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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
*[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THnews&List=all Nova Scotia Digitized Historical Newspapers] | *[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THnews&List=all Nova Scotia Digitized Historical Newspapers] | ||
::"Newspapers are, and always have been, a mirror held up to reflect who we are, how our communities came to be, how we live our daily lives, and how we view the world around us. 'Old' newspapers have special value, because they enable us to look back and see what the world was like 20, 50, 100 or even 200 years ago. Presented in this resource are fifteen different newspapers published in seven very different Nova Scotia communities over a span of 230 years — from The Nova Scotia Chronicle and Weekly Advertiser in 1769, to Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse in 2002. Begin exploring the surviving issues for each newspaper, for the years indicated — 163,000 digitized pages in all!" | ::"Newspapers are, and always have been, a mirror held up to reflect who we are, how our communities came to be, how we live our daily lives, and how we view the world around us. 'Old' newspapers have special value, because they enable us to look back and see what the world was like 20, 50, 100 or even 200 years ago. Presented in this resource are fifteen different newspapers published in seven very different Nova Scotia communities over a span of 230 years — from The Nova Scotia Chronicle and Weekly Advertiser in 1769, to Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse in 2002. Begin exploring the surviving issues for each newspaper, for the years indicated — 163,000 digitized pages in all!" | ||
*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/register.htm Nova Scotia: Newspaper Vital Statistics 1878-1931 (some years missing) from the Register (Berwick) & the Outlook (Middleton) & other newspapers] | *[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canbrnep/register.htm Nova Scotia: Newspaper Vital Statistics 1878-1931 (some years missing) from the Register (Berwick) & the Outlook (Middleton) & other newspapers] | ||
::This site contains over 4000 files (images and text) representing the history of the Kings County, Nova Scotia. | ::This site contains over 4000 files (images and text) representing the history of the Kings County, Nova Scotia. | ||
*'''1752-1780 (gaps)''' - ''The Halifax Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4p3FJGzxjgAC Google News] | *'''1752-1780 (gaps)''' - ''The Halifax Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4p3FJGzxjgAC Google News] | ||
*'''1783-1853''' - ''The Nova-Scotia Gazette and the Weekly Chronicle'' aka ''The Royal Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC Google News] | *'''1783-1853''' - ''The Nova-Scotia Gazette and the Weekly Chronicle'' aka ''The Royal Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YFjsv_pBGBYC Google News] | ||
*'''1784-1799''' - ''The Royal St. John's Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QhmGFXoqNHAC Google News] | *'''1784-1799''' - ''The Royal St. John's Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QhmGFXoqNHAC Google News] | ||
*'''1784-1799''' - ''St. John's Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=wsYPZf_qF0UC Google News] | *'''1784-1799''' - ''St. John's Gazette'' at [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=wsYPZf_qF0UC Google News] | ||
*[https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/nova-scotia-online-historical-newspapers-summary/?fbclid=IwAR3B2CACLb6_7xQPpVlB7o-VagIHv50E2_WyE0Ss2-foG4pPIFFNuV1LM6s The Ancestor Hunt : Nova Scotia Online Historical Newspapers Summary] | |||
== Resources for Nova Scotia Newspapers == | ==Resources for Nova Scotia 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. | 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. | ||
=== Newspaper Directories | ===Newspaper Directories=== | ||
*Tratt, Gertrude E. N. ''A Survey and Listing of Nova Scotia Newspapers, 1752–1957, with particular reference to the period before 1867''. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University 1979. (Family History Library {{FHL|385057|title-id|disp=book 971.6 B33t}}; fich{{FHL|385057|title-id|disp=e 6087817}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/survey-and-listing-of-nova-scotia-newspapers-1752-1957-with-particular-reference-to-the-period-before-1867/oclc/6753863 WorldCat] | *Tratt, Gertrude E. N. ''A Survey and Listing of Nova Scotia Newspapers, 1752–1957, with particular reference to the period before 1867''. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University 1979. (Family History Library {{FHL|385057|title-id|disp=book 971.6 B33t}}; fich{{FHL|385057|title-id|disp=e 6087817}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/survey-and-listing-of-nova-scotia-newspapers-1752-1957-with-particular-reference-to-the-period-before-1867/oclc/6753863 WorldCat] | ||
