Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management ~ www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/

Nova Scotia Archives. . . Your first and best Internet destination for information about "the most comprehensive collection of Nova Scotia historical evidence anywhere."

Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM) acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage — recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.

One of Canada's oldest archival institutions, we maintain a strong tradition of client service. Each year we assist thousands of researchers and general-interest visitors, both onsite and online, in finding out more about themselves, their families, their communities and their province. We look forward to helping you!

Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture and Heritage

Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management

6016 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia   CANADA   B3H 1W4

tel: (902) 424-6060       fax: (902) 424-0628       email: nsarm@gov.ns.ca

Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Wednesday Evening 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm



 

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Nova Scotia Archives

. . . Your first and best Internet destination for information about "the most comprehensive collection of Nova Scotia historical evidence anywhere."

Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM) acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage — recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.

One of Canada's oldest archival institutions, we maintain a strong tradition of client service. Each year we assist thousands of researchers and general-interest visitors, both onsite and online, in finding out more about themselves, their families, their communities and their province. We look forward to helping you!

Research Your Roots

200700105

Aileen Meagher: Olympic Medallist and 'Canada's Flying Schoolmarm'

Celebrate the passage of the Olympic Torch Relay through Nova Scotia by exploring the career of this outstanding Canadian athlete, artist, schoolteacher and world traveller. Over eighty digitized photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, event programs, and works of art showcase her accomplishments, including a bronze medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.


click to explore

200817652

'An East Coast Port': Halifax in Wartime, 1939-1945

Step back in time to explore a city at war with 'An East Coast Port': Halifax in Wartime, 1939-1945. East Coast Port is a collection of seven virtual exhibits that contain over 5,800 photos, film clips, and print material that documents the lives of Nova Scotians living with war. Highlighted topics include Halifax on the eve of war, wartime censorship, women and families responding to war, and entertaining the troops. A separate film clips section includes footage of a German U-Boat being captured off Shelburne, clips of the V.E. Day Riots, and more.


click to explore

200910004

Fishing Fundy Waters

A selection of 44 black-and-white photographs from the early 1950s, honouring and celebrating the people of southwestern Nova Scotia and the work of John Collier Jr., one of America's leading twentieth-century photographers.


click to explore


Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture and Heritage Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management

6016 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia   CANADA   B3H 1W4

tel: (902) 424-6060       fax: (902) 424-0628       email: nsarm@gov.ns.ca

Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Wednesday Evening 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
see Holiday schedule

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