Nova Scotia research

[J.J.]

Genealogy resources in N.S. http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/genealogy/

BMD info, census & more https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927164

This lady will take photos of Halifax cemetery headstones
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,483980.0.html

NEW Earlier N.S. directories
N.S. directory 1864-65  http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=11292
N.S. directory 1866-67 http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=11293
Maritime Directory 1870-71  http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1278

McAlpine directories for Halifax & Nova Scotia
http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/databases/canadiandirectories/001075-100.01-e.php

1861... http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1460163;p=collectionDetails
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/nscensus.html
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/  scroll down

Halifax
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nshalifa/Census.html
partial transcripts
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nshalifa/Census.html
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canbrnep/vitstat1927.htm

Nova scotia vital statistics
https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/vstat/

BMD for Lunenburg County and Queens County
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/bmdindex.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/queens/index.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~downeast/
Death & burial /Chester, 1775 to 1818
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/lunenburg/ch_d.html
more on Chester http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/lunenburg/chesterbk.html

Nova Scotia - Cemeteries
http://www.interment.net/can/ns/index.htm
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/ns.htm#cemetery
Thre Catholic cems in Halifax region
http://www.ccchalifax.com/history.html

NEWNova Scotia Memorial Marker Database
http://www.allenwhite.net/nsmmd/


AFHS- Nova Scotia Censuses
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/registry/regns_census.html

Nova Scotia Resources
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/ns.htm

Antigonish  & Lunenburg
http://www.census-online.com/links/Canada/NS/Antigonish/

employees of intercolonial railway, incl. porters (with  images!!):
 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/black-porters/index-e.html

Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 1759-1960 http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/rg39/divorce/
Medical Examiner for Halifax and Dartmouth 1895-1974  http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/medical/
Appeal Casebooks 1885-1900  http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/rg39/appeals/
Poll tax rolls, 1791-1793  http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/polltax/

 extracted from BMD/Land Grants etc information... immigrants prior to 1867
http://books.google.ca/books?id=S4DD-Z2pKrwC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46#v=onepage&q&f=false

The reference numbers lead to some diary notations HERE: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ez4/

[J.J.]

Newspapers to peruse...scroll to right for all headings & links
http://librariesns.ca/content/newspaper-digitization

Maritime great lakes history http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/shipwrecks.asp

Vital Statistics from the Colonial Patriot (Pictou) Dec 1827-May 1834.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/colonial_patriot.pdf
Pictou genealogy ( only use the Search this site feature the other is wonky)
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pictou/research.htm

Early pictou marriages from newspapers
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/PictouM.pdf

southshore genealogical society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nslssgs/index.htm

Antigonish / Pictou genealogical
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pictou/index.htm

Pictou Wills & Probate Records
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nspictou/

GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTIONS if you see a newspaper icon, click to see an obit
http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/Patsy/  http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/Patsy/cemindex.html
miscellaneous obits
http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/Patsy/miscobits.html

Annapolis County Cemeteries or by surname!
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nsannapo/cemeteries.html

[gransworld]

A source  of  cemeteries  in Pictou  county  Nova  Scotia

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nspictou/cemeteries/cemetery.htm

All  Cape Breaton  obits

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscpbret/CBIOBITS/qryindex.htm

[Janice M]

Canadian Genealogy & History Links - Nova Scotia
http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/nova-scotia.html

Nova Scotia Genealogy Links
http://users.eastlink.ca/~grose/novascot.html

Cyndi's List - Nova Scotia
http://www.cyndislist.com/novascot.htm

Nova Scotia Web Guide
http://www.nswebguide.com/links/people/culture_genealogy/index.html

Cumberland County Genealogical Society
http://www.ccgs.ednet.ns.ca/


Janice

[Janice M]

Books:

Our Roots - History of the County of Annapolis
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=727

Our Roots - History of the County of Antigonish
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6063

Our Roots - History of the County of Lunenburg
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=878

Our Roots - Historical Record - William Black & 23 Families
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3054

Little-Known Portions of Nova Scotia History
http://www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/histindx.html

[aghadowey]

I use this one all the time:
Nova Scotia GenWeb
www.rootsweb.com/~canns

[J.J.]

Maritime history of the great lakes! More Ontario Quebec Northern States location but...Look for your mariners in here http://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/search

List of passengers on some ships...1700s
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/lunenburg/shiplists.html

Cornwallis to Halifax - 1749  incl. several ship's lists!
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/cornwallis.html

The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association
http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca///index.html

New Zealand bound passengers from Nova scotia 333 transcribed so far ( enter surname only or  departure)
http://www.clanfraser.org.nz/genealogy/shipmanifestsearch.html
Some passengers sailing from the Maritime Provinces to New Zealand:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/maritime.htm

PASSENGER MANIFESTS TO ATLANTIC CANADA
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nscbgha/Ships.html

Germans to Nova Scotia
http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/ns/

[liverpool annie]

This is a more than interesting site ! ............. AND photo's too !!

Catholics of Nova Scotia in World War 1

http://members.tripod.com/~enlist_1/enlist.htm

Annie 

[loo]

http://www.celticheritage.ns.ca/index.htm

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