1604-2014 : Acadia of the Lands and Forests: 'Disputed Boundaries & Rediscovered Families' / edited by Jacques G. Albert. New Brunswick : Madawaska Historical Society, 2014. 56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5200.5 A23 M33 - Open Shelf
“Acadia of the Lands and Forests: ‘Disputed Boundaries & Rediscovered Families,’” Revue de la Société historique du Madawaska, vol. 42, no. 1-2 (January-June 2014), 6. Running timeline of New Brunswick Acadians over time. Bottom of the pages include a timeline of events as the book is read, and illustrations of documents and artifacts have accompanying explanations. Complete title on cover page includes French translation of title that in full reads: L'Acadie des terres et forêts : "frontières contestées familles retrouvées" 1604-2014.
Acadia — History
Acadians — New Brunswick — Madawaska (County) — History
Madawaska (N.B. : County) — Boundaries — History
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It Happened in Halifax & Halifax County : Joy—Sorrow—Heartbreak—Tragedy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2022. 148 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H35 T73 2022 v.2 - Open Shelf
Volume 2: documentation of more tragedies within the Halifax Regional municipality including disaster scenarios like fires, untimely deaths, and genealogical related materials. Index in the front of the book for easy searching.
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It Happened in Halifax & Halifax County : Joy—Sorrow—Heartbreak—Tragedy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2022. 173 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H35 T73 2022 v.1 - Open Shelf
Volume 1: documentation of different tragedies within the Halifax Regional municipality including disaster scenarios like fires, untimely deaths, and genealogical related materials. Index in the front of the book for easy searching.
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Nova Scotia. Department of Health. Uranium Task Force
The Occurrence and Significance of Uranium, Radium, and Radon in Water Supplies in Nova Scotia : A Report of the Investigation Carried Out by the Provincial Uranium Task Force Halifax : Nova Scotia Department of Health, 1986. Binder: 256 pages : maps, figures, tables; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TD427 U7 1986
Compiled report after investigations carried out by the Provincial Uranium Task Force regarding Uranium, Radium, and Radon in well water across Nova Scotia. Maps, figures, and tables are used to show how and where water contamination happens, as well as recommendations for how to prevent and stop water contamination in the future.
Grantham, David A.
MacFarlane, D.S. (David S.)
Drinking water — Nova Scotia
Uranium
Radon
Radium
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Schooling in Guysborough County 1735-2016 / by John N. Grant. First edition Guysborough, NS : Guysborough Historical Society, 2019. v. 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 G98 G73 2019 - Open Shelf
The history of schooling reflects the impact of economic, political, military and other social forces on the local community. The history of schooling in Guysborough County covers almost 300 years. In 1735, there was one school in the County; in 1959, there were almost one hundred; in 2018, there were three. This is the story of what happened in between. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Education — Nova Scotia — Guysborough (County) — History
Public schools — Nova Scotia — Guysborough (County) — History
Guysborough (N.S. : County) — History
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Abraham Gesner : the lure of the rocks and a burning ambition / Elizabeth V. Haigh. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2019. xi, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - QE22 G47 H35 2019
Debt and bad management drove Abraham Gesner off his farm in Nova Scotia's bucolic Annapolis Valley in 1825. It turned out to be a stroke of luck. While doing medical courses in London hospitals, he encountered the industrial revolution. Attending sundry lectures and demonstrations, he got his first whiff of the rapidly developing new sciences of chemistry, geology and natural history. He was hooked! Back home, traveling about the country visiting patients, he honed his observational skills, finally producing pioneering geological surveys of all three Maritime provinces. Imitating procedures which he had first observed while abroad, he experimented with "cracking" coal to generate the tars, oils and gases which fueled the industrial revolution. In the process, he produced "kerosene" - an illuminating gas and an oil - which revolutionized artificial lighting and generated much industry. Because he explored with native guides and advocated on their behalf, he served for a time as Indian Commissioner. An engaging lecturer, he addressed audiences on many scientific subjects and developed the region's first natural history museum; he wrote articles and books describing the region and extolling its potential for development. His final publication was a textbook of hydrocarbon chemistry. Local lawsuits over mining rights and patent infringements caused him to move to New York. Still more lawsuits drove him back to his native land where he died, shortly after being appointed to a coveted lectureship in Dalhousie University. Includes bibliographic references and index.
