The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-1928 / revised, edited and completed with appendices, bibliographies and index by G.M. Self with the assistance of Phyllis Blakeley, under the direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1947. preface xii, 155 pages : folded maps ; 26 cm.
view this publicationNova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F90 N85 AR2P no. 7
Series: Public Archives of Nova Scotia Publication No. 7. "Bibliography of the works of Harry Piers" : pages ix-xii. Bibliography: pages 122-128.
Self, George Moore, 1910-1985
Blakeley, Phyllis R. (Phyllis Ruth), 1922-1986
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Halifax (N.S.) — Fortifications
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Clarkson's Mission to America, 1791-1792 / edited with an introduction, notes and index by Charles Bruce Fergusson, Archivist of Nova Scotia. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1971. 227 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm.
view this publicationNova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F90 N85 AR2P no. 11
Series: Public Archives of Nova Scotia Publication no. 11. Includes bibliographical references.
Clarkson, John, 1764-1828
Fergusson, Charles Bruce, 1911-1978
Clarkson, John, 1764-1828
Sierra Leone Company
Blacks — Nova Scotia
Blacks — New Brunswick
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New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Recensement 1861, comté de Queens County, Nouveau-Brunswick New Brunswick / compiled by New Brunswick Genealogical Society and Provincial Archives of N.B = Complié par New Brunswick Genealogical Society et Archives provinciales du N.-B.. Fredericton, NB : Provincial Archives of N.B., 1991. ix, 88 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HA747 N53 Q8 1991
Text in French and English. Includes index.
New Brunswick Genealogical Society
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
Registers of births, etc. — New Brunswick — Queens
Queens (N.B. : County) — Genealogy
Queens (N.B. : County) — Census, 1861
Canada — Census, 1861
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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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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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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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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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Around the corner : homes and stories of the Barss Corner area, 1838-2021 / Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer. Revised, Fifth edition Barss Corner : Marlean (Taylor) Rhodenizer, December 2024. 264 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B37 R46 2024 - 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 264-page history of the area.
Rhodenizer, Robert
Rhodenizer, Pat
Rhodenizer, Donna
Zwicker (Rhodenizer), Debbie
Dwellings — Nova Scotia — Barss Corners
Barss Corners (N.S.) — Buildings, structures, etc
Barss Corners (N.S.) — History
Barss Corners (N.S.) — Biography
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Nova Scotia Department of Public Welfare
Province of Nova Scotia Department of Public Welfare : Annual Reports 1970-1975 / compiled by the Nova Scotia Department of Public Welfare. Halifax : Queen's Printer, 1970-1975. 457 pages : tables, charts, figures ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - J104 W454 N683
Annual Reports for various Divisions within the Department of Public Welfare 1970-1975.
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Halifax-Dartmouth Regional Development Plan Review Special Rural Task Force
Report of the Special Rural Task Force to the Minister of Municipal Affairs : Halifax-Dartmouth Regional Development Plan Review / by the Halifax-Dartmouth Regional Development Plan Review Special Rural Task Force. Halifax : Department of Municipal Affairs, 1980. 12 pages : folded maps ; 28 cm
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - NA9130 H35 D37 1980
Report evaluating the possible stress that city planning may put onto communities outside the Regional Development Boundary of the cities of Dartmouth and Halifax.
by the Nova Scotia Department of Municipal Affairs
Regional planning — Nova Scotia — Halifax (County)
Cities and towns — Nova Scotia — Growth
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Task Force on Low Income Housing
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick : An Institutional Analysis / by the Task Force on Low Income Housing. Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1971. 90 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HD7305 T37 L69 1971
Paper examines low income housing during the 1970s in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick urban centers Halifax and Saint John respectively, as well as rural areas in decline.
Low-income housing — Halifax (N.S.)
Low-income housing — Saint John (N.B.)
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Carriage Association of America
The Carriage Journal, Volume 55, No. 2 / Ken Wheeling. Lexington, KY : Carriage Association of America, 2017. 128 pages: colour illustrations ; 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.551 #20 - Vertical File
Magazine contains the article "J.S. Abbot's #306 - From Nova Scotia to Portland, Oregon" by Ken Wheeling (pages 74-78). This articles provides some background on the infamous Concord Coach #306, owned by Hiram Hyde who brought his coach with him to Nova Scotia (mail delivery Halifax-Pictou) and famously used for royal visits in the past. Other articles within the periodical are about various topics related to carriages, horses, and traveling by horse drawn carriages.
