Website: www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/
The Reference Department at the Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library collects a wide range of local history and genealogical resources related to Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.
Unique Dartmouth resources are available at the Alderney Gate Public Library.
Hours
Year round
Sunday: (Sept-May) 2-5pm;
Monday: Closed;
Tuesday-Thursday: 10am-9pm;
Friday and Saturday: 10am-5pm
Membership(s)
Free
Contact Information
Joanne McCarthy
Reference Librarian
halifax.ca
Phone: 902-490-5813
Fax: 902-490-5746
Kelli WooShue
Manager, Reference Services
halifax.ca
Phone: 902-490-5710
Fax: 902-490-5746
Call Joanne McCarthy for tours, donations, etc.
Researchers, please use department contact information for research or collection inquiries.
Organization Type/Service(s)
Genealogical Holdings
Theme(s)
Archaeology
Aviation
Buildings
Culture
Industry
Marine
Military
Music
Natural Heritage
Photography
Sports
Facilities
No smoking
Wheelchair accessible
Public washrooms
Other
Side street parking meters. Pre-paid parking lot spaces are available across the street.
Special Group Tours Offered
Yes
Tour Details
Contact Joanne McCarthy for tour bookings.
Genealogical Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
Collects primary and secondary resources about Nova Scotia.
Resources include "how to" research guides, obituary indexes, Halifax newspapers, surname dictionaries, primary source indexes, record transcriptions, community and county histories, Books of Remembrance, published family histories, city directories, maps and atlases, high school yearbooks, genealogical newsletters, and government documents, Online access to Nova Scotia vital statistics, census records, and Ancestry.com Library Edition.
Extent of Holdings
268 shelves of Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional Municipality local history/genealogy resources; 16 filing cabinets of local newspaper clippings, brochures, newsletters, etc.; 600 reels of national and local newspapers on microfilm; 2 cases of Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional Municipality maps; 1 spinner of 44 history and genealogy periodicals
Founding Family Names
Over 447 Nova Scotia family histories
Research Fees
Reference staff are available for research assistance and to recommend other genealogical research centres within the province.
Duplication Fees
Photocopy: $0.25 per page
Computer printout: $0.10 per page
Mail/email inquiries: $5 for up to 10 pages of photocopies, including postage. Additional photocopies are charged $0.25 a page.
Photographic Holdings:
Community Holdings
All Nova Scotia communities, with special emphasis on Halifax Regional Municipality communities.
Cemetery Holdings
Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Camp Hill Cemetery, St. John's Cemetery, Fort Massey Cemetery, Holy Cross Cemetery, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mount Hermon Cemetery, St. Paul's Cemetery, The Old Burying Ground, plus numerous Nova Scotia cemetery transcriptions.
Other Services
Regular local history and genealogy public programs throughout the Halifax Public Libraries system.
Additional Fee Information
Free