The Long-Tailed Family Plus Margaree Irish Pioneers : Coady, Coakley, Doyle, Dunn, Fortune, McDaniel, McGarry, Miller, Murphy, Tompkins / compiled by M. Gerard Doyle. Waverly, NS : M. Gerard Doyle, 2020. 803 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 L664 D695 - Open Shelf
Genealogy of the Margaree Irish community in Cape Breton with a greater focus on the family names Coady, Coakley, Doyle, Dunn, Fortune, McDaniel, McGarry, Miller, Murphy, and Tompkins. Appendix in the back for index searching by names, table of contents in front. Binder tab markers for easy entry to a certain part of the book from the contents page.
Irish — Nova Scotia — Margaree — History
Margaree (N.S.) — Genealogy
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The Man from Malagash : George Patton Mackenzie's Work in the Yukon and Arctic / by Kathy Drew-Smith. Waterloo, ON : Blue River Press, 2022. 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC4022.1 M33 D74 2022 - Open Shelf
Born in Malagash, Nova Scotia, MacKenzie moved to Yukon during the Gold Rush. This biography of George Patton MacKenzie chronicles his time in Dawson City as prospector, teacher, and Gold Commissioner.
MacKenzie, George Patton, — 1873-1954
Yukon — Officials and employees — Biography
Canada, Northern — Discovery and exploration — History — 20th century
Yukon — History — 20th century
Arctic regions — Discovery and exploration — History — 20th century
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An Historical Sketch of Belmont & Area / by Stacey (McCully) Culgin. Truro : ASE Print, 2019. xix, 214 pages : illustration, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B4 C85 2019 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliography.
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An Historical Miscellany of Debert & Area / by Stacey (McCully) Culgin. 2nd edition Truro : ASE Print, 2018. x, 203 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 D31 C85 2018 - Open Shelf
Colchester (N.S. : County) — History
Debert (N.S.) — History — Miscellanea
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Black Canadian Memorial Book / complied by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2023. 7 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 B53 2023 - Open Shelf
Collection of 7 books of headstones, obituary's and pictures from the communities of Africville, Beechville, Hammonds Plains, Preston, Dartmouth, and Halifax. Book 1 : A-B, Book 2 : C, Book 3 : D-E-F, Book 4 : G-H-I-J-K-L, Book 5 : M-N-O-P-R, Book 6 : S, Book 7 : T-U-W-Y.
Black Canadians — Genealogy
African Nova Scotian — Genealogy
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
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Topographical Township Map of Colchester County, Nova Scotia : from actual surveys made, drawn and engraved by and under the direction of A.F. Church / Jane Wile. Truro, NS : Jane (Currie) Wile, 2009. 82 pages : maps ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G3423 C65 W55
This collection has been digitally created from historic maps of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, circa 1874, that were the work of Ambrose Finson Church. The digital scans used to create this collection were created from original maps. While some sections of the maps still retain perfect detail, other map areas had become faded, cracked or damaged with time, even so, the detail remained good. Without loosing that accuracy & visual effect of the maps, some digital repair work was necessary to preserve certain details on some maps. Includes place name index.
Colchester (N.S. : County) — Maps
Nova Scotia — Historical geography — Maps
Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
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Churches of Nova Scotia / by Robert Tuck. Toronto, ON : Dundurn Group, 2004. 158 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA5246 N6 T825 2004
Text and photographs tell the story of more than 30 Nova Scotia churches, [and] the relationship between the interior life and history of the churches [as well as the exterior] architecture of the church buildings is explored. The book is well balanced [and] contains a selection of churches from all parts of the province, [representing] a variety of denominational and ethnic identities, time periods, and architectural styles.
with photographs by Graham Tuck
Church buildings — Nova Scotia — History
Church architecture — Nova Scotia
Church architecture — Nova Scotia — History
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Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Dairymen's Association of Nova Scotia / distributed by the Dairymen's Association. Windsor : Hants Journal Newspaper and Job Printing Establishment, 1890. 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #2 - Vertical File
Annual Convention proceedings of the Dairymen's Association Nova Scotia for 1889-90.
Dairying — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Dairy farming — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Dairy farming — Nova Scotia
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The Forgotten Missionary, Thomas Wood / by Avery MacGrath Jackson. Nova Scotia : Avery MacGrath Jackson, 2021. 63 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - BX5601 W66 J33
Title Page continuation : A Thesis submitted to Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Dissertations, academic — Nova Scotia
Anglicans — Nova Scotia
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Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library
The Edgar and Dorothy of Canadiana at Mount Allison University / compiled by the staffs of the Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library. Sackville, NB : Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 1991. 418 pages : illustrations ; 34 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z1365 R34 1991
A life long effort of Dorothy and Edgar Davidson, this bibliography was made possible by the items in which the couple donated to Mount Allison University. Indexing in the back to make searching easier.
