Life in Nova Scotia and North Colchester in the 1950's and 1960 / by Norris Whiston. 2018 version Earltown : Norris M. Whiston, 2018. 98 pages : illustrations, facsims. ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 N873 Z48 2018 - Open Shelf
Includes index, pages 95-96.
Colchester (N.S. : County) — History
Colchester (N.S. : County) — Biography
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Mahone Bay 1919-2019 : One Hundred Years and Counting / written by Bob Sayer. Mahone Bay, NS : Town of Mahone Bay, 2019. 87 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 M317 S29 2019 - Open Shelf
Documenting the history of Mahone Bay from 1919-2019.
Mahone Bay (N.S.) — History — 20th century
Mahone Bay (N.S.) — History — 21st century
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A Lively Tale / by Charles A. Eaves. Centreville, NS : 1994. 113 pages : illustrations, portraits. ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 K4 Z49 1994 - Open Shelf
Biography/Autobiography of Charles A. Eaves' life in Kentville, Nova Scotia.
Agriculturists — Nova Scotia — Biography
Kentville (N.S.) — Biography
Nova Scotia — Biography
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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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Africville : an African Nova Scotian community is demolished - and fights back / by Gloria Wesley. Toronto, ON : J. Lorimer & Co., 2019. 94 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.9 B6 W48 2019 - Open Shelf
The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it. Part of the "Righting Canada's Wrongs" Series.
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — History — 20th century
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions — 20th century
Relocation (Housing) — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Race discrimination — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Ethnic relations — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century
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"We Harbor no Evil Design" : Rehabilitation Efforts after the Halifax Explosion of 1917 / edited by David A. Sutherland. North York, Ontario, Canada : University of Toronto Press ; Toronto : The Champlain Society, 2017. 533 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 W4 2017 - Open Shelf
Introduction and annotations by David A. Sutherland. This volume features key documents from the Papers of the Halifax Relief Commission (HRC), which was established in the wake of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. The HRC was a quasi-governmental authority endowed with sweeping authority to implement a long-term program of reconstruction and rehabilitation to improve the qualify of life for the people of Halifax and neighbouring Dartmouth.
Halifax Relief Commission
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Disaster victims—Rehabilitation—Nova Scotia—Halifax—History—20th century
Halifax (N.S.)—History—20th century
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Peer into the Past : History and Oral Traditions of Richmond County / by Stephanie Campbell; research assistant Ann Marie Yorke. Descousse, NS : Richmond County Literacy Network, 2004. 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 R52 C35 2004 - Open Shelf
Compiled oral and other histories from Richmond County Nova Scotia.
Readers for new literates
Richmond (N.S. : County) — History
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Remembering Queens County, Nova Scotia : People, Places, Events / by Tim McDonald. Halifax : Tim McDonald, 2017. vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 Q4 M35 2017 - Open Shelf
Tim McDonald's name is a familiar one in the area because of his many articles in the Liverpool newspaper, The Queens County Advance, that deal with the local history. As well, his recent books have been very popular. He was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, in 1965. Through much influence and guidance from his grandmother, Doris (Berriman) Taillon, he became very interested in his own family history when he was only 19 years old. Over the years since then, he has delved into not only other families' genealogies but also involved himself in researching people, places and events of Queens County. This book is a collection of his articles that have appeared in The Advance since 2015. As an added bonus, there are some new topics that have been included in this publication. 'Remembering Queens County, Nova Scotia' shares some of the rich history of South Queens and will help preserve some of the stories that needed to be told. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nova Scotia — History
Queens (N.S. : County) — Pictorial works
Queens (N.S. : County) — History
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Queens County, Nova Scotia : photos from the past & present / by Tim McDonald. Halifax : Tim McDonald, 2015. vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 Q4 M35 2015 - Open Shelf
Volume 2.
