Nova Scotia Genealogy Book List

A Selected List of Nova Scotia
Genealogy and History Books



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History of Nova Scotia.
Halifax, A. W. Bowen, 1916. (3 vols.)


Bayer, C. Walter
Christ Church, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1817 to 1959
Dartmouth, 1960.


Bannerman, A. J.
The Family Tree of the Descendants of Lt. Col. Alexander Robertson of Struan, Scotland
Glace Bay, Brodie Printing, 1960.
Xerox copy, unbound.


Beaver, Kenneth M.
Descendants of James Beaver
Barrington, RI, 1995.


Beck, J. Murray
Joseph Howe.
Kingston, McGill-Queens University Press, 1982.


Vol. 1:  Conservative Reformer, 1804-1848.


Bell, Winthrop Packard
The "Foreign Protestants" and the Settlement of Nova Scotia
Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1961.


Belmore, Eleanor M.
Caribou Gold Mines, 1864-1990
n.p., 1990.


Benoit, Shirley C. L. (compiler)
Hants Journal' Births, Marriages and Deaths
Ottawa, 1986-89.
Vol. 1:  1898-1903
Vol. 2:  1903-1906
Vol. 3:  1906-1910


Betts, E. Arthur
Our Fathers in the Faith, being an Account of Presbyterian Ministers ordained before 1875
Halifax, Oxford Street Press, 1983.


Bigney, Josephine H.
"History and Genealogy of the McKim Generations."
Xerox copy of unpublished manuscript, 1960, bound.


Blakeley, Phyllis R. and Grant, John N.
Eleven Exiles: Accounts of Loyalists of the American Revolution
Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1982.


Blakeley, Phyllis R.
Glimpses of Halifax, 1867-1900
Halifax, Public Archives, 1949.


Borgal, Douglas N.
Jottings about Pleasant Harbour
Islington, Ontario, privately published, 1993.


Bostock, Frank J., Jr.
Artie Bostock, Tory
Charlottetown, Irwin Printing Co., 1983.


Bridges, Stephen A. (compiler)
Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Census
Trumbull, CT, 1987.


Bridges, Stephen A. (compiler)
Pictou County, Nova Scotia: Death Records
Vol. 1: 1864-1869, Fairfax, VA, 1985.
Vol. 2: 1870-1874, Trumbull, CT, 1985.
Vol. 3: 1875-1877, Trumbull, CT.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1871 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Halifax County 
(Excluding Halifax City)
Bridgewater, 1995.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1871 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Halifax County
(Excluding Halifax City)
Bridgewater, 1995.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1881 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Halifax County
(Excluding Halifax City)
Bridgewater, 1995.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1891 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Halifax County 
(Excluding Halifax City)
Bridgewater, 1995.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1901 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Halifax County 
(Excluding Halifax City)
Bridgewater, 1995.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1871 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County
Bridgewater, 1994.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1881 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County
Bridgewater, 1994.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1891 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County
Bridgewater, 1994.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1901 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County
Bridgewater, 1994.


Bridgewater Business and Information Services
Surname Index to the 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901 Census of Canada:  Nova Scotia, Queens County
Bridgewater, 1996.


Broidy, William A.
The Lobster Industry
Pictou, Hector Center Trust, 1980.


Brookfield Centennial Committee
Fragments from the Past: History Notes of Brookfield and Area
Brookfield, 1984.


Brown, George S.
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies, transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald.
Baltimore, Genealogical Printing Company, 1993.