Davidson, Edgar, — 1905-1995 — Library — Catalogs
Davidson, Dorothy, — 1911-2010 — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library
First editions — Catalogs
Rare books — New Brunswick — Sackville — Bibliography — Catalogs
Rare books
Canada — Bibliography — Catalogs
Canada — Imprints — Catalogs
Ralph Pickard Bell Library — Catalogs
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Disaster Citizenship : survivors, solidarity, and power in the Progressive Era / Jacob A.C. Remes. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016. xi, 283 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HV555 U6 R46 2016
A century ago, governments buoyed by Progressive Era-beliefs began to assume greater responsibility for protecting and rescuing citizens. Yet the aftermath of two disasters in the United States-Canada borderlands--the Salem Fire of 1914 and the Halifax Explosion of 1917--saw working class survivors instead turn to friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family members for succor and aid. Both official and unofficial responses, meanwhile, showed how the United States and Canada were linked by experts, workers, and money. In Disaster Citizenship, Jacob A.C. Remes draws on histories of the Salem and Halifax events to explore the institutions--both formal and informal--that ordinary people relied upon in times of crisis. He explores patterns and traditions of self-help, informal order, and solidarity and details how people adapted these traditions when necessary. Yet, as he shows, these methods--though often quick and effective--remained illegible to reformers. Indeed, soldiers, social workers, and reformers wielding extraordinary emergency powers challenged these grassroots practices to impose progressive 'solutions' on what they wrongly imagined to be a fractured social landscape. Innovative and engaging, Disaster Citizenship excavates the forgotten networks of solidarity and obligation in an earlier time while simultaneously suggesting new frameworks in the emerging field of critical disaster studies. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Disaster relief — Social aspects — United States — History — 20th century
Disaster relief — Social aspects — Canada — History — 20th century
Fires — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Working class — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Working class — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Solidarity — Social aspects — History — 20th century
Power (Social sciences) — History — 20th century
Salem (Mass.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
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A Retrospective View of NSIMRS : The Nova Scotia Integrated Mobile Radio System 1980 to 2001 / compiled by William H. White. William H. White, 2024. 139 Pages : illustrations, facsimile ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE9713 N85
The history of the Nova Scotia Integrated Mobile Radio System which was used to provide radio communications for the Nova Scotia provincial government agencies from 1980-2001 when the trunked mobile radio system replaced this technology.
Mobile communication systems — Nova Scotia
Trunked radio — Nova Scotia
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Passage to Glace Bay : Our Jewish Community Then & Now / by Julie Zatzman. Glace Bay, NS : Congregation Sons of Israel, 2007. 104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 G42 Z7 2007 - Open Shelf
History of the Jewish community in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. As immigrants started coming to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century, Glace Bay had one of the largest Jewish communities in Eastern Canada
Congregation Sons of Israel (Glace Bay, N.S.) — History
Jews — Nova Scotia — Glace Bay — History
Glace Bay (N.S.) — History
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Farmers Co-operative Dairy Limited
A vision shared : the story of Farmers Co-operative Dairy Bedford, NS : Farmers Co-operative Dairy Limited, 2013. 176 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - SF246 F37
Dairying, Cooperative — Nova Scotia — History
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The Dominion Molasses Co. Limited
Domolco Molasses Recipe Book Halifax : The Dominion Molasses Co. Limited, 1920? 30 pages ; 17 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #24 - Vertical File
Important. Domolco is the highest quality of molasses obtainable. Sold only in cans. (Front Cover).
Molasses — Nova Scotia
Cookbooks — Nova Scotia
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The Seeds of Freedom : Personal Reflections on the Dawning of Democracy / by Al Graham. Clementsport : Canadian Peacekeeping Press, 1996. 270 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - JF831 G73 1996
Al Graham's recollections on his life from his upbringing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to his lifelong commitment to protecting peace and democracy in Canada and around the world.
Graham, Al, — 1929-
Election monitoring
International police
Canada — Foreign relations — 1945-
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The Stone Canoe : Two Lost Mi'Kmaq Texts / translated by Elizabeth Paul. Kentville : Gaspereau Press, Printers & Publishers, 2007. 183 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 S86 2007
This work showcases two forgotten stories from Silas T. Rand, Baptist missionary who wanted to translate bibles into the Mi'Kmaq language and learned how to do so by recording the oral traditions of the Mi'Kmaq people, published in 'Legends of the Micmacs'. Peter Sanger uncovered two manuscripts in the Rand holdings of Acadia University, including the story of Little Thunder (dictated to Rand by Susan Barss in 1847) and a manuscript of stories told by someone we only know as old man Stevens. Rand's original book and these manuscripts are some of the earliest examples of indigenous Canadian literature recorded in the original language.
