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Directory of Graduates 1890-1965 of McGill University, Montreal.
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Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region of Canada.
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EATON -
THE NOVA SCOTIA
EATONS 1760-1975 by Charles Ernest Eaton. Printed
in 1979.
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Shifting Sands by Jack Zinck. Sable Island in
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Old Settler's Remedies by
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An Earl Must Have a Wife - Will R Bird in a blend of
history and fiction recreates Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres.
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The Town that died
by Michael J. Bird -
a chronicle of the Halifax disaster. Dec 6, 1917
Paper back edition 1967.
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My Fling On The
Farm by
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Patricia Bredin MacCulloch, a
successful singer and actress was married to Charles MacCulloch a
wealthy Halifax, Nova Scotia financier.
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Remembrances of Rivers Past by Ernest Schwiebert -
These are the milestones of a fly-fishing life . . and stories of
fishing are best when shared. Although a former library book, this hard
covered book is in good condition. 287 pages. Published 1973 and
appears to be a first edition. A great read for all fly fisherman
from Pennsylvania to the Miramichi and many other places. Book 760.
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MOSS DIARY -
Vital Statistics for Springhill, N.S. and
area - 1918-1976 by Joseph Moss, edited and expanded by the Springhill
Heritage Group. Published 2002 by the Springhill Heritage
Group. 144 pages in the book with 4 colour pictures. The
Diary has approximately 5,500 entries with name, death date, birth
date, place of birth, spouse or maiden name, parents name and cemetery
wherever it has been possible to find this information. Though
most entries show Springhill, N.S. as the place of death, there are a
significant number with a birthplace in New Brunswick or elsewhere.
Entries include those killed in the two major Springhill mine disasters
as well as military deaths in World War II. The Diary is available in
book format or as a CD-ROM. Price for either is $22.00 Canadian, plus
$5.00 shipping or $22.00 US which includes shipping. Web site:
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The Company Store by John Mellor.
J B
McLachlan and the Cape Breton Coal Miners 1900 - 1925. Paperback.
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Ten Lost Years 1929-1939
Memories of Canadians by Barry Broadfoot.
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Tobin - Portraits of a Family
James Tobin of Tipperary Ireland migrated as a Loyalist and widower
from New York to Digby NS. He married in Digby in 1787 and had nine
children. This book traces these children, and their descendants,
throughout eastern North America and back to Britain. $60.00 Canadian
plus shipping. Available exclusively from: Graeme F. Somerville, 84
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Webb - "I
take my pen in hand" Noah Webb married Agness
Sutherland in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia in 1822 and settled in New
Jerusalem Queens County New Brunswick where their four children were
born. In the 1850s Noah and two of his sons bought land in Hainesville,
outside Fredericton where ultimately one son settled, married and
raised his family. This book
contains 145 letters written from 1853 to 1893 between Noah, his four
children, and some others. $25.00 Canadian plus
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Cape Negro & Blanche - History by Joseph R. Ross.
Second edition with corrections, 1988.
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Lighthouse of Nova Scotia by David E Stephens. 80
pages. First edition 1973. Good condition. The author states; It
is intended to acquaint
the general reader with lighthouses. A very informative publication.
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Highland Heart in Nova Scotia by Neil MacNeil.
Published in 1980. Good condition. 199 pages. The MacNeils and MacLeans
came from Barra, an island in the Hebrides off the West Coast of
Scotland and settled in Washabuckt, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in
1818. A boy from Boston learns about his ancestors and traditions in
Cape Breton Island while on a visit to there in the late 1900s.
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Londonderry Heirs - A story of the settlement of the Townships
of Truro, Onslow and Londonderry by J M Murphy. Published
1960. 133 pages. No index but the publication has many names that will
interest genealogists and historians researching this area of Nova
Scotia.
Book 204 $39.95 Canadian currency Plus shipping.
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Mount Uniake -
Beyond the Estate - Historic
Buildings of Mount Uniake (Nova Scotia) by Mary Kennickell.
First edition 1981.
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Bluenose Spitfires by Arthur Thurston. Heroic exploits
of five RCAF Pilots in World War II
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Guysboro Railway 1897 - 1939 by Bruce MacDonald.
