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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The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it. Part of the "Righting Canada's Wrongs" Series.

Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — History — 20th century
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions — 20th century
Relocation (Housing) — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Race discrimination — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Ethnic relations — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century

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Introduction and annotations by David A. Sutherland. This volume features key documents from the Papers of the Halifax Relief Commission (HRC), which was established in the wake of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. The HRC was a quasi-governmental authority endowed with sweeping authority to implement a long-term program of reconstruction and rehabilitation to improve the qualify of life for the people of Halifax and neighbouring Dartmouth.

Halifax Relief Commission
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Disaster victims—Rehabilitation—Nova Scotia—Halifax—History—20th century
Halifax (N.S.)—History—20th century

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Eddie Carvery was born in Africville, Nova Scotia, when the African-Nova Scotian seaside village in Halifax was midway through its third century. As a teenager, he watched his world torn down as his friends and family were compelled to leave. After Africville was bulldozed in the 1960s under the guise of 'urban renewal, ' Eddie Carvery returned to the site of his former hometown and pitched a tent in protest. After forays into careers as a community organizer, sheet-metal worker, and fisherman, Eddie returned to the ruins of Africville in 1970 to start his protest for the reclamation of his people's land and history. Forty years, three families, seven heart attacks, and numerous attempts on his life later, he remains living on the land where he was born.

Carvery, Eddie
Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.) — Biography
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — Biography

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Compiled oral and other histories from Richmond County Nova Scotia.

Yorke, Ann Marie

Readers for new literates
Richmond (N.S. : County) — History

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Volume 2. Includes index.

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

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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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Volume 2.

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

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Cover art, photo inserts and book design by Chris Fudge and Plateau Entertainment. Includes bibliographical references: page 202.

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

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The history of 8 notable Piconian residents from around 1830 to the 1990s. Each chapter is named for the person who's biography is featured, with appropriate date ranges for the individual.

Nova Scotia — History
Pictou (N.S. : County) — History
Pictou (N.S. : County) — Biography

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History of the schools of Kings County, Nova Scotia. Includes bibliographic reference and table of contents for easy searching.

Schools — Kings County (N.S.)
Kings County (N.S.) — History

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Biographical sketches of over 250 centenarians who have lived in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Includes bibliographical references.

Centenarians — Nova Scotia — Cumberland (County)
Obituaries — Nova Scotia — Cumberland (County)
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — Genealogy

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Publication in English. The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with a detailed summary of the Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia since its beginnings in 1989. This document provides information on the history of the project, the development of the site, an overview of the programming as well as insights into the project's structure, finances and future developments.

Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia
Historic sites — Nova Scotia

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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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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.

Angel, Sara
Tong, Nancy

Dinnick & Howells

Material culture — Canada — Pictorial works
Canada — History — Pictorial works
Canada — Antiquities — Pictorial works

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Updated and revised edition of Cyrus Black's work which can be found under F93 B56. Updates include records from 1885-1959 that are compiled by L.W. Black of Middle Sackville, New Brunswick.

Black family
Nova Scotia — Genealogy

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Previously called Might's Directories. Archives have 1999 and 2000. 2000 edition published by Equifax.

Equifax

South Shore (N.S.) — Directories

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Previously called Might's Directories. Archives has 1999 edition.

Annapolis Valley (N.S.) — Directories

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Archives have 2 copies of 1997 and 1 copy 1998.

Annapolis Valley (N.S.) — Directories
South Shore (N.S.) — Directories

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Archives have 1 copy of 1997 and 2 copies of 1998.

Truro (N.S.) — Directories
Amherst (N.S.) — Directories
Antigonish — Directories

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Maritime provinces — Description and travel

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Nova Scotia Series I. This volume was prepared not only to make available in the first instance Rev. Richard John Uniacke's "Sketches of Cape Breton", which were written at Sydney, N.S., between 1862 and 1865, but also to present a number of additional descriptions of the Island from the pens of other writers at interviews between the founding of Sydney in 1785 and the year 1862.

Fergusson, Charles Bruce, 1911-1978

Public Archives of Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — History
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Genealogy
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
Cape Breton Island (N.S.) — Description and travel

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Written immediately after the conferences held in Charlottetown and Québec in 1864, on confederation, and the accompanying banquets held in Halifax, St-John, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. F75 W56 c.1 - Copy 1 F75 W56 c.2 - Copy 2 (handwritten note inside to D.C. Harvey from Eileen Odevoive)

Charlottetown Conference (1864)
Québec Conference (1864 : Québec, Québec)
Canada — History — 1841-1867
Canada — History — Confederation, 1867
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867

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Contains pictorial and written accounts of life in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.

Colchester (N.S. : County) — History

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By Rev. G.M. Grant to which is added Howe's essay on the organization of the empire. Reprinted from the columns of the Canadian monthly and national review, where it appeared in the May, June, July, and August numbers of the year 1875.

Howe, Joseph, 1804-1873

Howe, Joseph, 1804-1873
Politicians — Nova Scotia — Biography

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