The loss of the White Star Liner RMS Titanic needs no introduction for anyone alive today. On its maiden voyage in 1912 the great vessel suffered irreversible damage, after a glancing blow from an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912 opened five water-tight compartments to the in-rushing sea. At 2:20 a.m. the following day, 15 April, the technological marvel of the Edwardian Age sank.

You can find the Irish among the first settlers in almost any community in this province

Have a little last-minute shopping to take care of? Here at the archives, we think that family vital statistics records make great gifts--and want to give one away!Here's how you win:1) Go to novascotiagenealogy.com and find the birth, death,...

The Discover Your Nova Scotia Roots contest has just about wrapped up, so I thought I'd point out another one of my favourite entries!This story comes from Sharon of Mills River, NC:"I'm extremely proud of my Nova Scotia roots! When...

The Discover Your Nova Scotia Roots Contest has reached its mid-way point, and I'm finding myself constantly checking back to see what the folks entering are saying. We asked entrants to answer one question: why do you think you have...

Unidentified seated lady, ca. 1910 (Notman Studios).So many photos in the archives are, sadly, unidentified. I often hope that someone will stumble across one of these nameless photos and see the face of a relative. If you're looking for...

The artifacts don't come to life (I think), but there will be some cool things happening at the Public Archives Building this Saturday evening. We're taking part in the third annual Nocturne: Art at Night festival.

Who built this house? When? How did they furnish it? What were their lives like? Who was the first person to own this piece of land? What were its original measurements and boundaries? How did it change shape and ownership over the years? When was a house first built on it? What did the neighbourhood look like then?

Here's the breakdown of the added records: Births (1909): 14,387 records Marriages (1934): 3,932 records Deaths (1959): 6,374 records

These photos were taken by Clara Dennis (1881-1958), one of the province´s first travel writers, and the first woman to write extensively about Nova Scotia from a personal perspective...