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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
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2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== Record Finder Table for Nova Scotia ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Nova Scotia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.
===Vital Events ===
 
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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.
 
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Acadians|Acadians]]
*[[Nova Scotia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nova Scotia Acadians|Acadians]]
*[[Nova Scotia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Census, Newspapers
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nova Scotia Acadians|Acadians]]
*[[Nova Scotia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Nova Scotia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Loyalists|Loyalists]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Nova Scotia Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Nova Scotia Loyalists|Loyalists]]
*[[Nova Scotia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Nova Scotia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Nova Scotia Directories|Directories]]
*[[Nova Scotia Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Nova Scotia Societies|Societies]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records,&nbsp;
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
*[[Nova Scotia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Nova Scotia Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Nova Scotia Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| align="left" | Residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Nova Scotia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Directories|Directories]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Nova Scotia Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records,&nbsp; Census, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
*[[Nova Scotia Acadians|Acadians]]
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Nova Scotia Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
*[[Nova Scotia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Nova Scotia Societies|Societies]]
*[[Nova Scotia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration,&nbsp;Newspapers, Cemeteries
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Directories|Directories]]
*[[Nova Scotia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Nova Scotia Biographies|Biographies]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Military Records, Biography
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Census|Census]]
*[[Nova Scotia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals
*[[Nova Scotia Biographies|Biographies]]
*[[Nova Scotia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Nova Scotia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Nova Scotia Societies|Societies]]
 
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Land and Property
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Military Records
*[[Nova Scotia Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
*[[Nova Scotia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1917)
| align="left" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property
 
| align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
|-  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Historical Geography
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)  
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
| align="left" | History, Biography
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Periodicals
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, History
| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 01:14, 27 November 2020

Nova Scotia Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Nova Scotia Background
Nova Scotia Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Nova Scotia[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Nova Scotia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description
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Links to Nova Scotia-related articles
Topics
Counties
Major
 Repositories
Migration
 Routes
Canadian Pacific Railway · Halifax Road or Grand Communication Route · Pier 21
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