A Salute to the Cape Breton Family YMCA 1886-1986 : 100 Years in Cape Breton Sydney, NS : City Printers, 1986. 44 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #8 - Vertical File
Booklet celebrating 100 years of the YMCA in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Includes local business ads and information about YMCA branch and it's partners.
Young Men's Christian associations — Canada
Young Men's Christian associations — Cape Breton (N.S.)
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Laurine - Udvandring til Kanada Allen Crabtree, 2002. 15 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #6 - Vertical File
Printed article from Maine Farmhouse Journal May 6, 2002. This article is a blending of the facts that we know about Lars Petersen and his family filled with contemporary accounts and histories from Danish migration to New Denmark, NB. The conversations are fictional. Includes bibliography.
Petersen family — Genealogy
Lars Petersen — Family
Laurine Petersen-Crabtree — Family
Denmark — Genealogy
New Denmark, N.B. — Genealogy
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Royal Staff Corps / Kim MacDonald and Mike Barton. London : Kim MacDonald. 1 volume (unnumbered) ; 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #2 - Vertical File
The following is a list of men discharged without pension in Grenville, Lower Canada on the 31st July 1832.
Royal Staff Corps
Soldiers — Lower Canada
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Portia White : Think on Me / film produced and directed by Sylvia Hamilton. Grand Pre, NS : Maroon Films, 2000. 1 page ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #29 - Vertical File
Promotional poster for film Portia White : Think on Me
White, Portia, 1911-1968
Women singers — Canada — Biography
Contraltos — Canada — Biography
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The Canadian Society of Presbyterian History : Papers 2002 / edited by David R. Elliott. Parkhill, ON : Canadian Society of Presbyterian History, 2002. 14 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #26 - Vertical File
Paper name: The Jardine Auxiliary of Wychwood/St. Columba Presbyterian Church: A Skeletal Reconstruction by Lydia Ross Alexander
Canadian Society of Presbyterian History
Presbyterian Church — History
Presbyterianism — History
St. Columba Presbyterian Church (Kirkhill, Ont.)
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Halifax Fire Department : Home Safety Program Instructions Halifax : Halifax Fire Department, 1975. 16 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #25 - Vertical File
Home Inspection/Fire Hazard Correction pamphlet with cover illustration by Bob (Robert) Chambers
Fire prevention — Halifax (N.S.)
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West Gore Cemetery : Hants County, Nova Scotia 2002 / by Gwen Lefton. Nova Scotia: Gwen Lefton, 2002. 13 pages (unnumbered) : charts ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #23 - Vertical File
Precedes V/F V.541 #12 - West Gore Cemetery : Hants County, Nova Scotia from 2007. Includes a cemetery plot chart and lists of names to plots. Study conducted by Kenneth MacDougall in 2002.
Cemeteries — West Gore (N.S.)
West Gore (N.S.) — History
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Serving Nova Scotians & Us : an evening of celebration of community and congregational service Halifax, NS : Beth Israel Synagogue, 2010. 49 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #21 - Vertical File
Book related to a formal dinner held by the Halifax Jewish Community on May 12, 2010.
Synagogues — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Jews — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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A Victorian Holiday in the Land of Evangeline / by Sharon Ingalls. Halifax, NS : Sharon Ingalls. 16 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #19 - Vertical File
Unbound booklet about the Victorian Holiday in Nova Scotia and the influence of the poem Evangeline by Longfellow on the perception of Nova Scotia/Evangeline. No date given to item, though abstract note mentions reading the abstract aloud to the Canadian Association of Folklore, University of Moncton in May 1990.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 — Evangeline
Nova Scotia — History — Nineteenth Century
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Halifax Board of School Commissioners
Schools of the City of Halifax, 1904-5 Halifax : Halifax Board of School Commissioners, 1905. 24 pages : charts ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #13 - Vertical File
Report on how the schools in the City of Halifax were doing in the year 1904-5. Includes charts about school type, how many teachers returned to their previous school and how many students are now in attendance, with some individual stats included for different schools.
Education — Halifax (N.S.)
History — Halifax (N.S.)
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J.W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Cumming Events : A pictorial review of Cumming Products / Published now & then by J.W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. New Glasgow, N.S.. New Glasgow, N.S. : J.W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 1934. 7 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #31 - Vertical File
No. 5, Jan. 1934. Concerning Monarch Plows.
Manufacturing Industries — New Glasgow (N.S.)
Snowplows — Catalog
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The Minterne Monuments : The Story of the Earliest Verifiable Winston S. Churchill Family Memorials - To Commemorate and Honour the Fiftieth Anniversary of his Death / by Elizabeth Churchill Snell. Cambridge, UK : Elizabeth Churchill Snell, 2015. 18 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #27 - Vertical File
Documents some of the earliest Churchill family memorials, history, and explores the Churchill family line.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Prime Ministers — Great Britain
Great Britain — History
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The Forty-Fifth Report of the Nova Scotia Bible Society / distributed by the Nova Scotia Bible Society. Halifax, N.S.: Nova Scotia Printing Company, 1874. 95 pages ; 18 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #23 - Vertical File
The 45th annual report made by the Nova Scotia Bible Society (founded 1813) in November 1873. Includes fiscal information, including how much was received through other branches, or their own agents.