Brown, Harry R.
The Valley of the Remsheg: A History of Wallace Bay and a Genealogical Record
of the Descendants of Six Founding Families (2nd. edition, revised). Oxford, North Cumberland Historical Society, 1979. Bryson, Elva Logan The Logan Family, 1816-1976 Brookfield, 1976. Bull, Mary Kate and Bull, Henry Osler Sandy Cove, the History of a Nova Scotia Village Hantsport, Lancelot Press, 1978. Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia Vol. 1, No. 1: A Documentary Study of Early Educational Policy. (1937) Vol. 1, No. 2: Study of Early Provincial Taxation. (1937) Vol. 1, No. 4: Government House. (1939) Vol. 2, No. 1: Letters of Rev. Norman McLeod, 1835-51. (1939) Vol. 2, No. 2: The Achievements of Agricola and the Argricultural Societies, 1818-25.(1940) Vol. 2, No. 3: From Central Board to Secretary of Agriculture, 1826-1885. (1940) Vol. 2, No. 4: A Documentary Study of Provincial Finance and Currency, 1812-36.(1941) No. 9: A Documentary Study of the Origin and Distribution of the Arms Fund (1947) No. 11: 3 Journal or Diary of James Boutineau Franklin. (1956) No. 18: Nova Scotian Institute of Science. (1963) No. 23: "The Old King is Back": Amos "King" Seaman and his Diary.(1972) Burns, Marie Here and There in Bible Hill Red Hill, n.d. Burrows, Mildred Pulsifer A History of Beaver Brook, Colchester County, N.S. Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1981. Burrows, Mildred Pulsifer A History of Clifton and Old Barns in Colchester County Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1985. Burrows, Mildred Pulsifer A History of the Green Oak area of Colchester County Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1985. Burrows, Mildred Pulsifer A History of Princeport in Colchester County Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1985. Burrows, Mildred Pulsifer The History of Wittenburg, Colchester County, Nova Scotia Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1978. Burrows, Mildred Pulsifer The Nova Scotia Pulsifers Bible Hill, L & B Print, 1990. Calnek, W. A. History of the County of Annapolis Belleville, Ont., Mika Publishing Co., 1980. Cameron, Anne H. G. The Days of Jeddore. Halifax, privately published, 1989, 28 pp. Campbell, D. and R.A. MacLean Beyond the Atlantic Roar; A Study of the Nova Scotia Scots McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1994. Cardoza, Victor George The History of Trinity Church, Digby. Digby, The Printing Revolution, n.d. (1988) Carter, Pauline Foster History of Pleasant Valley, Colchester County, Nova Scotia n.p., 1987 Cemetery Transcriptions: Cumberland County (northern portion) Halifax County (Eastern Shore from Petpeswick and Spry Harbour), bound collection. Halifax County (Eastern Shore from Eastern passage to Chezzetcook, and Sheet Harbour) Kings County (Windsor) Lunenburg County Queens County Shelburne County Census Indices: 1752 - Halifax City 1770 - Nova Scotia Townships 1773 - Yarmouth 1787 - Queens Co. 1790-93 - Nova Scotia Capitation Tax Lists 1817 - Sydney Co. (Guysborough) 1818 - St. Margarets Bay 1818 - Pictou Co. 1827 - Nova Scotia 1827 - Antigonish Co. 1838 - Cape Breton 1838 - Pictou Co. 1838 - Gusborough Co. 1851 - Nova Scota (partial Kings and Halifax Cos.) 1851 - Pictou Co. 1861 - Guysborough Co. 1871 - Pictou Co. 1871 - Guysborough Co. 1871 - Halifax Co. (Eastern Shore Districts) Cleveland, Marjorie Seward (compiler) Index to Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of
