Bluenose : on board a legend / by Devyn Kaizer ; photography by Peter Zwicker. Halifax, NS : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2018. 72 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VM395 B5 K33 2018
This book documents the beautiful Tall Ship Bluenose, now a sailing ambassador for the province of Nova Scotia, and tells the dramatic story of the battles and triumphs of original Bluenose. The original Bluenose, built in Lunenburg and launched in 1921, was designed to combine a career as a racing ship with the working role fishing the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. Its captain, Angus Walters, took Bluenose to five international sailing races, and was undefeated for seventeen years. By the 1930s, the vessel's achievements made it an icon for Nova Scotia and an important Canadian symbol. The newly-restored replica, the Bluenose II, represents the wooden shipbuilding achievements and the dory-based cod fishery traditions of Nova Scotia. This book offers an interpretive guide of the ship and its complex traditional equipment. It also tells the story of the original Bluenose, with many historic photographs of the ship and its crew aboard the most famous Tall Ship in Canada in this souvenir of a vessel whose history and allure continues to captivate to this day. Includes index.
Bluenose II (Schooner) — History
Bluenose (Schooner) — History
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Adventures in bubbles and brine : what I learned from Nova Scotia's masters of fermented foods - craft beer, cider, cheese, sauerkraut and more / by Philip Moscovitch. Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2019. 208 pages : color photographs ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TX827.5 M67 2019
There is something seemingly magical about fermentation - microscopic organisms acting on fruits, vegetables and grains and completely transforming their properties. Fermentation produces wonderful flavours, connects us to local producers, is good for our health and is a direct link with local cultures - both the culture steeped in history and tradition, and the microscopic live cultures embedded in our fermented foods. Philip Moscovitch travelled Nova Scotia to discover today's practitioners of the art of food fermentation. He found traditional sauerkraut makers still at work on Tancook Island and cider makers working with old techniques and 100-year-old apple varieties. But he also found dozens of newly-established breweries and wineries, sausage makers bringing French traditions to the province, and cheese makers creating innovative and unique local cheeses. He offers sample recipes featuring local ingredients to allow for experimenting in the kitchen with products that are not all that complicated to make, and which lend themselves to endless variations. This book introduces the new wave of fermenters in Nova Scotia who are creating delicious products using local ingredients, and encourages readers to try fermentation for themselves. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Moscovitch, Philip — Travel — Nova Scotia
Cooking (Fermented foods) — Nova Scotia
Fermented foods — Nova Scotia
Fermented beverages — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — Description and travel
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Garretts and the Bluenose Rugs of Nova Scotia / by Nanette Ryan and Doreen Wright. Halifax, Nova Scotia 118 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TT850 R93 1990
Pages 1-22: brief introduction with basic information on rug hooking and key figured in rug hooking in Nova Scotia and the Garrett Catalogue of patterns for rug hooking. Pages 23-118: patterns from the Garrett's catalogue "early times to 1974". See also: TT850 R93 1995 (reprint)
John E. Garrett Limited — History
Rugs, Hooked — Nova Scotia — History
Folk art — Nova Scotia
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Sound Waves : Newsletter of the Atlantic Flute Society / Atlantic Flute Society. Nova Scotia : Atlantic Flute Society, 1992-1999. 20 volumes : illustrations ; 22 cm + 2 pamphlets.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ML5 S68 F58
A tri-annual newsletter from the Atlantic Flute Society. Missing - Op. 1 No. 1 (Oct. 1992), Op. 6 No. 3 (August 1997), Op. 7 No. 2 (February 1997), Op. 7 No. 3 (August 1997). Includes 2 pamphlets a concert held by the society at the Canadian Martyr's Church on April 28, 1996.
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The Tried and True Recipes of Ruth Louise (Nowe) Wagner / by Earle S. Wagner. Halifax, NS : Earle S. Wagner, 2013.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TX715 W34
Sixty years after receiving a green recipe binder, Ruth's recipes are transcribed for posterity by husband Captain Earle S. Wagner. Typed and Reviewed by Darlene Wagner.
Wagner, Ruth Louise (Nowe)
Wagner, Darlene
Cookery
Cookbooks — Nova Scotia
Cooking — Nova Scotia
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Vimy Ridge : Artists Document the First World War / essays by Colonel John Boileau (CD retired) and Mora Dianne O'Neill. Halifax, NS : Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2017. 72 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ND249 V56
Artists depictions of the First World War - special focus on arts that soldiers created in the aftermath of Vimy Ridge in the Battle of France, 1917.
World War, 1914-1918 — Canada — Exhibitions
Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917 — Exhibitions
War in art
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Strange Stories / compiled by Hattie Dyck. Truro, NS : Hattie Dyck, 2003. 76 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - GR113 S77
Compilation of various strange stories from the paranormal to other worldly.
Ghosts — Nova Scotia
Haunted places — Nova Scotia
Apparitions — Nova Scotia
Unidentified flying objects — Sightings and encounters — Nova Scotia
Superstition — Nova Scotia
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Tremont Community Cemetery Society
Tremont Community Cemetery Society : Burial Lists for the Tremont Cemeteries, Tremont, Kings County, Nova Scotia / compiled and distributed by the Tremont Community Cemetery Society. Nova Scotia: Tremont Community Cemetery Society, 2018. 24 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 T74 - Open Shelf
Ledgers of names from both the New and Old Tremont Community Cemeteries; organized by last name and respective cemetery. Assumed to be printed in at least 2018 given the records inside the book.
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
Cemeteries — Kings County (N.S.)
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Explosion in Halifax Harbour, December 6,1917 : Colchester to the rescue / researched by Janet Maybee. Truro, NS : Colchester Historical Society, 2017. 17 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 C65 - Open Shelf
This publication presents only a small part of the material held at the Archives in the Colchester Historeum. It is intended to honour and celebrate the generosity of our residents a hundred years age.
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
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The Trafalgar Chronicle : Year Book of the 1805 Club / distributed by the 1805 Club. Cranbrook, Kent, UK : 1805 Club, 2009. 317 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - DA88 T73 2009
19th edition of the Trafalgar Chronicle detailing the life of Lord Nelson and the HMS Victory. Printed in 2009 just after what would have been Nelson's 250th birthday.
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 — Chronology
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 — Campaigns — Atlantic Ocean
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1604-2014 : Acadia of the Lands and Forests: 'Disputed Boundaries & Rediscovered Families' / edited by Jacques G. Albert. New Brunswick : Madawaska Historical Society, 2014. 56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5200.5 A23 M33 - Open Shelf
“Acadia of the Lands and Forests: ‘Disputed Boundaries & Rediscovered Families,’” Revue de la Société historique du Madawaska, vol. 42, no. 1-2 (January-June 2014), 6. Running timeline of New Brunswick Acadians over time. Bottom of the pages include a timeline of events as the book is read, and illustrations of documents and artifacts have accompanying explanations. Complete title on cover page includes French translation of title that in full reads: L'Acadie des terres et forêts : "frontières contestées familles retrouvées" 1604-2014.
Acadia — History
Acadians — New Brunswick — Madawaska (County) — History
Madawaska (N.B. : County) — Boundaries — History
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Following a dream : Biswanger, Carswell history book Laurie Chilibeck. 485 Pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 B57 C37 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliography and index. Includes USB with master copies of 2011, 2013 and 2015 updates.
Biswanger — Genealogy
Carswell — Genealogy
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War Letters 1941-1944 : A Chronicle of Life during World War II - from Home and Overseas / by Jennie Harrison Sheito. Nova Scotia : Jennie Harrison Sheito 515 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D640 H37 W55
Compiled letters to and from Kenneth Harrison to and from his wife Peg during World War II. Assumed publication date in the 2000s.
