Library

• A 3000-volume collection of genealogical and historical material
• Cemetery records for all of Colchester and other areas of Nova Scotia
• Township Books of Truro, Onslow, Londonderry and other early Nova Scotian communities
• Historical files re. communities, industries, education, mining, shipping, churches, etc.
• Vital Statistics from Nova Scotian newspapers starting 1760 Maps of Nova Scotia, with an emphasis on Colchester County

Photos

• A large collection of photographs depicting community, business, industrial and personal subjects
• A collection of negatives from Mosher's Photography, 1930's-1960's
• A collection of negatives of Wilfred Nichols, late 1950's-1970's
• A collection of negatives of Bruce Berry, 1986-2003

School Registers

The core collection of Colchester County School Registers: 160 archival boxes

Personal Papers

Diaries
Letters
Scrapbooks

Microfilm

A 2000-real collection including

• Records of Colchester County Businesses
• Colchester Church Records and Minutes
• Colchester County Deeds and Index
• Family Histories
• Colchester County Organizations
• Colchester County Municipal Records
• Vital Statistics for all of Nova Scotia
• Census Records for all of Nova Scotia
• Various Provincial Newspapers, Directories, Insurance Maps, etc...

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