A pocketful of Nova Scotia history series : No. 1 Joseph Howe / from Nova Scotia's Historical Publishers Petheric Press Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax : Petheric Press, 1973. 13 sheets in envelope : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 38 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - O/S V/F V.34 #2 - Oversize Vertical File
Facsimiles of authentic documents, in envelope. Bibliography on "explanation sheet."
Howe, Joseph, 1804-1873
Politicians — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — Politics and government — 19th century
Nova Scotia — History
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Planter Nova Scotia 1760-1815 / by Julian Gwyn. Wolfville : Kings-Hants Heritage Connection, Wolfville Historical Society, 2010. 4 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 K55 G89 2010 - Open Shelf
Four volumes in the Planter Nova Scotia 1760-1815 Series detail the life of Planters in Nova Scotia: V.1: Cornwallis township V.2: Falmouth Township V.3: Horton Township V.4: Newport Township
New Englanders — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Cornwallis (N.S.) — History — 18th century
Cornwallis (N.S.) — History — 19th century
Horton (N.S. : Township) — History — 18th century
Horton (N.S. : Township) — History — 19th century
Newport (N.S.) — History — 18th century
Newport (N.S.) — History — 19th century
Falmouth (N.S.) — History — 18th century
Falmouth (N.S.) — History — 19th century
Hants (N.S.) — History
Hants (N.S.) — Biography
Hants (N.S.) — Genealogy
Kings (N.S. : County) — History
Kings (N.S. : County) — Biography
Kings (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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The Nova Scotia Planters in the Atlantic World, 1759-1830 / edited by T. Stephen Henderson & Wendy G. Robicheau. Fredericton, NB : Acadiensis Press, 2012. 329 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2321 P53 2012 - Open Shelf
Social, economic, and cultural history of the region, reflecting the "Atlantic World" scholarship influence and explores the community structures, economies, loyalties, and religions of Planter Nova Scotia. Part of the Planter Studies series (number 5).
New Englanders — Nova Scotia — History — 18th century — Congresses
New Englanders — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century — Congresses
Nova Scotia — Social life and customs — 18th century — Congresses
Nova Scotia — Social life and customs — 19th century — Congresses
Nova Scotia — History — To 1763 — Congresses
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Mary Kaulbach's Normal School Diary : 1892-1893 / edited by Melanie Ballard and John N. Grant. Truro : Little White Schoolhouse Press, 2021. 133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 T78 M37 2021 - Open Shelf
In 1892, Mary Kaulbach came to Truro to attend the Provincial Normal School. Her diary provides a glimpse into the life of a young woman in Victorian Truro and at Normal.
Students — Nova Scotia — Diaries
Teachers colleges — Nova Scotia
Truro (N.S.) — History — 19th century
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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An enquiry into the merits of confederation and the duty of the hour / by one of the people. Halifax : Z.S. Hall, 1867. 19 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 23415 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Canada — History — Confederation, 1867
Nova Scotia — Politics and government — 19th century
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867
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On the market's edge family, the productive household and the capitalist transformation of the Maritime countryside, Hopewell, Nova Scotia, 1870-1890 / by Steven J. Maynard. Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1988. 106 frames : illustrations, maps.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche M471 - Open Shelf
Hopewell N.S. — History
Nova Scotia — Social conditions — 19th century
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Forest life in Acadia New York, D. Appleton &n Co., 1869. viii, [2 371 pages : front., plates ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfilm 3802 - Open Shelf
Hunting — Canada
Natural history — Canada
Nova Scotia — Description and travel — 19th century
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Constructing Nova Scotias Scotchness: the centenary celebrations of Pictou Academy in 1916 / B. Anne Wood. 1994. pages281-302.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.544 #12 - Vertical File
In: Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'Histoire de l'Education, 62, Fall 1994. Includes bibliographical references.
Education—Nova Scotia—History—19th century.
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Schooling for Presbyterian leaders: the college years of Pictou Academy, 1816-1832 / B. Anne Wood. 1994. pages19-37.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.544 #11 - Vertical File
In: William Klempa, Ed. The Burning Bush and a Few Acres of Snow: The Presbyterian Contribution to Canadian Life and Culture Ottawa: Carlton University Press, 1994 Includes bibliographical references.
Education—Nova Scotia—History—19th century.
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Pre-Confederation photography in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1988. ppages 25-44.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.381 #7 - Vertical File
In: The Journal of Canadian Art History, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1988. Photocopy.
Photography — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 19th century
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Louisa's diary : the journal of a farmer's daughter, Dartmouth, 1815 / edited by Dale McClare ; illustrations by Nora Gross ; introduction by Dale McClare and the Publications Committee of the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society. Halifax Nova Scotia : Nova Scotia Museum, 1989. 54 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.342 #27 - Vertical File
Written by Louisa Collins. "A collaborative project of the Nova Scotia Museum and the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society"--P. [2.
Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society
Nova Scotia Museum.
