This table can help you decide which records to search in Nova Scotia. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
| What you are looking for:
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Try these records first:
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Other useful records:
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| Age
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Census, Vital Records,Church Records
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Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
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| Birth date
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Vital Records,Church Records
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Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
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| Birthplace
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Vital Records, Church Records
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Census, Newspapers
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| City or parish of foreign birth
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Church Records,Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
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Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
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| Country of foreign birth
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Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
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Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
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| Death
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Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records
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Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
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| Ethnic background
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Minorities, Native Races, Societies,Church Records, Census
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Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
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| French terms
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Language and Languages
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Church Records, Vital Records,
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| Historical background
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History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
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Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
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| Immigration date
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Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
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Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy,Land and Property
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| Living relatives (and adoptions)
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Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
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Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
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| Maiden name, alias names
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Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
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Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
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| Marriage
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Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Newspapers
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Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
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| Occupation
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Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records
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Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
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| Parents, children, and other family members
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Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
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Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration, Newspapers, Cemeteries
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| Physical description
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Military Records, Biography
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Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
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| Place-finding aids
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Gazetteers, Maps, History
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Historical Geography, Periodicals
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| Places of residence
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Census, Land and Property
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History, Military Records
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| Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
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Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property
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Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
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| Political subdivision origins and boundaries
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Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
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History, Historical Geography
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
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Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
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History, Biography
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| Record-finding aids
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Archives and Libraries, Societies
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Periodicals
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| Religion
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Census, Church Records, History
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Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
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| Social activities
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History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
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Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
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