Colchester County, Nova Scotia, by Thomas Miller, 1873 Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1982. Colchester Historical Museum Colchester Women Truro, CHM, 1978. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society Vols. 1-8 (Mika reprint) Vol. 9-21 Vols. 23-43 Conrad, Margaret (editor) They Planted Well: New England Planters in Maritime Canada Fredrickton, Acadiensis Press, 1988. Conrad, Margaret (editor) Making Adjustments: Change and Continuity in Planter Nova Scotia, 1759-1800 Fredrickton, Acadiensis Press, 1991. Crowell, Edwin History of Barrington Township Belleville, Ont., Mika Publishing, 1981. Cuthbertson, Brian The First Bishop: A Biography of Charles Inglis Halifax, Waegwoltic Press, 1987. Davidson, James Doyle Handley Chipman, Kings County Planter, 1717-1799 Wolfville, Privately Printed, 1988. Davidson, James Doyle Mud Creek: The Story of the Town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia Yarmouth, Sentinel Printing, 1985. Defreytas, Charles "Memoranda & Reminiscences of Charles Defreytas, starting Feb. 12th. 1841." Xerox copy of unpublished logbook of a Halifax sailor between 1841-49, spiral bound. Dilts, Anne McCulloch The Early Years at Shortts Lake, 1911-1922, and My First Experience at the Lake Truro, Colchester Historical Museum, 1982. Diocese of Nova Scotia The Yearbook of the (Anglican) Diocese of Nova Scotia - 1987 (Halifax), 1987. Duncanson, John Victor Falmouth - A New England Township in Nova Scotia, 1760-1965 Belleville, Ont., Mika Publishing, 1983. Ducanson, John Victor Newport, Nova Scotia - A Rhode Island Township Belleville, Ont., Mika Publishing, 1985. Duncanson, John Victor Rawdon and Douglas: Two Loyalist Townships in Nova Scotia Belleville, Ont., Mika Publishing, 1989. Dunlop, Allan C. (compiler) Census of Nova Scotia - 1827. Census of District of Pictou - 1818 Halifax, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1979. Dunphy, Clifford R. and MacPhee, Harvey W. (Eds.) The Construction of St. John's Church, Truro, Nova Scotia Truro, St. John's Centennial Committee, 1973. Eagles, Douglas Eaton Eagles Families of North America Sarnia, Ont., 1982. Eagles, Douglas Eaton Genealogical History of Long Island (North Grand Pre), Kings Co., N.S. Sarnia, Ont., 1977. Eagles, Douglas Eaton Lockhart Families of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Sarnia, Ont., 1984. Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton The History of Kings County Belleville, Ont., Mika Studio, 1972. Eaton, Charles Ernest The Nova Scotia Eatons, 1760-1975 n.p., 1979. Falkenham, Pearl Yesterdays in Conquerall Bank Bridgewater, DesBrissay Museum, 1976. Ferguson, Charles Bruce "The Old King is Back": Amos "King" Seaman and his Diary Halifax, PANS, 1972 (PANS Bulletin No. 23) Ferguson, Charles Bruce (editor) Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Halifax, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1967. Field, Richard Henning Spirit of Nova Scotia: Traditional Decorative Folk Art, 1780-1930 Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1985. Fillmore, Charles L. The Fillmores of River Philip, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Truro, 1979. Fingard, Judith The Dark Side of Victorian Halifax Porters Lake, Pottersfield Press, 1989. Fisher, Neil Brunswick St. United Church, Truro, N.S. Truro, 1979. Forbes, Ernest R. Challenging the Regional Stereotype: Essays on the 20th. Century Maritimes Fredrickton, Acadiensis Press, 1989. Fry, James Sketch of Chipman Corner, Kings County, Nova Scotia, c. 1670-1985 n.p., Kings Historical Society, n.d. Fullerton, Albert L. Descendants of Capt. Henry Siteman (1741-1813) Bernardston, MA, privately printed, 1994. Ganong, Agatha "History of Ship Harbour." Xerox copy of unpublished manuscript, ca. 1952, unbound, 41 pp. Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia Directory of Members and Surname Interests Volumes for 1990, 1991, 1992. Halifax, GANS, 1990-93. Gilroy, Marion Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia (with index) Halifax, PANS, 1980. Goddard, Hazel Firth My Loyalist Years (in Shelburne County) Dartmouth, Seashell Press, 1988. Graves, Ross "Turples of Five Mile River and Admiral Rock." Xerox copy of unpublished manuscript, 1984, bound. Grenke, Arthur Archival Sources for the Study of German Language Groups in Canada Ottawa, National Archives of Canada, 1989. Haliburton, Gordon McKay The Tattrie Family of River John, Nova Scotia Wolfville, 1986. Harris, Reginald V. The Church of Saint Paul in Halifax, Nova Scotia: 1749-1949 Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1949. Hartling, Philip L. Where Broad Atlantic Surges Roll: A History of Beaver Harbour, Port Dufferin,
