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Rules and Regulations and List of Members / by the Halifax Club. Halifax : Nova Scotia Printing Company, 1884. 60 pages ; 17 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F107 H11s H1 1884
Rules, regulations, and list of members of the Halifax Club 1884. *Cover discrepancy*: The cover of the book says it is for the Halifax Club 1882 which is an error ; publication and committee members list say it is for the year 1884.
Halifax (N.S.) — Societies and clubs
Halifax Club
Halifax Club — Registers
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The Edgar and Dorothy of Canadiana at Mount Allison University / compiled by the staffs of the Centre for Canadian Studies and the Ralph Pickard Bell Library. Sackville, NB : Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, 1991. 418 pages : illustrations ; 34 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - Z1365 R34 1991
A life long effort of Dorothy and Edgar Davidson, this bibliography was made possible by the items in which the couple donated to Mount Allison University. Indexing in the back to make searching easier.
Davidson, Edgar, — 1905-1995 — Library — Catalogs
Davidson, Dorothy, — 1911-2010 — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library — Catalogs
Mount Allison University — Library
First editions — Catalogs
Rare books — New Brunswick — Sackville — Bibliography — Catalogs
Rare books
Canada — Bibliography — Catalogs
Canada — Imprints — Catalogs
Ralph Pickard Bell Library — Catalogs
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Disaster Citizenship : survivors, solidarity, and power in the Progressive Era / Jacob A.C. Remes. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016. xi, 283 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HV555 U6 R46 2016
A century ago, governments buoyed by Progressive Era-beliefs began to assume greater responsibility for protecting and rescuing citizens. Yet the aftermath of two disasters in the United States-Canada borderlands--the Salem Fire of 1914 and the Halifax Explosion of 1917--saw working class survivors instead turn to friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family members for succor and aid. Both official and unofficial responses, meanwhile, showed how the United States and Canada were linked by experts, workers, and money. In Disaster Citizenship, Jacob A.C. Remes draws on histories of the Salem and Halifax events to explore the institutions--both formal and informal--that ordinary people relied upon in times of crisis. He explores patterns and traditions of self-help, informal order, and solidarity and details how people adapted these traditions when necessary. Yet, as he shows, these methods--though often quick and effective--remained illegible to reformers. Indeed, soldiers, social workers, and reformers wielding extraordinary emergency powers challenged these grassroots practices to impose progressive 'solutions' on what they wrongly imagined to be a fractured social landscape. Innovative and engaging, Disaster Citizenship excavates the forgotten networks of solidarity and obligation in an earlier time while simultaneously suggesting new frameworks in the emerging field of critical disaster studies. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Disaster relief — Social aspects — United States — History — 20th century
Disaster relief — Social aspects — Canada — History — 20th century
Fires — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Working class — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Working class — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Solidarity — Social aspects — History — 20th century
Power (Social sciences) — History — 20th century
Salem (Mass.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
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The Beauly MacKay's : East River St. Mary's Pictou County, Nova Scotia ; Descendants / complied by Margaret Elizabeth MacKay. Margaret Elizabeth MacKay, 2020. 48 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 M33 M33 2020 - Open Shelf
Handbound volume with several items glued into front and back of book. Includes bibliography references.
MacKay Family — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
Scotland — Genealogy
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Ells, A. Dale (Alfred Dale), 1939-
Shaped through service : an illustrated history of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College / A. Dale Ells. Truro, NS : Agrarian Development Services, 1999. 279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - S539 C3 N95 1999
Signed by the author. Errata slipped in for page 260. Includes bibliographical references.
Nova Scotia Agricultural College — History
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Centennial celebration of Presbyterianism in Economy and Five Islands / distributed by the Presbytery of Truro. Truro, NS : Presbytery of Truro, 1917. 22 pages ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #1 - Vertical File
Documents the celebration of the centennial (1817-1917) for Presbyterianism in Economy and Five Islands at the Presbytery of Truro from September 23rd to 25th of 1917.
