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Nova Scotia -- General Indexes

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H65 1980 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers, 1823-1828. -- Halifax : Genealogical Committee of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1980. -- 161 p.
Period of Coverage: 1823-1828
Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian (Halifax)
  • Acadian recorder
  • Free press (Halifax)
  • The Halifax journal
  • Nova Scotia royal gazette
  • The Novascotian, or, Colonial herald
  • The Philanthropist : Nova Scotia religious and political register
  • The Weekly chronicle (Halifax)

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H652 1982 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers, 1829-1834. -- Assisted by Grace L. Hubley. -- Halifax : Genealogical Association of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1982. -- 164 p.
Period of Coverage: 1829-1834 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian (Halifax)
  • Acadian recorder
  • Free press (Halifax)
  • Halifax free press
  • The Halifax journal
  • Nova Scotia royal gazette
  • The Novascotian, or, Colonial herald
  • Times (Halifax)

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 M37 1990 fol.
Marble, Allan Everett. -- Deaths, burials, and probate of Nova Scotians, 1749-1799, from primary sources. -- Halifax, NS : Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Publications 14 and 15, 1990. -- 2 vols. -- V. 1. (A-K) -- V. 2. (L-Z)
Period of Coverage: 1749-1799 Arranged by name, date, place, age, kin, source, addenda.
Titles indexed include: Halifax gazette, Halifax gazette and weekly advertiser, Halifax journal, Nova Scotia chronicle and weekly advertiser, Nova Scotia gazette, Nova Scotia gazette and weekly chronicle, Nova Scotia magazine, Nova Scotia packet and general advertiser, Port Roseway gazetteer and the Shelburne advertiser, Royal American Gazette, Royal Gazette and the Nova Scotia advertiser, Weekly chronicle Shelburne.

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 M372 1999 fol.
Marble, Allan Everett. -- Deaths, burials, and probate of Nova Scotians, 1800-1850, from primary sources. -- Halifax, NS : Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, c1999. -- 4 vols. -- V. 1. (A-E) -- V. 2. (E-J) -- V. 3. (K-O) -- V. 4. (P-Z) -- 1895982197 (v. 1) ; 1895982200 (v. 2) ; 1895982219 (v. 3) ; 1895982227 (v. 4)
Period of Coverage: 1800-1850 Arranged by name, date, place, age, kin, source, addenda.
Titles indexed include: Halifax: Acadian, Acadian and General Advertiser, Acadian Recorder, Acadian Telegraph, Advertiser and Business Directory, Baptist Missionary Magazine, British Colonist, Bulletin, Christian Herald, Christian Messenger, Christian Record, Church Times, Colonial Pearl, Commercial Advertiser, Cross, Day Star, Free Press, Gridiron, Guardian, Halifax Journal, Halifax Monthly Magazine, Halifax Weekly Mirror, Haligonian and General Advertiser, Irish Volunteer, Mirror, Missionary Register of the Presbyterian Church, Morning Chronicle, Morning Courier : Parliamentary Reporter and Literary Gazette, Morning Herald and Commercial Advertiser, Morning Post, Morning Post and Parliamentary Reporter, Morning Post and Protestant Loyalist, Nova Scotia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser, Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Novascotian, Novator, Olive Branch, Pearl, Philanthropist, Presbyterian Witness, Register, Royal Gazette, Royal Gazette and Nova Scotia Advertiser, Standard and Conservative Advocate, Sun, Temperance Recorder, Times, Times and Courier, Weekly Chronicle, Wesleyan.
Lunenburg: Colonial Churchman
North Sydney: The Times and Cape Breton Spectator
Pictou: Colonial Patriot, Eastern Chronicle, Mechanic and Farmer, Pictou Observer and Eastern Advertiser, Presbyterian Banner, The Bee
Sydney: Cape Breton Advocate, Cape Breton News, Cape Breton Spectator, Commercial Herald, The Cape Bretonian and General Reporter, The Spirit of the Times
Windsor: Hants' and Kings' County Gazette
Yarmouth: Yarmouth Conservative, Yarmouth Courier and Colonial Farmer, Yarmouth Herald and Western Advertiser, Yarmouth Morning Courier, Yarmouth Telegraph, Yarmouth Temperance Gazette.

