Tag Archives: Nova Scotia

Search digitized New Brunswick and Nova Scotia newspapers on UNB’s website

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Gail Dever

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has recently digitized more newspapers from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It’s quite an incredible collection, dating back to the late 1700s in some cases. You can search by newspaper title or do a … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 26, 2025

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWhy Your Great-Grandmother’s Ontario Birth Record Isn’t There and Where to Look Instead by Kathryn Lake Hogan on Looking4Ancestors. Filles du roi: the Founding Mothers of New France by Ann Foster … Continue reading →

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Canada invests in five projects commemorating No. 2 Construction Battalion in Nova Scotia

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Gail Dever

On Friday, at the annual No. 2 Construction Battalion Remembrance Ceremony in Nova Scotia, Minister Sean Fraser, on behalf of Ministers Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Bill Blair, announced an investment for five new projects based in Nova Scotia, totalling over $124,000 to support education, remembrance … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia museum to launch local newspaper database

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Antigonish Heritage Museum in Nova Scotia will officially launch a free newspaper database at 2:00 p.m. Atlantic time on Heritage Day, February 19. In a release, museum curator and St. Francis Xavier University instructor Dr. Barry Mackenzie says historical … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 12, 2022

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFirst and Second World War Research Resource Pages Updated by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Nova Scotia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links and Newfoundland and Labrador Birth, Marriage, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 29, 2022

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the treats — not tricks — I discovered this week. Blog postsExplore the new Library and Archives Canada site (Oct 2022) by Linda Yip at Past Presence. Free Online Ontario City Directories, Free Online Nova Scotia City Directories, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsExploring First World War Files online at LAC: A Top 10 List by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadiana Serials Update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. My Visit to the Wellington … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 11, 2021

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCSI: Nova Scotia – Coroner’s Inquisitions on Family Search by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Can you help find Canadian CWGC relatives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Use Google Books … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — August 28, 2021

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFinding on the Ground: Wrap Up by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Free Nova Scotia High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Manitoba High School and College Yearbooks Online, Free Saskatchewan … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 19, 2021

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsFamilySearch Adds 1871 Census of Canada, Schedule 2 and CEF Infantry Battalions by John D. Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Locating Records with MemoryNS by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Over 100 … Continue reading →

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