Todays city guide comes from kristina robinson, a writer and editor at best coast editorial who currently resides in dartmouth, nova scotia. Most of these authors wrote numerous books about nova scotia. This title is one in an unbroken chain of official and semiofficial government newspapers published in nova scotia, from the halifax gazette on 23 march 1752 to the presentday royal gazette. County histories in the nova scotia archives library annapolis. It was then taken by ox team, to the mclaughlin mill, at oregon city, and. These remaining stragglers were sent to work at castle frederick in falmouth or to cape breton, prince edward island and the digby area of mainland nova scotia.
Search 9,528 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. New brunswick vital records genealogy familysearch wiki. Nova scotia archives our other online databases in addition to the nova scotia historical vital statistics, the nova scotia archives has created various other small databases and indexes that are often useful in family history research. Scope and content series consists of records created by the halifax poor asylum and the halifax city home including account books and records of residents admitted and discharged. Compiled by marion gilroy under the direction of d. Full text of census of nova scotia, taken march 30, 1861, under act. If you want more about the halifax explosion just check out the wikipedia page which has a big list down at the bottom of the page of books on the subject. Citydata sees over 14 million users per month and has been featured in 121 books, on cnn, wabc in new york, bay news 9 in tampa bay and usa todays hot sites, among others. The city home is known to have been managed by both the charities committee ca. Leaflet data, imagery and map information provided by. While on his rounds he collected detailed histories of the communities and families on his route. Documents relating to the acadian french and the first british colonization of the province, 17141758, pp. Parks and published as western and eastern rambles.
This database contains preliminary voters lists for general elections in canada, 19351980. Saint john is seeing a bump in population, which city officials attribute to immigration and lower rates of interprovincial outmigration. A misunderstanding of how poverty is distributed throughout a city will lead to wasted resources. You will note that the address is different for many of these establishments. B, subdivision of county municipality census subdivision, nova scotia and nova scotia.
Canada nova scotia northern nova scotia pictou new glasgow new glasgow, ns. Given the concern regarding covid19 and recent guidance from public health officials, the nova scotia archives has officially closed to the public as of monday, march 16, 2020, until further notice. Welcome to one million new possibilities in searching for your nova scotia roots. Occasionally there are records of marriages by justices of the peace in very early new brunswick county. Capped assessment program cap seasonal tourist business designation. Nova scotia department of finance statistics government of. The city poor asylum was renamed the city home in 1907 and served to support and accommodate the citys poor and indigent. The nova scotia chronicle and weekly advertiser has been called the liveliest journal of opinion produced in canada for. The book of negroes by lawrence hill, fall on your knees by annmarie macdonald, the birth house by ami mckay, no great mis. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Vital records, usually kept by a civic authority, can give you a more complete picture of your ancestor, help you distinguish between two people with the same name, and help you find links to a new generation. Nova scotia treasure trove of wills and probate records. There were no attempts to trade with the confederacy.
University of toronto press, 1973 provide a perceptive and enthusiastic literary record of the nova scotian countryside and people in the 1820s and 1830s, at a time of rapid demographic and industrial. Page 385 at the opening of the year 1747, the thirty conformists in norwich, then, according to punderson, the largest and most flourishing of any town in the colony, proceeded to build a house, for the service of almighty god, according to the liturgy of the church of england, as by law established, somewhere between the town and the landingplace, and they collected subscriptions for. Search 188,370 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Search memoryns to find detailed information about the records and their creators as well as contact information for the contributing archives. Archived census population density open data nova scotia. Books 24 canada company remittance books 18431847 in 3 volumes. The worldclass electronic system provides accessibility to nova scotia s land records from any online location in the world. Please note that items in the nova scotia archives library do not circulate and are only available for onsite use. The decision to reopen will be made in consultation with nova scotia public health authorities. Born 19001959 canada gs adoption registry register to find your loved ones to day its free and easy. A town is a type of municipality in the canadian province of nova scotia. Hill provide a comprehensive catalogue of nova scotias flora. All death records are retained by the office of vital statistics for a period of 50 years.
Click the letter and you will be brought to the appropriate list. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. Born in glace bay, he was a son of mary macintyre and the late john william wiseman. Hill provide a comprehensive catalogue of nova scotia s flora. Three additional registers 19411965 were donated by the medical history society of nova scotia in 2016. It relies on data from the 19812006 census and the 2011 national housing. The institution closed prior to 1972 when it was demolished. Nova scotia was the site of two minor international incidents during the war. By 1935, the year of the earliest voting records in this database, the franchise had been extended to both men and women age 21 and over for federal elections in canada.
