Government of Nova Scotia

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    Death Registrations 1864-1877, 1908-1973; City of Halifax 1890-1908

    Civil registration of deaths in Nova Scotia began in 1864, continued to 1877, then lapsed until 1908, when the province resumed record-keeping. Registrations for 1864-1877 are incomplete. There are two registers for the city of Halifax 1890-1908. Since 1 October 1908, the records have been...
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    Marriage Bonds 1763-1864; Marriage Registrations 1864-1948

    Civil registration of marriages in Nova Scotia began in 1758, with the introduction of procedures for obtaining a marriage license. The license was optional, surviving records are incomplete, and 'calling the banns' remained the preferred procedure for formalizing the marriage ritual. The...
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    Birth Registrations 1864-1877, 1908-1923 (delayed registrations 1830-1923)

    Civil registration of births in Nova Scotia began in 1864, continued to 1877, then lapsed until 1908, when the province resumed record-keeping. Registrations for 1864-1877 are incomplete. Since 1 October 1908 the records have been maintained without interruption.
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    Nova Scotia Mine Fatalities, 1838-1992

    The database contains 2,595 entries and is searchable on the name of the deceased, date of death, cause of death, name of mine (where known), type of mine, and location (community and/or county) in Nova Scotia. Only 7 names have been identified for the years prior to 1866.
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    An Acadian Parish Remembered: The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

    A fully searchable database containing information for 3551 baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in the parish registers of St.-Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755. These two volumes are Nova Scotia's earliest surviving church registers, and a tangible link to the last generations of...
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    Arts Nova Scotia Annual Financial Report

    Financial Report for Arts Nova Scotia from the current fiscal year
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    Birth Registrations 1920 Full Transcript

    Enhanced birth registrations 1920 data which resulted from Transcribe Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Archives’ collaborative online workspace where the public can participate in enhancing access to archival collections documenting over 300 years of Nova Scotia history, people, and culture.
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    Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Case Files

    Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes case files forms part of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Halifax County. Case files from 1759-1963.
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    RMS Titanic, List of Bodies, 1912

    Fatality Reports were created for 328 individuals whose bodies were recovered at the site of the disaster. These files form a unique sub-set within the records of the Medical Examiner for the City of Halifax and Town of Dartmouth (RG 41, Series C, Vols. 75, 76 & 76A) held at the Nova Scotia...
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    Suffrage in Nova Scotia: Making our Mark

    A fully searchable database containing 3865 names of Nova Scotian women and men that signed 18 petitions calling for the franchise to vote be extend to women the same as men in 1918.
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    Treaty Day Award Recipients

    This dataset provides the names of individuals who have received an award during Treaty Day Celebrations. In addition to the recipient’s name, the following data is also included: community, award name, and the year the award was presented.
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    Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book database, 1917-1918

    The 'Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book' is the first really definitive listing for those killed in the disaster of 6 December 1917. The online version features a searchable database with detailed information for 1946 casualties - more than 300 of whom are recently-confirmed and identified victims.
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    No. 2 Construction Battalion: Nominal Roll

    In honour of African Heritage Month, the Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to present a digital version of the Nominal Roll of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men, No. 2 Construction Battalion (March 1917), the only battalion of Black soldiers raised in Canada during the First World War....
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    Death Registrations 1970 Full Transcript

    Enhanced death registrations 1970 data which resulted from Transcribe Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Archives’ collaborative online workspace where the public can participate in enhancing access to archival collections documenting over 300 years of Nova Scotia history, people, and culture.
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    Marriage Registrations 1945-1946 Full Transcript

    Enhanced marriage registrations 1945-1946 data which resulted from Transcribe Nova Scotia, it is the Nova Scotia Archives’ collaborative online workspace where the public can participate in enhancing access to archival collections documenting over 300 years of Nova Scotia history, people, and...
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    Nova Scotia Commissioner of Crown Lands

    This is data of petitions made to government by individuals or groups of people seeking grants of Crown Land in early Nova Scotia, 1765-1800. The database contains 11,464 names of intending settlers, as identified in 1,890 surviving petitions; data fields also include year of each petition,...
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    Nova Scotia Museum - Hours of Operation

    A list of the 28 provincial museum sites with hours of operation for each site.
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    Provincial Heritage Properties

    The Government of Nova Scotia helps identify, protect and preserve built heritage throughout the province. The Heritage Property Program was created to assist Nova Scotians to better understand the heritage values of our unique properties and to better preserve these heritage assets. It is an...
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    "Book of Negroes", 1783

    The "Book of Negroes" is the single most important document relating to the immigration of African Americans to Nova Scotia following the War of Independence. It provides the names of 3000 black refugees registered on board the vessels in which they sailed from New York to Nova Scotia between 23...
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    Appeal Case Books

    Appeal case books from the Supreme court as a court of appeal. Case files index from 1885-1900
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