Genealogy, n. 1. an account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor or ancestors. 2. the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; pedigree; lineage. SYN: ancestry. 3. the making or investigation of accounts of descent; study of pedigrees.

Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia
3045 Robie St., Suite 222
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 4P6
Canada
tel: (902) 454-0322

Notice to Members:

The Spring (2012) NSG has been mailed, and an email notification has been sent to those opting for the electronic version of the NSG. Please contact us for the access information if you have not received the message.

Annual General Meeting

Location:	Akins Room, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
Date and Time:	Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
Speakers: (following the business meeting)	Sandra Carr, Vice-President, Historical Society of Fall River & Windsor Jct. - Lakeview-Windsor Junction-Fall River Archives Ryan Scranton, Executive Director, Annapolis Heritage Society - O'Dell House Museum

See our Meetings page for further details.

Our Member Queries page now includes details from the 2011 Brick Wall Busters event.

Recent Additions

Some items added to our MOA Databases: (most recent items at top)
- Port Dufferin - St. James Baptisms
- Antigonish - St. Ninian's Baptisms
- Halifax Victualling List - 1750
- Nova Scotia: Vital Statistics from Newspapers (January 1859) updated 2011.12.17
- Colchester County School Records, 1828 class lists for 45 school districts
- Annapolis County School Records, 1821 more school districts added
- Digby County School Records, 1828
- Annapolis and Digby Marriages updated to 1908
- GANS Library Holdings
- Amherst Baptist Marriages 1868–1896
- St. Mary's Auburn (Anglican; Kings Co.) Baptisms 1817–1861
- Halifax Baptist Church (North) Marriages 1866–1873
- NS Strays file updated
- Cornwallis Township Book — Marriages
- NSG Vol 3, Number 3 (Fall, 1985)
- Annapolis Regiments 1867–1914
- Christ Church Dartmouth Burial Records 1793–1866
- Christ Church Dartmouth Baptism Records 1793–1866
- Chester Congregationalist Marriage Records 1765–1795
- Advocate Cemetery, Cumberland County Records
- Cumberland School Returns 1814, 1821, 1822
- Chester Congregationalist Baptism Records 1762–1793
- Sheet Harbour and area Presbyterian Marriage Records 1813–1887
- St. Mary's Guysborough Presbyterian Marriage Records 1838–1864
- Christ Church Dartmouth Marriage Records 1793–1874
- Annapolis & Digby Marriage Records – series updated to 1875
- Annapolis & Digby Probate & Estate Records
- "We Need Genealogical Societies" an article by Terrence M. Punch

For information on membership, publications and general inquiries
please E-mail: gans at chebucto.ns.ca