*Lynn Murphy. ''Nova Scotia Newspapers: A Directory and Union List, 1752–1988''. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University, School of Library and Informational Studies, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|237126|title-id|disp=book 971.6 B33n9}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/nova-scotia-newspapers-a-directory-and-union-list-1752-1988/oclc/1029963562 WorldCat] | *Lynn Murphy. ''Nova Scotia Newspapers: A Directory and Union List, 1752–1988''. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University, School of Library and Informational Studies, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|237126|title-id|disp=book 971.6 B33n9}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/nova-scotia-newspapers-a-directory-and-union-list-1752-1988/oclc/1029963562 WorldCat] | ||
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/union-list-of-nova-scotia-newspapers-who-has-what-for-when-and-where/oclc/23213649&referer=brief_results ''A union list of Nova Scotia newspapers''] compiled by the Blue Pond Collaborative. 1987. | *[https://www.worldcat.org/title/union-list-of-nova-scotia-newspapers-who-has-what-for-when-and-where/oclc/23213649&referer=brief_results ''A union list of Nova Scotia newspapers''] compiled by the Blue Pond Collaborative. 1987. | ||
*Thomas Brewer Vincent. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-directory-of-nova-scotia-newspapers-and-journals-before-confederation/oclc/1149253489&referer=brief_results ''An historical directory of Nova Scotia newspapers and journals before Confederation''] Kingston, Ontario: Royal Military College of Canada, 1977.<ref name="de">de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Historical Newspapers Bibliographies (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Historical_Newspapers_Bibliographies_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | *Thomas Brewer Vincent. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-directory-of-nova-scotia-newspapers-and-journals-before-confederation/oclc/1149253489&referer=brief_results ''An historical directory of Nova Scotia newspapers and journals before Confederation''] Kingston, Ontario: Royal Military College of Canada, 1977.<ref name="de">de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Historical Newspapers Bibliographies (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Historical_Newspapers_Bibliographies_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
*Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association -[https://lamns.ca/initiatives/nova-scotia-historical-newspapers-online/reading-these-digitized-newspapers/ Digitized Nova Scotian Newspapers] | *Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association -[https://lamns.ca/initiatives/nova-scotia-historical-newspapers-online/reading-these-digitized-newspapers/ Digitized Nova Scotian Newspapers] | ||
*Acadia University - Vaughan Memorial Library - [https://libguides.acadiau.ca/history/Newspapers_Microfilm Maritime Newspapers on Microfilm at Acadia]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Obtaining_Canada_Newspaper_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | *Acadia University - Vaughan Memorial Library - [https://libguides.acadiau.ca/history/Newspapers_Microfilm Maritime Newspapers on Microfilm at Acadia]<ref name="taylor">Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Obtaining_Canada_Newspaper_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
=== Libraries and Archives | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
The majority of the early newspapers for the whole province of Nova Scotia are at the Nova Scotia Archives. | The majority of the early newspapers for the whole province of Nova Scotia are at the Nova Scotia Archives. | ||
[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THnews&List=all '''Nova Scotia Archives'''] <br>6016 University Avenue <br>Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1W4<br>Canada<br>Telephone: (902)424-6060 <br>Email: archivesnovascotia.ca | [https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THnews&List=all '''Nova Scotia Archives'''] <br>6016 University Avenue <br>Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1W4<br>Canada<br>Telephone: (902)424-6060 <br>Email: archivesnovascotia.ca | ||
*[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THnews&List=all '''Holdings'''] | *[https://archives.novascotia.ca/virtual/?Search=THnews&List=all '''Holdings'''] | ||
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | {{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | ||
==== Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia | ====Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/14687?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers'']. Halifax: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, 1978-1988. The volumes cover 1769-1812, 1813-1822, 1823-1828, 1829-1834, 1835-1839, 1840-1843, 1844-1847, 1848-1851, 1852-1854; {{FHL|14687|title-id|disp=FHL Book 971.6 V29p}}; {{FHL|14687|title-id|disp=beginning with fiche 6099917}}; a full list and details are available at their [http://www.novascotiaancestors.ca/cpage.php?pt=247 website]. <br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/14687?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers'']. Halifax: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, 1978-1988. The volumes cover 1769-1812, 1813-1822, 1823-1828, 1829-1834, 1835-1839, 1840-1843, 1844-1847, 1848-1851, 1852-1854; {{FHL|14687|title-id|disp=FHL Book 971.6 V29p}}; {{FHL|14687|title-id|disp=beginning with fiche 6099917}}; a full list and details are available at their [http://www.novascotiaancestors.ca/cpage.php?pt=247 website]. <br> | ||