Farm life — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — History — 19th century
Dartmouth (N.S.) — Social life and customs
Dartmouth (N.S.) — Biography.
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Aspects of Irish Halifax at Confederation / Terrence M. Punch. Halifax : International Education Centre, Saint Mary's University, 1983. 22 pages : 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.282 #32 - Vertical File
Irish — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 19th century
Irish — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions
Prejudices — Nova Scotia
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Sable Island : journals 1801-1804 / James Rainstorpe Morris ; transcribed by Rosalee Stilwell. Halifax : Sable Island Preservation Trust, 2001. x, 166 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1430 M876 M876 2001
Morris, James Rainstorpe, — 1750-1809 — Diaries.
Lifesaving stations — Nova Scotia — Sable Island — History — 19th century
Sable Island (N.S.) — History — 19th century.
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Bridge of Sorrows : the Tragedy of Nova Scotia's Avon River Railway Bridge / Jay Underwood. Elmsdale : Pennydreadful Publishing, 2012. 77 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TG445 U56 2012
Railroad bridges — Nova Scotia — Avon River
Railroad engineers — Nova Scotia
Railroads — Nova Scotia — Design and construction — History — 19th century
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From Folly to Fortune : the firing of James Richardson Forman : collusion and corruption in Nova Scotia railway politics, 1854-58 / Jay Underwood. Montreal : Railfare DC Books, 2007. vi, 192 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TF203 U56 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Railroads — Political aspects — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Railroads — Nova Scotia — Design and construction — History — 19th century
Political corruption — Nova Scotia — History — 19th
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Bear of the sea : giant Jim Pattillo and the roaring years of the Gloucester-Nova Scotia fishery / Joseph E. Garland. Halifax : Nimbus, 2001. xiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - SH20 P38 G37 2001
First edition published 1966 under title: That great Pattillo.
Ship captains — Massachusetts — Gloucester Biography
Fisheries — North Atlantic Ocean — History — 19th century
Fishers — Nova Scotia Biography.
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Physicians, pestilence, and the poor : a history of medicine and social conditions in Nova Scotia, 1800-1867 / Allan E. Marble. Victoria, BC : Trafford, 2006. xx, 534 pages : illustrations, maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - R463 N935 M312 2006
Medicine — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Medical care — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Social medicine — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Medical policy — Nova Scotia — History
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Pictou Academy in the nineteenth century / B. Anne Wood. Nova Scotia : The Author, 1997. xii, 269 pages
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - LA419 P53 W66 1997
Education, Secondary — Nova Scotia — Pictou — History — 19th century
Education, Secondary — Nova Scotia — Pictou — Philosophy — History — 19th century
Educators — Nova Scotia — Pictou — Bio
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Johnny Bluenose at the polls : epic Nova Scotian election battles 1758-1848 / Brian Cuthbertson. Halifax : Formac, 1994. vii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - JL229 A5 C87 1994
Title on t.p.: Johnny Bluenose.
Nova Scotia — Elections — History — 18th century
Nova Scotia — Elections — History — 19th century
Nova Scotia — Politics and government — 1784-1867.
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The Lynching of Peter Wheeler / Debra Komar. Fredericton, NB : Goose Lane Editions, 2014. 346 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HV6471 C32 N6 2014
Includes bibliographical references and index. Also issued in electronic format.
Wheeler, Peter, — 1869-1896 — Trials, litigation
Kempton, Annie, — 1881-1896
Lynching — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Trials (Murder) — Nova Scotia
Criminal justice, Administration of — Nova Scotia — History
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Female reformers in Victorian Nova Scotia: architects of new womanhood / Michael J. Smith. Halifax : 1986. [v], 186 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HQ1459 N935 S655
Feminism — Nova Scotia — 19th century
Women — History — 19th century
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The trade of trades : fire insurance in Nova Scotia, 1805-1885 / by B.E.S. Rudachyk. Kingston, ON. : Queen's University, 1992. 2 v., xiv, 798 pages : ills., graphs, charts ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HG9781 N935 R913 1992
Insurance, Fire — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Insurance, Fire — Halifax (N.S.) — History — 19th century.
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Farquhar's luck / James A. Farquhar. 1st ed. Halifax : Petheric Press, 1980. 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE569 F238
Shipping — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Seafaring life — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Ship captains — Nova Scotia — Biography
Businessmen — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nova Scotia –
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Jack in port : sailortowns of eastern Canada / Judith Fingard. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1982. 292 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HD8039 S42 F497
Merchant mariners — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 19th century
Merchant mariners — New Brunswick — Saint John — History — 19th century
Merchant mariners — Quebec (Province) — Québec — History
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The mapmakers' legacy : nineteenth-century Nova Scotia through maps / Joan Dawson. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2007. [viii], 152 pages : illustrations (some col.), maps, plans, ports. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - GA475 N935 D272 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cartographers — Nova Scotia — History
Nova Scotia — Historical geography — Maps
Nova Scotia — Historical geography
Nova Scotia — History — 19th century.
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