Gesner, Abraham, — 1797-1864
Geologists — Maritime Provinces — Biography
Inventors — Maritime Provinces — Biography
Natural history — Maritime Provinces
Mining leases — Maritime Provinces
Mines and mineral resources — Maritime Provinces — History
Mineral industries — Maritime Provinces — History
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Untitled / Marie-Therese McGuinness. 2nd edition Montreal, PQ : Quebecor World Inc., 2008. Unnumbered ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8575 S65 Z46 2008
Some background is provided on ancestors but it mostly is a biography for her and her immediate family.
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — History
McGuinness Family
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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.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Messer, Don, 1909-1973
Leahy, Frank, 1961-
Don Messer's jubilee (Television program)
Fiddlers — Canada — Biography
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Rising to the Challenge : The Craftsmanship of Perry Henniger / compiled by James Henniger ; photographs by John Jennings. Peterborough, ON : James Henniger, 2018. 147 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HD8039 W62 C3 2018
Henniger, Perry — 1906-1990
Woodworkers — Ontario — Biography
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Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Nova Scotia Branch
A collection of Scottish country dances / by Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Nova Scotia Branch ; diagrams by Keith Rose. Halifax, NS : Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Nova Scotia Branch, 2017. 68 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - GV1646 S35 C665 2017
Written by or in honour of Nova Scotian dancers. Collected on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the RSCDS Nova Scotia branch in 2017. Includes index.
Folk dancing, Scottish — Nova Scotia
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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.
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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Cobequid meguma and Acadian villages : villages now in Colchester, Eastern Hants, and adjacent areas of Pictou and Cumberland Counties / by Norris M. Whiston. 2018 Tatamagouche : Norris M. Whiston, 2018. 308 pages : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350.5 W55 2018 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 304-208).
Acadians — History
Mi'kmaq — History
Cobequid Bay Region (N.S.) — History
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Mary Kaulbach's Normal School Diary : 1892-1893 / edited by Melanie Ballard and John N. Grant. Truro : Little White Schoolhouse Press, 2021. 133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 T78 M37 2021 - Open Shelf
In 1892, Mary Kaulbach came to Truro to attend the Provincial Normal School. Her diary provides a glimpse into the life of a young woman in Victorian Truro and at Normal.
Students — Nova Scotia — Diaries
Teachers colleges — Nova Scotia
Truro (N.S.) — History — 19th century
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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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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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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The Museum Called Canada : 25 Rooms of Wonder / Charlotte Gray. Created and Produced by Otherwise Editions for Random House Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 2004. 705 pages : colour and black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC21 G73 2004 - Open Shelf
Welcome to a museum so full of wonder that it could only be called Canada. Explore its twenty-five rooms, collectively bringing together a breathtaking range of cultural artifacts, artworks, and historic objects - many of them never seen in a museum before. You'll find high art next to pop culture, scientific inventions displayed beside prehistoric creatures - myriad pieces of our past that tell the story of Canada. Book concept and curation: Sara Angel; design: Dinnick & Howells; cover and interior photography: Nancy Tong.
Material culture — Canada — Pictorial works
Canada — History — Pictorial works
Canada — Antiquities — Pictorial works
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Valley & South Shore : Criss Cross Directories / Might's Directories. Polk Canada Ltd., 1997- 3 volumes ; 34 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F91 N85 P76
Archives have 2 copies of 1997 and 1 copy 1998.
Annapolis Valley (N.S.) — Directories
South Shore (N.S.) — Directories
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Truro-Amherst, Antigonish and region : Criss Cross Directories / Might's Directories. Polk Canada Ltd., 1997- 3 volumes ; 34 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F91 N85 P758
Archives have 1 copy of 1997 and 2 copies of 1998.
Truro (N.S.) — Directories
Amherst (N.S.) — Directories
Antigonish — Directories
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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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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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Haulin' in the Family Net : Webber's / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc . Halifax: Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2019. 160 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 W43 G778 2019 - Open Shelf
Webber family — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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Haulin' in the family net : Purcell Genealogy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2018. 164 pages : illustrations, portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 P87 G778 2018 - Open Shelf
Purcell — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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The Huguenot : The History of a Langille Family 1632-2017 / by Brian H. Langille. Langille Family Press, 2017. 180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 L36 L36 2017 - Open Shelf
Includes genealogy resources. Copy signed by author.
Huguenots — Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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Haulin' in the Family Net : Gray's / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax: Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2016. 186 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 G77 G778 2016 - Open Shelf
Gray family — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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