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Provincial Archives of Alberta. Historical Resources Library

Alberta's local histories in the Historical Resources Library / prepared by Historical Resources Library, Provincial Archives of Alberta.  5th ed. Edmonton : The Library, 1983. 97, [39] pages ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z1392 A329

Arksey, Laura

American diaries : an annotated bibliography of published American diaries and journals / Laura Arksey, Nancy Pries, and Marcia Reed.  1st ed. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1983-1987. 2 v. ; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z5305 U5 A74

Expansion and revision of a work by William Matthews: American diaries : an annotated bibliography of American diaries written prior to the year 1861.

Pries, Nancy
Reed, Marcia
Matthews, William, 1905- American diaries.

American diaries — Bibliography
United States — History, Local — Sources — Bibliography.

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Sutherland, Ira Maxwell

Clements Township : its history and its people Wolfville : Acadia, 1957. vii, 190 pages : maps

Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm S66 - Open Shelf

Cox, Richard J.

Documenting localities : a practical model for American archivists and manuscript curators / Richard J. Cox.  Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1996. xii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - CD3021 C69 1996

Early vital records of the Township of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1762-1811 : first and second books, including births, deaths, marriages and some minutes of Township meetings Yarmouth : Yarmouth County Historical Society, 1982. 1v. (various pagings) ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS81 Y28 E11 - Open Shelf

St. Louis Public Library

Genealogical material and local histories in the St. Louis Public Library Rev. ed. St. Louis : n.p., 1953. 315 pages

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS Sa3 G14 - Open Shelf

Gibbins, Janice

Heritage day! heritage week! let's celebrate : a handbook of suggestions and activities for heritage celebrations / prepared by Janice Gibbins for the Ontario Historical Society.  Willowdale, Ont. : Ontario Historical Society, 1986. 40 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.327 #21 - Vertical File

Denhez, Marc

Heritage fights back : legal, financial and promotional aspects of Canada's efforts to save its architecture and historic sites / Marc C. Denhez ; with an introduction by Pierre Berton.  Ottawa : Heritage Canada, 1978. 286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5015 D393 - Open Shelf

Gray, Carolyn

Historical records of the city of Hamilton, 1847-1973 / Carolyn Gray.  Hamilton- ON. : 1986. 119 pages ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - CD3645 O57 H217

Ryan, James G.

Irish records : sources for family & local history / by James G. Ryan.  Salt Lake City, UT : Ancestry Publishing, 1988. li, 562 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z5313 I7 R988

Thompson, Enid T.

Local history collections : a manual for librarians / by Enid T. Thompson.  Nashville : American Association for State and Local History, 1978. 99 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z688 L811

Libraries — Special collections — Local history

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Hamilton, William B.

Local history in Atlantic Canada / William B. Hamilton.  Toronto : Macmillan of Canada, 1974. xii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5180 H22 - Open Shelf

For use in schools.

Local history — Study and teaching
Atlantic Provinces — History, Local — Study and teaching.

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Pacey, Elizabeth

More stately mansions : churches of Nova Scotia, 1830-1910 / by Elizabeth Pacey with George Rogers and Allan Duffus.  Hantsport : Lancelot Press, 1983. 192 pages : illustrations

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA5246 P115 M835

Kyvig, David E.

Nearby history : exploring the past around you / David E. Kyvig, Myron A. Marty.  Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History, 1982. xiii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E175 K98 1982

Smith, Leonard H.

Nova Scotia, genealogy and local history : a trial bibliography / by Leonard H. Smith, Jr..  Clearwater, Fla. (1660 Harmony Dr., Clearwater 33516) : L.H. Smith, 1983. 38 pages ; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z5313 C3 N6 L754

Nova Scotia bibliography, genealogy & local history.

Nova Scotia — History, Local — Bibliography
Nova Scotia — Genealogy — Bibliography.

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Kammen, Carol

On doing local history : reflections on what local historians do, why, and what it means / Carol Kammen.  Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History, 1986. 184 pages ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D13 K15

Local history
United States — History, Local — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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Withrow, Alfreda

One city, many communities / Alfreda Withrow.  Halifax : Nimbus, 1999. x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 W57 1999 - Open Shelf

Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.) — History, Local.

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Ontario Genealogical Society

Ontario Genealogical Society library holdings : housed with Canadiana Collection, North York Public Library / edited by Barbara B. Aitken ; transcribed by M. Phyllis Bray.  1984 ed. Toronto : The Society, 1985. 148 pages ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z5305 C3 O59

Reference sources for Canadian genealogy / compiled by Mary Bond.  Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1995. 101 pages : 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.495 #34 - Vertical File

December 1995. Includes indexes Issued also in French under title: Ouvrages de référence en généalogie canadienne.

Bond, Mary E.

National Library of Canada.

Canada — Genealogy — Bibliography — Catalogs
Canada — History — Sources — Bibliography — Catalogs
Canada — History, Local — Sources — Bibliography — Catalogs.

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Carter, Margaret

Researching heritage buildings / Margaret Carter ; Canadian Inventory of Historic Building.  Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1983. 38 pages : illustrations, plans; 27 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.227 #24 - Vertical File

Issued also in French under title: Faire des recherches sur les bâtiments anciens.

Canadian Inventory of Historic Building.

Historic buildings — Canada
History — Research — Canada
Canada — History, Local — Research — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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Felt, Thomas Edward

Researching, writing, and publishing local history / by Thomas E. Felt.  Nashville, Tenn. : AASLH, 1981. xiv, 166 pages ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D13 F387 1981

Local history
Historical research

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Brown, Roger David

Sentinels from the past : a personal history of the forts of Nova Scotia / Roger David Brown.  Windsor : Lancelot Press, 1977. 124 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5216.1 B879 - Open Shelf

Tyrrell, William G.

Tape-recording local history / by William G. Tyrrell.  Nashville : American Association for State and Local History, 1966. 12 pages; 26 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.263 #33 - Vertical File

Reprinted from History News, vol. 21, no. 5, May, 1966.

Oral history
Local history

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Teaching suggestions for local studies : primary-grade 12 Halifax : Nova Scotia Department of Education, 1977. 37 pages ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - LB1530 T253

New England Historic Genealogical Society

The catalogue to the circulating collection of the New England Historic Genealogical Society / compiled by Dan Hazen and Brenda Stone.  3d ed. Boston, MA : The Society, 1980-1981. 4 v. ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS43 N547 C357 - Open Shelf

Second edition published in 1977 under title: Catalog to the circulating collection of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Hazen, Dan
Stone, Brenda.

Genealogy — Bibliography — Catalogs
United States — Genealogy — Bibliography — Catalogs
New England — Bibliography — Catalogs
New England — History, Local — Bibliography — Catalogs
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