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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Struggle for development : the Black communities of North & East Preston and CherryBrook, Nova Scotia, 1784-1987 / Mohamed Abucar. 1st ed. Halifax : McCurdy Priting & Typesetting Ltd., 1988. xiv, 103 pages : illustrations, 1 map; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.328 #25 - Vertical File
Blacks — Nova Scotia — History
East Preston (N. S.) — History
North Preston (N. S.) — History
Cherry Brook (N. S.) — History.
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Haulin' in the family net / by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. 4th edition Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2010. volumes : illustrations; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS81 H173 G778 2010 - Open Shelf
Volume 8: Hammonds Plains, Yankeetown, Beechville, Beech Hill ; Volume 9: Preston, East Preston, North Preston, Cherry Brook.
Hammonds Plains (N.S.) — Genealogy
Yankeetown (N.S.) — Genealogy
Beechville (N.S.) — Genealogy
Beech Hill (N.S.) — Genealogy
Preston (N.S.) — Genealogy
East Preston (N.S.) — Genealogy
North Preston (N.S.) — Genealogy
Cherry Brook (N.S.) — Genealogy
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