Blogger: Lauren Oostveen

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, or marriage record that you want.

2) Tweet why that record is important to you and add the hash-tag #mynsfamily at the end. Ex: I want my grandmother's birth certificate because it would mean the world to my mother. #mynsfamily

OR

Join our Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/novascotiaarchives/) and make a post on the Page with the same information.

3) Get a bonus entry for including a screen capture of the record that you want! (See above for an example--that's folklorist Helen Creighton's birth record.)

We'll draw a winner at the end of the week (Dec. 17th), and provide you with a beautiful paper copy (perfect for framing, scrap-booking, etc) of your record of choice or a digital copy--it's up to you!

Good luck finding your family's records--remember, the ranges of birth, death, and marriage records we have online are:

Births: 1864-1877, 1908-1909
Marriages: Bonds 1763-1864, Registrations 1864-1934
Deaths: 1864-1877, 1908-1959, City of Halifax 1890-1908

Happy searching!