Quoddy, Harrigan Cove, Moose Head, Moser River, Necum Teuch and Ecum Secum Antigonish, Formac Publishing, 1979. Harvie, Leland H. The Harvie/Harvey Family of Hants Co., Nova Scotia Yarmouth, Sentinel Printing, 1984. Hawkins, Marjorie, Hector MacKenzie and John MacQuarrie Gairloch, Pictou County, Nova Scotia Oracle Press Ltd., Baton Rouge, LA, 1984. Hatt, William Swasey Hang on to your Hatts. Sarasota, FL, 1983. Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia Lakes, Salt Marshes and the Narrow Green Strip Halifax, Heritage Trust, 1979. Hewitt, H. W. "History of McNab's Island, Lawlor's Island, Eastern Passage, Cow Bay."
transcription by Anna MacDonald of 20 articles published in 1901 in the
Dartmouth Herald on diskette. Hill, Susan Christie (editor) Gilbert Seaman Diary Amherst, Amherst Township Historical Society, 1988. Hill, William T. (compiler) Births, Deaths and Marriages from Acadian Recorder, Nov. 1854-Aug. 1864, and The Morning Chronicle, Feb. 1862-May 1872 Truro, Colchester Historical Society, n.d.(1992) Hillman, Thomas A. Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1881 Ottawa, Public Archives Canada, 1981. Hind, Henry Youle Sketch of the Old Parish Burying Ground of Windsor, Nova Scotia Windsor, 1889. (reprinted by Lancelot Press, 1989) Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1749-1768, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, GANS, 1983. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Newspapers, 1823-1828 Halifax, GANS, 1980. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Newspapers, 1829-1834 Halifax, GANS, 1982. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Newspapers, 1835-1839 Halifax, GANS, 1984. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Vital Statistics from Halifax Newspapers, 1840-1843 Halifax, GANS, 1985. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Halifax Newspapers, 1844-1847 Halifax, GANS, 1986. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Halifax Newspapers, 1848-1851 Halifax, GANS, 1987. Holder, Jean M. (compiler) Nova Scotia Vital Statistics from Halifax Newspapers, 1852-1854 Halifax, GANS, 1988. Howard, Mildred (compiler) Census of Cape Breton Island, Province of Nova Scotia, 1838-1841 Sydney, Cape Breton Island Genealogical Society, 1991. Howell, Colin and Twomey, Richard (editor) Jack Tar in History: Essays in the History of Maritime Life and Labour Fredricton, Acadiensis Press, 1991. Jackson, Ronald Vern Nova Scotia (Census of) 1851 North Salt Lake, UT, Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Jennex, Helen M. Backward Glances Jeddore, MHHS, 1979. Jennex, Helen M. Forget Me Not Reflections Jeddore, MHHS, 1978. Jennex, Helen M. Rambling Memories Jeddore, MHHS, 1977. Jennex, Helen M. Reminiscence Jeddore, MHHS, 1976. Jenson, L. B. Fisherman of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Petheric Press, 1980. Jones, Jane "History of the Presbyterian Church, Musquodoboit Harbour & Other Points." Xerox copy of unpublished manuscript, 32 pp. Jones, Robert A. Thomas and Nathan Merrill, Early Settlers of Cumberland Township, Nova Scotia Kingston, Ont., 1986. Jowsey, Joan Curtis (compiler) Cumberland County Families Truro, 1988. Jowsey, Joan Curtis Curtis of Colchester: A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Charles
Edward Curtis and his wife, Jane Davidson, Progenitors of the Curtis Family
of Portapique, Londonderry Township, County of Colchester, Nova Scotia n.p., 1980. Jowsey, Joan Curtis Marshall Pioneers and their Descendants across Canada and the United States:
An Historical and Genealogical Record, 1767-1983 Ottawa, Ont., Westboro Printers, 1983. Jowsey, Joan Curtis A Sweet Family History Truro, Kwik-Copy Printing, 1987. Kaulback, Ruth E. Historic Saga of LeHeve (LaHave) Halifax, Earl Whynot and Assoc., Ltd., 1970. King, Edwin D. and Quigley, J. Gordon One Hundred and Fifty Years of the First Baptist Church, Halifax, N.S. Halifax, Mitchell Printing Services, 1977 The Kings Historical Society, the Genealogical Committee The Old Wolfville Cemetery: Inscriptions Kentville, n.d. Kinsman, Gordon B. Colchester County Century Farms Truro, 1979. Kirkconnell, Watson (editor) The Diary of Deacon Elihu Woodworth, 1835-1836 Wolfville, Wolfville Historical Society, 1972. Kirkconnel, Watson Georgian House on the Post Road (The Stephen DeWolf House) n.p., 1971 Kirkconnell, Watson Place-names in Kings County, Nova Scotia n.p., 1971. Kirkconnell, Watson The Strets of Wolfville, 1650�1970 Wolfville, 1970. Koen, Mary Elizabeth (compiler) 1838 Census of Nova Scotia: Consolidated Index of Heads of Guysborough County Families Swamscott, MA, 1985. Koen, Mary Elizabeth (compiler) 1871 Census, Guysborough County, N.S., Canada Swamscott, MA, 1988. Vol. 1: Nominal Return of the Living by Polling Districts Vol. 2: Index to the Nominal Return of the Living Koen, Mary Elizabeth (compiler) Census of 1817: Index of Heads of Families in Sydney County, Nova Scotia Swamscott, MA, 1986. Koen, Mary Elizabeth (compiler) Census of Nova Scotia, 1860-1861: Index, Heads of Household, Consolidated Listing for Guysborough County Swamscott, MA, 1985. Koen, Mary Elizabeth (compiler) Index to Guysborough Sketches and Other Essays of A. C. Jost Swamscott, MA, 1984. Langille, Birdie Kaulback And Now We Remember: History of Barss Corner, Lunenburg County, N.S. n.p., n.d. (1971) Langille, Hilda Giles A Story of Denmark Truro, 1991 Langille, Stewart C. A History and Genealogy of the South Shore Langilles of Nova Scotia n.p., n.d. Lawson, William (Mrs.)(Katzmann, Mary Jane) History of the Townships of Dartmouth, Preston and Lawrencetown, Halifax Co., N.S. Halifax, Morton & Co., 1893. Layton, Jack F. Vital Statistics from Harris Jenk's Journal, 1854-1917: 2000 Births, Marriages and Deaths inDiligent River and around the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia n.p. (Innisfall, Alta.), 1985. Layton, Jack F. The Heirs of Francis Layton: The Story of a Nova Scotia Family n.p., 1986. Levy, George E. (editor) The Diary and Related Writings of the Reverend Joseph Dimock (1768-1846) Hantsport, Lancelot Press, 1979. Contains Dimock's Baptist marriage register at Chester, 1794-1845. Levy, Herman David A History of Sherwood in the County of Lunenburg Yarmouth, 1953. MacFarlane, Donald and Dr. Raymond MacLean, Editors Drummer on Foot Pioneer families who settled in Antigonish County in the early decades of the 19th century MacKay, Donald Scotland Farewell; The People of the Hector McGraw-Hill Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1980. MacKenzie, A. A. The Irish in Cape Breton Antigonish, Formac Publishing, 1979. MacKinnon, Neil This Unfriendly Soil: The Loyalist Experience in Nova Scotia, 1783-1791 Kingston, McGill-Queens University Press, 1986. MacLean, Rev. Dr. Alexander The Story of the Kirk in Nova Scotia The Pictou Advocate, 1911. MacPhie, J. P. (Reverend) Pictonians at Home and Abroad Boston, Pinkham Press, 1914. MacQuarrie, John R. Malagash Salt Baton Rouge, LA, Oracle Press, 1981. Mahon, Audrie Rafuse The Family Rafuse 460 Years: A Record and Genealogy of Nova Scotia Rafuse Families. Bridgewater, H. & B. Langille's Print Co., 1982. Marble, Allan Everett (compiler) A Catalogue of Published Genealogies of Nova Scotia Families (revised edition) Halifax, 1984. Marble, Allan Everett (compiler) Deaths, Burials, and Probate of Nova Scotians, 1749-1799, from Primary Sources Vol. 1: Vol. 2:. Halifax, GANS, 1990. Marble, Allan Everett Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad (revised edition). Hantsport, Lancelot Press, 1989. Marine Highway Historical Society Along the Shore Jeddore, MHHS, 1982. Marine Highway Historical Society Around the Harbours (2 Volumes) Jeddore, MHHS, 1981. Marine Highway Historical Society. Bygone Snippets Jeddore, MHHS, 1984. Marine