to be rocky and hard to cultivate. Ultimately many Black Loyalists chose to leave Nova Scotia to go to Sierra Leone, West Africa, founding a new settlement there. Others remained, and their descendants are found in communities across Nova Scotia and beyond. Through images, artifacts, and text, this book tells the story of Birchtown and its residents as well as the larger story of Black Loyalist history, reflecting the research and exhibits in the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown. Includes bibliographical references (page 86) and index.
Black people — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — History
Black people — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — Antiquities
African Americans — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — History
African Americans — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — Antiquities
African American loyalists — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — History
Birchtown (N.S.) — History
Birchtown (N.S.) — Antiquities
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The Consequences of Loyalism : Essays in Honor of Robert M. Calhoon / edited by Rebecca Brannon and Joseph S. Moore. Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, 2019. xii, 333 pages ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E277 C65 2019
Since the 1970s scholars have regarded Robert M. Calhoon as an invigorating and definitive force when it comes to the study of American Loyalism. His decades-long work redefined the Loyalists' role in the American Revolution from being portrayed as static characters opposing change to being seen eventually as reactionary actors adapting to a society in upheaval. Loyalists were central to the Revolution, and Calhoon and these authors argue that they were not so different in ideology from their Patriot neighbors — except occasionally when they were. In The Consequences of Loyalism, Rebecca Brannon and Joseph S. Moore seek to provide an understanding of Calhoon's foundational influence and the development continuing in the wake of his prolific career. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Calhoon, Robert M. — (Robert McCluer)
American loyalists
United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
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An American biographical and historical dictionary, containing an account of the lives, characters, and writings of the most eminent persons in North America from its first settlement, and a summary of the history of the several colonies and of the United / by William Allen. Boston, Mass. : W. Hyde & Co., 1832. 800 pages ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 48704 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
North America — Biography
United States — Biography.
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Opinions on interesting subjects of public law and commercial policy arising from American independence / by George Chalmers. A new edition, corrected. London : Printed for J. Debrett . , 1785. 11 x 16 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 48698 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Great Britain — Commerce — United States
United States — Commerce — Great Britain
Great Britain — Colonies — America — Administration.
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The Pre-Columbian discovery of America by the Northmen : illustrated by translations from the Icelandic sagas / edited with notes and a general introduction by B.F. De Costa. Albany, N.Y. : J. Munsell, 1868. 118 pages
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 13024 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Includes index.
DeCosta, B. F. Benjamin Franklin, 1831-1904.
America — Discovery and exploration — Norse.
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The whereabouts of Vinland / by L.G. Power. Halifax : 1892. 15 frames : illustrations, map.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 12134 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
America — Discovery and exploration — Norse
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The Haley genealogies and the Mayflower connection / / Jno. Geo. Bourinot. Ottawa : 1888. 8 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 05947 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Signed: Jno. Geo. Bourinot.
Canada — Constitutional history
British North America — Constitutional history
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Analyse d'un rite de sépulture des Micmacs dans les relations des Jésuites de l'an 1611 / par Gilles Dandurand. 1976. illustrations
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche D176 - Open Shelf
First Nations of North America — Mortuary customs
Mi'kmaq
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Economic development strategies and the Micmac of Nova Scotia / by Lynda Kuhn Boudreau. Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1985. 116 frames ; 11 X 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche B756 - Open Shelf
Includes abstract in English and French.
Mi'kmaq
First Nations of North America — Nova Scotia — Governmental relations
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Ethnic boundaries and strategies of ethnic interaction a history of Micmac-white relations in Nova Scotia / by Harold Franklin McGee. The Author, Carbondale, Ill. : 1973. xiii, 151 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Microfilm M624
Includes vita.
Mi'kmaq
First Nations of North America — Nova Scotia
Assimilation Sociology
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The Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia to 1834 / by Elizabeth Ann Hutton. Halifax : Dalhousie University, 1961. 239 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Microfilm H984
Bibliography: pages 240-245. Mimeographed.
Mi'kmaq
First Nations of North America — Nova Scotia.
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The Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia to 1834 / by Elizabeth Ann Hutton. Halifax : Dalhousie University, 1961. 239 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Microfilm H984
Bibliography: pages 240-245.
Mi'kmaq
First Nations of North America — Nova Scotia.
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The historical ethnography of the Micmac of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries / Bernard Gilbert Hoffman. Berkley, Calif. : The Author, 1955. vi, 839 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Microfilm H713
Mi'kmaq
First Nations of North America — Maritime Provinces — History.
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An account of the present state of Nova-Scotia in two letters to a noble lord : one from a gentleman in the Navy lately arrived from thence, the other from a gentleman who long resided there London : Research Publications, 1985.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Microfilm 9696X
First letter signed: J.B. Second letter signed: W.M. Made publick by his Lordship's Desire. Reproduction of: London : [s.n., 1756.
Nova Scotia — Politics and government — 1713-1763
Great Britain — Colonies — America — Administration
Fort Beausejour N.B.
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A caveat against emigration to America with the state of the island of Cape Breton from the year 1784 to the present year and suggestions for the benefit of the British settlements in North America London: E. Lloyd, 1803.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3979 - Open Shelf
On same reel as Letters to Lord XXX on a caveat against emigration to America
North America — Description and travel — 1784-1803
Cape Breton Island N.S. — History — 1785-1850
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Royal letters, charters and tracts relating to the colonization of New Scotland, and the institution of the Order of Knight Baronets of Nova Scotia, 1621-1638 Edinburgh : Bannatyne Club, 1867.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3968 - Open Shelf
Preface signed: David Laing.
Nova Scotia — History — To 1784
Nova Scotia — Colonization
North America — History — Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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Legends of the Micmacs / by Silas Tertius Rand. New York ; London : Longmans, Green, 1894. xlvi, 452 pages : port. ; 1894.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3956 - Open Shelf
Edited by Helen L. Webster -- pref. Original issued in series: Wellesley philological publications.
Webster, Helen L. Helen Livermore, 1853-1928.
Mi'kmaq — Legends
First Nations of North America — Legends.
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Legislative councils proved to be the root of all evils of the colonies : in a short address to the Right Hon. the Earl of Durham / by Patrick Morris. London : A. Hancock, 1838. 97 pages
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3893 - Open Shelf
Great Britain — Colonies — America.
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A summary, historical and political, of the first planting, progressive improvements, and present state of the British settlements in North America / by William Douglass. Boston : Printed and sold by Rogers and Fowle, 1749-1753 i.e. 1758. 2 v. ; 20 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3762 - Open Shelf
Volume 2 has imprint: Boston, New England : printed and sold by D. Fowle, 1753. Appended to vol. 2 are pages 417-440, with caption: In to render his work more compleat, the following is collected from Mr. Salmon's Geographical and historical grammar, printed in London, 1757 i.e. the 6th edition 1758 being included.
United States — History — Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Atlantic States — Description and travel
Canada — History — To 1763 New France
America — Discovery and exploration.
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A journal of a mission to the Indians of British provinces, of New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and the Mohawks on the Ouse or Grand River, Upper Canada / by John West. London : L.B. Seeley, 1827. viii, [209-326 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3587 - Open Shelf
First Nations of North America — Canada — Missions
North America — Description and travel.
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