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 med by the Genealogical Society of Utah and copies are available at the Nova Scotia Archives and on loan through any FamilySearch Center.
-=== Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry Offices ===
+== Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry Offices ==
+*[https://novascotia.ca/natr/library/oldmaps2.asp Ambrose Finson Church maps purchasing information]
-The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources maintains records and maps tracking crown land transactions. It also maintains a collection of Ambrose Finson Church (A.F. Church) maps dating back to the mid to late 1800s. These materials reside in either the Department’s library or in the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre. The following brief description will explain how these two resources can be of use for you.
+The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources maintains records and maps tracking crown land transactions. It also maintains a [https://novascotia.ca/natr/library/oldmaps2.asp '''collection of Ambrose Finson Church (A.F. Church) maps'''] dating back to the mid to late 1800s. These materials reside in either the Department’s library or in the Provincial Crown Lands Record Centre. The following brief description will explain how these two resources can be of use for you.
-==== The Library  ====
-The A.F. Church maps indicate the names of the heads of households in each community, as well as listing tradesmen and prominent citizens. These maps are about four and a half feet square, or a little larger, include insets of Nova Scotia and adjacent provinces, plans of the various townships, and names of residents. Each (except Cumberland) bears a certification that it was entered according to law on the twenty-fourth day of March, 1864, by Ambrose F. Church. None of the maps were published that year, and very little is generally known about Ambrose F. Church.
-There is a detailed schedule of the completion dates of each map and this can be accessed at the website. You may purchase copies of these maps on 36" x 60" paper. Each county is printed on 2 sheets of bond paper and is priced at $18-29 Canadian per county. See website for more details.
+=== The Library  ===
+The A.F. Church maps indicate the names of the heads of households in each community, as well as listing tradesmen and prominent citizens. These maps are about four and a half feet square, or a little larger, include insets of Nova Scotia and adjacent provinces, plans of the various townships, and names of residents.
 ==== Crown Land Grant Maps  ====
+Crown Land Grant Index maps provide a graphic representation of the layout of the original land grants and over the years they have been meticulously updated by government staff. They show the locations of all land grants and townships. Each map is 26" x 36". The series consists of 138 maps and may be viewed or downloaded. These index sheets are updated on a daily basis. The crown commenced issuing grants in the 1730s, so the names found on this series can predate the A.F. Church maps by over 100 years.
-Crown Land Grant Index maps provide a graphic representation of the layout of the original land grants and over the years they have been meticulously updated by government staff. They show the locations of all land grants and townships. Each map is 26" x 36". The series consists of 138 maps and may be viewed or downloaded. These index sheets are updated on a daily basis. The crown commenced issuing grants in the 1730s, so the names found on this series can predate the A.F. Church maps by over 100 years. Each Crown Land Grant Index Map is printed on bond paper and is priced at $6.86 Canadian (as of 2012). <br>
 [http://novascotia.ca/natr/ '''Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry Offices''' ]<br> 1701 Hollis Street 3rd Floor, Founders’ Square <br> P.O. Box 698 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 <br> Telephone: 902-424-8633 <br> Email: [mailto:nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca]<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Nova Scotia Land Records (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Nova_Scotia_Land_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>