Published 1973. 58 pages.
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Glimpses into Nova Scotia History by Bruce Fergusson
and William Pope. Fourth printing 1979. 96 pages. Early Settlers,
Government, Noted Buildings, Historic Churches, Famous Ships, Sporting
Glimpses and other topics. Illustrated with many photos. Book 211.
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Bluenose Madness by Don Flick;The
frustration, trials and tribulations and unexpected joys of returning
to live in Nova Scotia.
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Making of the Nation - A Century of Challengeby
William Kilbourn. Copyright 1965. First edition. - The Canadian
Centennial Library. 1867-1914, 1914-1945, 1945
- 1967. 126 pages. Hard Cover. Lots of illustrations - Book # 214.
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Great Canadians - A Century of Achievement - The
Canadian Centennial Library. Copyright 1965. First edition.
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Cape Breton - Book of the Night - Stories of Tenderness
and Terror. Edited by Ronald Caplan.
28 tales of ghosts, folklore, and other stories from Nova
Scotia's Cape Breton. Appears to be a first edition
published in 1991. 162 pages
Good condition.
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More Essays In Cape Breton History. Edited by R J
Morgan. Informative Essays that deal with early and modern times in
Cape Breton.
Chapter 1) John A. MacAulay - "Sydney in the 1880s". 2) Dr
D.F. Arseneau - "Science and Technology in Old Sydney". 3) Terrence D.
MacLean - "The Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation in Nova
Scotia, 1938-56". 4) Commander R.B. Mitchell - "Sydney Harbour - The
War Years 1939-1945". 5)
Leo McIntyre - "The Cape Breton Highlanders". 6). Franklynn MacLean -
"The Reverend Ranna Cossitt". Published 1977 and appears
to be
a first edition. 75 pages. Very good condition with
former owner's name stamped on first page. Book # 649
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Eleven
Exiles Accounts
of Loyalists of the American Revolution edited by Phyllis R
Blakely and John N Grant. 1982.
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Baptist -
These Impossible Women 100
years The Story
of the United Baptist Woman's
Missionary Union of the Atlantic Provinces by Earl
C. Merrick. Copyright 1970.
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Barrington - These Stones Shall Be For A Memorial
by Hattie A Perry. Signed copy. Copyright 1983. Printed by Sentinel
Printing Ltd. Yarmouth, NS. The author spent ten years locating
family burial plots in the Barrington Township of Nova Scotia. Included
are names and info on hundreds of tombstones.
Several maps showing location of 70 or more cemeteries and places of
burial are an excellent finding aid. 60 pages.Signed by the author.
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Sea Stories
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Courage Below, White
Wings Above. True
Tales of the Sea by Francis W. Grant. Lancelot Press, Hantsport, Nova
Scotia. Published 1979. "
The Agnes MacDonald", "
Warrior",
"
Launburga", "
Mary Jane", "
Indian Chief",
"
John E Shatford". Fox Harbour Mystery, Model Maker of Brule
Shore, "
Blythswood". A Daughter of Maitland - Helen Mary
Smith, The Imposter - James Pagan, Courage of Steward Van Hoydonck,
There was Gold in Guano, The Man who wouldn't drown - Robert Jollymore
, "
Nellie Reid", Louise - daughter of Captain and Mrs David F
Douglas (Maitland). 106 pages.
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Nova Scotia Genealogist 1997
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Nova Scotia Genealogist 1991
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Nova Scotia Genealogist 1990
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Gravestone Carving and
Carvers in Nova Scotia - "Life how short - Eternity how long".
An illustrated study by Deborah Trask. The study of the gravestones
gives a brief history of the gravestone tradition in the province, then
takes a more detailed look at the types of stone used, historic trends,
popular designs, symbolism, peculiarities of individual carvers and
information on carvers of particular interest.
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Masters of Sail by Stanley T. Spicer
The
Era of Square-rigged Vessels in the Maritime Provinces.
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True Blue - The Loyalist Legend by Walter
Stewart
In "True Blue", the author challenges the traditional vision of
Loyalists.