Queens (N.S. : County) — History — Pictorial works
Queens (N.S. : County) — Pictorial works
Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works
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Queens County, Nova Scotia : photos from the past & present / by Tim McDonald. Halifax : Tim McDonald, 2014. vi, 202 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 Q4 M35 2014 - Open Shelf
Cover art, photo inserts and book design by Chris Fudge and Plateau Entertainment. Includes bibliographical references: page 202.
Queens (N.S. : County) — Pictorial works
Queens (N.S. : County) — History — Pictorial works
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Notable Pictonians / by Clyde F. MacDonald. Pictou, N.S. : Advocate Printing & Publishing, 2003. 200 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 P5 M244 2003 - Open Shelf
The history of 8 notable Piconian residents from around 1830 to the 1990s. Each chapter is named for the person who's biography is featured, with appropriate date ranges for the individual.
Nova Scotia — History
Pictou (N.S. : County) — History
Pictou (N.S. : County) — Biography
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Kings County Schools : A Brief History of the Schools and School Sections of Kings County, Nova Scotia / compiled by Nelson Labor and Linda Hart. Kingston, NS : Published by T & S Office Essentials & Printing, 2011. 124 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 K56 K56 2011 - Open Shelf
History of the schools of Kings County, Nova Scotia. Includes bibliographic reference and table of contents for easy searching.
Schools — Kings County (N.S.)
Kings County (N.S.) — History
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Cumberland County Genealogical Society
Five score and more : reflections of a centenarian Amherst, NS : Cumberland County Genealogical Society, 2017. 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 C84 Z48 2017 - Open Shelf
Biographical sketches of over 250 centenarians who have lived in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Includes bibliographical references.
Centenarians — Nova Scotia — Cumberland (County)
Obituaries — Nova Scotia — Cumberland (County)
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse / prepared by Betty d'Eon. West Pubnico : Betty d'Eon, 2002. 1 volume (unnumbered) : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2315 H57 D46 2002 - Open Shelf
Publication in English. The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with a detailed summary of the Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia since its beginnings in 1989. This document provides information on the history of the project, the development of the site, an overview of the programming as well as insights into the project's structure, finances and future developments.
Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia
Historic sites — Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia from the air : then and now / by Len Wagg. Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing, 2019. 118 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2312 W328 2019 - Open Shelf
In this brilliant follow-up to the bestselling Then & Now, award-winning photographer Len Wagg again takes readers back through time. Aerial landscapes shot in dazzling colour from Louisbourg to Church Point are contrasted with black-and-white photos from the Nova Scotia Archives collection. Readers will see high rises where there were once open fields; stark vistas filled in with residences and windmills. In some side-by-side pairings, the change is startling; in others, subtle. Nova Scotia from the Air is both a photo book and an historical study. Wagg flew over towns and landmarks from one end of the province to the other, recreating scenes from archival photos dating back to the 1930s. This remarkable collection of then-and-now images shows both the growth and the decline of this province by the sea. The 100 photographs evoke nostalgia and surprise.
Cities and towns — Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works
Historic sites — Nova Scotia — Pictorial works
Historic sites — Nova Scotia — History
Cities and towns — Nova Scotia — History
Nova Scotia — Aerial photographs
Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works
Nova Scotia — Pictorial works
Nova Scotia — History
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Historical Record of the Posterity of William Black : Who settled in this country in 1775 and was brought up to the year 1885 : Revised Edition / compiled by L.W. Black. Sackville, NB : Printed by the Tribune Press, 1959. 167 pages ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F93 B56 1959
Updated and revised edition of Cyrus Black's work which can be found under F93 B56. Updates include records from 1885-1959 that are compiled by L.W. Black of Middle Sackville, New Brunswick.
Black family
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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Uniacke, Richard John, 1807-1887
Uniacke's Sketches of Cape Breton : and other papers relating to Cape Breton Island / edited with an introduction and notes by C. Bruce Fergusson, M.A, D. Phil. (Oxon.), Archivist of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1958. ix, 198 pages : portrait, maps (3 folded) : 24 cm.
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Nova Scotia Series I. This volume was prepared not only to make available in the first instance Rev. Richard John Uniacke's "Sketches of Cape Breton", which were written at Sydney, N.S., between 1862 and 1865, but also to present a number of additional descriptions of the Island from the pens of other writers at interviews between the founding of Sydney in 1785 and the year 1862.
Fergusson, Charles Bruce, 1911-1978
Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — History
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Description and travel
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The Union of the British Provinces / by Edward Whelan, M.P.P.. Gardenvale, Quebec : Garden City Press, 1927. 248 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F75 W56
Written immediately after the conferences held in Charlottetown and Québec in 1864, on confederation, and the accompanying banquets held in Halifax, St-John, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. F75 W56 c.1 - Copy 1 F75 W56 c.2 - Copy 2 (handwritten note inside to D.C. Harvey from Eileen Odevoive)
Charlottetown Conference (1864)
Québec Conference (1864 : Québec, Québec)
Canada — History — 1841-1867
Canada — History — Confederation, 1867
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867
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Colchester County : a Pictorial History / by S.F. Creighton. revised Truro, NS : Municipality of the County of Colchester, 1980. 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F5248 C687 C914 1980
Contains pictorial and written accounts of life in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
Colchester (N.S. : County) — History
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Grant, George M. (George Monro), 1835-1902
Joseph Howe / by Rev. G.M. Grant. 2nd edition Halifax, NS : A. & W. Mackinlay, 1906. 110 pages ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F5204.9 H6 1906
By Rev. G.M. Grant to which is added Howe's essay on the organization of the empire. Reprinted from the columns of the Canadian monthly and national review, where it appeared in the May, June, July, and August numbers of the year 1875.
Howe, Joseph, 1804-1873
Politicians — Nova Scotia — Biography
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DesBrisay, Mather Byles, 1828-1896
History of the County of Lunenburg / by Mather Byles DesBrisay. 2nd edition Toronto : W. Briggs, 1895. 585 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F106 L97 D45 1895
Second Edition of the History of the County of Lunenburg updated to include more information including a map and a photograph of Lunenburg in the opening of the book, and an index in the back for easy searching the document.
Lunenburg (N.S. : County) — History
Lunenburg (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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The First History of New Brunswick / by Peter Fisher. reprint Woodstock, NB : Non-Entity Press, 1983. 133 pages : facsimile ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F103 F57 F57 1983
Reprint of the 1921 edition, documents the history of New Brunswick.
New Brunswick — History
New Brunswick — Description and travel
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Woman Warrior at Wounded Knee : "Micmac"/Mi'kmaq Legend Anna Mae Pictou Aquash / by Don (Byrd) Awalt. Parrsboro : Mi'kma'ki Media Arts, 2021. 109 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 A692
Biography of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) as told by the people who knew her.
Micmac Women — History
Micmac — History
History — Truro (N.S.)
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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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Stanley, Sir Henry Morton, 1841-
Through the dark continent : or, The sources of the Nile, around the great lakes of equatorial Africa, and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean / by Henry M. Stanley. Toronto, ON : J.B. Magurn, 1878. 2 volumes in 1. : portraits, illustrations, plates, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - DT351 S83 1878
Perhaps best known as the intrepid adventurer who located the missing explorer David Livingstone in equatorial Africa in 1871, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) played a major role in assembling the fragmented discoveries and uncertain geographical knowledge of central Africa into a coherent picture. He was the first European to explore the Congo River; assisted at the founding of the Congo Free State, and helped pave the way for the opening up of modern Africa. In this classic account of one of his most important expeditions, the venerable Victorian recounts the incredibly difficult and perilous journey during which he explored the great lakes of Central Africa, confirming their size and position, searched for the sources of the Nile, and traced the unknown Congo River from the depths of the continent to the sea.
Stanley, Henry M. — (Henry Morton), — 1841-1904
Africa, Central — Description and travel
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