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Pace, Robert L.

Halifax Public Gardens : the creation, destruction and restoration of North America’s finest Victorian public gardens / Robert Pace, Robert Salah, Peter L. Twohig.  Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited 2022. 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 x 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - SB466 C33 H34 2022

This book recounts the rich history of Halifax's Public Gardens from their founding by the Nova Scotia Horticultural Society in 1833 to their extensive restoration after being devastated by Hurricane Juan in 2003. Peter Twohig details the gradual addition of elements such as their memorial fountains, distinctive stone bridges, ponds and bandstand. Full-colour visuals drawn from many archival sources reveal the wide range of the Gardens' natural and architectural splendour. Robert Pace and Robert Salah describe the restoration work undertaken after storm damage, which has made the Public Gardens an even more appealing destination for Haligonians and visitors to the city. Includes bibliographical references.

Salah, Robert
Twohig, Peter L.

Gardens, Victorian — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Gardens, Victorian — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Pictorial works
Gardens — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Gardens — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Pictorial works

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Parker, Mike

A little of everything : general stores of Nova Scotia – remembering the old days, old ways / by Mike Parker.  East Lawrencetown : Pottersfield Press, 2022. 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HF5429.6 C32 N68 2022

The days of the general store may be long gone but thanks to Mike Parker are not forgotten. Illustrated with more than 400 images, A Little of Everything has something for everyone. For those who remember the sights, sounds and smells of an old-fashioned general store, this book will be a walk down memory lane. For those less fortunate who missed out on the waning days of the general store but are looking for a good read with a touch of history, A Little of Everything will open another window to the past in Mike's long-time quest to shine light on Nova Scotia's old days, old ways. Yesterday's general store was today's Costco, Home Depot and Superstore rolled into one – and then some. Includes selected bibliography.

General stores — Nova Scotia — History
General stores — Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works

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Parker, Mike 1952-

End of the line : the Dominion Atlantic Railway : a trip back in time / Mike Parker.  Lawrencetown Beach, NS: Pottersfield Press, 2019. 223 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 25 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE2810 D7 P37 2019

End of the Line follows a similar track as three of Mike Parker's best-selling books about ghost towns and deserted island settlements - Gold Rush Ghost Towns, Buried in the Woods, and Ghost Islands of Nova Scotia. Presented in Mike's popular storytelling style, and drawing upon more than 430 images, many of them in colour, End of the Line opens another window to the past, taking the reader for a nostalgic trip back in time on the abandoned Dominion Atlantic Railway along the once-famous Land of Evangeline route from Yarmouth to Halifax through the heart of the Annapolis Valley. There have been many railways but none more storied than the D.A.R. (1894-1994), considered to be 'one of the more important pages out of Nova Scotia history.' Mike Parker is a best-selling author who has been writing about his native province for many years and has earned numerous accolades, including that of Nova Scotia's Storyteller. Mike is affiliated with the Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies at Saint Mary's University as a research associate. He is a graduate of Acadia University and a long-time resident of Dartmouth. Includes bibliographical references (page 222-223).

Dominion Atlantic Railway — History
Dominion Atlantic Railway — History — Pictorial works
Railroads — Nova Scotia — Annapolis Valley (Annapolis County and Kings County) — History
Railroads — Nova Scotia — Annapolis Valley (Annapolis County and Kings County) — History — Pictorial works

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McDonald, Tim, 1965-

Remembering Queens County, Nova Scotia : People, Places, Events / Tim McDonald.  Nova Scotia : Tim McDonald, 2019. 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 Q4 M35 2019 v.2 - Open Shelf

Volume 2. Includes index.

Nova Scotia — History
Queens (N.S. : County) — Pictorial works
Queens (N.S. : County) — History

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McDonald, Tim, 1965-

Remembering Queens County, Nova Scotia : People, Places, Events / by Tim McDonald.  Halifax : Tim McDonald, 2017. vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 Q4 M35 2017 - Open Shelf