Carriage industry — Nova Scotia
Carriages and carts — Nova Scotia
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Wapna'kikewi'skwaq Women of First Light
M'sit No'kmaq (We are all related) : Commemorating women of the peaked cap / by Wapna'kikewi'skwaq Women of First Light. Wapna'kikewi'skwaq Women of First Light, 2021. 18 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #1 - Vertical File
A colouring book of peaked hats. Archives library has 2 copies.
Colouring book — Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq — Clothing
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Three lists: Micmac deaths attributed to the Halifax Explosion / researched by: Gary Shutlak, Don (Byrd) Awalt, Murial Cottam Yorke. Unbound volume, 58 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #24 - Vertical File
Lists include Jerry Lone Cloud list to Harry Piers (as in "The Old Man Told Us), Department of Indian Affairs list (same as in "Ground Zero List") and John Peter Cope to his sister Rachel Cop list ... to Muriel Cottam Yorke. Includes bibliography.
Awalt, Don (Byrd)
Yorke, Murial Cottam
Mi'Kmaq — Nova Scotia — Death
Micmac Indians — Nova Scotia — Death
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
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A Brief History of Militia Units Established at Various Periods at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 1812-1947 / compiled by Lieutenant Colonel W.D. King. Yarmouth, NS : 14th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, 1947. 32 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #17 - Vertical File
Brief history on the Militia Units in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia from 1812-1947.
History — Yarmouth (N.S.)
Military history
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A brief history of firsts and other interesting stage and railway facts, etc. in ye goode olde tymes / by W.W. Clarke. Windsor : Hants Journal Press, 1925-. 63 pages, 19 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.218 #2a - Vertical File
Cover title: Clarke's history of the earliest railways in Nova Scotia. Caption title: Early history of railroading in the Annapolis Valley and elsewhere in Nova Scotia. Author's name appears with caption title.
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Bluenose : on board a legend / by Devyn Kaizer ; photography by Peter Zwicker. Halifax, NS : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2018. 72 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VM395 B5 K33 2018
This book documents the beautiful Tall Ship Bluenose, now a sailing ambassador for the province of Nova Scotia, and tells the dramatic story of the battles and triumphs of original Bluenose. The original Bluenose, built in Lunenburg and launched in 1921, was designed to combine a career as a racing ship with the working role fishing the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. Its captain, Angus Walters, took Bluenose to five international sailing races, and was undefeated for seventeen years. By the 1930s, the vessel's achievements made it an icon for Nova Scotia and an important Canadian symbol. The newly-restored replica, the Bluenose II, represents the wooden shipbuilding achievements and the dory-based cod fishery traditions of Nova Scotia. This book offers an interpretive guide of the ship and its complex traditional equipment. It also tells the story of the original Bluenose, with many historic photographs of the ship and its crew aboard the most famous Tall Ship in Canada in this souvenir of a vessel whose history and allure continues to captivate to this day. Includes index.
Bluenose II (Schooner) — History
Bluenose (Schooner) — History
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1604-2014 : Acadia of the Lands and Forests: 'Disputed Boundaries & Rediscovered Families' / edited by Jacques G. Albert. New Brunswick : Madawaska Historical Society, 2014. 56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5200.5 A23 M33 - Open Shelf
“Acadia of the Lands and Forests: ‘Disputed Boundaries & Rediscovered Families,’” Revue de la Société historique du Madawaska, vol. 42, no. 1-2 (January-June 2014), 6. Running timeline of New Brunswick Acadians over time. Bottom of the pages include a timeline of events as the book is read, and illustrations of documents and artifacts have accompanying explanations. Complete title on cover page includes French translation of title that in full reads: L'Acadie des terres et forêts : "frontières contestées familles retrouvées" 1604-2014.
