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Title: Nova Scotia research
Post by: J.J. on Tuesday 22 November 05 21:10 GMT (UK): 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/
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: J.J. on Sunday 26 February 06 03:03 GMT (UK): 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
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: gransworld on Thursday 02 March 06 11:51 GMT (UK): 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
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: Janice M on Tuesday 02 January 07 05:20 GMT (UK): 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
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: Janice M on Saturday 03 February 07 04:12 GMT (UK): 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
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 03 February 07 08:49 GMT (UK): I use this one all the time:
Nova Scotia GenWeb
www.rootsweb.com/~canns
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: J.J. on Sunday 04 March 07 20:48 GMT (UK): 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/
Title: Catholics of Nova Scotia in World War 1
Post by: liverpool annie on Sunday 11 March 07 15:57 GMT (UK): 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 :)
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: loo on Tuesday 01 May 07 23:12 BST (UK): http://www.celticheritage.ns.ca/index.htm

This magazine has approximately one article of genealogical interest per issue. Current issues are posted online. There is also an index online.
Title: Nova Scotia - Loyalists
Post by: J.J. on Tuesday 25 November 08 23:50 GMT (UK): CAPE BRETON LOYALISTS
http://www.capebretongenweb.com/cbloyalf.html

PORT ROSEWAY ASSOCIATION Group Of Loyalists
Port Roseway (now called Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada), was chosen for settlement by a group of Loyalists being evacuated from New York in 1783 before it fell into American hands.
http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list38.htm

Biographical sketches of loyalists of the American revolution By Lorenzo Sabine
http://books.google.ca/books?id=jtdBAAAAIAAJ

Black Loyalists to N.S.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/blackloyalists/names/default.htm

more recent deaths
http://obit.genacadie.ca/view_obit_search.php?lang=EN&obit_criterion=interment&sort=nm
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: Janice M on Wednesday 26 November 08 04:31 GMT (UK): Newspapers online at Paper of Record:

Halifax British Colonist 1848 - 1860

Halifax Citizen 1863 - 1873

Halifax Gazette 1752 - 1780 (partial)

Halifax Sun and Advertiser 1862 - 1867

Paper of Record
(free to join and download)
http://www.paperofrecord.com/

Books:

A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie By Beamish Murdoch
http://books.google.ca/books?id=3HcpAAAAYAAJ

A History of the County of Yarmouth
http://books.google.ca/books?id=7MUOAAAAYAAJ

A History of the County of Pictou
http://books.google.ca/books?id=La8NAAAAQAAJ

Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society (1884)
http://books.google.ca/books?id=RHkOAAAAYAAJ
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: Janice M on Wednesday 26 November 08 05:16 GMT (UK): The Halifax Explosion (CBC)
http://www.cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion/

Maritime Museum - Halifax Explosion
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/HalExpl.html

Halifax Explosion
http://www.halifax.ca/Community/explode.html

Halifax Explosion
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10203

The Halifax Explosion - Dedication
http://www.halifaxexplosion.org/

Explosion in Halifax Harbour By David Flemming
http://books.google.ca/books?id=5mYjUkguzT8C

Halifax Explosion 1917 Online Resources
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/explosion.asp

Ships of the Halifax Explosion
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/expships.html

Nova Scotia's part in the Great War
http://www.archive.org/details/novascotia00huntuoft

History of Inverness County, Nova Scotia
http://www.archive.org/details/historyofinverne00macduoft

A history of Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftatamag00pattuoft

The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia
http://www.archive.org/details/historykingscou00eatogoog

The Medical register (1911)
http://www.archive.org/details/medicalregister00novauoft

The history of the Presbyterian Church in Cape Breton
http://www.archive.org/details/thehistoryofthep00murruoft

The history of Grand-Pre
http://www.archive.org/details/historyofgrandpr00herbiala
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: liverpool annie on Wednesday 26 November 08 05:45 GMT (UK): S.S. England

In the spring of 1866 the S.S. England was bound for New York via Queenstown Ireland from Liverpool England with 1202 passengers.(Numbers vary) Hundreds died from an outbreak of cholera. The ship was quarantined off McNab's Island near Halifax Nova Scotia before arriving at New York where it remained in quarantine

http://members.iquest.net/~joemilr/england.htm
Title: Cape Breton Nova Scotia research
Post by: J.J. on Wednesday 08 July 09 04:45 BST (UK): Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia Censuses of 1871, 1881, & 1891
http://mrc.uccb.ns.ca/census.html

Sieur de la Roque Census 1752
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/2229/laroque.html

Census Returns for L'Ardoise, Richmond Co., Cape Breton, NS
http://lardoise.netfirms.com/censusindex.htm#Census%20Returns

Ingonish County of Cape Breton 1838 census
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/alan.donovan/donovan/cen1838.html#Ingonish

Boularderie Island Historical Society
http://www.bihs.ca/

1809 ACADIAN CENSUS of Margaree scroll down for more
http://www.acadian.org/census1809b.html

Inverness 1891
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casoccgs/i1891/i1891a.html

TOWN OF LOUISBOURG censuses
http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/search/LsbgTownCensus.html
http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/search/LsbgTownCensusReid_1861.html
Title: Nova Scotia - Colchester
Post by: J.J. on Sunday 11 October 09 02:39 BST (UK): Just found this fabulous resource, searchable by Optical Character Recognition Keywording !!!
COLCHESTER Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester
http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3zYusa_mHkC
a digitized version
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nscolche/chignecto/COLCBOOK.html

Colchester / Cumberland census
http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/dl/dlfiles.html

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nscolche/index.html
Title: King's county
Post by: J.J. on Monday 02 November 09 15:57 GMT (UK): King's county website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nskings/

Cornwallis Baptist...Marriage Records, 1847-1857
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nskings/1847-57cornwallisbaptist.html

available on cd ...click blue linksto see the forenames listed below....
King's county deed's records: http://www.okcm.ca/deeds/deedsindex.HTML
Kings County Birth, Marriage and Death Records: http://www.okcm.ca/bmd/BMD-A.HTML
Probate Records: http://www.okcm.ca/probate/probateindex.HTML
1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 -http://www.okcm.ca/census/censusindex.HTML
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: J.J. on Monday 06 December 10 04:30 GMT (UK): A source of cemeteries in Pictou county Nova Scotia

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

All Cape Breton obits
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nscpbret/CBIOBITS/qryindex.htm
All Cape Breton cemeteries
http://www.capebretongenweb.com/Cemeteries/cemindx.html
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: valeriec on Tuesday 19 April 11 20:23 BST (UK): Historical Maps of Nova Scotia

These have just been put on-line and seem quite interesting

www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/maps/
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: crab2 on Sunday 14 October 12 03:51 BST (UK): Just came across this

Nova Scotia Archives' photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nsarchives
Title: Re: Nova Scotia research
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 25 June 16 08:49 BST (UK): Old Homes of Annapolis County- digital map links to old houses with historical information, photos. Cemeteries and churches also shown.
http://annapoliscounty.ca/community-recreation/maps-geographic-information/786-bridgetown-community-mapping

Queens County- Thomas Brenton Smith collection
"Contains genealogical notes (extracted from local newspapers and other sources) on about 1700 Queens County, Nova Scotia families, covering the 1700's to the 1950's. The files are arranged alphabetically by surname. Within the files, the papers are arranged alphabetically by given name." There are errors but a great resource for families in the area.
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918186

Update- Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics now include
Births up to 1915
Marriages up to 1940
Deaths up to 1965
https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com

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