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A.E. Ames & Co.

Government Provincial and Municipal Bonds : July 1918 Halifax, NS : A.M. Jack & Son, 1918. 11 pages ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #5 - Vertical File

Small pamphlet with a price guide to Victory bonds and loans as well as bonds and loans that can be issued directly from the province. Produced in July 1918 by A.M. Jack & Son as correspondents of A.E Ames & Co.

Savings bonds — Canada
World War, 1914-1918 — Canada

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Beta Sigma Phi Chapters of Halifax

The Beta Sigma Phi Chapters of Halifax and Dartmouth present The National Ballet Company of Canada Halifax (N.S).: Beta Sigma Phi Halifax, 1958. 30 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #18 - Vertical File

National Ballet Company of Canada program booklet for their Capitol Theatre performance on November 10th 1958. Book includes a break down of events happening on that day, and has a lot of advertising.

Ballet — Canada
Ballet — Nova Scotia
Greek letter societies — Canada
Greek letter societies — Nova Scotia

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Whalen, Judy

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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Canadian Authors Association Nova Scotia Branch

The Beachcomber / editor George Borden.  Halifax, NS : Canadian Authors Association Nova Scotia, 1997-1998. 8-12 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #14 - Vertical File

11 issues of The Beachcomber newsletter for the CAA Nova Scotia Branch. Dates on the issues are consecutive from August 1997-June 1998.

Newsletters — Nova Scotia
Authors, Canadian — Nova Scotia

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Downie, Mary Alice

ABC Acadie : An Acadian Alphabet / by Mary Alice Downie.  Kingston, ON : Quarry Heritage Books, 2014. 48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PZ7 D68 2014

An illustrated history of Acadie for children. Illustrated by Anne LeBlanc.

LeBlanc, Anne

English language — Alphabet — Juvenile literature
Alphabet books — Juvenile literature
Frontier and pioneer life — Canada — Juvenile literature

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EnVision Productions LTD.

Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys : The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler / by EnVision Productions LTD..  [S.l.] : EnVision Productions, c1993. Video Cassette (26 minutes): stereo sound ; 1/2 inch

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8503 B83

Blending narrative and documentary styles, the video recreates the life and work of the enigmatic and reclusive Nova Scotian author, Ernest Buckler, an internationally renowned novelist, short story and essay writer.

Buckler, Ernest, 1908-
Canadian literature
Authors, Canadian — Biography

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National Film Board of Canada

A New Start : Housing the Rural Poor / a National Film Board of Canada Release.  Montreal, Q.C. : National Film Board of Canada, 1988. video cassette (82 minutes, 34 seconds) : colour film ; 1/2 inch

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HD7289 N49

A compilation of two documentaries providing a frank but sensitive look at two poor rural families in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia, their unique culture and a community's innovative approach to dealing with a rural housing crisis.

National Film Board of Canada
Annapolis Valley (Annapolis County and Kings County, N.S.) — History

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O'Neill, Mora Dianne Guthrie

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.

Boileau, John

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

World War, 1914-1918 — Canada — Exhibitions
Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917 — Exhibitions
War in art

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Hamilton, Sylvia

Portia White : Think on Me / produced and directed by Sylvia Hamilton.  Grand Pre, NS : Maroon Films, 2000. 1 videocassette(50 min.) : sound, color ; 13 mm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ML3930 W45 2000

Biography of Nova Scotia born contralto Portia White, who in the 1940' and 50's was often compared to the American Marian Anderson, covering her singing and teaching careers. Uses archival film and TV footage, excerpts from recordings, and interviews with family, friends, pupils and her accompanist. Small, accompanying poster for film can be found in V/F V.550 #29

White, Portia, 1911-1968
Women singers — Canada — Biography
Contraltos — Canada — Biography

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Peters, Juanita

I Made a Vow / written and directed by Juanita Peters ; producer, Kent Martin.  Canada : National Film Board of Canada, 2003. 1 videodisk : 52 mins ; 19 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2321 N67 P74 DVD - Open Shelf