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Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee
Annual Report of the Ladies' Committee of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home for the Year 1928 / distributed by the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee. Halifax, N.S.: WM. MacNab & Son, 1929. 16 pages ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #22 - Vertical File
Small report showcasing the actions and structure of the organization.
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Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee
Annual Report of the Ladies' Committee of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home for the Year 1926 / distributed by the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee. Halifax, NS : WM. MacNab & Son, 1927. 15 pages ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #21 - Vertical File
Small report showcasing the actions and structure of the organization.
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Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home
Annual Report of the Protestant Orphans' Home for the Year 1923 / distributed by the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home. Halifax, NS : WM. MacNab & Son, 1924. 15 pages ; 16 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #20 - Vertical File
Small report detailing the actions of the organization and the structure of the organization from the ladies committees to the owners, medical advisors, and the matron of the institution.
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Women Making History : 1948-2015 / by Judy Whalen. Halifax, NS : Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), 2016. 32 pages : illustrations : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #17 - Vertical File
A brief history of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and the women who run the organization. Outlines the individual and group responsibilities and accomplishments for about 70 years from 1948-2015.
Canadian Federation of University Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — History
Women — Canada — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia
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Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia
A brief historical sketch of Scotia Lodge No. 28 of Canning, N.S. 1861-1961 / by WM. C. Mosher. Halifax : Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia, 1961. 1 volume (unnumbered) ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #16 - Vertical File
By WM. C. Mosher P.M. Historian. With thanks to Rev. T. W. Hodgson's History and Bro. E. L. Eaton for his notes on important eventsIncludes list of Masters of Scotia Lodge.
Freemasonry — Lodges — History
Scotia Lodge — History
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The Sambro Marine Collection : A Selection of Drawings by Thomas E. Appleton, P.ENG., M.E.I.C. / written and illustrated by Thomas E. Appleton. Halifax (N.S.) : Hotel Nova Scotian, 1975. 11 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #15 - Vertical File
Small selection of sketches by Appleton of ships that have all played some role in the history of Halifax.
Halifax (N.S.) — Navigation — History
Halifax Harbour (N.S.)
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Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association
Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association : Provincial Champions and Runners-Up Since 1901 / distributed by the Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association. Nova Scotia : Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association, 1937. 4 pages ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #13 - Vertical File
4 pamphlets detailing the winners and runners-up for lawn tennis from 1901-1936 in Nova Scotia. Back page lists N.S. Junior Champions and Runners-Up from 1931-1936.
Tennis — Nova Scotia
Sports — Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia "All-Expense" Vacation Trips : By Ships, Trains, and Motor Cards, Spend the Summer of 1935 in the Beautiful Land of Evangeline / distributed by the Dominion Atlantic Railway. Halifax : Dominion Atlantic Railway, 1935. 30 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #3 - Vertical File
All Expense vacation guide offered by the Dominion Atlantic Railway for trips to Nova Scotia in 1935. Includes tours with itineraries and vacation prices, maps, and general information. Newspaper article enclosed with item.
Nova Scotia — Description and travel
Dominion Atlantic Railway
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Wapna'kikewi'skwaq Women of First Light
M'sit No'kmaq (We are all related) : Commemorating women of the peaked cap / by Wapna'kikewi'skwaq Women of First Light. Wapna'kikewi'skwaq Women of First Light, 2021. 18 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #1 - Vertical File
A colouring book of peaked hats. Archives library has 2 copies.
Colouring book — Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq — Clothing
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Letters and Recollections of Phyllis R. Dobson Phyllis R. Dobson, 1974. 14 volumes : varied page length; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.548 - Vertical File
14 volumes containing letters and recollections of Phyllis R. Dobson throughout her life: Book 1: 1907-1923 Book 2: 1923-1930 Book 3: 1931-1939 Book 4: 1939-1945 Book 5: 1947-1948 Book 6: 1949-1950 Book 7: 1951-1953 Book 8: 1954-1955-1956 Book 9: 1957-1958-1959 Book 10: 1959-1960 Book 11: 1961-1962 Book 12: 1963-1964-1965 Book 13: 1966-67-68-69 Book 14: 1970-71-72-73-74
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Three lists: Micmac deaths attributed to the Halifax Explosion / researched by: Gary Shutlak, Don (Byrd) Awalt, Murial Cottam Yorke. Unbound volume, 58 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #24 - Vertical File
Lists include Jerry Lone Cloud list to Harry Piers (as in "The Old Man Told Us), Department of Indian Affairs list (same as in "Ground Zero List") and John Peter Cope to his sister Rachel Cop list ... to Muriel Cottam Yorke. Includes bibliography.
Awalt, Don (Byrd)
Yorke, Murial Cottam
Mi'Kmaq — Nova Scotia — Death
Micmac Indians — Nova Scotia — Death
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
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The History of Bridgeville / Written by the students of Bridgeville School . 1 volume, unnumbered ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #23 - Vertical File
Photocopy of a collection of student essays. Listed illustration not included.
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