Punch, Terrence M.
Summary: Erin's Sons not only sheds light on many of the Irish immigrants who resided in Atlantic Canada between 1761 and 1853 but also provides an invaluable tool for U.S. researchers, since many New England Irish families can trace their ancestry through Atlantic Canada.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 2008
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4 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3415 Punch VOL. ICall number: R GEN 929.3415 Punch VOL. II
Call number: R GEN 929.3415 Punch VOL. III
Call number: R GEN 929.3415 Punch VOL. IV
Summary: Life is hard on MacDonald farm in stony, windswept Nova Scotia - and harder for young Belinda, a deaf mute whose affliction has been confused with mental deficiency.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JOHSummary: Take a dream cruise around the world's most dramatic coastlines to more than 20 countries. The stunning landscapes of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton; the beauty of the Caribbean; the Mayan ruins; the Panama Canal; Big Sur's coastline; Alaska's wilderness. Norway's fjords; Scotland's lochs and glens; the Rhine's castles and medieval cities; France's rivers; Lisbon's contrasts; Gibraltar's caves;...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 SCEHolder, Jean M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia 1986
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3716 NOVPunch, Terrence M.
Summary: Based on materials found in the Nova Scotia Archives and the Public Archives of New Brunswick, among others, Terrence Punch presents a series devoted to Scottish immigrants. In records ranging from newspaper announcements of marriages and deaths to cemetery records and censuses, and from rare passenger lists to probate records, this unique collection of fugitive records on Scottish immigrants...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 2011
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3 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3411 Punch VOL. ICall number: R GEN 929.3411 Punch VOL. II
Call number: R GEN 929.3411 Punch VOL. III
Summary: A black hockey player hopes to be drafted into the NHL, but his dreams are threatened by the racial tensions in his Nova Scotia community.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Light Year Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ACRBacon, John U.
Summary: After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT -- the most powerful explosion ever...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971 BACCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 971 BACCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971 BacCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 971.6 BACMacLeod, Alistair.
Summary: Generations after their forebears went into exile, the MacDonalds still face seemingly unmitigated hardships and cruelties of life. Alexander, orphaned as a child by a horrific tragedy, has nevertheless gained some success in the world. Even his older brother, Calum, a nearly destitute alcoholic living on Toronto's skid row, has been scarred by another tragedy. But, like all his clansman,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MACNorman, Howard A.
Summary: Orphaned by the sudden suicides of both his parents (who discovered they were in love with the same woman), seventeen-year-old Wyatt Hillyer is taken in by his aunt and uncle in the small town of Middle Economy, Novia Scotia, where he is apprenticed to his uncle's toboggan business and falls in love with his ravishing adopted cousin, Tilda. Setting in motion the novel's chain of life-altering...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC NORGilman, Dorothy
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 GILSullivan, Randall
Summary: Since 1795 there have been rumors of buried treasure on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms; when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Subsequent explorers discovered a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.6 SULCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 971.6 SULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: History Wld SullivanOsmond, Scott
Summary: "Nova Scotia is an established world-class tourist destination--but typical guidebooks miss many of the province's most fascinating, mysterious, and awe-inspiring sites. For those who wish to step off the beaten track, this guide is for you. Join exploration enthusiast Scott Osmond as he leads you to secret waterfalls, peaceful coves, ghostly industrial sites, abandoned armaments, sinkholes,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Boulder Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.16 NOVA SCOTIA OSMHanson, Shelayne
Summary: "An alphabet book focusing on the Scottish Gaelic langauge and culture of Nova Scotia. Each letter of the English alphabet features a corresponding English word that relates to an aspect of Gaelic culture, an explanation of the concept or story behind the word, the equivalent word in Scottish Gaelic with phonetic pronunciation, and a full-page or two-page colour illustration."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J WLD Culture Hanson 2020Bacon, John U.
Summary: A gripping account of the world's largest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb describes the events that led to the catastrophic igniting of the French freighter Mont-Blanc in 1917 Halifax, killing and wounding thousands while leading to advances in medicine and weapons science.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CDA 971 BaconMontgomery, L. M., 1874-1942 (Lucy Maud)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Project Gutenberg 2006
Manning, Matthew K.
Summary: "In 1795, a mysterious human-made pit was discovered on Oak Island. People began digging into the pit to discover its secrets, but it was flooded by seawater and could no longer be explored. Since then, many theories have been suggested about both the pit and the island. Is the island secretly hiding pirate treasure, valuable artifacts from the Knights Templar, or even lost manuscripts by...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1992
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3716 NOVMacMaster, Natalie
Contents: St. Nick's (3:58) -- The chase (5:05) -- The whistler of Rosslea (3:40) -- Pastiche for Anne (4:46) -- Fiddler's despair (2:24) -- Hector the hero (2:31) -- Wedding day jig (3:48) -- Ellin polka (3:42) -- Joyous waltz (3:51) -- Tribute to Buddy (3:13) -- Clog medley (5:47) -- Cagaran Gaolach (1:35) -- The Balkan Hills (bonus track) (4:03).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/EUROPEAN MACHays, Daniel.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.6 HAYGilroy, Marion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co. 1990
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3716 GilBacon, John U.
Summary: "After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT--the most powerful explosion ever...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 971 BACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 971 BACFaragher, John Mack
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W Norton & Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971.601 FARMacLean, Joseph Walter.
Summary: " ... previously unissued 1977 recordings ... recapture the melodies that rang through the dance halls of Cape Breton in the 'fifties."--Container.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rounder Records Corp. 1998