Find Stuff for My School Projects

Are you researching a school project? Our website chronicles the people, places, and events that make up Nova Scotia's history through original records, photographs, maps, and more. Below we have divided our web exhibits into 15 categories so you can get a head-start on your research.

 

Notable Nova Scotians

Learn about Nova Scotians who have made their mark on our history.

  • Mary E. Black

  • Ernest Buckler: A Remarkable Nova Scotia Novelist

  • Helen Creighton: Nova Scotia Folklorist

  • Clara Dennis

  • W.R. MacAskill

  • J.A.D. McCurdy and the Silver Dart: Canada's 'First Aerial Navigator'

  • Don Messer

 

Nova Scotian Artists

Explore the lives and work of some of Nova Scotia's most recognized artists.

  • Mary E. Black and The Key to Weaving

  • William E. deGarthe

  • S. Edgar March: Nova Scotia Bird Watercolours

  • The Prat Sisters: Free Spirits of the 1890s

 

Images of our Past: Photographers

See images of our past through the work of Nova Scotian photographers.

  • Gone but Never Forgotten: Bob Brooks' Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s

  • Notman Studio

  • Roger's Photographic Advertising Album (1871)

  • Buckley Family

  • J.A. Irvine

  • Helen Creighton: Nova Scotia Folklorist

  • Nova Scotia Information Service

  • The Royal Engineers in Halifax: Photographing the Garrison City, 1870-1885

 

African Nova Scotian Resources

Learn about the history of African Nova Scotians, from slavery and abolition to Africville.

  • Gone but Never Forgotten: Bob Brooks' Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s

  • African Nova Scotians

 

Acadian Resources

Six web products explore the history of the Acadian people in Nova Scotia, from their settlement and deportation, to their communities and culture.

  • An Acadian Parish Remembered

  • The Port Royal Habitation: Four Hundred Years of European Settlement in North America

  • Acadian Heartland: Records of the Deportation and Le Grand Dérangement, 1714-1768

  • Acadian Heartland: The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749

  • This is Our Home: Acadians of Nova Scotia

  • Acadian Genealogical Sources

 

Families of Nova Scotia

Learn about 18th and 19th century life through the records of some of Nova Scotia's oldest families. Discover your own Nova Scotian past through Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics.

  • Gideon White Family Papers: Loyalists of Shelburne

  • The Eassons and the Hoyts: Two Hundred Years of Family and Community Life in Nova Scotia

  • Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics

 

Mikmaq Resources

Explore the history of the Mi'kmaq people in Nova Scotia, and learn about their culture and traditions.

  • Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide

 

Gaelic Resources

Learn about the province's Gaelic roots and their continuing culture, heritage and traditions.

  • Gaelic Resources: Goireasan Gàidhlig

 

How Government Works

See some of the earliest records of government in Canada through two web products.

  • 'Voices of the People' — Nova Scotia House of Assembly ~ Petitions and Correspondence 1758-1850

  • Acadian Heartland: The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749

 

Nova Scotia and the Sea

The sea has shaped everything in Nova Scotia, from the landscape to the economy. These web exhibits show the province's timeless bond with the sea.

  • Nova Scotia and the Sea

  • W.R. MacAskill

  • Bluenose: A Canadian Icon

  • Schooners: Workhorses of the Sea

  • Brigs and Barques: Images and Artworks from the Age of Sail

  • The Royal Navy in Nova Scotia Waters

  • Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia

  • Where the Land Meets the Sea: Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia

  • Lighthouses of Nova Scotia

  • Ports and Harbours

  • William E. deGarthe

 

Tourism in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has always been a place to visit and enjoy! Explore the beginnings of the tourism industry in the province through three web products.

  • 'Canada's Ocean Playground': The Tourism Industry in Nova Scotia, 1870-1970

  • Nova Scotia Information Service

 

Our Communities

Explore photographs, maps, newspapers, books, and city directories that illustrate the evolution of the villages, towns, and cities of Nova Scotia.

  • Built Heritage Resource Guide

  • Halifax and Its People / 1749-1999

  • Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia

  • Lunenburg by the Sea

  • Lighthouses of Nova Scotia

  • Ports and Harbours

  • The Halifax Gazette

  • Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics

  • The Royal Engineers in Halifax: Photographing the Garrison City, 1870-1885

  • Roger's Photographic Advertising Album (1871)

  • McAlpine's Nova Scotia Directory, 1907-08

 

Built Heritage

Learn how to unlock the history of your home and see the changing landscape of our communities.

  • Built Heritage Resource Guide

  • The Royal Engineers in Halifax: Photographing the Garrison City, 1870-1885

  • Roger's Photographic Advertising Album (1871)

 

Disasters and Loss

Explore detailed examinations of the Halifax Explosion and the sinking of the Titanic through photographs, film clips, newspaper and magazine articles, and original documents.

  • Halifax Explosion 1917 Online Resources

  • Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book

  • Halifax Explosion: 'A Vision of Regeneration'

  • RMS Titanic Resource

 

Occupations and Recreation

Nova Scotia at work and at play! Learn about some of the oldest occupations in the province and the history of Nova Scotian sport and recreation.

  • Men in the Mines

  • 'Canada's Ocean Playground': The Tourism Industry in Nova Scotia, 1870-1970

  • The Royal Navy in Nova Scotia Waters

  • Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia

  • Tom Connors: 'The Old Sport'

  • McAlpine's Nova Scotia Directory, 1907-08