Highway Historical Society. The Gull's Cry Jeddore, MHHS, 1984. Marine Highway Historical Society Marine Ripples Jeddore, MHHS, 1985. Martin, John Patrick The Story of Dartmouth Dartmouth, privately printed, 1957. Matheson, Trueman History of Londonderry, Nova Scotia Truro, 1989. McCann, Larry (editor) People and Place: Studies of Small Town Life in the Maritimes Fredrickton, Acadiensis Press, 1987. McCormick, J. and Shirley The Presbyterian Witness: Vital Statistics, 1848-1887 Middleton, 1992. Vol. 1: Surnames A-F Vol. 2: Surnames G-L Vol. 3: Surnames M-Q Vol. 4: Surnames R-Z McKay, A. Ross The Descendants of Dr. John George Landesburg, abt. 1783-abt. 1858 n.p, 1996. (McKay, A. Ross) Index, 1871 Census, Richmond Co., Nova Scotia n.p., 1991. (McKay, A. Ross) Index, 1871 Census, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia n.p., 1991. McNab, Alexander M. The Pioneers of Malagash Amherst, 1977. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: Bayers, Casey, Colford,
Conrod, Deloughry,Dunphy, Grady, Meisner, Redmond, Smith, Warner Halifax, 1983. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Bellefontaine's Halifax, 1983. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Bonins Halifax, 1982. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: Bonnevie, Boudrot, Breau,
Clerge, Faucher, Grenon, Maurice, Pellerin, Richard, Surrette, Rochibeau Halifax, 1984. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: Fillis, LeJeune, Young,
McKay, McLaren, Mongaven, Williams, Wolfe, Yeomans Halifax, 1981. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Juliens Halifax, 1983. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: LaPierre Halifax, 1984. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Manets Halifax, 1983. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Mayets Halifax, 1983. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Murphys Halifax, 1982. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: The Pettipas Halifax, 1983. Melanson, Francis J. (Reverend) Genealogies of the Families of Chezzetcook, N.S.: Roma Halifax, 1986. Middle Stewiacke United Church House and Families of Halfway Brook and Otter Brook Windsor, 1971. Might Directories Atlantic Limited 1955 Halifax-Dartmouth City Directory Halifax, 1955. Miller, Thomas Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County Belleville, Ont., MIKA Publishing, 1972. Index available separately. Millman, Thomas R. and Kelley, A. R. Atlantic Canada to 1900: A History of the Anglican Church Toronto, Anglican Book Centre, 1983. Miner, Walter N. The Miner Family: Horton Branch Calais, ME, 1932. Mission, Walter C. Dear Jessica: Nova Scotia, America's Fourteenth Colony and its Peopling by England (Grantham, NH), 1995. Mitcham, Allison Offshore Islands of Nova Scotia & New Brunswick Hantsport, Lancelot Press, 1984. The Montbeliard Settlers at Tatamagouche. Tatamagouche, Sunrise Trail Museum, 1983. More, James F. The History of Queens County, N.S. Halifax, Nova Scotia Printing Co., 1873. Morris, Julie Tracing your Ancestors in Nova Scotia Halifax, PANS, 1981. Morrison, James H. and Moreira, James (ed.) Tempered by Rum: Rum in the History of the Maritime Provinces Porters Lake, Pottersfield Press, 1988. Mosher, Edith A Brief History of Summerville Windsor, West Hants Historical Society, 1991. Mosher, Edith (with Nellie Fox) Land of a Loyalist, the Story of Capt. John Grant Hantsport, Lancelot Press, 1988. Murphy, J. M. The Londonderry Heirs, a Story of the Settlement of the Townships of Truro,
Onslow and Londonderry (Truro), 1960. Newsletter of the Stevens Families of Nova Scotia: Stevens-Stephens-Stephen Vol. 1, No. 1 (Sept. 1983) to Vol. 4, No. 4 (Summer 1987) (complete run). Noel Shore Womens Institute History of Noel Shore n.p, n.d. (1980s) The North Cumberland Historical Society Unveiling and Dediction Service, Pioneer Cemetery, Head of Wallace Bay, September 6, 1964 n.p., 1964. Nova Scotia, Department of Lands and Forests. A Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, Revised Edition 1985, with Index of Geographical Names Halifax, 1985. Nova Scotia Archives A Calendar of Two Letter Books and One Commission Book in the
