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We will be closed to in-person researchers on December 14th and December 15th. The Archives will re-open on December 16th at 10 am.  This temporary closure is necessary to prepare for the installation of mobile shelving. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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@katynotie We appreciate corrections! Thanks Katy!

I've never sent @NS_Archives corrections before. But thought since I spend about 29 hours a day on their website maybe it'd be helpful. I just sent three. They're going to hate me. But I look forward to September when I'll have time to assist in transcribing records!

Due to the arrival of Hurricane Lee, Nova Scotia Archives will remain CLOSED tomorrow, Saturday September 16th, as a precautionary effort to keep staff and researchers safe.

This Barbie is an Archivist. #Archives #Barbie

@charlenegagnon @NS_Archives Hi, the Government of Nova Scotia launched its first website in 1995, and here's what it looked like!

Happening Today: No. 2 Construction Battalion Flag Raising Ceremony. July 5, 2023 : CFB Gagetown, Oromocto, New Brunswick – 1pm Atlantic. In remembrance of their creation on July 5, 1916. Watch Livestream: zurl.co/BhLx

On this day in 1916: the Department of Defense and Militia authorized the formation of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, the largest Black military unit in Canadian history. You can learn more about the Battalion here: no2-cef.ca/history/

@tim_fedak @ClaudineBonner FYI our pals at HRM Archives have an excellent conversion tool for Halifax street numbers: halifax.ca/about-halifax/…

@ClaudineBonner Indeed! Street numbers changed in 1950s and again in 1960s, but according to 1907 City Directory @NS_Archives archives.novascotia.ca/directory/page… and map from 1930 (red dot) - No. 2 Brunswick seems to now be 2080 Brunswick.

Excited this morning to find Samuel (age 5) and the Gaskin family in the newly released 1931 Census data. Abraham owned the building at 2 Brunswick St, valued at $3000. #SamuelGaskin @ClaudineBonner

You can access the Nova Scotia Archives Shop via the link, or through the 'shopping cart' links you'll see throughout the site. archives-novascotia.shop

If you enjoy the images you find here & on our website, this is your chance to take home high-res versions of your faves. We’ve streamlined the process for orders, made it easier to request images, & have a small collection of our most popular photos (which will keep growing)!

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. Explore our video series with Mi’kmaq Cultural Heritage Curator, Roger Lewis. #NIPD2023 youtu.be/4yv1kUjZJEo

Ta’n me’j Tel-keknuo’ltiek (Da’n mej Del-geg-new-ol-tee-egg): How Unique We Still Are. Our exhibit continues at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Salina Kemp, Guest Curator. maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/ta… #MMAUnique #WeAreAllTreatyPeople

Nova Scotia designer Vicki Lynn Bardon specifically created these designs of an appliquéd Town of Lunenburg skirt for Princess Diana and the tiny toddler’s Bluenose II jacket for one-year-old Prince William.

@katynotie @jsimonf I’m not sure either one is great?

@jsimonf @NS_Archives Imagine if it was “Visitation of God in a vengeful manner.” 🫣

I found this curiosity while looking around the @NS_Archives. Three people in Broad Cove are listed to have died by Visitation of God. Which meant suddenly or unexpected. Strange thing for three people.

June is National Indigenous History Month. Thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers, the Mi'kmaq called themselves L'nu'k, which simply means 'the people,' 'human beings.' Their present name, Mi'kmaq, derives from nikmaq, meaning 'my kin-friends.' #NIHM2023

@katynotie I’ve never encountered this one before! What kind of records? Vital stats?

@brianjeffcock They knew what they were doing, for sure. The 1898 one is also good:

@NS_Archives that poster is amazing

In 1896, Yarmouth Steamship Limited promoted its 'Land of Evangeline Route' as the "shortest, cheapest and most pleasant route between Boston and Nova Scotia and Cape Breton''.