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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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Cassatt McNicoll : Impressionists Between Worlds / edited by Caroline Shields. 151 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - ND237 C3 A4 2023
Shows artwork and discusses the lives of American impressionist Mary Cassatt and her Canadian contemporary Helen McNicoll. Renowned for their depictions of modern womanhood, their work had a profound impact on the development and proliferation of Impressionism in North America. Book contains an image from our holdings titled "In the Conservatory" by Frances Jones (another painter influenced by the impressionist movement) on page 24.
Cassatt, Mary, — 1844-1926 — Exhibitions
McNicoll, Helen, — 1879-1915 — Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) — United States — Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) — Canada — Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) — France — Exhibitions
Women artists — Exhibitions
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Nova Scotia. Department of Education. Handcrafts Section
Handcrafts in Nova Scotia / Complied by Handcrafts Section, Adult Education Division, Department of Education, Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax : Handcrafts Section, Adult Education Division, Dept. of Education, 1966. 27 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #9 - Vertical File
Directory of shops and individual craftsmen in Nova Scotia. Some pages are not cut correctly.
Handicraft — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Handicraft — Study and teaching — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
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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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Automobile Legal Association (Maritime) Limited
A.L.A Maritime Tourist Guide Nova Scotia : Automobile Legal Association (Maritime) Limited, 1929. 2 volumes (unnumbered) ; illustrations, maps ; 26 x 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - O/S V/F V.34 #1 - Oversize Vertical File
Maritime Provinces — Guidebooks
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MacAskill : Ships and the Sea Halifax : MacAskill Pictures Limited. 1 volume (unnumbered) : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 folded sheet, 5 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #8
Undated catalogue of Wallace MacAskill's work available at MacAskill Pictures Limited. Includes brochure and ad.
MacAskill, Wallace R., 1893-1956 — Catalogs
Marine photography — Nova Scotia — Catalogs
Photography of sailing ships — Catalogs
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Sisters of Charity, Halifax / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc. 181 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 S578 G739 - Open Shelf
Cemetery graves for the Sisters of Charity, Halifax. Four volumes by number range V.1: A-D V.2: E-L V.3: M-N V.4: O-Y
Monasticism and religious orders for women — Nova Scotia
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia
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Travelplanner Directories Ltd.
Travelplanner NS : Summer 72 / produced by Travelplanner Directories Ltd.. Halifax : Travelplanner Directories Ltd., 1972. 32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #7 - Vertical File
Includes index.
Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Nova Scotia — Description and travel — Periodicals
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The Fiddlehead / edited by Kent Thompson. Fredericton, NB : Departments of English of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, 1968. 102 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #6 - Vertical File
Summer 1968 edition of the Fiddlehead, a popular prose and verse publication from the English Departments of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. Publication started by the Bliss Carman Society in the 1940s.
Books — Reviews — Periodicals
Canadian literature — History and criticism — Periodicals
Canadian periodicals
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Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture & Marketing : Marketing & Economics Branch
Annual Report / by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture & Marketing : Marketing & Economics Branch. Truro, NS : Department of Agriculture and Marketing, 1986. 65 pages : charts, tables ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - J104 K3 R29 A278 M375 - Open Shelf
Earlier title : Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing : Marketing and Economics Branch Annual report. This is the 1986 Annual Report of the NS Department of Agriculture and Marketing's Marketing and Economics Branch, compiled March 20th or 1987.
Food industry and trade — Nova Scotia
Agricultural industries — Nova Scotia
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Dominion Atlantic Railway Company
High Lights of Nova Scotia History / by the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company. Kentville, NS : Dominion Atlantic Railway Company, 1936. 32 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #5 - Vertical File
Fourth Edition released by Dominion Atlantic Railway, this small pamphlet offers a brief history of Nova Scotia to travellers and tourists.
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North America and the Modern World / by Edgar McInnis. Toronto, ON : The Hunter Rose Company Limited, 1958. 438 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - E45 M25 1958
Textbook that explains the relationship North America has with the rest of the world at the time it was produced. Explores the colonial roots of the Americas and the rapid changes that were making the world more globally interconnected.
