Publications

Inquiries and Orders

A variety of traditional hard-copy publications (books, bulletins, journals, etc.) are available for purchase under the following terms:

- prepayment required for all items

- prices include shipping and handling unless otherwise stated

- cheques or money orders should be made out to:
  Public Archives of Nova Scotia

- please allow four to six weeks for delivery

Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
CANADA B3H 1W4

Telephone: (902) 424-6065
Fax: (902) 424-0628
Email: nsarm@gov.ns.ca

For Genealogists

Julie Morris, Tracing Your Ancestors In Nova Scotia, 3rd ed. (Halifax, 1987); 11 pp. $4.00 each

Nova Scotia Genealogical Sources County Guide Series (Halifax, 1988- ) $3.50 each

   No. 1 - Halifax County, comp. Philip Hartling & Julie Morris; 14 pp.
   No. 2 - Kings County, comp. Wendy Thorpe; 16 pp.
   No. 3 - Lunenburg County, comp. Philip Hartling; 18 pp.
   No. 4 - Pictou County, comp. Allan C. Dunlop; 14 pp.
   No. 5 - Annapolis County, comp. Wendy Thorpe; 21 pp.
   No. 6 - Colchester County, comp. Allan C. Dunlop; 15 pp.
   No. 7 - Guysborough County, comp. Philip Hartling; 14 pp.
   No. 8 - City of Halifax, comp. Garry Shutlak; 13 pp.

For General Interest Readers and Collectors

Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography, 1899-1973 (Halifax, 2000); 470 pp. A bibliography of film, video and selected television productions, created by, for or about Nova Scotians; includes 'A Brief History of Film in Nova Scotia' and a database of over 2500 film descriptions, plus indexes. Of interest to film researchers, cultural historians and anyone interested in the ‘movies’.

$19.95 per copy, prepaid, plus $5.00 for shipping/handling

NovArchives: A Guide to the Archival Records of the Government of Nova Scotia (Halifax, 1998); 263 pp. Fonds, series, and sub-series descriptions for 84 government departments, agencies, boards and commissions, as well as courts, all of whose records are held by NSARM. Of interest to researchers, genealogists, the Government of Nova Scotia and members of the archival and cultural heritage communities.

$19.95 per copy, prepaid, plus $5.00 for shipping/handling

Book Series, $8.00 each:

NS Archives II. A Calendar of Two Letter-Books and One Commission-Book in the Possession of the Government of Nova Scotia, 1713-1741, ed. Archibald M. MacMechan, Nova Scotia Archives II (Halifax, 1900)

NS Archives III. Original Minutes of His Majesty’s Council at Annapolis Royal 1720-1739, ed. Archibald M. MacMechan; Nova Scotia Archives III (Halifax, 1908)

No. 3. A Calendar of Official Correspondence and Legislative Papers of Nova Scotia, 1802-1815, comp. Margaret Ells (Halifax, 1936)

No. 11. Clarkson’s Mission to America 1791-1792, ed. C. Bruce Fergusson (Halifax, 1971)

Bulletin Series, $3.50 each:

Vol. 1, No. 1. A Documentary Study of Early Educational Policy (Halifax, 1937)

Vol. 1, No. 2. A Study of Early Provincial Taxation, between 1751 and 1815, prepared by Margaret Ells; (Halifax, 1937)

Vol. 2, No. 1. Letters of Rev. Norman McLeod 1835-51, ed. D.C. Harvey (Halifax, 1939)

Vol. 2, No. 2. The Achievement of Agricola and the Agricultural Societies 1812-25, prepared by J.S. Martell; (Halifax, 1940)

Vol. 2, No. 3. From Central Board to Secretary of Agriculture, 1826-1885, prepared by J.S. Martell; (Halifax, 1940)

Vol. 2, No. 4. A Documentary Study of Provincial Finance and Currency 1812-36, prepared by J.S. Martell; (Halifax, 1941)

Vol. 9. D.C. Harvey, A Documentary Study of the Origin and Distribution of the Arms Fund (Halifax, 1947) (in succession to Vol. 2, No. 4)

No. 11. Journal or Diary of James Boutineau Francklin...for the years 1825-32, intr. D.C. Harvey (Halifax, 1956)

No.18. C. Bruce Fergusson, Nova Scotia Institute of Science (Halifax, 1963)

No.23. C. Bruce Fergusson, “The Old King Is Back”: Amos ‘King’ Seaman and his Diary (Halifax, 1972)

Nova Scotia Historical Quarterly (1971-1980)

Available at $4.00 each or $7.00 for two; discounts available on bulk orders to retailers.