Member Societies and Institutions in Nova Scotia with Genealogical Material
The societies and institutions listed here are members of GANS and offer research services to individuals both onsite and from a distance. Please contact them directly to determine the level of service they will provide.
Annapolis Valley
Annapolis Valley Historical Society
Macdonald Museum
21 School Street, PO Box 925
Middleton NS B0S 1P0
Phone: 902-825-6116
Fax: 902-825-0531
Email: info@macdonaldmuseum.ca
Website: Annapolis Valley Macdonald Museum
Antigonish County
Antigonish Heritage Museum
20 East Main Street
Antigonish NS B2G 2E9
Phone: 902-863-6160
Email: antheritage@parl.ns.ca
Website: Antigonish Heritage Museum
Cape Breton (all of)
Beaton Institute
PO Box 5300
Sydney NS B1P 6L2
Phone: 902-563-1326
Email: beaton@cbu.ca
Website: Beaton Institute
Highland Village Society
Roots Cape Breton
4119 Hwy 223
Iona NS B2C 1A3
Phone: 902-725-2272
Email: rootscapebreton@gov.ns.ca
Website: Roots Cape Breton
Colchester County
Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives
PO Box 412
Truro NS B2N 5C5
Phone: 902-895-6284
Email: colchesterarchives@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Website: Colchester Historical Society Museum & Archives
Fraser Cultural Centre
362 Main Street
Tatamagouche NS B0K 1V0
Phone: 902-657-3285
Website: Fraser Cultural Centre
North Shore Archives Society
39 Creamery Road
Tatamagouche NS B0K 1V0
Phone: 902-657-3500
Email: creamerysquare@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Website: North Shore Archives Society
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Museum & Archives
150 Church Street
Amherst NS B4H 3C4
Phone: 902-667-2561
Email: ccmuseum@istar.ca
Website: Cumberland County Museum & Archives
North Cumberland Historical Society
PO Box 353
Pugwash NS B0K 1L0
Phone: 902-243-3348
Email: nchs_2@yahoo.ca
Website: North Cumberland Historical Society
Digby County
Admiral Digby Museum
95 Montague Row
PO Box 1644
Digby NS B0V 1A0
Phone: 902-245-6322
Email: admuseum@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: Admiral Digby Museum
Islands Historical Society
PO Box 67
Freeport NS B0V 1V0
Islands Archives
247 Highway 217, Freeport
Islands Museum
3285 Highway 217, Freeport
Phone: 902-839-2034
Email: islandshistorical@cwswireless.ca
Website: Islands Historical Society
Guysborough County
Guysborough Historical Society
Old Court House Museum
PO Box 232
106 Church Street
Guysborough NS B0H 1N0
Phone: 902-533-4008
Fax: 1-902-533-2258
Email: guysborough.historical@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: Guysborough Historical Society
Halifax County (Halifax Regional Municipality)
Halifax Regional Library
Memorial Public Library, Reference Dept.
