f/8 and be there / by Jim Clark. Halifax, NS : Jim Clark, 2005. 112 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 x 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TR680 C527 2005
Chiefly photographs. Includes index.
Portrait photography — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Photojournalism — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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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.
World War, 1914-1918 — Canada — Exhibitions
Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917 — Exhibitions
War in art
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Explosion in Halifax Harbour, December 6,1917 : Colchester to the rescue / researched by Janet Maybee. Truro, NS : Colchester Historical Society, 2017. 17 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 C65 - Open Shelf
This publication presents only a small part of the material held at the Archives in the Colchester Historeum. It is intended to honour and celebrate the generosity of our residents a hundred years age.
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
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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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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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Presiding by Desire : Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant / forward by Hon. Myra Freeman. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2020. 472 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC3655 G73 B87 - Open Shelf
This is the story of an ambitious boy from Loyal Hill, in the village of Summerville on the Avon River in Hants County, who became a respected figure in the business community. Hon. MacCallum Grant served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1916 to 1925, the last Nova Scotian to be appointed to two full terms as the King's representative. He created a new standard for the occupants of the viceregal office, reaching out to minorities and utilizing his charm and humour to engage everyone he met. Presiding By Desire - Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant by Scott J. Burke chronicles Grant's activities as lieutenant governor, highlighting significant events during his eight years at Government House. His terms in office encompassed the First World War and the Halifax Explosion. He played host to famous visitors including the Prince of Wales, and travelled to Washington to meet a president at the White House. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grant, MacCallum, 1845-1928
Lieutenant governors — Nova Scotia — Biography
Businessmen — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nova Scotia — History — 1867-1918
Nova Scotia — History — 1918-1945
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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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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.
Canadian poetry — Women authors
Canadian poetry — 21st century
Canadian poetry — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — Poetry
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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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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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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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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 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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The Totten Family : United Empire Loyalists / researched and compiled by James Everett Totten's cousin Jane (Currie) Wile. Belmont, NS : Wile, 1999. 92 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 T688 W676 1999 - Open Shelf
Totten Family tree to the year 1999. Includes index for easy searching and finding names. Dedicated to James Everett Totten, Wile's cousin.
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Family of Henry Charlton Born Ponteland, Northumberland, England Died Annapolis County, Nova Scotia / compiled by Judith Tulloch ; research by Marion (Rood) Tulloch. Nova Scotia, Judith Tulloch, 2013. 129 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 C437 T855 2013 - Open Shelf
Outlines the family ancestors and descendants of Henry Charlton including appendices, scanned documents, letters, and table of contents for easy searching. Main body 129 pages with supporting documents after the appendices.
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Abegweit Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada
An Island Refuge : Loyalists and Disbanded Troops on the Island of Saint John / edited by Orlo Jones and Doris Haslam. Charlottetown, PEI : Abegweit Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, 1983. 379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 P74 I84 1983 - Open Shelf
The history of Loyalists in Prince Edward Island and their development and settlement of the island.
Jones, Orlo, 1929-
Haslam, Doris Muncey, 1905-
United Empire loyalists — Genealogy
United Empire loyalists — Biography
Prince Edward Island — Genealogy
Prince Edward Island — Biography
Prince Edward Island — History
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia
A Documentary Study of Provincial Finance and Currency 1812-36 : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia No. 8 / prepared by J.S. Martell, under direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1941. 73 pages ; 26 cm.
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Series : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Volume II, No. 4.
Martell, J.S.
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Archives — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Finance — Nova Scotia
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia
From Central Board to Secretary of Agriculture, 1826-1885 : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia No. 7 / prepared by J.S. Martell, under direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1940. 30 pages ; 26 cm.
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Series : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Volume II, No. 3.
Martell, J.S.
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Archives — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Agriculture — Nova Scotia
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia
The Achievements of Agricola and the Agricultural Societies, 1818-25 : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia No. 6 / prepared by J.S. Martell, under direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1940. 48 pages ; 26 cm.
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Series : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Volume II, No. 2. "Agricola" refers to the pen name of John Young (1773-1837), a Scottish-born scholar and merchant who, through his letters published in the Acadian Recorder (newspaper, Halifax, N.S.), advocated for agricultural improvement in Nova Scotia, leading to the establishment of agricultural societies and a Central Board of Agriculture.
Martell, J.S.
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Archives — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Agriculture — Nova Scotia
Agricultural Societies — Nova Scotia
Young, John, 1773-1837
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Government House : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia No. 4 / prepared by J.S. Martell, under direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1939. 17 pages ; 26 cm.
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Series : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Volume I, No. 4.
Martell, J.S.
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Archives — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Government House, (Halifax, N.S.)
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The Christian's pocket library / compiled by John MacDonald. 3rd ed. improved. Charlottetown P.E.I. : 1842. 86 pages ; 13 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 48699 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Haszard, J. D
MacDonald, John, fl. 1842.
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Presbyterian year book and almanac for the Dominion of Canada and Newfoundland / edited by James Cameron. Toronto : Montreal : C.B.Robinson ; W. Drysdale, 1876. 126 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 46975 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Tables. Includes publishers' lists. Includes advertising matter.
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The Newfoundland almanac, for the year of Our Lord : being the year of Her Majesty's reign / compiled by Joseph Templeman, etc. St. John's, Nfld. : 1818-. 18 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 38522 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
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Almanacs, Canadian English
Almanacs, Canadian — Newfoundland
Newfoundland — Directories.
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Lives of the British admirals and naval history of Great Britain : from the time of Caesar to the Chinese war of 1841 / chiefly abridged from the work of John Campbell ; illustrated by numerous portraits and engravings from designs by Professor Gilfillan. Glasgow : Printed for R. Griffin by R. Malcolm, 1841. xiii, 560 pages : illustrations, ports. ; 18 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 34756 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Admirals — Great Britain — Biography.
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A reply to Professor Robertson Smith : including a vindication of Protestant theology, a critique on the newer criticism, and some important hints on the integration of Bible truth, the mystery of the divine names and of the Elohistic and Jehovistic sty / by P. Melville. Halifax : Nova Scotia Printing Co., 1882. 16 pages
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 29793 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
A reply to W. Robertson Smith's The Old Testament in the Jewish church. Cover title.
Smith, W. Robertson William Robertson, 1846-1894. The Old Testament in the Jewish church.
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