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Genung - Ganong - Ganung -
A History of the Descendants of
Jean Guenon of Flushing, Long Island"
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Loutre
- ABBE LE LOUTRE - THE CAREER OF THE ABBE LE LOUTRE IN
NOVA SCOTIA with a translation of his autobiography by John
Clarence Webster. Privately printed. Shediac, NB. 1933 (50 pages)
First edition - Good Condition Book # 422 Price - $75.00 Canadian
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BOISHBERT MEMORIAL - Paris - 1763. Translated by Miss
Louise Manny.
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"CORNELIUS STEENWICK" - Dutch Governor of
Acadie by John Clarence Webster. 12 pages. Privately printed in
1929.
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CANADA'S SOLDIERS 1604-1954. The Military History of an
Unmilitary People. By George F G Stanley. It follows the
development of Canada's Military tradition and military organization
over four hundred years, from the days of marauding Indians to the
action in Korea. First edition. 1954. Dust jacket in good condition
with fading to spine and small edge tears. (400 pages)
Hard cover book in good condition.
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SIX WAR YEARS 1939-1945. Memories of Canadians at Home
and Abroad by Barry Broadfoot.
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SOMEONE BEFORE US - OUR MARITIME
INDIANS by George Frederick Clarke
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Local History in Atlantic Canada by
William B. Hamilton.
Is designed to provide the focal point for a secondary school course in
local history. It follows the basic view that all too often
history has been presented the wrong way round. Rather than
concentrating on the remote past, a better beginning may be made in
ones own community by studying topics closer
to personal experience. (A great book for home schooling) As
new condition. Previous owner's name written on first page. Hardcover.
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London Brook Lodge in Goose Hills (NS)
by Don Flick
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DIARY OF A FRENCHMAN - FRANCOIS LAMBERT BOURNEUF'S
ADVENTURES FROM FRANCE TO ACADIA 1787-1871 - Edited and
Translated by J. Alphonse Deveau. Francois Lambert Bourneuf was an MLA
for Digby County, Nova Scotia who began writing his autobiography in
1859 to redeem himself in the eyes of his constituents. His memoirs
provide a vivid picture of a critical period in our history. 114
pages.
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Acadian Expulsion - "The True Story (documented) EXPULSION of
the ACADIANS" by George Frederick Clarke. The purpose of the
author has been primarily, to do justice to the memory of the Acadian
People, by revealing some little known facts of history. 30 pages
5 ½ inches by 7 ½ inches. Staple stitch binding.
First published in 1955.
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Robert Le Blant -
Seminal Researcher and
Historian of Early New France. A Commented Bibliography by M A
MacDonald.
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A Pictorial History of the Apple Blossom Festival by
Harold Woodman
Black and white photos. 1992 Book #468 $12.00 Canadian.
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Hungry Thirties - Max Braithwaite 1930/1940
Canada's Illustrated Heritage. 122 pages. Hard Cover. Well illustrated.
Very interesting book. Copyright 1977.
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Boy from Port Hood
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The Autobiography of John Francis "Lofty" MacMillan - Emery
Hyslop and Peter McGahan (1996).
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When Rum Was King
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The Wanton Troopers by
Alden Nowlan
A
book describing the world of brute poverty set in an isolated village
in Nova Scotia. This first novel of the New Brunswick poet Alden Nowlan
was published eight years after his death. It will remain in the memory
of the reader, long after the book has been closed. (1988). One swallow
(1980) by Alex Colville is pictured on the cover.171 pages 6 x
9.
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Poor
Ignorant Children
In 1994, Peter Murphy - a New Brunswick historian and genealogist -
gained access to an old ledger of the admittance records of the "Orphan
Asylum Established by His Excellency Sir William George Colebrook, 25
Octob. 1847" (In Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada). Mr. Murphy
transcribed this ledger and meticulously searched for any tracks that
were left behind by these orphans in compiling the publication "Poor
Ignorant Children." He charted the fate of Irish orphans (310) in a
strange unwelcoming land.
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Crime & Policing in Maritime Canada - Chapters From The
Urban Records - Peter McGahan. Dr. McGahan introduces
his book with "To visit 'police circles' in Maritime towns and cities
of the past is to enter
a world of drama, of humour, of ambiguity. It is a world
filled with discord, more often than not on a minor scale, though not
unimportant to the participants." 245 pages 6 x 9.