All room and facility bookings up to april 30, 2020 have also been canceled. Pages in category people from digby county, nova scotia the following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. Wolfville is a canadian town in the annapolis valley, kings county, nova scotia, located about 100 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, halifax. About nova scotia control monuments open data nova scotia. The new building, to be called the roy, will become one of the tallest in the city. Fully two thirds of this very rare book are devoted to biographical descriptions of the early and well know families of this ancient nova scotia region. Carl russell in nova scotia ns 1 records found whitepages. A listing of published materials on the history of nova scotia. Find an assessment nova scotia property valuation services. There is also a long section on the town itself, which is very interesting, in and of itself. If you have any family in the area, they will be found in this book. Nova scotia historical newspapers the nova scotia chronicle and weekly advertiser. Many are now available online through the nova scotia museum publishing catalogue. The early township records held at the nova scotia archives collectively provide the richest and most significant accumulation of communitybased official records surviving from the colonial period in this province.
From crime rates to weather patterns, youll find the data youre looking for on. I am looking for the same book, but also do not know the name. The serpent chronologies, sea serpents and other marine creatures from nova scotias history is an annotated, systematic, account of reports of sightings of large serpents and other mysterious creatures recorded in nova scotia waters. This 1900 book focuses on his research in the county of digby. In 1861, digby county was divided into two sessional districts.
Browse the map store service for nova scotia maps, map books and atlases. Asa james hurst of port hilford, guysborough county, nova scotia by hurst, asa library call number. Historical data climate environment and climate change. Surname index to the 1881 census canada, nova scotia. Previously, from august 17, 1759, when nova scotia was first divided into counties, this area had been part of annapolis county. In the spirit of truth in advertising, a better title might have been a history of the people of antigonish. Apr 04, 2014 but now the roy building is being demolished, making way for about 150 luxury condos and several floors of offices.
The british empire including nova scotia declared neutrality, and nova scotia prospered greatly from trade with the union. History of west hants west hants historical society. Let your fingers do the walking using city, provincial, telephone and business directories directories from nova scotia archives holdings. All about bedfords interesting history which goes back even further then halifaxs. More than 450 new canadian obituaries add each day. Death records of persons who died before 1965 are held at the nova scotia archives. Immigration reverses saint johns population decline, city data shows. Those of us doing genealogical research in nova scotia, canada, are blessed with an abundance of resources.
Nova scotia archives township records at the nova scotia archives the early township records held at the nova scotia archives collectively provide the richest and most significant accumulation of communitybased official records surviving from the colonial period in this province. Population, age characteristics, dwellings, houses. Kristina shares a guide to the vibrant city of halifax, complete with museums, bookstores and organic eateries. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. After the american revolution, in early may and october of 1783 over 1,200 united empire. The author, after most exhaustive researches, beginning with february 1, 1867, and extending at intervals over the period of twentysix years since elapsed, has succeeded in collecting. Since 1981, the federal, provincial and territorial deputy ministers responsible for justice and public safety in canada have been working together, along with the chief statistician of canada, in an enterprise known as. Before the internet, this was the only source for this data. Unlisted cameron managed by closed accounts wikitree 4. Township records at the nova scotia archives, is available on this website. View most recent obituaries published on the web by funeral homes for city new glasgow, ns.
Also onsite at the nova scotia archives is an extensive communities card catalogue for research on specific towns, villages, etc. Vital records births, deaths, marriages, and divorces mark the milestones of our lives and are the foundation of family history research. She and her husband head to salt lake city utah to research janies elusive 4th greatgrandmother. As of july 1, 2015, nova scotias population was an estimated. The english first came to hants county in 1750 when major charles lawrence brought the 45th regiment to the junction of the st. Positioned as the gateway to cape breton just minutes from the canso causeway, the towns nickname is cape bretons front porch.
Memoryns provides access to archival records from institutions across nova scotia, and is an initiative of the council of nova scotia archives. Comparing the 1962 city directory to the most recent telephone book reveals that a number of halifax eateries have been around for a very long time at least 40 years. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. Statistics canada 2016 spatial data infrastructure. Our onsite searchable library catalogue describes holdings from the library at the nova scotia archives. I have fond memories of the textbook and wish i could find a copy, but without a name im stymied. The town is home to acadia university and landmark east school. Given the concern of covid 19 and the recent public health officials guidance, the nova scotia archives will officially close to the public on monday, march 16th, until further notice. The crown resettled thousands of loyalists in nova scotia and other areas of canada.