Attn: Joanne McCarthy
5381 Spring Garden Road
Halifax NS B3J 1E9
Phone: 902-490-5710/5711
Website: Halifax Regional Library
Lake Charlotte Area Genealogy and Archives Research Centre
5435 Clam Harbour Rd.
PO Box 1937
Lake Charlotte NS B0J 1Y0
Phone: 902-845-1937
Email: info@heritagevillage.ca
Website: Lake Charlotte Area Genealogy and Archives Research Centre
Musquodoboit Railway Museum
Box 303
Musquodoboit NS B0J 2L0
Phone: 902 889-2689
Website: Musquodoboit Railway Museum
Sackville Heritage Society
Fultz House Museum
33 Sackville Drive
PO Box 124
Lower Sackville NS B4C 2S8
Phone: 902-865-3794
Fax: 902-865-6940
Email: fultz.house@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: Fultz House Museum
Hants County
West Hants Historical Society
Box 2335
Windsor NS B0N 2T0
Phone: 902-798-4706
Email: whhs@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Website: West Hants Historical Society
Inverness County
The Acadian Museum
15067 Main Street
PO Box 98
Chéticamp NS B0E 1H0
Phone: 902- 224-2170 or 224-3463
Fax: 902- 224-2170
Email: coopartisanale@auracom.com
Website: The Acadian Museum
Lake Ainslie Historical Society
MacDonald House Museum
3458 Highway 395
East Lake Ainslie NS B0E 3M0
Phone: 902- 258-3317; 902-258-2850 (winter)
Email: lahistorical@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: Lake Ainslie Historical Society
Kings County
Kings Historical Society
Community & Family History
37 Cornwallis Street
Kentville NS B4N 2E2
Phone: 902-678-6237
Email: genealogy@okcm.ca
Website: Kings Historical Society
Lunenburg County
Blandford & Area Historical Museum
Box 25, 1 Firehall Road
Blandford NS B0J 1T0
Phone: 902-228-2693
Website: Blandford & Area Historical Museum
DesBrisay Museum
c/o 60 Pleasant Street
Bridgewater NS B4V 3X9
Phone: 902-543-4033
Fax: 902-543-4713
E-mail: museum@bridgewater.ca
Website: DesBrisay Museum
Mahone Bay Founders Society
Mahone Bay Settlers Museum
578 Main Street
PO Box 583
Mahone Bay NS B0J 2E0
Phone: 902-624-6263
Fax: 902-624-0646
E-mail: info@settlersmuseum.ns.ca
Website: Mahone Bay Settlers Museum
New Ross Historical Society
Ross Farm Museum
4568 Route 12
New Ross NS B0J 2M0
Phone: 1-877-689-2210
E-mail: rossfarm@gov.ns.ca
Website: Ross Farm Museum
Pictou County
Pictou County Genealogy & Heritage Society
Hector Heritage Centre
86 Haliburton Road
PO Box 1210
Pictou NS B0K 1HO
Phone 902-485-4563
Fax 902-485-5213
Website: Pictou County Genealogy & Heritage Society
Pictou County Roots Society
182 Dalhousie Street
PO Box 276
New Glasgow NS B2H 5E3
Phone: 902-752-9543
Email: roots@parl.ns.ca
Website: Pictou County Roots Society
Shelburne County
Shelburne County Archives & Genealogical Society
168 Water Street
PO Box 248
Shelburne NS B0T 1W0
Phone: 902-875-4299
Email: gencentre@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: Shelburne County Archives & Genealogical Society
South Shore (Lunenburg & Queens Counties)
South Shore Genealogical Society
68 Bluenose Drive
PO Box 901
Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0
Phone: 902-634-4794
Toll-free: 1-866-579-4909
Email: ssgsoc@hotmail.com
Website: South Shore Genealogical Society
Victoria County
North Highlands Community Museum
29243 Cabot Trail
Cape North NS B0C 1G0
Phone: 902-383-2579
Email: community@NorthHighlandsMuseum.ca
Website: North Highlands Community Museum
Yarmouth County
Argyle Municipality Historical & Genealogical Society
Argyle Township Court House & Archives
PO Box 101
Tusket NS B0W 3M0
Phone: 902-648-2493
Fax: 902-648-2537
Email: atcha_tusket@hotmail.com
Website: Argyle Township Court House & Archives
Western Counties Regional Library
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library
405 Main Street
Yarmouth NS B5A 1G3
Phone: 902-742-5040
Email: yarmouth@nsy.library.ns.ca
Website: Western Counties Regional Library
Yarmouth County Museum and Archives
Yarmouth County Historical Society
22 Collins Street
Yarmouth NS B5A 3C8
Phone: 902-742-5539
Email: ycarchives@eastlink.ca
Website: Yarmouth County Museum and Archives
All of Nova Scotia
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
1149 Main Street
Dartmouth NS B2Z 1A8
Tel: 902-434-6223 or
Toll Free: 1-800-465-0767 (North America)
Fax: 902-434-2306
Website: Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
Black Loyalist Heritage Society
98 Old Birchtown Road
PO Box 1194
Shelburne NS B0T 1W0
Phone: 902- 875-1310
Email: arlene@blackloyalist.com
Website: Black Loyalist Heritage Society
LDS, Dartmouth Family History Centre
44 Cumberland Drive
Dartmouth NS B2V 2V7
Phone: 902-462-0628
Website: LDS, Dartmouth Family History Centre
Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management
Public Archives Site
6016 University Avenue
Halifax NS B3H 1W4
Phone: 902-424-6060
Email: nsarm@gov.ns.ca
Website: Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management
All of Canada
Pier 21 National Historic Site
1055 Marginal Road
Halifax NS B3H 4P6
Phone: 902- 425-7770
Email: research@pier21.ca
Website: Pier 21 National Historic Site
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Last updated October 18, 2009