Archives
and Libraries
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Local,
Provincial, National
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West Hants Historical Society Museum - The
genealogy room resources include: Census Records,
Newspapers, Family Genealogies and Scrapbooks, Cemetery
Records, Photographs, Personal Collections and histories
of the area. Research services are available.
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Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management [NSARM]
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Library and Archives Canada [LAC] - Library and
Archives Canada is responsible for the collection and
preservation of the documentary heritage of Canada
through texts, pictures and other documents relevant to
the culture of Canada.
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Canadian Genealogy Centre [LAC] - The Centre
includes all physical and online genealogical
services of Library and Archives Canada. It offers
genealogical content, services, advice, research
tools and opportunities to work on joint projects,
all in both official languages.
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Family History Centre [LDS] -
Family History Centers are branch facilities of the
Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Centers
provide access to most of the microfilms and microfiche
in the Family History Library to help patrons identify
their ancestors. Everyone is welcome to come to the
centers and use Family History Center resources.
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Books and Publications
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Publications to assist your
Hants County and Nova Scotia researching
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Cemetery
Records
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Cemetery
locations,
headstone inscriptions, and other resources
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Hants
County headstone transcriptions which have been made
available online to the HantsGenWeb by the generous effort
of many volunteers.
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Census Records
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Nova Scotia and
Canada Census Returns
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Census
returns taken in Nova Scotia which have been released to the
public for research are held with either the Provincial
Archives in Halifax and/or with the National Library and
Archives in Ottawa.
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Church
Records and Registers
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Registers
Preceding Civil Registration
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Church records
may be able to provide you data prior to when civic vital records began, but their existence and availability
does vary by denomination and community. Many holdings are
available on microfilm. Some records are still kept with the local
church, while other registers may be found within a regional
archive of the church.
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Directory
Records
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Find locations of
family homes to narrow your research area
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Directories have been published for Nova Scotia since about
1864. These
provincial directories are available on microfilm at NSARM. Some
directories recorded the persons occupation, while older directories
were sold by "subscription," and were not always
complete, often families were missed. Municipal directories for
smaller towns can be found through local archives and
museums.
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Family
Records / Local Genealogies
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Personal collections and genealogies
of local families
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Immigration / Passenger Lists
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This database
provides access to passenger lists including the port of Halifax
(1881-1922).
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Land
/ Land Grant Records
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Original Crown
Land Grants in Nova Scotia
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In order to promote the early
settlement of the colony Nova Scotia, the Governor, Edward Cornwallis,
was directed to make possession of land grants. In 1749 the first Surveyor General was responsible for surveying of the boundary lines of land grants, roads, and other lands and the
preparation of maps and plans.
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Nova Scotia Land Petitions: 1769-1799 [NSARM] -
A searchable database for early petitions (often called
'Memorials') made to government by individuals or groups
of people seeking grants of Crown Land for settlement
purposes in the colony of Nova Scotia between 1769-1799.
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Crown Land Grant Maps [NS] - A series of 140
maps showing the location of crown land grants in Nova
Scotia, the majority of which were issued between 1750
and 1850. You may view or download the maps online.
Photocopies of these maps are also available.
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Lookups
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Books, Cemeteries,
Volunteer
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Mailing Lists / Message Boards
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Connect with other researchers
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CAN-NS-HANTS Mailing List - A mailing list for
anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Hants
County, Nova Scotia. Archives of the list are searchable.
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RootsWeb Hants County Message Board - A message
board for anyone with a genealogical interest in Hants
County. Post a query, or share information and photos, and
connect with others researching common ancestors and
communities. The message board is searchable.
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NSROOTS Mailing List - Designed to be a medium of
exchange for genealogical information pertaining to Nova
Scotian families, this mailing list is moderated and there
is a searchable archive of the list available.
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Maps / Geography
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Hants County,
Historical, Nova Scotia
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The
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources has maps
available for sale depicting the original Crown Land Grants
in Nova Scotia. They show the locations and names of the
original grantees. The A.F. Church maps series is extremely
value in that these maps depict names and the locations of
area residents in the mid-1800's.
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Military
Records
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Hants County
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Obituary
Records
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Search or browse
the Obituary Archive
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Poll
Tax Returns
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1791-1795
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Poll Tax Returns (1791-1793) [NSARM] -
To deal
with the provincial debt the legislature passed poll tax
acts in 1791, 1792 and 1793 which levied a capitation
tax on all adult males. The amount of tax was based on a
person's employment and their ownership of cattle or
sheep and was collected until the legislation was
repealed in 1796.
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Queries
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Hants County
Queries
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CAN-NS-HANTS Mailing List - A mailing list for
anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Hants
County, Nova Scotia. Archives of the list are searchable.
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RootsWeb Hants County Message Board - A message
board for anyone with a genealogical interest in Hants
County. Post a query, or share information and photos, and
connect with others researching common ancestors and
communities. The message board is searchable.
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Surname
Registry
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Has gone missing!
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Township
Book Records
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Various
Township Books
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Vital
Statistics
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Historical
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Wills
/ Probate Records
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Hants County Court
of Probate
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