After a rough few years of on-again, off-again dating, Robbie and Sharon have finally decided to tie the knot. The couple are from North Preston, which is Nova Scotia's oldest Black community. Here weddings are larger than life, with bridesmaids by the dozen. Sharon wants it all. And Robbie... well, he just wants to get married. They have their hands full organizing a wedding party of more than 30, catering, invitations, bachelor parties, and the hall - often arguing about whether something really needs to be done right now. Toss in stress, sleepless nights, and money, money, money, and you've got a story that's by turns humorous and agonizingly frustrating. << I Made a Vow >> is an entertaining documentary with a stirring gospel soundtrack that reveals the ups and downs of nuptial planning in a unique and vibrant community where weddings are a huge affair.

Cain Thompson, Sandra
Cain, Robert
Weddings — Planning
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — North Preston — Biography
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Social life and customs

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Construction Specifications Canada

Construction Specifications Canada Directory of Members : 2004-2005 Toronto, ON : Construction Specifications Canada, 2004. 121 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TH13 C3 2004

Membership directory of Construction Specifications Canada for 2004-2005. Directory sections include the following indexes: advertisers index, by name, by organization, and by chapter.

Devis de Construction Canada

Building — Canada
Building — Nova Scotia
Building — Indexes

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canada's War in Colour / executive producers, Pauline Duffy, Elliott Halpern ; series producer/director, Karen Shopsowitz ; writer/story editor, Michael Allcock ; a YAP Films production in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation..  Toronto : International Multimedia Corporation, 2004. 3 videocassette (approximately 45 min. , 39 s each) : sound, colour ; 13 mm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 W55 C33 VHS - Open Shelf

A three-part series telling the compelling story of Canada during the Second World War through the exclusive use of newly discovered colour footage at war and at home. Episode 1: "Rumors of War" Episode 2: "Call to Duty" Episode 3: "Victory and Beyond"

Duffy, Pauline
Halpern, Elliott
Shopsowitz, Karen
Allcock, Michael

World War, 1939-1945 — Canada

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Sheito, Jennie Harrison

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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Gray-LeBlanc, Linda

Halifax WWII Heroes Remembered : Lest we Forget Those Brave Men and Women / by Linda Gray-LeBlanc.  Halifax : Etc. Press Limited, 2015. 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 G778 W855 2015 - Open Shelf

Brief biographies of WWII soldiers from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Details including marital status, military status, and family lineages mostly from the Halifax Herald Limited. Second Volume.

World War, 1939-1945—Nova Scotia
World War, 1939-1945—Participation, Canadian
Halifax (N.S.)—Soldiers—Biography
Halifax (N.S.)—History, Military—20th century

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Cantlie, James

First Aid to the Injured : the St. John Ambulance Association / by James Cantlie.  London, UK : St. John Ambulance Association, 1915. 255 pages ; illustrations : 14 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - RC87 F58 1915

First aid resource that includes a list of illustrations (diagrams for first aid reference) and index of terms for easy searching for a practice. Booklet is broken up into two sections: Main Pages numbered 1-215: illustrations, text, and index of terms relating to different medical conditions and first aid practices to follow. Back Pages numbered 1-40: St. John Ambulance Association general price list for equipment and resources from stretchers and textbooks for businesses/military to military, railway, and civilian first aid kits, with index list of prices and products.

First aid in illness and injury — Canada
First aid in illness and injury — Wounds and injuries
Commonwealth countries
World War, 1914-1918 — Canada

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Cécile-Marie, Sister, F.J.

Poems and Lyrics by a Super-Centenarian : (I needed the quiet) / by St. Cécile-Marie, F. J. (Annie Adèle Samson) ; compiled by Garvie Samson.  4th edition Dartmouth, NS : Garvie Samson, 2018. 94 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8537 A46 A14 2018

Research, compilation and notes by Gervais (Garvie) Samson. St. Cécile-Marie, F.J. (Annie Adèle Samson) (1891-2004), Teacher and Poet. Celebrating 113 years and 9 months of service Includes bibliographical references.