World politics
North America — History
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Country Roads of the Maritimes : New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia / by Judith Comfort. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 1994. 175 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2025.5 C64 1994 - Open Shelf
"A Guide Book from Nimbus Publishing" underneath title A guidebook through the Maritime provinces of Canada that highlights historic places and puts attention and detail into the sights to see in the Maritimes. Includes bibliographical references pages 161-164.
illustrated by Victoria Sheridan
Automobile travel — Maritime Provinces — Guidebooks
Maritime Provinces — Guidebooks
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Nova Scotia Engagement Calendar 1974 Halifax : Talbot Press, 1974. 25 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #4 - Vertical File
Each of the photographs in this calendar was taken in the month it illustrates. This guarantee of authenticity is a trademark of the photographer. He is Mr. Tim Randall of Halifax, a member of the Photographic Society of America and the National Association for Photographic Art (Canada). The calendar was lithographed by The Royal Print & Litho. Ltd. of Halifax for The Talbot Press, 1235 Blenheim Terrace, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester County down to the present time : compiled from the most authentic sources / by Thomas Miller ; reprinted by Colchester Historical Museum. Truro : Colchester Historical Museum, 1991. 400 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F106 C6 M6 1991
1991 reprint by the Colchester Historical Museum. Includes index.
Colchester (N.S. : County) — History
Colchester (N.S. : County) — Genealogy — Indexes
Colchester (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
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The Long-Tailed Family Plus Margaree Irish Pioneers : Coady, Coakley, Doyle, Dunn, Fortune, McDaniel, McGarry, Miller, Murphy, Tompkins / compiled by M. Gerard Doyle. Waverly, NS : M. Gerard Doyle, 2020. 803 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 L664 D695 - Open Shelf
Genealogy of the Margaree Irish community in Cape Breton with a greater focus on the family names Coady, Coakley, Doyle, Dunn, Fortune, McDaniel, McGarry, Miller, Murphy, and Tompkins. Appendix in the back for index searching by names, table of contents in front. Binder tab markers for easy entry to a certain part of the book from the contents page.
Irish — Nova Scotia — Margaree — History
Margaree (N.S.) — Genealogy
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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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An historical sketch of Belmont & area / by Stacey (McCully) Culgin. Truro, NS : ASE Print, 2019. xix, 214 pages : illustration, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B4 C85 2019 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliography.
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An historical miscellany of Debert & area / by Stacey (McCully) Culgin. Truro, NS : ASE Print, 2018. x, 203 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 D31 C85 2018 - Open Shelf
Second printing.
Colchester (N.S. : County) — History
Debert (N.S.) — History — Miscellanea
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Early New Brunswick Canada Probate Records, 1785-1835 Westminster, MD : Heritage Books, 2007. viii, 558 pages ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 N475 H35 2007 - Open Shelf
Transcriptions from the first 50 years of the probate records. Includes index.
Probate records — New Brunswick
New Brunswick — Genealogy
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Young Voices Part 3 : Songs for Schools in the Tonic Sol-Fa Notation / edited by J. Spencer Curwen. Halifax : T.C. Allen & Company. 47 pages ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #3 - Vertical File
Intended to teach people how to sing using the Tonic Sol-Fa technique popularized by J. Spencer Curwen. Includes song lyrics and the notes required to sing the song, index of song titles, and listings for other books in the Tonic Sol-fa technique that can be purchased.
Music — Instruction and study
Music — Nova Scotia
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Genealogical notes on Beaver Harbour & Bay of Islands : including the localities of Beaver Harbour, Port Dufferin, Dufferin Mines, Newdy Quoddy, East Quoddy, Harrigan Cove, Moose Head, Moser River, Nauglers Settlement, Necum Teuch, Smith's Cove, Ecum Secum West, Ecum Secum Bridge, Mitchell Bay / By Robert Kim Stevens. Second Edition, Revised Lake Charlotte : Maritime Imprints, 2005. 319 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 E13 B386 2005 - Open Shelf
Nova Scotia — Genealogy
Beaver Harbour (N.S.) — Genealogy
Bay of Islands (N.S.) — Genealogy
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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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Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Dairymen's Association of Nova Scotia / distributed by the Dairymen's Association. Windsor : Hants Journal Newspaper and Job Printing Establishment, 1890. 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.553 #2 - Vertical File
Annual Convention proceedings of the Dairymen's Association Nova Scotia for 1889-90.
Dairying — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Dairy farming — Nova Scotia — Congresses
Dairy farming — Nova Scotia
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A Bridge Over Time / by Hattie A. Perry. Barrington : Spindrift Publications, 2003. 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2345 B37 P46 2003 - Open Shelf
Picture-history book spanning 400 years of events and scenes in the Old Barrington Township (Barrington Municipality, Clark's Harbour, N.S.).
Barrington (N.S.) — History
Barrington (N.S.) — History — Pictorial works
Barrington (N.S.) — Biography
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