Possession of the Governmentof Nova Scotia, 1713-1741 Halifax, Nova Scotia Archives, 1900 (Publication No. 2) Nova Scotia Archives Original Minutes of His Majesty's Council at Annapolis Royal, 1720-1739 Halifax, Nova Scotia Archives, 1908 (Publication No. 3) The Nova Scotia Genealogist Vol. 1, No. 1 (1983) through Vol. 11, No. 3 (1993) bound annually Nova Scotia Historical Review Vol. 1, No. 1 (1981) through Vol. 13, No. 2 (1993) bound biannually Nova Scotia Historical Society, Genealogical Committee Genealogical Newsletter No. 1 (Feb. 1972) through No. 40 (Autumn 1982) bound in four volumes. The Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 1971) through Vol. 10, No. 4 (Dec. 1980). complete run, bound annually The Nova Scotia Library Commission Catalogue of Books in the Legislative Library of Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia Printing Co., 1890. The Nova Scotia Rural Beautification Committee Men of the Soil: Century Farms n.p. (Truro), n.d. Nowlan, Alfred W. The Nowlans of Guysborough County, 1783-1990 Stellarton, 1990. O'Leary, Wayne M. The Tancook Schooners: An Island and its Boats Montreal, McGill-Queens University Press, 1994. Pace, Donald J. "Pace Family of Nova Scotia." unpublished manuscript on diskette Parish Registers (Xerox copies of unpublished manuscripts) Chester, St. Stephen's (Anglican) Bapt. 1762-1859 Marr. 1765-1859 Bur. 1797-1859 Vestry Records Digby, Trinity Church (Anglican) Bapt. 1786-1795 Marr. 1786-1799 East Chezzetcook, St. Genevieve's (Roman Catholic) BMD 1884-1910 Halifax, St. Paul's (Anglican) Bapt. 1769-1783 Liverpool Methodist Bapt. 1796-1841 Marr. 1816-1886 Lunenburg Methodist Bapt. 1815-1837 Marr. 1815-1836 Lunenburg, Zion Lutheran Bapt. 1772-1825 Marr. 1783-1825 Bur. 1773-1825 Confirmations Lunenburg, St. John's, (Anglican) Bapt. 1753-1835 Marr. 1752-1869 Bur. 1752-1869 Vestry Records Lunenburg, Dutch Reformed Bapt. 1770-1819, 1837-1870 Marr. 1770-1818, 1837-1855 Bur. 1776-1818, 1837-1854 Jeddore, St. James (Anglican) Bapt. 1857-1953 Marr. 1883-1951 Bur. 1856-1952 Musquodoboit Harbour, St. Thomas (Anglican) Bapt. 1893-1957 Northwest Range Baptist Records: 1802-1872 Ship Harbour, St. Stephen's (Anglican) Bapt. 1841-1952 Marr. 1897-1945 Bur. 1893-1953 Sheet Harbour, St. Peter's, Roman Catholic. Bapt. 1857-1906 Marr. 1857-1910 Shelburne, Christ Church (Anglican) Bapt. 1783-1850 Marr. 1783-1869 Bur. 1783-1869 Tangier, Holy Trinity (Anglican) Bapt. 1882-1910 Wilmot and Aylesford (Anglican) Marr. 1790-1909 Patterson, Donald F. The Patterson's of Kings County, Nova Scotia n.p., 1977. Patterson, Frank H. Tatamagouche, N.S., 1771-1824 Truro, 1971. Perry, Hatie A. These Stones Shall be a Memorial Barrington, 1983. Peterson, Jean (compiler) The Loyalist Guide: Nova Scotian Loyalists and their Documents Halifax, PANS, n.d.(1984) Pictou County Census - 1851 Pictou, Hector Center Trust, n.d. Piers, Harry The Evolution of the Halifax Fortress, 1749-1928 Halifax, PANS, 1947. (PANS Publication No. 7) Pitcairn, Andrew (Reverend) A History of St. James Church and Jeddore n.p., n.d. (1960) Poteet, Lewis J. The South Shore Phrase Book Hantsport, Lancelot Press, 1983. Public Archives of Nova Scotia A Calendar of Official Correspondence and Legislative Papers, Nova Scotia, 1802-1815 Halifax, 1936. (PANS Publication No. 3) Public Archives of Nova Scotia A Catalogue of the Atkins Collection of Books and Pamphlets Halifax, Imperial Publishing Co., 1933. (PANS Publication No. 1) Public Archives of Nova Scotia A Calendar of the White Collection of Manuscripts Halifax, 1940. (PANS Publication No. 5) Public Archives of Nova Scotia A Documentary Study of the Establishment of the Negroes in Nova Scotia
between the War of and the Winning of Responsible Government,
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