Samson, Garvie

Canadian poetry — Women authors
Canadian poetry — 21st century
Canadian poetry — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — Poetry

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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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Dick, Ernest J.

Silver Hair and Golden Voice Austin Willis : from Halifax to Hollywood Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2020. 163 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PN1998.2 D535 2020

Follows the life and career of Austin Willis, actor known for CBC's Space Command and Goldfinger as told to Ernest Dick. Foreword by Costas Halavrezos.

Halavrezos, Costas

Willis, Austin
Motion picture actors and actresses — Canada — Biography

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Chambers, Robert

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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Chambers, Robert

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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Robbins, Li

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.

Leahy, Frank, 1961-

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Messer, Don, 1909-1973
Leahy, Frank, 1961-
Don Messer's jubilee (Television program)
Fiddlers — Canada — Biography

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Mancke, Elizabeth, 1954-

Violence, order, and unrest : a history of British North America, 1749-1876 / edited by Elizabeth Mancke, Jerry Bannister, Denis McKim, and Scott W. See.  Toronto, ON : University of Toronto Press, 2019. xiv, 519 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HN103 V56 2019

This edited collection offers a broad reinterpretation of the origins of Canada. Drawing on cutting-edge research in a number of fields, Violence, Order, and Unrest explores the development of British North America from the mid-eighteenth century through the aftermath of Confederation. The chapters cover an ambitious range of topics, from Indigenous culture to municipal politics, public executions to runaway slave advertisements. Cumulatively, this book examines the diversity of Indigenous and colonial experiences across northern North America and provides fresh perspectives on the crucial roles of violence and unrest in attempts to establish British authority in Indigenous territories. Drawing on specific case studies of law and state formation in English and French Canada, Violence, Order, and Unrest considers patterns of settler colonialism across the century before Confederation. The result is a collection that brings together innovative research in different fields to reconsider the ideology, governance, and political culture that underpinned British North America. In the aftermath of Canada 150, Violence, Order, and Unrest offers a timely contribution to current debates over the nature of Canadian culture and history. It demonstrates that we cannot understand Canada today without considering its origins as a colonial project.

Bannister, Jerry, 1968-
McKim, Denis
See, Scott W., 1950-

Violence — Canada — History — 18th century — Case studies
Violence — Canada — History — 19th century — Case studies
Canada — Colonization — History — 18th century — Case studies
Canada — Colonization — History — 19th century — Case studies
Canada — Social conditions — 18th century — Case studies
Canada — Social conditions —19th century — Case studies

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Dorin, Patrick C.

The Canadian National Railways' Story / by Patrick C. Dorin.  First Edition Seattle : Superior Pub. Co., 1975. 206 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE2810 C14 D67 1975

This book examines the services provided by the CN System from 1919 to 1975, with the various types of train services highlighted both historical and geographically from Newfoundland to British Columbia.

Canadian National Railways — History
Railroads — Canada — History

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Goodyear, Hedley Charles Cornick

Dear Flo : letters from a pilot, correspondence home 1941-1944 / by Flight Lieutenant Hedley Charles Cornick Goodyear ; compiled and edited by John Grant.  Nova Scotia : Boularderie Island Press, 2021. 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2474.1 G66 2021 - Open Shelf

Hedley (Ted) Charles Cornick Goodyear chose to leave his university studies at Mount Allison University to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.), following the lead of his older brother Ray. 'Dear Flo, Letters From a Pilot' includes all of the letters that were received by his mother Florence (Flo) between 1941-1944. These letters offer a rare glimpse into the day-to-day life of the pilots who trained on and flew fighter/bombers during the Second World War. They also offer insight into the risks, triumphs and resilience of all those Ted Goodyear met, both before departing for England and while stationed overseas.

Grant, John
Harvie, Ann E.

World War, 1939-1945 — Correspondence
Flight navigators, Military — New Brunswick — Correspondence
Goodyear, Hedley Charles Cornick — Correspondence
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force — Biography
Fighter pilots — Canada — Correspondence

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Wesley, Gloria

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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