It currently includes 40,000 entries updated february 2018. The official municipal web site, offering information for visitors and tourists, local government, municipal services and community groups and services, located in southwestern nova scotia, canada. In selections from the public documents of the province of nova scotia, 1869, pp. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and familysearch centers. City of halifax records series these are the records the municipal archives holds from the former city of halifax. The squirrel 1775 poole to nova scotia ships passenger lists to canada 1783 apollo new york to nova scotia 1783.
The nova scotia control monuments nscm dataset is updated and maintained from ongoing observations on survey monuments. Does anyone happen to remember this book from elementary school. Born 19601969 canada gs adoption registry register to find your loved ones to day its free and easy. With the proclamation of the land registration act on march 24, 2003, the new land registration system was rolled out across the province county by county until the last counties were implemented on march 1, 2005. Amazing views of cape blomidon, the bay of fundy and gaspereau valley bring people to the town, as well as the growing wine industry. All death records are retained by the office of vital statistics for a. Name index to birth and baptism records from canada. In nova scotia the rela tive proportion of the sexes is but slightly affected in this respect. The nova scotia museum publishes scholarly books on the natural history and material culture of nova scotia. Cape breton county continues to exist as a county in nova scotia, but all municipal government and service delivery is provided by either the cape breton regional municipality or the first nations, with no additional county level government or administration or any lowerlevel town or city. Nova scotia archives census and poll tax records a census is an official count or survey of a population that typically records details about individuals, while a poll tax records the names of heads of household in a given geographical area, for the purposes of collecting taxes based on. Updated march 29, 2020 due to covid19, all locations of the cumberland public libraries, including borrow by mail, will be closed until further notice. All passenger and immigration lists index, 1500s1900s.
Harvey, archivist originally published 1937 this historical reprint by global heritage press the list of united empire loyalists who appear in this book, was compiled from the land papers in the public archives of nova scotia and checked with the land papers in the department of lands. Baile a chlamhain is a town located on the southwestern end of cape breton island, on the north shore of the strait of canso, opposite of the town of mulgrave, in nova scotia s inverness county. This book records the history of the county of digby, nova scotia from prior to european settlement until 1900. A geography and history of the county of digby, nova scotia.
View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for carl russell in nova scotia ns. Thanks and good luck finding who you are looking for. Nova scotia archives township records at the nova scotia. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. Civil death registrations were recorded in nova scotia between 1864 and 1876, and began again on october 1, 1908. Mm1 for the latest data, including detailed results about nova scotia. Available at ecrl life with the irish salmon river district by ann wallace available at ghs where seagulls soared. Census division of kings, cty nova scotia statistics canada. This settlement is located between susie lake and salmon river lake in eastern nova scotia. History of bedford, nova scotia, bedford, nova scotia. Explore nova scotia archivess 1,396 photos on flickr.
A chapter in the history of the township of onslow, nova. Discuss amherst town, nova scotia, canada on our hugely popular canada forum. Halifax, nova scotia, canada 04 may 1940 managed by bill knowles. Book a history of the county of yarmouth nova scotia by j. Nova scotia archives let your fingers do the walking. William cameron 27 oct 1797 quebec city, quebec canada 1870 managed by kreston lane. Please read an important message about this service by selecting this link.
A history of the county of yarmouth nova scotia 1876. Baile a chlamhain is a town located on the southwestern end of cape breton island, on the north shore of the strait of canso in nova scotias inverness county. For more information, look at the description in the archives database, which is linked to the record series name. Alexander morris and samuel sellon in 1811 and winthrop cook and john cook, jr. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Resources nova scotia, canada history and genealogy books. We will continue to monitor the situation and reopen when appropriate. John, 1876 this edition by global heritage press, milton, 2003 cd 2010. History of the county of antigonish, nova scotia, 1929, d. He was employed for over 24 years with the department of social services, province of nova scotia and he worked in sydney, port hawkesbury, guysborough, digby and kentville. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for robert jamieson in nova scotia ns. I went to school in northern wisconsin and also used that book. In 2016, the towns had a cumulative population of 97,495.
Original estate papers of halifax county, nova scotia, 17501930. It was named after the rogers family who lived here in the mid19th century. As a result, genealogical research in nova scotia runs deep, includes many cultural threads, and is both challenging and rewarding. The nscm indicates the locations of physical survey monuments in nova scotia. Nova scotia archives nova scotia historical newspapers. Continues with the official paperwork which granted the land and then names the 52 original grantees who were in residence in 1761. As the capital city of nova scotia, halifax is also the meeting place of the nova scotia house of assembly, the oldest assembly in canada and the site of the first responsible government in british north america.
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