Tag Archives: Nova Scotia Archives

Transcribe records from the 1917 Halifax Explosion

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Gail Dever

If you have some time to spare and an interest in history, you may want to transcribe records from the Halifax Explosion disaster in 1917 on the Transcribe section of the Nova Scotia Archives website. Transcribe is the Nova Scotia … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives adds more birth, marriage and death records to its website

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives has added an additional 24,625 historical vital statistics — birth, marriage, and death registrations — to its website. These records were released on December 31, 2019, and since then, have been digitized, fully indexed and checked for … Continue reading →

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Transcribers needed for Nova Scotia’s ‘Refugee Negroes’ series

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives issued a call to “all Armchair Archivists and Handwriting Experts.” They have updated their Transcribe tool and are looking for volunteers to transcribe the handwritten Commissioner of Public Records — Refugee Negroes series. The collection consists of … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives launches online resource devoted to African Nova Scotian history

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives launched on Tuesday an online resource with a range of historical information relating to African Nova Scotians. The resource, Looking Back, Moving Forward: Documenting the Heritage of African Nova Scotians, includes court records, maps, photographs, newspapers, land … Continue reading →

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More than 25,000 Nova Scotia birth, marriage and death registrations being digitized

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia vital statistics are coming in June or July. The archivists at the Nova Scotia Archives have already started preparing to digitize the birth, marriage and death registrations for this year’s release. They expect to complete the work by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 2, 2019

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsVisiting the Provincial Archives of Nova Scotia by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Finding Context with BC Newspapers by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Travels in … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives adds almost 30,000 birth, marriage and death records online

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives yesterday morning released its annual update of historical vital statistics of births, marriages and deaths on its website. The 26,770 records were initially released on December 31, 2018 and since then have been digitized, fully indexed and … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives needs volunteer transcribers

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Gail Dever

Nova Scotia Archives is looking for volunteers to transcribe its digitized records of pre-1867 Sable Island to help “document the flora, fauna, people, industry and history of the Island” and allow better access to the public. The archives’ crowdsourcing initiative, … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Archives adds almost 30,000 birth, marriage and death records online

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Nova Scotia Archives has added 28,124 historical vital statistics on its website. These records were released December 31, 2017 and since then have been digitized, fully indexed, and checked for quality control. This year’s accruals include 14,568 births (1917), … Continue reading →

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Halifax Explosion — 100th anniversary today, Book of Remembrance, mapping the victims’ homes

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Halifax Citadel’s cannon will fire a few hours early this morning. At 9:04:35 a.m., the cannon’s boom will mark the moment the Halifax Explosion forever changed the city 100 years ago. After the cannon is fired, the city hall’s tower bell, church … Continue reading →

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