Presbyterian Church — Nova Scotia
Christianity — Nova Scotia
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Passage to Glace Bay : Our Jewish Community Then & Now / by Julie Zatzman. Glace Bay, NS : Congregation Sons of Israel, 2007. 104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 G42 Z7 2007 - Open Shelf
History of the Jewish community in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. As immigrants started coming to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century, Glace Bay had one of the largest Jewish communities in Eastern Canada
Congregation Sons of Israel (Glace Bay, N.S.) — History
Jews — Nova Scotia — Glace Bay — History
Glace Bay (N.S.) — History
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Muiwlanej Kikamaqki - Honouring Our Ancestors : Mi'Kmaq Who Left a Mark on the History of the Northeast, 1680-1980 / edited by Janet E. Chute. Toronto, ON : University of Toronto Press, 2023. 920 pages, 60 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 M856 2023
Drawing upon oral and documentary evidence, this volume explores the lives of noteworthy Mi'kmaq individuals whose thoughts, actions, and aspirations impacted the history of the Northeast but whose activities were too often relegated to the shadows of history.
Micmac Indians — History
Canada, Eastern — History
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The Dominion Molasses Co. Limited
Domolco Molasses Recipe Book Halifax : The Dominion Molasses Co. Limited, 1920? 30 pages ; 17 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #24 - Vertical File
Important. Domolco is the highest quality of molasses obtainable. Sold only in cans. (Front Cover).
Molasses — Nova Scotia
Cookbooks — Nova Scotia
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St Paul's Church 1916-1998 : Souvenir Edition / Evelyn De Coste. Havre Boucher, NS : Evelyn De Coste, 1998. 76 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #23 - Vertical File
Souvenir pamphlet booklet for one of the original Churches - St Paul's Parish Church of Havre Boucher - to mark its closure and celebrate the role of the Church to the community after all that time. There has since been a replacement built.
Catholic Church — Nova Scotia
Catholic Church — Community
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Miniature View Album of Fortress of Louisbourg Cape Breton Island N.S. Canada Toronto, ON : PECO Toronto, 1955? 10 postcards (bound) ; 21 x 9 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #22 - Vertical File
10 postcards in two sizes each. Perforations weak in some areas, handle with care.
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The Seeds of Freedom : Personal Reflections on the Dawning of Democracy / by Al Graham. Clementsport : Canadian Peacekeeping Press, 1996. 270 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits. ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - JF831 G73 1996
Al Graham's recollections on his life from his upbringing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to his lifelong commitment to protecting peace and democracy in Canada and around the world.
Graham, Al, — 1929-
Election monitoring
International police
Canada — Foreign relations — 1945-
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Ripples from Copper Lake : stories of early settlers to Antigonish County / written and edited by Rose Sutherland Carter. New Minas : Rose Carter, 2003. 235 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 A53 C37 2003 - Open Shelf
There are many stories to tell of pioneers and the legacy they have left us. Those you will find in this book have been a labour of love to collect, enjoy, write, edit and record. There remain many more stories and histories that still need to be retold and are worthy of being recorded. I hope others will find the time to discover them, preserve them and have the pleasure of seeing them in print to share and remember - RC.
Carter, Rose Sutherland, — 1917-
Antigonish (N.S. : County) — History
Antigonish (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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The Stone Canoe : Two Lost Mi'Kmaq Texts / translated by Elizabeth Paul. Kentville : Gaspereau Press, Printers & Publishers, 2007. 183 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E99 M6 S86 2007
This work showcases two forgotten stories from Silas T. Rand, Baptist missionary who wanted to translate bibles into the Mi'Kmaq language and learned how to do so by recording the oral traditions of the Mi'Kmaq people, published in 'Legends of the Micmacs'. Peter Sanger uncovered two manuscripts in the Rand holdings of Acadia University, including the story of Little Thunder (dictated to Rand by Susan Barss in 1847) and a manuscript of stories told by someone we only know as old man Stevens. Rand's original book and these manuscripts are some of the earliest examples of indigenous Canadian literature recorded in the original language.
essays, notes, and supporting material by Peter Sanger
illustrations by Alan Syliboy
Rand, Silas Tertius, — 1810-1889
Barss, Susan
Micmac — Folklore
Micmac language — Texts
Micmac mythology — Manuscripts
Oral tradition — Nova Scotia
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The Life and Letters of Annie Leake Tuttle : Working for the Best / by Marilyn Fardig Whiteley. Waterloo, ON : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999. 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HQ1455 T87 A3 1999
A biography of Annie Tuttle (1839-1934), Nova Scotian educator who traveled the country and fulfilled various positions from Newfoundland to British Columbia. A devout Methodist, this biography highlights Tuttle's secular and spiritual life through letters that capture the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of life for women in Canada during the late 19th century into the early 20th century.
