Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management

Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
Portrait of Thomas Beamish Akins (1809-1891), first Provincial Archivist of Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management (NSARM) is a governmental archival institution serving the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. NSARM acquires, preserves and makes available the province's documentary heritage — recorded information of provincial significance created or accumulated by government and the private sector over the last 300 years.

The idea for a provincial archives and a Provincial Archivist first took root on April 30th, 1857 when a resolution was put forward in the Legislative Assembly (moved by Joseph Howe, and seconded by James W. Johnston), making it the first provincial archives in Canada. Thomas Beamish Akins, a lawyer, historian, archivist, and author, was appointed Nova Scotia's first Commissioner of Public Records from 1857 until his death in 1891. [1]

In 1931, NSARM became the first provincial archives in Canada to have a purpose-built building. The Chase Building, designed by Andrew R. Cobb, still exists and is now home to the Math department of Dalhousie University. The current Public Archives Building opened in 1980 to provide additional vault space and allow for the storage of all archival records under one roof.[2]

The department itself was formerly known as the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, renamed in 1997 after it assumed responsibility of government record-keeping. The former name is still used in certain applications, such as at the agency's headquarters at Robie Street and University Avenue in Halifax. It is a Division of the Department of Communites, Culture and Heritage.

NSARM continues to digitize large parts of its collections for viewing on their website. The NSARM website contains approximately 70 virtual exhibits and databases, and features thousands of archival photos and documents. Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, NSARM's genealogy website, contains birth, death, and marriage records from 1763 to 1958 with new accruals being added every year.[3]

External links

References

  1. ^ Thomas Beamish Akins: North America's Pioneer Archivist
  2. ^ Nova Scotia
  3. ^ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics Release Policy


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