Acadia — History
Acadians — New Brunswick — Madawaska (County) — History
Madawaska (N.B. : County) — Boundaries — History
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Presiding by Desire : Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant / forward by Hon. Myra Freeman. Victoria, BC : Tellwell Talent, 2020. 472 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC3655 G73 B87 - Open Shelf
This is the story of an ambitious boy from Loyal Hill, in the village of Summerville on the Avon River in Hants County, who became a respected figure in the business community. Hon. MacCallum Grant served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1916 to 1925, the last Nova Scotian to be appointed to two full terms as the King's representative. He created a new standard for the occupants of the viceregal office, reaching out to minorities and utilizing his charm and humour to engage everyone he met. Presiding By Desire - Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant by Scott J. Burke chronicles Grant's activities as lieutenant governor, highlighting significant events during his eight years at Government House. His terms in office encompassed the First World War and the Halifax Explosion. He played host to famous visitors including the Prince of Wales, and travelled to Washington to meet a president at the White House. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grant, MacCallum, 1845-1928
Lieutenant governors — Nova Scotia — Biography
Businessmen — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nova Scotia — History — 1867-1918
Nova Scotia — History — 1918-1945
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The Name of Horne : Jacob Horn and his Descendents / John Hawkins. Enfield, NS : John Hawkins, 2016. 64 pages including table of contents : illustrations; 21 cm.
view this publicationNova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #4 - Vertical File
An interesting account of the life of Jacob Horn, one of the first citizens of Halifax, his business and military adventures and his final settlement at McNab's Island and Eastern Passage
Horn, Jacob, 1720-1821
Horn family
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
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Don Messer's Violin : Canada's fiddle / foreword by Frank Leahy. Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2005. x, 118 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ML418 M37 R63 2005
The story of Don Messer and his fiddle that made him a nation figure in Canadian music history.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Messer, Don, 1909-1973
Leahy, Frank, 1961-
Don Messer's jubilee (Television program)
Fiddlers — Canada — Biography
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Violence, order, and unrest : a history of British North America, 1749-1876 / edited by Elizabeth Mancke, Jerry Bannister, Denis McKim, and Scott W. See. Toronto, ON : University of Toronto Press, 2019. xiv, 519 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HN103 V56 2019
This edited collection offers a broad reinterpretation of the origins of Canada. Drawing on cutting-edge research in a number of fields, Violence, Order, and Unrest explores the development of British North America from the mid-eighteenth century through the aftermath of Confederation. The chapters cover an ambitious range of topics, from Indigenous culture to municipal politics, public executions to runaway slave advertisements. Cumulatively, this book examines the diversity of Indigenous and colonial experiences across northern North America and provides fresh perspectives on the crucial roles of violence and unrest in attempts to establish British authority in Indigenous territories. Drawing on specific case studies of law and state formation in English and French Canada, Violence, Order, and Unrest considers patterns of settler colonialism across the century before Confederation. The result is a collection that brings together innovative research in different fields to reconsider the ideology, governance, and political culture that underpinned British North America. In the aftermath of Canada 150, Violence, Order, and Unrest offers a timely contribution to current debates over the nature of Canadian culture and history. It demonstrates that we cannot understand Canada today without considering its origins as a colonial project.
Bannister, Jerry, 1968-
McKim, Denis
See, Scott W., 1950-
Violence — Canada — History — 18th century — Case studies
Violence — Canada — History — 19th century — Case studies
Canada — Colonization — History — 18th century — Case studies
Canada — Colonization — History — 19th century — Case studies
Canada — Social conditions — 18th century — Case studies
Canada — Social conditions —19th century — Case studies
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Mahone Bay 1919-2019 : One Hundred Years and Counting / written by Bob Sayer. Mahone Bay, NS : Town of Mahone Bay, 2019. 87 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 M317 S29 2019 - Open Shelf
Documenting the history of Mahone Bay from 1919-2019.
Mahone Bay (N.S.) — History — 20th century
Mahone Bay (N.S.) — History — 21st century
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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.
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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The Museum Called Canada : 25 Rooms of Wonder / Charlotte Gray. Created and Produced by Otherwise Editions for Random House Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 2004. 705 pages : colour and black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC21 G73 2004 - Open Shelf
Welcome to a museum so full of wonder that it could only be called Canada. Explore its twenty-five rooms, collectively bringing together a breathtaking range of cultural artifacts, artworks, and historic objects - many of them never seen in a museum before. You'll find high art next to pop culture, scientific inventions displayed beside prehistoric creatures - myriad pieces of our past that tell the story of Canada. Book concept and curation: Sara Angel; design: Dinnick & Howells; cover and interior photography: Nancy Tong.
Material culture — Canada — Pictorial works
Canada — History — Pictorial works
Canada — Antiquities — Pictorial works
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