Chestico Place

Today a new website was launched – Nova Scotia Historical Newspapers Online.  This project was sponsored by Libraries Nova Scotia and digitization was carried out in Halifax at the Nova Scotia Archives and in Sydney at the Beaton Institute.

 All together, over 19,000 pages of digitized newspaper content have been produced.  Sixteen papers have been included in the project with publication dates ranging from 1769 to 1991.

 Prior to today it would have been necessary to travel to the institutions where these newspapers are housed in order to view them.  Now they are just a mouse click away!  Enjoy!

The Routes to Your Roots website has launched!

 This project is a partnership between the Council of Nova Scotia Archives and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage.  The site is designed for people interested in exploring Nova Scotia in search of their family history.  By simply entering a surname, visitors can easily find potential archives, museums, libraries and historical societies holding information about their family.  This research information is paired with accommodations, attractions, festivals and events so they can easily plan their entire trip from one website.

The Chestico Museum is proud to have participated in this project.  We invite you to visit this new site.  Routes to your own roots may await!