Aboriginal Resources

• Nova Scotia First Nation Directory
• Mi'kmaq History
• Mike's Mi'kmaq Page - this site has a good history of the tribe and allows you to search the Mi'kmaq Portrait Collection
• The Mi'kmaq Portrait Collection at the Nova Scotia Museum

Archives

• Public Archives of Nova Scotia
• University College of Cape Breton - Beaton Institute

Biographies

• Canadian Heroes of the Klondike Gold Rush - be sure to read the Nova Scotia section

Books

• Nova Scotia Genealogy Books - at the Library of Congress
• Global Genealogy Atlantic Canada Books - for sale

Cemetery Records

• Halifax Herald Obituary Database
• Pictou Co. Cemeteries & Churches

Census Records

• 1901 Canadian Census Microfilm Reference Numbers
• Nova Scotia Census Records
• 1891 Antigonish County Census
• 1881 Inverness County Census
• 1891 Inverness County Census
• Nova Scotia Census Returns - 1770-1787
• Pictou Co. 1901 Census

Court Records

Databases

• Nova-Scotia Mailing List Surname Registry
• Parker Barrington's Nova Scotia Surname List

Education

Genealogical & Historical Societies

• Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS)
• Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society

Immigration Records

• Nova Scotia Passenger Lists at The Olive Tree Genealogy
• Cornwallis Ship Lists - 1749
• Ships To Nova Scotia 1750 - 1862
• Ships to Nova Scotia 1748 - 1749
• Passenger Lists to Pictou
• The Ann 1750 passenger list
• The Gale 1751 passenger list
• The Speedwell 1751 passenger list
• The Sally 1752
• The Rotterdam 1752
• The Betty 1752
• The Speedwell 1752
• Duke of York 1772 passenger list
• Providence 1774 passenger list
• The Albion 1774 passenger list
• Thomas & William 1774 passenger list
• Two Friends 1774 passenger list
• Jenny 1775 passenger list
• The Apollo 1783
• Elizabeth and Ann 1806 passenger list
• Rambler 1806 passenger list
• Humphreys 1806 passenger list
• Frank Flint 1862 passenger list
• The British Queen 1862 passenger list

Land Records

• Nova Scotia Crown Land Grant Maps
• Registrar of Deeds by County

Libraries

• Nova Scotia Provincial Library

Mailing Lists

• NOVA-SCOTIA-L Mailing List - For those having an interest in Nova Scotia genealogical research.

Maps & Place Names

• Nova Scotia Crown Land Grant Maps

Medical Records

Military

• CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) Searchable Database for WWI
• Nova Scotia Loyalist Pages Index - A brief introduction to the Loyalist Pages, with some basic background information.
• List of Port Roseway (present day Shelburne, Nova Scotia)Loyalists
• Muster Roll of the Town of Digby - 1784
• Muster Roll for the Bear River area - June 1784
• Muster Rolls of Disbanded Soldiers and Loyalists Individuals mustering out at Gulliver's Hole, St Mary's Bay and Sissiboo June 1784.
• Loyalists & the 4th Battalion,New Jersey Volunteers Information on their connection to Digby County
• Loyalists of Digby, Nova Scotia
• Black Loyalists of Digby,Nova Scotia

Miscellaneous Records

• Cyndi's List for Nova Scotia

Newspapers

Queries

Vital Statistics

The following civil (government) registrations for the province are held by the Public Archives of Nova Scotia:

Marriages - 1864 to approx. 1910
Births and Deaths - 1864 to 1877

• Parish Records for the Fortress of Louisbourg 1713-1758 Pictou Co.
• Pictou Co. Baptisms 1786 - 1790
• Pictou Co. Marriages 1786 - 1808

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