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*Roger MacPherson. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vital-statistics-from-the-colonial-patriot-pictou-dec-1827-may-1834/oclc/47122773&referer=brief_results ''Vital statistics from the Colonial patriot (Pictou),'''] ''Dec 1827-May 1834''. Nepean, Ont: MacPherson, 2001. | *Roger MacPherson. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/vital-statistics-from-the-colonial-patriot-pictou-dec-1827-may-1834/oclc/47122773&referer=brief_results ''Vital statistics from the Colonial patriot (Pictou),'''] ''Dec 1827-May 1834''. Nepean, Ont: MacPherson, 2001. | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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Online Records[edit | edit source]
- "Newspapers are, and always have been, a mirror held up to reflect who we are, how our communities came to be, how we live our daily lives, and how we view the world around us. 'Old' newspapers have special value, because they enable us to look back and see what the world was like 20, 50, 100 or even 200 years ago. Presented in this resource are fifteen different newspapers published in seven very different Nova Scotia communities over a span of 230 years — from The Nova Scotia Chronicle and Weekly Advertiser in 1769, to Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse in 2002. Begin exploring the surviving issues for each newspaper, for the years indicated — 163,000 digitized pages in all!"
- This site contains over 4000 files (images and text) representing the history of the Kings County, Nova Scotia.
- 1752-1780 (gaps) - The Halifax Gazette at Google News
- 1783-1853 - The Nova-Scotia Gazette and the Weekly Chronicle aka The Royal Gazette at Google News
- 1784-1799 - The Royal St. John's Gazette at Google News
- 1784-1799 - St. John's Gazette at Google News
- The Ancestor Hunt : Nova Scotia Online Historical Newspapers Summary
Resources for Nova Scotia Newspapers[edit | edit source]
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.
Newspaper Directories[edit | edit source]
- Tratt, Gertrude E. N. A Survey and Listing of Nova Scotia Newspapers, 1752–1957, with particular reference to the period before 1867. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University 1979. (Family History Library book 971.6 B33t; fiche 6087817.) WorldCat
- Lynn Murphy. Nova Scotia Newspapers: A Directory and Union List, 1752–1988. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University, School of Library and Informational Studies, 1990. (Family History Library book 971.6 B33n9.) WorldCat
- A union list of Nova Scotia newspapers compiled by the Blue Pond Collaborative. 1987.
- Thomas Brewer Vincent. An historical directory of Nova Scotia newspapers and journals before Confederation Kingston, Ontario: Royal Military College of Canada, 1977.[1]
- Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association -Digitized Nova Scotian Newspapers
- Acadia University - Vaughan Memorial Library - Maritime Newspapers on Microfilm at Acadia[2]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The majority of the early newspapers for the whole province of Nova Scotia are at the Nova Scotia Archives.
Nova Scotia Archives
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1W4
Canada
Telephone: (902)424-6060
Email: archivesnovascotia.ca
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia[edit | edit source]
- Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers. Halifax: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, 1978-1988. The volumes cover 1769-1812, 1813-1822, 1823-1828, 1829-1834, 1835-1839, 1840-1843, 1844-1847, 1848-1851, 1852-1854; FHL Book 971.6 V29p; beginning with fiche 6099917; a full list and details are available at their website.
- Mildred Howard. Early Cape Breton newspapers: vital statistics and items. Several volumes. Cape Breton Genealogical Society, 1992.
- Roger MacPherson. Vital statistics from the Colonial patriot (Pictou),' Dec 1827-May 1834. Nepean, Ont: MacPherson, 2001.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ de Groot, Susanna, "Canada Historical Newspapers Bibliographies (National Institute)," The National Institute for Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Historical_Newspapers_Bibliographies_%28National_Institute%29.
- ↑ Taylor, Ryan, "Obtaining Canada Newspaper Resources (National Institute)," The National Institute for Genealogical Studies (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Obtaining_Canada_Newspaper_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.
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