FC2471.1 A1 N48 Ref.
New Brunswick Genealogical Society. Vital Statistics Committee. -- New Brunswick vital statistics from newspapers. -- Fredericton : The Society, 1982+     -- 0920051030 (vol. 5)
Period of Coverage: 1784-1896 Vols. 6-11, 13-15, 19-23, 25 have title: Vital statistics from New Brunswick newspapers and are published by D. F. Johnson. Chronological brief entries by newspaper. Alphabetical surname index.
Please see also : Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspapers Vital Statistics Titles included in various volumes:

  • Acadian recorder (Halifax)
  • Albert star. (Albert, NB)
  • The Bay Pilot. (St.Andrews, NB)
  • Borderer. (Sackville, NB)
  • British colonist. (Halifax)
  • Carleton sentinel
  • Chignecto post
  • Christian visitor
  • City gazette. (Saint John)
  • Colonial farmer
  • Daily morning news. (Saint John)
  • Daily news. (Saint John)
  • Daily sun. (Saint John)
  • The Daily telegraph (Saint John)
  • Fredericton evening capital
  • Fredericton gleaner
  • Fredericton telegraph
  • Gleaner (Chatham, NB)
  • The Gleaner and Northumberland schediasma
  • The Halifax journal
  • The Head quarters
  • Kings County record (Sussex, NB)
  • The Loyalist (Saint John)
  • Maple leaf. (Albert, NB)
  • Messenger & Visitor (Saint John, NB)
  • Miramichi mercury
  • Moncton times
  • Le Moniteur acadien
  • The Morning freeman (Saint John)
  • New Brunswick chronicle
  • New Brunswick courier
  • New Brunswick reporter and Fredericton advertiser
  • New Brunswick Royal Gazette
  • Nova Scotia Royal Gazette
  • Novascotian
  • Progress. (Saint John)
  • Provincial patriot and St. Stephen's banner
  • The Religious intelligencer
  • The review. (Richibucto)
  • St. Andrews beacon
  • St. Andrews courant
  • St. Andrews herald
  • St. Andrews standard
  • Saint John daily news
  • The Saint John gazette
  • Saint John globe
  • Saint John herald
  • Saint John morning news
  • St. John morning telegraph
  • Saint John star
  • St. Stephen banner
  • St. Stephen courier
  • The Telegraph journal (Saint John)
  • Temperance telegraph (Saint John)
  • Times; or, True Briton (Saint John)
  • The Union advocate
  • The Watchman (Saint John)
  • Weekly chronicle (Saint John)
  • Weekly observer (Saint John)
  • Woodstock Dispatch
  • Woodstock journal
  • The Woodstock times

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 P87 1981 fol.
Punch, Terrance M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers, 1769-1812. -- Halifax : Genealogical Committee of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1981. -- 110 p.
Period of Coverage: 1769-1812 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Free press (Halifax)
  • The Halifax journal
  • The Nova-Scotia gazette and the weekly chronicle
  • The Nova-Scotia magazine: and comprehensive review of literature, politics and news
  • The Nova-Scotia packet and the general advertiser
  • Nova Scotia royal gazette
  • The Novator : and Nova Scotia literary gazette
  • The Port-Roseway gazetteer, and the Shelburne advertiser
  • Royal gazette and New Brunswick advertiser [1810]
  • The Royal gazette and the Nova Scotia advertiser
  • The Weekly chronicle (Halifax)

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 P872 1978 fol.
Punch, Terrance, M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers, 1813-1822. -- Halifax : Genealogical Association of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1978. -- 124 p.
Period of Coverage: 1813-1822 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include: Acadian recorder, The Halifax journal, Nova Scotia royal gazette, and The Weekly chronicle (Halifax).

Amherst

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS61 C84 2003 fol.
1905 vital statistics from the "Amherst Daily News" -- Compiled by Phyllis Perry, Susan Hill and Barbara Reid -- Amherst, N.S.: Cumberland County Genealogical Society, 2003. -- Cumberland County Genealogical Society Publication Number 1 -- 93 p. -- 0973364319
Period of Coverage: 1905 In alphabetical order with a complete transcription.

