With a well-stocked research library, countless history and genealogy files, and a rich artifact collection featuring over 14,000 photographs, the Dartmouth Heritage Museum is a fantastic resource for researchers of all ages!
To begin the research process, please complete the Research Request Form. Forms can be submitted by email to Shannon Baxter, our collections manager, at collections@dartmouthmuseum.ca, by post mail, or in-person at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum at 26 Newcastle St, Dartmouth. We encourage researchers to be as detailed as possible in their requests. A staff member will be in touch with you to discuss your request.
We have been very fortunate here at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum to receive the full document regarding the Heritage Designation Proposal of Findlay School, now the Findlay Centre. This document was researched and written by Maura Donovan, and submitted by her and Denise Gray Cox.
Below is an example of the Findlay Community Centre Heritage Registration Proposal – a portion of what Dartmouth Heritage Museum offers:
Halifax Regional Municipality Archives
Helen Creighton Folklore Society
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Archives and Record Management
Army Museum Halifax Citadel Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
Email: tours@ACAMuseum.ca
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
Fultz House
Email: fultz.house@ns.sympatico.ca
Maritime Command Museum (Naval Museum of Halifax) Admiralty House
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Association of Nova Scotia Museums (ANSM) Members: https://ansm.ns.ca/member-museums.html
ANSM also hosts a website called NovaMuse, an online database featuring collections from 50 museums across the province. New artifacts are being added every day!
MemoryNS
Provides access to archival records from institutions across Nova Scotia, and is an initiative of the Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Search MemoryNS to find detailed information about the records and their creators as well as contact information for the contributing archives.