Tim McDonald's name is a familiar one in the area because of his many articles in the Liverpool newspaper, The Queens County Advance, that deal with the local history. As well, his recent books have been very popular. He was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, in 1965. Through much influence and guidance from his grandmother, Doris (Berriman) Taillon, he became very interested in his own family history when he was only 19 years old. Over the years since then, he has delved into not only other families' genealogies but also involved himself in researching people, places and events of Queens County. This book is a collection of his articles that have appeared in The Advance since 2015. As an added bonus, there are some new topics that have been included in this publication. 'Remembering Queens County, Nova Scotia' shares some of the rich history of South Queens and will help preserve some of the stories that needed to be told. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nova Scotia — History
Queens (N.S. : County) — Pictorial works
Queens (N.S. : County) — History

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McDonald, Tim, 1965-

Queens County, Nova Scotia : photos from the past & present / by Tim McDonald.  Halifax : Tim McDonald, 2015. vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 Q4 M35 2015 - Open Shelf

Wagg, Len

Nova Scotia from the air : then and now / by Len Wagg.  Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing, 2019. 118 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2312 W328 2019 - Open Shelf

In this brilliant follow-up to the bestselling Then & Now, award-winning photographer Len Wagg again takes readers back through time. Aerial landscapes shot in dazzling colour from Louisbourg to Church Point are contrasted with black-and-white photos from the Nova Scotia Archives collection. Readers will see high rises where there were once open fields; stark vistas filled in with residences and windmills. In some side-by-side pairings, the change is startling; in others, subtle. Nova Scotia from the Air is both a photo book and an historical study. Wagg flew over towns and landmarks from one end of the province to the other, recreating scenes from archival photos dating back to the 1930s. This remarkable collection of then-and-now images shows both the growth and the decline of this province by the sea. The 100 photographs evoke nostalgia and surprise.

Cities and towns — Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works
Historic sites — Nova Scotia — Pictorial works
Historic sites — Nova Scotia — History
Cities and towns — Nova Scotia — History
Nova Scotia — Aerial photographs
Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works
Nova Scotia — Pictorial works
Nova Scotia — History

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Souvenir of Halifax Nova Scotia Montreal : Valentine & Sons United Publishing Co. Ltd. , 1913-. 20 pages : illustrations; 24 x 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.540 #5 - Vertical File

Cover title. Photographs inscribed "J.V." and a serial no. Publisher information determined from similar works on AMICUS. Includes photograph of All Saints Cathedral opened 1910.

Valentine & Sons United Publishing Company.

View albums, Canadian — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — Pictorial works.

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Crosby, Maurice R.

Nova Scotia images / by Maurice Crosby.  Halifax : Nova Scotia Images, 1993. 31 pages : chiefly copies illustrations; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.510 #19 - Vertical File

Catalogue.

Nova Scotia — Pictorial works.

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O'Neill, Mora Dianne Guthrie

Robert Petley : recollections of Nova Scotia / Mora Dianne O'Neill.  Halifax : Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1999. iii, 20 pages : illustrations; 18 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.445 #36 - Vertical File

Catalogue of an exhibition, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, John and Norma Oyler Gallery 18 9 July 1999 - 9 January 2000.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

Historical prints, Canadian — Catalogs
Nova Scotia — History — Pictorial works.

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Beautiful Nova Scotia : the ideal summer land, 1901 / Published by The Yarmouth Steamship Company.  Boston, Mass. : Yarmouth Steamship Co., 1901. 80 pages, ills.; 15 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.377 #20 - Vertical File

Rice, Lewis

Souvenir of eastern Nova Scotia : photo-gravures / Lewis Rice.  New York : Albertype Co., 1896. 16 pages of plates; 13 x 16 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.377 #6 - Vertical File

Copyright, 1896, by Lewis Rice, photographer, studios; Truro, N.S. headquarters, Windsor, N.S., Wolfville, N.S., railroad photo car.

Nova Scotia — Pictorial works.

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Barkhouse, Joyce

The Lorenzen collection / by Joyce Barkhouse ; with illustrations by Dinamarca Lorenzen-King.  Halifax : Maritime Flavour Gallery (MCS Ventures), 1985. 60 pages : copies illustrations; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.311 #24 - Vertical File

Hines, Sherman

Nova Scotia pictorial bed & breakfast and unique inns / photographed by Sherman Hines.  Dartmouth : Stone House Publishing, 1987. 92, [11] pages : chiefly col. illustrations ; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TX910 C3 H55 1987

Nova Scotia pictorial country inns, bed & breakfast and much more Halifax : Stone House Publishing, 1990-. col. illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TX910 C3 H55

Seven miles deep : mining faces from the Owen Fitzgerald collection / The Beaton Institute.  Sydney : Cape Breton University Press, 2007. 198 pages : ports. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TR681 M64 B42 2007

Sunderland, Terry

Still standing / Terry Sunderland.  1st ed. Sydney : College of Cape Breton Press, 1980. [68] pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NC143 C237 S958

Cape Breton buildings from days gone by.