Cape Breton

See also Sydney

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS69 A1 1992 fol.
Howard, Mildred. -- Early Cape Breton newspapers : vital statistics and items from the "Cape Breton advocate" 1840-1841, "Spirit of the times and the Cape Breton free press" 1843-1846, "The Cape Breton spectator" 1846-1849, "Commercial herald" 1850, "The Cape Breton news" 1850-1855 and 1860. -- [Sydney, NS] : Cape Breton Genealogical Society, c1992. -- iii, 160 p.
Period of Coverage: 1840-1860 Separate section for each paper. Within each section, births, marriages, and articles of interest are listed separately. Includes ship name index. Citations arranged in random order with excerpts or full articles provided.

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS69 A1 1999 fol.
Howard, Mildred. -- Early Cape Breton newspapers: fourth Volume: Vital Statistics and items from "North Sydney herald", 1887. -- Compiled by Mildred Howard. -- [Sydney, NS] : Cape Breton Genealogical Society, c1999. -- 168 p.
Period of Coverage: 1887-1895 Vital statistics and items from the North Sydney herald, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895; the Island reporter, 1890; the Eastern journal, Port Hawkesbury, 1890; MacTalla, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895; and the Morning sun, 1892.
Separate section for each paper. Within each section, births, marriages, and articles of interest are listed separately. Includes ship name index. Citations arranged in random order with excerpts or full articles provided.

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS69 A1 1999a fol.
Howard, Mildred. -- Early Cape Breton newspapers: fifth Volume: Vital Statistics and items from "North Sydney herald", 1896. -- Compiled by Mildred Howard. -- [Sydney, NS] : Cape Breton Genealogical Society, c1999. -- iii, 157 p.
Period of Coverage: 1896-1900 "Vital statistics and items from the North Sydney herald, 1896, 1898; MacTalla, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900; the Island reporter, 1896; Bras d'Or gazette, 1896; the Hawkesbury bulletin, 1896; Baddeck telephone, 1898, 1900; and the Sydney daily record, 1899, 1900". Separate section for each paper. Within each section, births, marriages, and articles of interest are listed separately. Includes ship name index. Citations arranged in random order with excerpts or full articles provided.

Internet

"Victoria standard" online. -- [Baddeck : The Victoria Standard, 199+] Period of Coverage: 1996-1999
Selected stories only; search by headline.
www.capebretonisland.com/victoria/backissues.html

Dartmouth

AI21 D37 fol. Ref.
Index to "Dartmouth this week." -- Prepared by the staff of Information Services, Dartmouth Regional Library. -- Dartmouth, NS : [The Library, 1984]+     -- 5 vols. -- 0829-920X
Period of Coverage: 1983-1987 Published annually. Separate subject and name index which includes vital statistics.

Halifax

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Genealogy [computer file]: index [Herald Genealogy]"The Halifax Chronicle Herald". Genealogy CD-ROM  -- Halifax, NS: Herald Online Services, [1998?-]
Period of Coverage: 1999

Internet

"The Halifax Chronicle Herald" -- [Halifax, NS : The Halifax Herald Limited, c.2000]
Period of Coverage: current week only
One week of the paper is available by day at the bottom of the page.
www.herald.ns.ca/

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H653 1984 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from Halifax newspapers, 1835-1839. -- Assisted by Grace L. Hubley. -- Halifax Genealogical Association of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1984. -- 159 p.
Period of Coverage: 1835-1839 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian recorder
  • Colonial pearl
  • The Halifax journal
  • Halifax pearl
  • Nova Scotia royal gazette
  • Novascotian
  • The Pearl
  • Times

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H653 1985 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from Halifax newspapers, 1840-1843. -- Assisted by Grace L. Hubley. -- Halifax Genealogical Association of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1985. -- 180 p.
Period of Coverage: 1840-1843 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian recorder
  • Christian messenger
  • Colonial pearl
  • Day star
  • The Halifax journal
  • The Halifax morning herald and general advertiser
  • Morning herald
  • Morning herald and commercial advertiser
  • Morning post and parliamentary reporter
  • Novascotian
  • Nova Scotia royal gazette
  • Royal gazette
  • Times

