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Campbell, J.R. (John Roy), 1841-1926

An Answer to Some Strictures in Brown's Sequel to Campbell's History of Yarmouth / by the Reverend J.R. Campbell.  Saint John, NB : McMillan, 1889. 18 pages ; 21 cm

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #21 - Vertical File

Critique from Campbell regarding an unofficial 'sequel' from another author to Campbell's original work "A history of the county of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia" (1972 edition on the reference open shelf). Campbell criticized how his information was treated in this newer book about Yarmouth county, including points he mentioned were just his opinion and not based on facts.

Yarmouth (N.S. : County) — History

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Gray-LeBlanc, Linda

Jewish Community of Halifax Book 3 : S-Z / compiled by Linday Gray-LeBlanc.  Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2023. 155 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 H35 L43 v.3 - Open Shelf

A look at the history of the Jewish community in Halifax by surname; book 3 of 3 looking at S-Z range of the alphabet.

Jewish community centers — History
Jewish cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
Halifax (N.S.) — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy

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Gray-LeBlanc, Linda

Jewish Community of Halifax Book 2 : H-R / compiled by Linday Gray-LeBlanc.  Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2023. 186 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 H35 L43 v.2 - Open Shelf

A look at the history of the Jewish community in Halifax by surname; book 2 of 3 looking at H-R range of the alphabet.

Jewish community centers — History
Jewish cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
Halifax (N.S.) — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy

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Gray-LeBlanc, Linda

Jewish Community of Halifax Book 1 : A-G / compiled by Linday Gray-LeBlanc.  Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2023. 190 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 H35 L43 v.1 - Open Shelf

A look at the history of the Jewish community in Halifax by surname; book 1 of 3 looking at A-G range of the alphabet.

Jewish community centers — History
Jewish cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
Halifax (N.S.) — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy

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Rhodenizer, Marlean

Strong Foundations: A History of Farmington and Scarsdale, 1843 - 2024 / Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer and Pat Rhodenizer.  Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer and Pat Rhodenizer, 2024. 320 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5249 F37 S33 - Open Shelf

Strong Foundations: A History of Farmington and Scarsdale 1843-2024 reflects extensive research into families in the communities of Farmington and Scarsdale in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marlean’s daughter, Pat Rhodenizer, co-authored this book researching 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 320-page history of the area.

Rhodenizer, Pat

Dwellings — Nova Scotia — Lunenburg County (N.S.)
Lunenburg County (N.S.) — Buildings, structures, etc
Lunenburg County (N.S.) — History
Lunenburg County (N.S.) — Genealogy

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Rhodenizer, Marlean

Around the corner : homes and stories of the Barss Corner area, 1838-2021 / Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer.  Revised, Fifth edition Barss Corner : Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer, December 2024. 264 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B37 R46 2024 - 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 264-page history of the area.

Rhodenizer, Robert
Rhodenizer, Pat
Rhodenizer, Donna
Zwicker (Rhodenizer), Debbie

Dwellings — Nova Scotia — Barss Corners
Barss Corners (N.S.) — Buildings, structures, etc
Barss Corners (N.S.) — History
Barss Corners (N.S.) — Biography

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Doyle, M. Gerard

Descendants of my Mother's Great-Great Grandparents and 4 Families : Bates, Lynk, Anderson, Baldwin, Boone, Butler, Farrell, MacIntyre and Buckley, Kennedy, Murphy, Price / compiled by M. Gerard Doyle.  Nova Scotia : M. Gerard Doyle, 2023. 359 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 D473 D695 - Open Shelf

Genealogy of the author's family from his mother's great-great grandparents and all of the family lines that have come from that. Indexed in the back to ease finding people.