Harrison, Kenneth — Correspondence
World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, Canadian
Soldiers — Nova Scotia — Correspondence
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Presiding by Desire : Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant / forward by Hon. Myra Freeman. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2020. 472 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC3655 G73 B87 - Open Shelf
This is the story of an ambitious boy from Loyal Hill, in the village of Summerville on the Avon River in Hants County, who became a respected figure in the business community. Hon. MacCallum Grant served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1916 to 1925, the last Nova Scotian to be appointed to two full terms as the King's representative. He created a new standard for the occupants of the viceregal office, reaching out to minorities and utilizing his charm and humour to engage everyone he met. Presiding By Desire - Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant by Scott J. Burke chronicles Grant's activities as lieutenant governor, highlighting significant events during his eight years at Government House. His terms in office encompassed the First World War and the Halifax Explosion. He played host to famous visitors including the Prince of Wales, and travelled to Washington to meet a president at the White House. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grant, MacCallum, 1845-1928
Lieutenant governors — Nova Scotia — Biography
Businessmen — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nova Scotia — History — 1867-1918
Nova Scotia — History — 1918-1945
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It Happened in Halifax & Halifax County : Joy—Sorrow—Heartbreak—Tragedy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2022. 148 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H35 T73 2022 v.2 - Open Shelf
Volume 2: documentation of more tragedies within the Halifax Regional municipality including disaster scenarios like fires, untimely deaths, and genealogical related materials. Index in the front of the book for easy searching.
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It Happened in Halifax & Halifax County : Joy—Sorrow—Heartbreak—Tragedy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2022. 173 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H35 T73 2022 v.1 - Open Shelf
Volume 1: documentation of different tragedies within the Halifax Regional municipality including disaster scenarios like fires, untimely deaths, and genealogical related materials. Index in the front of the book for easy searching.
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Health Coalition of Nova Scotia
Report : Public Forum on Medicare / sponsored by the Health Coalition of Nova Scotia. Health Coalition of Nova Scotia, 1983. 263 pages : newspaper clippings, brochures, letters ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - R463 H43 M43 1983
Report from 1983 public forum meetings across Nova Scotia to discuss Medicare in Canada and it's future with the Health Coalition of Nova Scotia. Newspaper clippings, brochures, and letters from events are included among the meeting minutes and notes. Table of contents includes an Appendices section for the different towns that held meetings as well as for the financial report across the areas and brief area reports.
Public health — Halifax (N.S.)
Medicaid — Halifax (N.S.)
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Schooling in Guysborough County 1735-2016 / by John N. Grant. First edition Guysborough, NS : Guysborough Historical Society, 2019. v. 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 G98 G73 2019 - Open Shelf
The history of schooling reflects the impact of economic, political, military and other social forces on the local community. The history of schooling in Guysborough County covers almost 300 years. In 1735, there was one school in the County; in 1959, there were almost one hundred; in 2018, there were three. This is the story of what happened in between. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Education — Nova Scotia — Guysborough (County) — History
Public schools — Nova Scotia — Guysborough (County) — History
Guysborough (N.S. : County) — History
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Around the corner : homes and stories of the Barss Corner area, 1838-2018 / compiled by Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer. Revised second edition Barss Corner, NS : Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer, February 2019. 238 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B37 R46 2019 - Open Shelf
Around the Corner: Homes and Stories of the Barss Corner Area 1838-2021 reflects extensive research into families in the communities of Barss Corner, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. House information is included for the surrounding communities of Cornwall and Scarsdale, as well as selected homes in Farmington, NS. The information in this book was supported by Marlean’s daughter, Pat Rhodenizer, who researched land deeds going back to the original Crown Land Grants of the mid 1800s. Photos, home ownership from the 1800s to the present, and family stories have been compiled to create this 238-page history of the area.
Barss Corner (N.S.) — History
Barss Corner (N.S.) — Biography
Dwellings — Nova Scotia — Barss Corner
Barss Corner (N.S.) — Buildings, structures, etc.
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Nova Scotia and the great influenza pandemic, 1918-1920 : a remembrance of the dead and an archive for the living / compiled and edited by Ruth Holmes Whitehead. Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2020. xvi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - RC150.55 C23 N86 2020
The definitive academic resource on the Great Influenza by celebrated historian behind Black Loyalists, in time for the pandemic's centenary. It could kill in as little as ten hours. Extremely high fever, bleeding from eyes, nose, and ears, terrible pain, especially in the head and the joints, delirium--and then its victims literally drowned in their own fluids. Fifty to 100 million people worldwide died in this global pandemic in the early twentieth century. The Great Influenza first entered Nova Scotia through ports. (Sydney, Cape Breton, received five hundred sick American troops in a single day.) For three years, the province coped with this vicious epidemic as it spread like wildfire. Local economies ceased functioning; fishing fleets, banks, and apple-canning factories reported all staff were suffering from the flu. The heart of this book, however, is its human element. Oral histories, family memoirs, newspaper articles, and provincial death records tell, county by county, stories of those who died. Accompanied by 20 photographs, Nova Scotia and the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1920 chronicles both provincial and personal efforts to cope during this most perilous time. Includes bibliographical references.