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H654 1986 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from Halifax newspapers, 1844-1847. -- Halifax: Genealogical Association Nova Scotia, 1986. -- 188 p.
Period of Coverage: 1844-1847 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian recorder
  • The Guardian
  • The Halifax journal
  • The Halifax morning herald and general advertiser
  • Halifax sun
  • The Morning chronicle
  • Morning courier: parliamentary reporter and literary gazette
  • Morning post and parliamentary reporter
  • Morning post and Protestant loyalist
  • Morning post, political examiner and literary gazette
  • Novascotian
  • Royal gazette
  • Standard & conservative advocate
  • Times
  • Weekly news

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H655 1987 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from Halifax newspapers, 1848-1851. -- Halifax: Genealogical Association Nova Scotia, 1987. -- 196 p.
Period of Coverage: 1848-1851 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian recorder
  • British North American
  • The Bulletin: of politic, literature & commerce & c. & c.
  • Halifax bulletin
  • The Halifax journal
  • The Halifax mirror
  • The Halifax morning herald and general advertiser
  • Halifax sun
  • The Morning chronicle
  • Morning courier: parliamentary reporter and literary gazette
  • Morning post and Protestant loyalist
  • Novascotian
  • Royal gazette
  • Standard & conservative advocate
  • Times and courier
  • Weekly British colonist
  • Weekly courier: parliamentary reporter and literary gazette

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 H656 1988 fol.
Holder, Jean M. -- Nova Scotia vital statistics from Halifax newspapers, 1852-1854. -- Halifax: Genealogical Association Nova Scotia, 1988. -- 202 p.
Period of Coverage: 1852-1854 Arranged chronologically and sub-divided by newspaper. Titles indexed include:

  • Acadian recorder
  • The Blue-nose
  • British North American
  • The Halifax journal
  • Halifax sun
  • The Morning chronicle
  • Morning herald
  • Morning journal
  • Novascotian
  • Weekly British colonist

FC2471.1 A1 N48 Ref.
New Brunswick Genealogical Society. Vital Statistics Committee. -- New Brunswick vital statistics from newspapers. -- Fredericton : The Society, 1982+     -- 0920051030 (vol. 5)
Period of Coverage: 1784-1896 Vols. 6-11, 13-15, 19-23, 25 have title: Vital statistics from New Brunswick newspapers and are published by D. F. Johnson. Chronological brief entries by newspaper. Alphabetical surname index.
Please see also : Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspapers Vital Statistics Titles included in various volumes:

  • Acadian recorder (Halifax)
  • Albert star. (Albert, NB)
  • The Bay Pilot. (St.Andrews, NB)
  • Borderer. (Sackville, NB)
  • British colonist. (Halifax)
  • Carleton sentinel
  • Chignecto post
  • Christian visitor
  • City gazette. (Saint John)
  • Colonial farmer
  • Daily morning news. (Saint John)
  • Daily news. (Saint John)
  • Daily sun. (Saint John)
  • The Daily telegraph (Saint John)
  • Fredericton evening capital
  • Fredericton gleaner
  • Fredericton telegraph
  • Gleaner (Chatham, NB)
  • The Gleaner and Northumberland schediasma
  • The Halifax journal
  • The Head quarters
  • Kings County record (Sussex, NB)
  • The Loyalist (Saint John)
  • Maple leaf. (Albert, NB)
  • Messenger & Visitor (Saint John, NB)
  • Miramichi mercury
  • Moncton times
  • Le Moniteur acadien
  • The Morning freeman (Saint John)
  • New Brunswick chronicle
  • New Brunswick courier
  • New Brunswick reporter and Fredericton advertiser
  • New Brunswick Royal Gazette
  • Nova Scotia Royal Gazette
  • Novascotian
  • Progress. (Saint John)
  • Provincial patriot and St. Stephen's banner
  • The Religious intelligencer
  • The review. (Richibucto)
  • St. Andrews beacon
  • St. Andrews courant
  • St. Andrews herald
  • St. Andrews standard
  • Saint John daily news
  • The Saint John gazette
  • Saint John globe
  • Saint John herald
  • Saint John morning news
  • St. John morning telegraph
  • Saint John star
  • St. Stephen banner
  • St. Stephen courier
  • The Telegraph journal (Saint John)
  • Temperance telegraph (Saint John)
  • Times; or, True Briton (Saint John)
  • The Union advocate
  • The Watchman (Saint John)
  • Weekly chronicle (Saint John)
  • Weekly observer (Saint John)
  • Woodstock Dispatch
  • Woodstock journal
  • The Woodstock times