essays, notes, and supporting material by Peter Sanger
illustrations by Alan Syliboy
Rand, Silas Tertius, — 1810-1889
Barss, Susan
Micmac — Folklore
Micmac language — Texts
Micmac mythology — Manuscripts
Oral tradition — Nova Scotia
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The Life and Letters of Annie Leake Tuttle : Working for the Best / by Marilyn Fardig Whiteley. Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999. 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HQ1455 T87 A3 1999
A biography of Annie Tuttle (1839-1934), Nova Scotian educator who traveled the country and fulfilled various positions from Newfoundland to British Columbia. A devout Methodist, this biography highlights Tuttle's secular and spiritual life through letters that capture the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of life for women in Canada during the late 19th century into the early 20th century.
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Diaries
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Correspondence
Women — Nova Scotia — Biography
Teachers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Women missionaries — British Columbia — Biography
Methodists — Nova Scotia — Biography
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Wright, J F C (James Frederick Church), 1904-1970
All clear, Canada! / By Jim Wright . Toronto, Canada : Copp Clark Co., 1944. 160 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PS8545 R54 A75
Note written on front page, dated December 4, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 — Fiction
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Black Women Who Made a Difference in Nova Scotia / edited by Dolly Williams. Nova Scotia : Congress of Black Women of Canada, 2007. 108 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 B42 2007 - Open Shelf
This book reflects a few of the Unsung Black Women in Nova Scotia past and present. These women tell us about their untiring works and their dedication, commitment, love of families and communities.
Women, Black — Nova Scotia — Biography
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Biography
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The journey continues : an Atlantic Canadian Black experience / Craig Marshall Smith. Dartmouth : Black Green and Red Educational Products, 2011. 256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2050 B6 S65 2011 - Open Shelf
The book begins with Mathieu Da Costa in Port Royal in 1605. He was the first known nameable person of Africa descent to come to Canada. Through its pages the book will acknowledge the accomplishments of more than 150 individuals. It will conclude with the signing of the free pardon that was issued by the province to the late Viola Desmond on April 15, 2011. In 1946 Desmond, of Halifax, was jailed and fined for sitting in the whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre. Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-237) and index.
Black people — Maritime Provinces — History
Black people — Maritime Provinces — Biography
Maritime Provinces — History
Atlantic Provinces — History
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Around the corner : homes and stories of the Barss Corner area, 1838-2021 / complied by Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer. Revised, Fourth edition Barss Corner, NS : Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer, July 2021. 262 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B37 R46 2021 - 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 262-page history of the area.
Rhodenizer, Robert
Rhodenizer, Pat
Rhodenizer, Donna
Zwicker (Rhodenizer), Debbie
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Two Wallace Videos / Presented by Ralph Waugh ; in association with the Wallace and Area Museum. The Wallace and Area Museum, 2016. 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 W35 W38 - Open Shelf
Incudes: Wallace 1784-1984 : celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of Wallace, Nova Scotia, Digitally re-mastered in 2016 and Some Wallace & Area voices : some of our Wallace & Area friends and neighbours as recorded by videographer Ralph Waugh between the years 1982 - 2016.
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Somewhere in Flanders : The Wartime Letters of Private Douglas George Buckley 55154 / edited by Mark Stiles. La Vergne, TN : IngramSpark, 2022. 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D630 B83 S75
Title continuation: A Company 19th Battalion 4th Infantry Brigade 2nd Canadian Contingent, 1914-1917. Correspondence from Douglas Buckley to his family during the First World War.
World War, 1914-1918 — Nova Scotia
War — Correspondence
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The Great Saint John Fire of 1877 : the rise, destruction and recovery of Canada's leading port city / Mark Allan Greene. Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2022. 112 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2497.4 G74 2022 - Open Shelf
The story of the rise of city of Saint John, the disastrous Great Fire of 1877, and the city’s quick recovery and rebuilding. By 1851, Saint John had grown to be the third largest city in British North America. Home to thriving shipbuilding and lumber-exporting industries it was a vibrant port city and had the world’s fourth-largest accumulation of vessels. An economic depression in the 1870s was hard on the city, but nothing prepared residents for the disaster on June 20, 1877. A sudden enormous fire swept through the busy centre of Saint John over nine hours. It destroyed almost half the city and left 13,000 residents homeless and livelihoods destroyed. But the rebuild was swift, with fire prevention at the forefront of design and construction. By 1881, Saint John was reborn, stronger and more beautiful than ever. This book, incorporating a collection of more than 120 archival images, tells the story in words and pictures of the rise, destruction and rebuilding of the city. Includes bibliographical references (page 111).
Fires — New Brunswick — Saint John — History — 19th century
Saint John (N.B.) — History — 19th century
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