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Nova Scotia Research Outline |
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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
NEWSPAPERS Newspapers are a helpful source when church and community records do not exist or are incomplete. Up to the late 1800s, few births were reported, and most marriages and deaths reported were of people in high social positions. The majority of the early newspapers for the whole province are at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (many on microfilm). The Family History Library has the following:
Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Newspapers. Halifax: Genealogical Committee of the Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1978–. 13 vols. (FHL book 971.6 V29p; beginning with fiche 6099917; computer number 203557.) The volumes cover 1813–1854.
Tratt, Gertrude E. N. A Survey and Listing of Nova Scotia Newspapers, 1752–1957. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University 1979. (FHL book 971.6 B33t; fiche 6087817; computer number 406447.)
Nova Scotia Newspapers: A Directory and Union List, 1752–1988. Halifax: Dalhousie University, School of Library and Informational Studies, 1990. (FHL book 971.6 B33n; computer number 60979.)
Many local periodicals are indexed in:
PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987–. (FHL book 973 D25per; 1847–1985 on fiche 6016863 [set of 40]; computer number 444407; 1986–1990 on fiche 6016864 [set of 15]; computer number 658308.) Indexes thousands of family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published yearly since 1986. For further details, see the PERiodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119).
Probate records
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PERIODICALS
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PROBATE RECORDS
such as wills, inventories, and administrations are very helpful. Many of these records (especially wills) give names, dates, residences, possessions, and relationships. Probate registration began in Halifax in 1749. The probate materials are usually found in the county courthouses. Record Group 48 in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia consists of many probate records. The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records for all counties, often up to the 1930s or 1960s. A list of deeds and probates held at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia is found in Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia, by Terrence M. Punch, page 86 (see the “For Further Reading” section of this outline).
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