THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN HANTS COUNTY

Genealogy and Heritage

• Archaeology
  • Castle Frederick Project
    Archaeological work at the Castle Frederick estate, Falmouth
  • Archaeology at the Uniacke Estate
• Built Heritage
  • Built Heritage Resource Guide
    Help in tracing the history of your property or heritage home! Explore Nova Scotia house styles, building materials, the impact of disaster and change on communities, and a long list of archival resources to kick-start your research. Lots of detail, plus dozens of historical photographs and maps showing what's quintessential, quaint - and sometimes even quirky - in our province's built heritage.
• Genealogy Links
  • Hants County GenWeb
    Part of the Canada GenWeb Project. Lots of resources!
• Historical Societies
  • Committee for the Preservation of the Sainte-Famille Cememtery
  • East Hants Historical Society
  • Hantsport and Area Historical Society
  • South Maitland Historical Association
  • Uniacke Heritage Society, Box 12, Site 1, RR#1, Mount Uniacke, NS, B0N 1Z0
  • West Hants Historical Society
• Historical Links
  • Ed Coleman's Outdoor Page - Local History & Trivia
    Lots of great stories about Hants County
  • Electric Lights in Windsor
  • The Saxby Gale of 1869
• Lighthouses
  • Burntcoat Head
  • Walton
• Museums and Historic Sites in Hants County
• Transportation & Communication
  • History of Nova Scotia's Railways
    Windsor and Annapolis Railway, opened 1869
  • Hants & Halifax Telephone Company
  • The Shubenacadie Canal
• War memorials in Nova Scotia
  Links to Hants County memorials in Bramber, Brooklyn, Ellershouse, Elmsdale, Enfield, Hantsport, Mount Uniacke, Nine Mile River, Noel, Shubenacadie, West Gore, Windsor

Nova Scotia Links

• Cyndi's List - Nova Scotia
  The genealogy list I use most often!
• Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Nova Scotia
• Little-Known Portions of Nova Scotia History
• Natural History of Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Genealogy Resources on the Internet
• Nova Scotia's Electronic Attic
• Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia
• The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association
• Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society

• Canada's National History Society
• Royal Heraldry Society of Canada

Professional Organizations

• Federation of Nova Scotia Heritage
• Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes