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
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The development of health services in a rural hospital region / by Desmond M. Connor and Kenneth R. Davidson. Antigonish : St. Martha's Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University, 1967. xv, 320 l.; 28 cm.
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Hygiene, Rural
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The cow's tail : a diary : a novel / written by Heather Davidson ; illustrated by Jean Edmonds Hancock. Wolfville : Nova Scarcity Enterprises, 1982. 121 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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I came from Pictou County : the recollections of Jane MacKay Rutherford / recorded and edited by Margaret Rutherford Davidson. Regina : F.L. Dunbar, 1984. viii, 68 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Davidson, Margaret Rutherford.
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I came from Pictou County : the recollections of a Prairie Bluenose, Jane MacKay Rutherford / recorded and edited by Margaret Rutherford Davidson. Ottawa : 1975. vi, 67 pages, [3] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits
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I came from Pictou County : recollections of Jane MacKay Rutherford. Limited edition of 25 copies.
Davidson, Margaret Rutherford.
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Canada : a visual history / by D. G. G. Kerr and R. I. K. Davidson. Toronto : T. Nelson (Canada), 1966. 170 pages (chiefly illus., maps) ; 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - O/S F5011 K41 - Oversize
Complements D. G. G. Kerr's A historical atlas of Canada.
Canada — History — Pictorial works.
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Solo, by Pierre Coalfleet pseud London : John Lane. 301 pages
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Sidonie, by Pierre Coalfleet pseud London : W. Collins sons & co. 273 pages
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Meanwhile by Pierre Coalfleet pseud New York : Duffield and co., 1927. 360 pages
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Hare and tortoise by Pierre Coalfleet pseud New York : Duffield and co., 1925. 255 pages
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The diary of Simeon Perkins extracts / by Muriel M. Farquhar Davidson. Brampton, ON. : M.M. Farquhar Davidson, 1993. 62 pages ; 28 cm.
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Original Extracts prepared by Robert Ford Kirkpatrick, 1983. Compiled by Muriel M. Farquhar Davidson.
Farquhar Davidson, Muriel M. (Muriel Marguerite), 1924-
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