Historic buildings — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton — Pictorial works
Buildings in art.

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Pacey, Elizabeth

Historic Halifax / by Elizabeth Pacey.  Willowdale : Hounslow Press, 1988. 159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA747 H173 C733

Halifax's History as with photographs of historic Halifax. Copy 1: NA747 H173 C733 Copy 2: NA747 H173 C733 C.2

photographs by Alvin Comiter

text by Elizabeth Pacey

History—Halifax (N.S. County)
Nova Scotia—Pictorial works

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Kennickell, Mary

Beyond the estate : historic buildings of Mount Uniacke / by Mary Kennickell.  Hantsport : Lancelot, 1981. 91 pages : chiefly illustrations, 1 map ; 17 x 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA7243 M928 K36

Historic buildings in Mount Uniacke Nova Scotia Copy 1: NA7243 M928 K36 Copy 2: NA7243 M928 K36 C.2

Historic buildings — Nova Scotia — Mount Uniacke — Pictorial works
Mount Uniacke (N.S.) — Buildings — Pictorial works
Mount Uniacke (N.S.) — Description — Views.

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Munroe, Norman

Where two or three are gathered : / the churches of Pictou County / Norman Munroe.  Stellarton : Auldearn Press, 1993. 223 pages : col. illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA5246 N6 M86 1993

DeLorey, Barbara

Three centuries of public art: historic Halifax Regional Municipality / by Barbara DeLorey.  Halifax : New World Pub. (Canada), 2011. 216 pages: col. illustrations, maps, ports.; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - N8846 C212 D362 2011

Louisdale School : looking back ... remembering / Mary Samson et al.  1992-. 112 pages : illustrations, ports. ; 29 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - LE5 L888 1992

The making of the evolution of a parliamentary democracy in Nova Scotia Halifax- : Communications Nova Scotia, 2009-. [48] pages : col. illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm. +1 CD-ROM.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - JL225 E931 2009

CD-ROM contains: D-250 Book Production presentation in Power Point, Lo-Res and Hi-Res PDF formats; The Making of the D-250 Book movie clip with sound; D-250 Book PDF files entire The Evolution of Parliamentary Democracy in Nova S

Representative government and representation — Nova Scotia — Anniversaries, etc
Democracy — Nova Scotia — Anniversaries, etc
Bookbinding — Nova Scotia — Pictorial works
Nova Scotia — Politics and government —

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Ness, Gary W.

The Dominion Atlantic Railway : 1894-1994 / Gary W. Ness.  Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2014. xi, 179 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 25 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE2810 D7 N48 2014

Series: Images of our Past. For a hundred years (1894-1994), the Dominion Atlantic Railway served the people of western Nova Scotia — from Yarmouth to Halifax — faithfully. Gary Ness traces the history of the line through gorgeous photographs and fascinating stories from the people who worked along the route and the passengers who used the trains to travel through the heart of the Annapolis Valley. Includes over 150 black and white photos. Gary Ness's fascination with trains started in childhood, but it was in 1976 when he found an intriguing 1940s era photograph that he became a train photographer and author. Based on his collection of old photos and stories, he has written books about the Dominion Atlantic Railway and about the Canadian, CPR's famous passenger train. His photographs are found in many personal collections, and his photo essays have been published in several national railway periodicals. In 1988 he published the two-volume book 'Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway. Includes bibliographical references.

Dominion Atlantic Railway — History
Dominion Atlantic Railway — History — Pictorial works
Canadian Pacific Railway Company — History
Railroads — Nova Scotia — Annapolis River Valley — History
Railroads — Nova Scotia — Annapolis River Valley — History — Pictorial works

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MacDonald, Herb

Cape Breton railways: an illustrated history / Herb MacDonald.  Sydney : Cape Breton University Press, 2012. 264 pages: illustrations; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HE2809 N935 M135 2012

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Railroads — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — Pictorial works
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — History — Pictorial works.

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