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Davidson, Stephen Eric, 1953-

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.

Zwicker, Peter

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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Chitwood, Prince

Excavation of rue Royale Operation 16L89 / by Prince Chitwood.  Ottawa, Ont. : Parks Canada, 1978. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Lynch, Kathy

French stoneware from the Fortress of Louisbourg / by Kathy Lynch.  Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1968. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Miscellaneous reports Fortress of Louisbourg, 1970-1980 Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1970-1980. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Miscellaneous reports Fortress of Louisbourg, 1965-1976 Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1976. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Fry, B. W.

Excavations of the Dauphin demi-bastion, 1966-67 Louisbourg, Nova Scotia / by B.W. Fry and C.S. Lindsay.  Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1969. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Harrill, Bruce G.

Excavation of the outer works of the Dauphin Bastion: Fortress of Louisbourg / by Bruce G. Harrill.  Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1968. 53 frames: illustrations; 11 x 15 cm.

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Westbury, William A.

Lartigue house Fortress of Louisbourg / by William A. Westbury.  Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1968. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Westbury, William A.

Bakery report Fortress of Louisbourg / by William A. Westbury.  Ottawa : Parks Canada, 1968. illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche C212 122 - Open Shelf

Historic Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia : where the destiny of the New World was determined / compiled by Bureau of Information, Government of Nova Scotia.  Halifax : The Bureau, 1935. 15 pages : illustrations, map; 21 cm.

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Published by Authority of Hon. A.S. MacMillan, Minister of Highways, Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Bureau of Information.

Monuments — Nova Scotia — Louisbourg
Louisbourg (N.S.) — Antiquities
Louisbourg (N.S.) — History.

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Hansen, Erik Sorenson

Underwater survey of Louisbourg harbour for relics of the siege of 1758 : A report prepared for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources / Erik S. Hansen and J. Sherman Bleakney.  Wolfville : Acadia University Institute, 1962. 39 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

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Donovan, Kenneth Joseph

The Marquis de Chabert and the Louisbourg observatory in the 1750's Salem, Mass. : The American Neptune, 1984. pages 186-197 : illustrations; 28 cm.

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Offprint. Caption title.

Astronomical observatories — Nova Scotia — Louisbourg
Louisbourg (N.S.) — Antiquities

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Christianson, David John

Belleisle 1983 : excavations at a pre-expulsion Acadian site / by David J. Christianson.  Halifax : Nova Scotia Museum, 1984. ii, 97 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

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Erskine, John Steuart

Micmac notes Halifax : Nova Scotia Museum of Science, 1959 -. illustrations; 26-40 cm.

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Description based on: 1959; title from caption. Some issues are mimeographed.

Mi'kmaq — Antiquities
Nova Scotia — Antiquities.

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Harper, J. Russell

Portland Point, crossroads of New Brunswick history : preliminary report of the 1955 excavation / by J. Russell Harper.  Saint John, N.B. : New Brunswick Museum, 1956. 51 pages, 1 fold. leaf of plates : illustrations; 26 cm.

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Donovan, Kenneth Joseph

The Marquis de Chabert and the Louisbourg observatory in the 1750's Canada: Historical Commission of the Grand Priory in Canada of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, 1988. 19 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

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Young, George

Ancient peoples and modern ghosts / by George Young ; with illustrations by Ian D. Young.  Queensland : G. Young, 1980. 82 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

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MacDonald, George Frederick

Debert : a Palaeo-Indian site in central Nova Scotia / by George F. MacDonald.  Ottawa, ON. : Duhamel, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1968. x, 207 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Niven, Laird

Birchtown archaeological survey (1993) / compiled by Laird Niven ; sponsored by Shelburne County Cultural Awareness Society.  Lockeport : Roseway Publishing Co., 1994. vi, 78 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B56 A38 1994 - Open Shelf

Underground Halifax / edited by Paul Erickson.  Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2005. xii, 156 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour),

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.39 U55 2005 - Open Shelf

Murphy, Liam Donat

Digging up Halifax : the problems and promise of archaeology in metropolitan Nova Scotia / by Liam Donat Murphy.  Halifax : Department of Anthropology, Saint Mary's University, 1994. ix, 178 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.39 M87 1994 - Open Shelf

Occasional papers in anthropology (Saint Mary's University, Halifax, N.S., Department of Anthropology) ; number 17.

Urban archaeology — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — Antiquities

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Hansen, Denise

Seventeenth-century ceramics from Nicolas Denys' Fort Saint Pierre, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia / Denise Hansen.  Ottawa : Environment Canada, Canadian Parks Service, 1989. 13 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

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Issued also in French under title: Les poteries du XVIIe siècle découvertes au fort Saint-Pierre de Nicolas Denys à St.Peter's, Nouvelle-Écosse.

Canadian Parks Service.

Excavations (Archaeology) — Nova Scotia — St. Peter's
Fort St. Pierre (N.S.) — Antiquities.

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Burke, Charles A.

Progress of the Archaeological Survey Project Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Park, 1987-88 / Charles A. Burke.  Ottawa : Environment Canada, Canadian Parks Service = Environnement Canada, Service canadien des parcs, 1989. 15 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5015 R432 #277 - Open Shelf

Issued also in French under title: Inventaire archéologique du parc historique national de la forteresse de Louisbourg, saison 1987-1988.

Canadian Parks Service.

Fortification — Nova Scotia — Louisbourg
Excavations (Archaeology) — Nova Scotia — Louisbourg
Louisbourg (N.S.) — Antiquities.

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Dunn, Brenda

Prince Regent's Battery and Queen's Battery, Digby, Nova Scotia / Brenda Dunn.  Ottawa : Canadian Parks Service, 1989. 16 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5015 R432 #275 - Open Shelf

Issued also in French under title: Batteries du Prince régent et de la Reine , Digby (Nouvelle-Écosse.

Canadian Parks Service.

Excavations (Archaeology) — Nova Scotia — Digby
Digby (N.S.) — Antiquities.

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Ringer, R. James

Canso Islands marine archaeological survey (1985) : a preliminary report / R. James Ringer.  Ottawa : Environment Canada, Parks, 1988. 17 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5015 R432 no.259 - Open Shelf

Issued also in French under title: Prospection archéologique sous-marine aux Iles Canso (1985.

Canadian Parks Service.

Underwater archaeology — Nova Scotia — Canso Islands
Canso Islands (N.S.) — Antiquities.

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