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Diaries
Tuttle, Annie Leake, — 1839-1934 — Correspondence
Women — Nova Scotia — Biography
Teachers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Women missionaries — British Columbia — Biography
Methodists — Nova Scotia — Biography
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An Apostolate of fifty years : published on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the Monastery of the Good Shepherd at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1890-1940 Halifax : Monastery of the Good Shepherd, 1940. 57 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - BX4485.5 Z9 H35 1940
In grateful tribute to His Excellency the Archbishop of Halifax and to all the devoted clergy of the Archdiocese for their kind interest in our community.
Sisters of the Good Shepherd — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Monastery of the Good Shepherd (Halifax, Nova Scotia) — History
Monasticism and religious orders for women — Nova Scotia — History
Nuns — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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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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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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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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Black Women Who Made a Difference in Nova Scotia / edited by Dolly Williams. Nova Scotia : Congress of Black Women of Canada, 2007. 108 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 B42 2007 - Open Shelf
This book reflects a few of the Unsung Black Women in Nova Scotia past and present. These women tell us about their untiring works and their dedication, commitment, love of families and communities.
Women, Black — Nova Scotia — Biography
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Biography
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The Times of African Nova Scotians : a Celebration of Our History, Culture and Traditions ; An Interactive Study Book / publisher and editor Tony Colaiacovo. Halifax : Effective Publishing, 2008. 34 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 31 cm + 2 posters.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 T558 2008 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34) and 2 posters.
Clarke, George Elliott, 1960-
Conlin, Dan
Dovovan, Ken
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Council on African Canadian Education
Nova Scotia. Dept. of Education. African Canadian Services Division
Black people — Nova Scotia — History
Black people — Nova Scotia — Biography
Blacks — Nova Scotia — History
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Biography
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The journey continues : an Atlantic Canadian Black experience / Craig Marshall Smith. Dartmouth : Black Green and Red Educational Products, 2011. 256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2050 B6 S65 2011 - Open Shelf
The book begins with Mathieu Da Costa in Port Royal in 1605. He was the first known nameable person of Africa descent to come to Canada. Through its pages the book will acknowledge the accomplishments of more than 150 individuals. It will conclude with the signing of the free pardon that was issued by the province to the late Viola Desmond on April 15, 2011. In 1946 Desmond, of Halifax, was jailed and fined for sitting in the whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre. Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-237) and index.
Black people — Maritime Provinces — History
Black people — Maritime Provinces — Biography
Maritime Provinces — History
Atlantic Provinces — History
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Calkin's New Introductory Geography with Outlines of Physiography / by J.B. Calkin. Halifax : A. & W. MacKinlay Limited, 1917. 108 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - LTG29 C134 1917
Part of the Nova Scotia School Series, this is a typical classroom textbook for the time of it's release. Contains index of place and natural formation names in the back and a table of contents in the front.
Geography — Textbooks
Geography — Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Two Soldiers : the David Family of Fox Harbour, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia / Ralph W. Waugh. San Jose, CA : Purple Hills Books, 2021. xiii, 250 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 D29 2021 - Open Shelf
They called him John David. He was a soldier, born in 1790 somewhere in Europe - probably Germany. The David family Bible says he was granted land on the picturesque Nova Scotia coast by King George III for his military service to England. Yet family lore suggests that he had fought in the great army of Napoleon and that John David was not his real name. There was a second soldier named Martin Creary. The lives of John David and Martin Creary became entwined in two distinct ways: a beautiful farm property in a tiny Nova Scotia hamlet called Fox Harbour, and a much beloved woman, Eleanor. She was a daughter to one, a wife to the other, and a mother to all of us who make up the David family. This tale of Martin, John and Eleanor is more of a journey than a story, and sometimes the way is not easy. But you have a guide, and you have the coins. Two special coins passed down through the David family to the author - and shown on the front cover - were carried by John David safely in his pocket across battlefields of Spain, into dungeons of Scotland and all the way to the new world, just as he carried in his heart the dreams of a future family which would live on across the centuries. His dreams have come true. We are his David family. This is our story.
David, John, 1790-
David family
Fox Harbour (N.S.) — History
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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
his 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.
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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