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HERITAGE of CANADA (Reader's Digest) - Our Storied Past and
Where To Find It. The Story of Canada comes excitedly alive in
this book with vivid text, detailed maps and a treasure house of
photographs, paintings and specially commissioned art take you to where
Canadian History was made. 376 pages. Hard Cover, dust jacket. (A
beautiful book crammed full with information) Book # 545 Heavy
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My Grandfather's Cape Breton by
Clive Doucet. A young boy spends the summer in Cape Breton Island with
his grandfather. Book # 546
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Memoirs of a Canadian Doctor by Dr. C. Lamont
MacMillan
Paperback 1977. Setting is Cape Breton.
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Memoirs of a Cape Breton Doctor Dr. C. Lamont
MacMillan.
177 pages. Dr. MacMillan began his practice as a
company doctor in 1928, serving the area around Badeck, Cape Breton
Island, Nova Scotia. In the course of his forty years of service, he
travelled the length and breadth of the island, through all sorts of
weather. The events of which he writes covers a time span of more than
a hundred years. A very interesting book of an area that retains its
Scottish heritage and character. Book # 547
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IMMIGRANT YEARS - From Europe to Canada 1945 - 1967 by Barry
Broadfoot.
Book # 548
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St. Ann's
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The Hidden Heritage - Buried
Romance at St. Ann's Nova Scotia by James B. Lamb.
Lancelot Press. Published 1975. Information on the village,
shipbuilding, scandal and several black and white photos. 99
pages.
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Brinton
- WORKING WITH GOD by Myron O. Brinton
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Canadian History for Boys and Girls - Emily P. Weaver.
Copyright, Canada 1919 by S.W. Fallis and the Copp Clark Company,
Limited. The Preface states: "This short history of our
country, prepared especially for Canadian boys and girls, has been
revised, brought up to date and considerably enlarged. Good Condition.
412 pages. 5" by 7 1/2". Lots of illustrations. Book # 572
$24.95 Canadian.
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Whitebone -"SHOWMAN - The Russ
Whitebone Story". 1986. His own story that follows his career
from carnival circuit of the 1920s - when he performed as "Baby
Russell, World's Youngest Trapese Artiste" through the war years in
Europe, where he travelled as an Army Show ventriloquist and comedian.
Soft cover. 118 pages.
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Story of Canada - The Copp Clark Publishing Co.
Limited, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal. Authors: George W. Brown,
Eleanor Harman and Marsh Jeanneret. Copyright Canada 1950. A school
text book. A very interesting history of Canada. Hard cover. 434
pages. Good Condition with some underlining of text.
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Vie de nos ancêtres en Acadie
Photos and illustrations
Set of six
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Quick Canadian Facts
1975 30th Edition
Also known as the
Canadian Pocket Encyclopdeia.
Includes 27-page summary of Canadian history.
Filled with facts on Canada: climate, government, geography, people,
trade, and lots more!
Book # 587
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HEROES - Stars of Hockey's Golden Era - Frank Pagnucco (1985)
Between 1945 and 1967, only six teams made up the National Hockey
League. Book explores the experiences of players during those years and
briefly recounts what has happened to them since. Players such as: Alex
Delvecchio, John Ferguson, Doug Harvey, Henri Richard, Andy Bathgate,
Red Hay, Andy Hebenton and Tom Johnson.
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Rum Running Years- Ted R. Hennigar
Second printing 1984. A colourful account of the liquor trade that
flourished along the Atlantic Coast. 131 pages.
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Memory Is My Diary - Volume One "The First Thirty
1912 - 1942" by Angus James MacQueen. Angus
MacQueen grew up in a coal miner's family in Cape Breton and went on to
become Moderator of the Unite Church of Canada.
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Memory Is My Diary - Volume Two by Angus James
MacQueen.
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Murphy, Steve - Live at 5 - The Story Behind Its Success.
Copyright 2002. Book in almost as new condition. Meet the people
who have been involved with this ATV Halifax News Broadcast as
well as the stories they have covered. If you have watched LIVE AT 5 on
ATV since its inception in 1982, this is one book
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