In this entry, we leave Digby for Middleton and The Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum. After examining several items from the museum and archives, we travel around Middleton to film some historic sites.
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...
I rose from bed thinking there would be a sunrise to photograph and that I'd best take advantage of it. It was just after 6 a.m. and still dark as night outside. I checked my laptop for sunrise times and...
The weather still hadn't changed for the better by morning. From the patio of my second floor room I could barely see the wharf through the fog and although the rain wasn't spilling, it was steady. An older gentleman walking...
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...
Here's the breakdown of the added records: Births (1909): 14,387 records Marriages (1934): 3,932 records Deaths (1959): 6,374 records