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Nova Scotia
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Research Strategy
Archives And Libraries
Cemetery Records
Census Records
Church Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration Records
Genealogy
History
Land And Property Records
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Taxation Records
Township Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The following archives and libraries may have useful genealogical information for Nova Scotia:

395 Wellington Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N3
CANADA
Telephone: 613-996-7458
  • Personnel Records Unit

Researcher Services Division
National Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3
CANADA

6016 University Avenue
Halifax, NS B3H 1W4
CANADA
Telephone: 902-424-6060
Fax: 902-424-0628
  • Centre d'archives de la Capitale

2424 Watt St.
Sainte-Foy PQ G1P 3T3
CANADA
Telephone: 418-683-5784

Université de Moncton
Moncton, NB E1A 3E9
CANADA
Telephone: 506-858-4085
Fax: 506-858-4086
  • Nova Scotia Museum

1747 Summer Street
Halifax, NS B3H 3A6
CANADA
Telephone: 902-424-6471
Fax: 902-424-0560
  • Planters Studies Center

c/o Acadia University Library
Mrs. Patricia Townsend, Archivist
Wolfville, NS B0P 1X0
CANADA
Telephone: 902-585-1412
  • Family History Library

35 N. West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400
USA
Most microfilms available at the library can also be distributed to local Family History Centers. A current list of Family History Centers in your area can be obtained from the Family History Library.


Computer NetworksLook this term up in the glossary. and Bulletin BoardsLook this term up in the glossary.

Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The InternetLook this term up in the glossary., certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line servicesLook this term up in the glossary. help family history researchers:

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Nova Scotia in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.

Addresses on the Internet change frequently. As of September 1997, the following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cngenwebe.html
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county and province.

http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/msubcanada.htm
Lists county, provincial, and national sources, personal pages, and publications.

http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/canada.html
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.

FamilySearch™Look this term up in the glossary.

The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sourcesLook this term up in the glossary.; some have been automated from original sourcesLook this term up in the glossary..

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