Questions? Online queries are welcome. Purchase research here
Contact our researchers and genealogy department at: genealogy@kingscountymuseum.ca
Archives
Thanks to the efforts of many dedicated volunteers, the Kings Historical Society has accumulated extensive archives. These can be divided into two broad areas: community history and family history (genealogy).
Routes to your Roots video
This video was produced by the Council of Nova Scotia Archives and highlights some of our museum’s resources.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBOKCFM_Do8
Community History
Anyone looking for information or photographs on just about any community in Kings Co., Nova Scotia will almost certainly find something of interest in our archives. We have books, newspaper articles, photographs, personal reminiscences etc. etc. all of which can be viewed in the Community and Family History area on the lower level of the museum in Kentville. One of our volunteers is digitizing the photo collection and some of these images can be viewed on the Gallery page.
Family History
For the genealogist or family history researcher, we have a wealth of information including:
- Large collection of published works on various families and related subjects.
- Approximately 900 file folders on individual families and many family binders.
- Over 180 rolls of microfilm containing: births, marriages, deaths, census records, township books, and other statistics relating to Kings County and Nova Scotia.
- Gravestone inscriptions for the 100 cemeteries in Kings County in four binders including a master index.
- Many indexes and information assembled by members of the Family History Committee to help you find your family roots.
Online resources
Below you can find indexes to our archive documents. More detailed information is available for purchase on CD; please take a look in our online shop.
Phil Volger’s Roots Web This site is a compilation of newspaper articles, images, documents and many other forms of historical data relating mainly to the Bay of Fundy and the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. Appreciate the information gathered on Roots Web? Please consider donating to the Kings County Museum.
Property on Line Property Online (POL) is an internet browser application that provides online access to land ownership and related information collected through the province’s Land Registration Offices and other sources. Search requests accepted for historical and genealogical purposes only.
Tombstone Photographs
The Community and Family History Committee is now accepting requests to photograph tombstones anywhere in Kings County.
The cost will be $20.00 and will include a picture of the tombstone, plus pictures of any other side of the stone that has markings different from the front. It will also include a close up of any print or symbols on the stone.
Additional tombstone photographs (in the same cemetery, at the same time) will cost an additional $3.00 each per stone. Prints will be sent via email or regular mail.
To purchase photographs
To order photographs, please e-mail us providing as much detail as possible to Judy Norton at the genealogy email
Monthly Meetings
For further information, contact us at genealogy@kingscountymuseum.ca