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 — Nova Scotia — Sources
Influenza — Patients — Nova Scotia — Biography — Sources
Nova Scotia — Biography — Sources
Nova Scotia — History — 20th century — Sources
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Abraham Gesner : the lure of the rocks and a burning ambition / Elizabeth V. Haigh. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2019. xi, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - QE22 G47 H35 2019
Debt and bad management drove Abraham Gesner off his farm in Nova Scotia's bucolic Annapolis Valley in 1825. It turned out to be a stroke of luck. While doing medical courses in London hospitals, he encountered the industrial revolution. Attending sundry lectures and demonstrations, he got his first whiff of the rapidly developing new sciences of chemistry, geology and natural history. He was hooked! Back home, traveling about the country visiting patients, he honed his observational skills, finally producing pioneering geological surveys of all three Maritime provinces. Imitating procedures which he had first observed while abroad, he experimented with "cracking" coal to generate the tars, oils and gases which fueled the industrial revolution. In the process, he produced "kerosene" - an illuminating gas and an oil - which revolutionized artificial lighting and generated much industry. Because he explored with native guides and advocated on their behalf, he served for a time as Indian Commissioner. An engaging lecturer, he addressed audiences on many scientific subjects and developed the region's first natural history museum; he wrote articles and books describing the region and extolling its potential for development. His final publication was a textbook of hydrocarbon chemistry. Local lawsuits over mining rights and patent infringements caused him to move to New York. Still more lawsuits drove him back to his native land where he died, shortly after being appointed to a coveted lectureship in Dalhousie University. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Gesner, Abraham, — 1797-1864
Geologists — Maritime Provinces — Biography
Inventors — Maritime Provinces — Biography
Natural history — Maritime Provinces
Mining leases — Maritime Provinces
Mines and mineral resources — Maritime Provinces — History
Mineral industries — Maritime Provinces — History
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Canadian Authors Association Atlantic Branch
Atlantic Musings : A Tribute Anthology / compiled by the Canadian Authors Association Atlantic Branch. Halifax, NS : Atlantic, Canadian Authors, 2007. 112 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8329.5 A85 A84 2007
Compiled work from Canadian authors (poets, writers, and playwrights) written and compiled by members of the Canadian Author's Association Atlantic Branch. Completes the trilogy of anthologies from the CAA-Atlantic Branch - Atlantic Voices in 1994 and Atlantic Echoes in 1998.
Canadian poetry — Nova Scotia
Canadian fiction — Nova Scotia
Canadian poetry — 20th century
Canadian fiction — 20th century
Nova Scotia — History
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Cartoons by Chambers Published During the Past Year in the Chronicle-Herald and the Mail-Star 1967 / by Robert Chambers. Halifax : McCurdy Print Co., 1967. 68 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NC1449 C45 A45 1967
Political Cartoons from the Chronicle-Herald and the Mail-Star by Robert Chambers from 1967.
Political cartoons — Canada
Caricatures and cartoons — Canada
Canada — Politics and government — Humor
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Cartoons by Chambers Published During the Past Year in the Chronicle-Herald and the Mail-Star 1966 / by Robert Chambers. Halifax : McCurdy Print. Co., 1966. 74 pages : illustrated ; 18 x 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NC1449 C45 A45 1966
Political Cartoons from the Chronicle-Herald and the Mail-Star by Robert Chambers from 1966.
Political cartoons — Canada
Caricatures and cartoons — Canada
Canada — Politics and government — Humor
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Don Messer's Violin : Canada's fiddle / foreword by Frank Leahy. Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2005. x, 118 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ML418 M37 R63 2005
The story of Don Messer and his fiddle that made him a nation figure in Canadian music history.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Messer, Don, 1909-1973
Leahy, Frank, 1961-
Don Messer's jubilee (Television program)
Fiddlers — Canada — Biography
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