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS6 R42 1977 fol.
Read, Donald E. -- An index to birth, marriage and death announcements found in the "Novascotian" newspaper, vol. XI, 1838.  -- Ottawa: Donald E. Read, c1977 -- 20 leaves
Period of Coverage: 1838

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS62 H34 2000 fol.
Vital statistics from Halifax newspapers 1855-1856. -- Halifax: Genealogical Association Nova Scotia, Publication no.27. -- 111 p.
Period of Coverage: 1855-1856 Arranged alphabetically by surname. Acadian recorder, British colonist, Morning chronicle, Novascotian.

Sydney

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS69 A1 1999 fol.
Howard, Mildred. -- Early Cape Breton newspapers: fourth Volume: Vital Statistics and items from "North Sydney herald", 1887. -- Compiled by Mildred Howard. -- [Sydney, NS] : Cape Breton Genealogical Society, c1999. -- 168 p.
Period of Coverage: 1887-1895 Vital statistics and items from the North Sydney herald, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895; the Island reporter, 1890; the Eastern journal, Port Hawkesbury, 1890; MacTalla, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895; and the Morning sun, 1892.
Separate section for each paper. Within each section, births, marriages, and articles of interest are listed separately. Includes ship name index. Citations arranged in random order with excerpts or full articles provided.

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS69 A1 1999a fol.
Howard, Mildred. -- Early Cape Breton newspapers: fifth Volume: Vital Statistics and items from "North Sydney herald", 1896. -- Compiled by Mildred Howard. -- [Sydney, NS] : Cape Breton Genealogical Society, c1999. -- iii, 157 p.
Period of Coverage: 1896-1900 "Vital statistics and items from the North Sydney herald, 1896, 1898; MacTalla, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900; the Island reporter, 1896; Bras d'Or gazette, 1896; the Hawkesbury bulletin, 1896; Baddeck telephone, 1898, 1900; and the Sydney daily record, 1899, 1900". Separate section for each paper. Within each section, births, marriages, and articles of interest are listed separately. Includes ship name index. Citations arranged in random order with excerpts or full articles provided.

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS69 S9 2002 fol.
Macvicar, Wayne. -- Obituaries from the "Sydney post-record". -- Compiled by Wayne Macvicar. -- Halifax, NS: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, 2002+. Period of Coverage:[Volume 1] 1933-1938 -- Publication no. 32 -- 1895982278
Volume 2 1939-1944 -- Publication no. 33 -- 1895982308
Volume 3 1945-1950 -- Publication no. 28 -- 1895982294 Volume 4 1951-1956 -- Publication no. 31 -- 1895982251 Arranged alphabetically by surname.

AI21 S93 W54 1995 fol. Ref.
Williams, Fred. -- Up country Cape Breton : an index to events in rural Cape Breton as reported by "The Sydney record" : 1900-1930. -- Ingonish, NS : Stormdrum Press, c1995. -- 130 p. -- 0968020704
Period of Coverage: 1900-1930 References to a wide variety of topics including obituaries and weddings. Arranged chronologically. Provides alphabetic subject and name indexes.

Windsor

Genealogy Ref. CS88 NS63 H35 1986 fol.
Benoit, Shirley C.L. -- ."The Hants Journal"'s births, marriages and deaths. -- Ottawa, ON: [s.n.], 1986-1994 -- 4 volumes.
Period of Coverage:Volume 1 1898-1903 Volume 2 1903-1906
Volume 3 1906-1908 Volume 4 1908-1911

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