Website: nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/shelburne
This research centre maintains extensive, readily-accessible genealogical and historical records focusing on Shelburne and neighbouring counties. A family data bank of over 76,000 records, indexed census, church, Shelburne County school, cemetery and funeral records, vital statistics and newspaper collection are available. Specialized areas include Mayflower descendants, Loyalist, Planters, Mi'kmaq and Black community resources. Recent projects are development of regimental histories including muster rolls; information on Shelburne County World War I, World War II, and Korean War participants; and Shelburne County's master shipbuilders. Knowledgeable staff and volunteers assist researchers.
See website for upcoming summer events.
Hours
Year round
May 26 - 29 August
Mon-Sat 8:45am-4:30pm; September
October - Mon
Wed - Friday 8:45-4:30
Call for winter hours
Membership(s)
$20/Individual, $25/Family per year, Life time – Individual $225. Family $300. Members receive the Newsletter – 3 times/year and can do hands on research for free.
Contact Information
Wally Buchanan
President
ns.sympatico.ca
Phone: (902) 875-4299
Kim Walker
Office Manager
ns.sympatico.ca
Phone: (902) 875-4299
Admission
Adult: 5.00/day for non-members
Admission Details
members - no admission
Organization Type/Service(s)
Archives
Genealogical Holdings
Cultural Centre
Photographic Holdings
Society, Cultural Heritage
Facilities
Public washrooms
Bus tours welcome
Gift shop
Gift shop (books)
Public parking – street or several public parking lots in the nearby area.
Special Group Tours Offered
No
Genealogical Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
Family files, publications, genealogies,
charts, family bibles, scrapbooks, Church registers, funeral home records Cemetery records, School Registers [restricted], Census records/Assessment records, Deeds, Wills, Probate, Land grants, heritage homes inventories, coroner’s records, local newspapers, Vital Statistics, township records.
Extent of Holdings
10 filing cabinets,
4 Shelving units – 6’x10’, 6 units – 8’ x 3’, 2 units – 6’x3’, 6 bookcases – 4’x4’.
Founding Family Names
Acker, Bower, Hogg, Hamilton, Harding, Nickerson, Smith
Research Fees
$5.00/day – hands on researchers.
$30./hour for services of our Certified Genealogist [plus copying fees]
Duplication Fees
.30/members/page - 8 x11 ½
.35 non-member/page – 8 x 11 ½
Legal & oversize are more.
Scans - $10.00
Photographic Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
The collection consists of images of people, places and activities in Shelburne County, including many family photographs and shipbuilding activity. Photographs by professional photographer, Elden Whynot, who was active from 1945 to 1967.
Research Fees
The archives responds to research inquiries. The first half hour is free; thereafter a $10.00 per hour fee is charged.
Duplication Fees
Photocopying and photographic reproduction services are available for a selected portion of the collection.
Community Holdings
Community Files are available for most local areas as well as other communities in Nova Scotia. Some resources [i.e. – publications relating to other counties – “Township records of Cornwallis NS”, “Church records of Chebogue” as they have ties to Shelburne County.
Cemetery Holdings
All of Shelburne County – in the 1990’s members transcribed the gravestones in each cemetery of the county, including several private ones. They are in binders and the information has been transcribed into booklets [8 in all] which are for sale.
Other Services
A certified genealogist is available to do research.The cost is $30./hour.