SHERMAN BLEAKNEY

Dr. J. Sherman Bleakney graduated from Acadia with a B.Sc. (1949) and a M.Sc. (1951); he graduated from McGill with a Ph.D. (1956). In 1957, he returned to the Biology... more...

HANDLEY CHIPMAN

Handley Chipman (1717-1799) was a cabinet maker by trade, but eventually became a Justice of the Peace (1748),... more...

CORNWALLIS, TOWNSHIP OF

In 1759, the Governor of Nova Scotia was empowered to give land grants to New England settlers wanting to come to Nova Scotia. Soon after, Charles Morris...more...

DYKES AND COMMON FIELDS

In the early days and continuing into the 20th century, under the townships’ Commissioners of Sewers, each group of proprietors of a dyke organized itself... more...

LEWIS P. DENNISON FAMILY

Lewis P. Dennison and his two sons, Lewis (Jr.) and Francis, were farmers in the Hortonville area of Kings County, NS. Their records are of legal and financial transactions related to farming and land holding ... more...

ARTHUR WENTWORTH HAMILTON EATON

Born in 1849 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton was a direct Planter descendent of John Eaton, an active participant in the building the Wellington Dyke. more...

ERNEST LOWDEN EATON

Ernest Lowden Eaton (1896-1984) of Upper Canard, NS, lived most of his life in the Annapolis Valley. During the 1940s and 1950s, he worked at the Dominion Experimental Station in Kentville as a horticulturalist... more...

REBECCA ELLS FAMILY

Rebecca (nee Kinsman) Ells lived and worked on a farm in Port Williams with her sons Manning and William.  While her husband, Cyrus Ells, worked in western Canada... more...

GRAND PRE MARSH BODY

As had been done for many years, the salt marshes and dyked lands continue to be maintained by a group of proprietors. At annual meetings, the proprietors set the yearly rates for covering the dykeland expenses... more...

JOHN FREDERIC HERBIN

John Frederic Herbin was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia on 8 February 1860. He graduated in 1890 with a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, Herbin remained ... more...

HORTON, TOWNSHIP OF

In 1759/1760, the Township of Horton was bordered by the Gaspereau and Habitant Rivers and included the ‘great marshes’. Besides New Englanders from Connecticut, the Township was settled by Loyalist families and Irish... more...

KINGS COUNTY REGIMENT OF MILITIA

Upon their arrival in Nova Scotia, the New England Planters established militia regiments in every township with their officers receiving commissions from the government at Halifax. In a 12 December 1760 letter from the President of the Council, Jonathan Belcher.... more...

EDWARD MANNING COLLECTION

Edward Manning, 1766-1851, Baptist minister, was a leader in the transformation of religious life in the Atlantic and New... more...

JAMES W. MARSTERS FAMILY

The James W. Marsters family lived in Summerville, Hants County, and in Hantsport, NS. Their records cover the period of 1818-1990. Numerous family members’ records are included in this accession... more...

DAVID PALMETER FAMILY

David Palmeter was a farmer in Medford, Kings County.  He purchased a farm in 1835 and cleared the land for orchards.  After his death, his family continued to farm the land in Medford... more...

PARRSBORO, TOWNSHIP OF

The Township of Parrsboro Record Book is a handwritten volume of births, deaths, and marriages, which occurred in the area between 1786 and 1822. more...

PROPRIETORS OF THE LOWER DYKE COMMON FIELD

In the early days and continuing into the 20th century, under the townships’ Commissioners of Sewers, each group of proprietors of a dyke organized itself for the day-to-day use of the lands more...

SHEFFIELD MILLS SURVEY AND MAP

These documents are a detailed survey of land and a map of a pond in Sheffield Mills, Kings County, NS.  The pond was known as Knight’s pond... more...

SILAS TERTIUS RAND COLLECTION

Silas Tertius Rand, 1810-1889, attended Horton Academy in Wolfville, N.S. and alternated between teaching and following the family trade of bricklaying. more...