Scots — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
Scottish Canadians — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Genealogy
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — History

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Larsen, Clemm

More Down Shore : Life and times in the Apple River & Cape Chignecto area of Nova Scotia / By Clemm Larsen..  Apple River, NS : Clemm Larsen, 2021. 162 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 C8 L37 2021 - Open Shelf

Cape Chignecto (N.S.) — History
Apple River (N.S.) — History

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Larsen, Clemm

Away Down Shore : A history of the Cape Chignecto, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia villages West Apple River, East Apple River, Birch Cove New Salem and Sand River / By Clemm Larsen.  Apple River, NS : Clemm Larsen, 2014. iii, 74 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 C8 L37 2014 - Open Shelf

Doyle, M. Gerald

General Stores / Service Stations and Their Operators, "The Margarees", Cape Breton, NS / compiled by M. Gerard Doyle..  Waverly : M. Gerard Doyle, 2022. vi, 189 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HF5429 D69

This document is about the history of "The Margarees" focused on the General Stores (including Convenience Stories) and Service Stations. Early Mercantile History in "The Margarees" started in the late 1700s - early 1800s in Margaree Harbour.

General stores — Nova Scotia — Inverness (County)
Service stations — Nova Scotia — Inverness (County)
Historic buildings — Nova Scotia — Inverness (County)
Businesspeople — Nova Scotia — Inverness (County)
Inverness (N.S. : County) — History
Inverness (N.S. : County) — Buildings, structures, etc.

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Mahar, Bruce

Peter and Sarah Mahar : Woodville, N.S. / by Bruce Mahar.  Bruce Mahar. 56 pages : illustrations, charts, figures ; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5249 M34 W66 - Open Shelf

Explores the life of Peter Mahar and his wife Sarah (nee Wiggens) in 18th century Nova Scotia.

Genealogy — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — History — 17th century

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Cahill, Barry

Lorne O. Clarke : a life / Barry Cahill.  Halifax : Chadwick Press, 2024. 191 pages ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - K19 C592 C13 2024

Lorne Clarke was a chief justice who reshaped the legal culture of Nova Scotia and whose influence on the provincial justice system was transformative... Includes bibliographical references.

Clarke, Lorne, 1928-2016
Lawyers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Justice, Administration of — Nova Scotia

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Cahill, Barry

The odyssey of Frances Fish : a first Canadian woman lawyer / Barry Cahill.  Halifax : Chadwick Press, 2023. 117 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - K19 F531 C13 2023

The subject of this book is the New Brunswicker who was the first woman called to the bar of Nova Scotia. Frances Lilian Fish (1888-1975) was part of an evolution occuring in Canada between 1890 and 1940, a gradual transition from an all-male to a mixed legal profession to which New Brunwsick contributed significantly... Includes bibliographic references.

Fish, Frances Lilian
Lawyers — Nova Scotia
Women — Nova Scotia — History

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Gerrior, William D.

Acadian Fougère : Descendants / William D. Gerrior.  Port Royal : Port Royal Publishing Ltd., 2020-21. 2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 F68 G47 - Open Shelf

The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

In commemoration of St. George's Anglican Church : Sunday, April 22, 1990 = Pour souligner l'importance historique de L'église Anglicane St. George : Dimanche le 22 avril 1990 The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, 1990. 6 pages (unnumbered) ; 22 cm.

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Pamphlet from commemoration held on April 22nd, 1990.

Environment Canada Parks Services

Anglican Church Buildings — Nova Scotia

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McCleave, Robert J.

The first 40 years : John Howard Society of Nova Scotia, 1950-1990 ; "a Review of Citizen Involvement" / researched and written by Robert J. McCleave, Neville Robinson, C. Robert MacDonald..  Nova Scotia : Robert J. McCleave, 1990. 23 pages ; 28 cm.

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Robinson, Neville
MacDonald, C. Robert

John Howard Society of Nova Scotia — History

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Raymond, William Odber, 1853-1923

The River St. John : its Physical Features, Legends and History from 1604-1784 / by Reverend William O. Raymond.  Sackville, NB : Tribune Press, 1943. 286 pages : 20 illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

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History of the Saint John River Valley area in modern New Brunswick and Maine.

Saint John River Valley (Me. and N.B.) — History

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Regan, John William, 1873-1945

First things in Acadia, "the Birthplace of a Continent" (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, parts of Maine, Quebec, Newfoundland) / by John Quinpool.  Halifax : First Things Publishers, 1939. 304 pages color frontispiece : illustrations, plates (1 color) portraits ; 24 cm.

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Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F91 R26 1939

A history of the firsts in Acadia - documents stories from across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Quebec, and parts of Maine. John Quinpool is a pseudonym for John W. Regan. Bookplate greeting - signed by W.H. Dennis. F91 R26 and F91 R26 C.2 are the original editions of this item.

Acadia — History
Nova Scotia — History
New Brunswick — History
Newfoundland — History
Prince Edward Island — History
Quebec — History

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Regan, John William, 1873-1945

First things in Acadia, "the Birthplace of a Continent" (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, parts of Maine, Quebec, Newfoundland) / by John Quinpool.  Halifax : First Things Publishers, 1936. 304 pages color frontispiece : illustrations, plates (1 color) portraits ; 24 cm.

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Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F91 R26

A history of the firsts in Acadia - documents stories from across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Quebec, and parts of Maine. John Quinpool is a pseudonym for John W. Regan. F91 R26 1939 is an updated edition of these items. Copy 1: F91 R26 Copy 2: F91 R26 C.2

Acadia — History
Nova Scotia — History
New Brunswick — History
Newfoundland — History
Prince Edward Island — History
Quebec — History

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Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia

People of Nova Scotia Book II : Introduction to 45 World Cultures in Nova Scotia with Personal Stories, Poems and Viewpoints. / distributed by the Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia.  Halifax : Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia, 1992. 183 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5221 M961 P419 V.2 - Open Shelf

A break-down of different world cultures practiced by Nova Scotian residents who have come from around the world to live here and documents their experience as residents of the province. Second volume of People of Nova Scotia.

Ethnology — Nova Scotia
Multiculturalism — Nova Scotia

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Duncanson, John V.

Township of Falmouth, Nova Scotia / by John V. Duncanson.  Belleville, ON : Mika, 1983. vi, 474, 102 pages : illustrations, port., maps (1 fold) ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5248 F19 D91 1983 - Open Shelf

Original title: Falmouth : a New England township in Nova Scotia

Includes indexes. Reprint. Signed by the author.

See also: F5248 F19 D91 (original from 1965) F5248 F19 D91 1990 (Open shelf reprint)

Falmouth (N.S.) — Genealogy
Falmouth (N.S.) — Biography
Falmouth (N.S.) — History

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Brown, Thomas J.

Nova Scotia Place Names / by Thomas J. Brown.  Halifax : Royal Print & Lithograph, 1922 158 pages ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F91 B81

Title page: Place Names of the Province of Nova Scotia A list of geographic places in Nova Scotia, including Mi'Kmaq terms for places. Copy 1: F91 B81 - item includes news clippings, extra material at the back of the book. Copy 2: F91 B81 C.2 - item includes written list at the back of places in Nova Scotia.

Names, Geographical — Nova Scotia

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Messenger, Margaret E.

Yesterday's Island / by Margaret E. Messenger for the Archelaus Smith Historical Society..  Clark's Harbour : The Society, 1989. vi, 82 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

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Sutherland, Malcolm

And on the fought : Sutherland Officers 1851-1950 First Edition. Leiston, Suffolk, UK : Leiston Press, 2015. 300 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS479 S97 S973 2015 - Open Shelf

Sullivan, Keith C.

Multicultural Assumptions of Selected School Boards in Nova Scotia / by Keith Sullivan.  Halifax : Dalhousie University, 1989. 52 pages : tables ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #8 - Vertical File

Discusses the importance of multiculturalism in classrooms across Canada as our identity and what it means to be Canadian is always changing. Includes bibliographical references (page 39-52). Other items by Keith C Sullivan in the following locations: V/F V.295 #9, LB5 A881 T55 no. 20 and 21

Multicultural education — Nova Scotia
Minorities — Education — Nova Scotia
School boards — Nova Scotia — Administration

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