New Archival Records
Recently digitized documentation from Atlantic Canadian archives
Black Loyalist Heritage Society Digital Collections
An extensive digital resource exploring the history of the Black Loyalist settlement in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, the largest free Black settlement in Canada at the time.
Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes
A scholarly digital resource documenting the lives and identities of enslaved individuals in the Maritime provinces, providing essential genealogical and historical context.
PANB Assorted Photo Acquisitions #1
A collection of miscellaneous manuscript and photographic transfers recently updated in the digital database to include broader historical records.
Fresh Finds: New Photographs from June-July 2026
A recently published collection of digitized photographs added to the provincial archives, part of ongoing efforts to expand accessible visual records.
Fresh Finds: New Photographs from September 2026
A newly released batch of digitized photographic records made available for public research through the provincial archives database.
African Nova Scotian Diaspora Collection
A significant digital collection featuring searchable records relating to early immigration and the experiences of Black Refugees who arrived in Nova Scotia following the War of 1812.
Black Loyalists in New Brunswick, 1783-1854
A digitized collection of primary source petitions and land grant documents detailing the experiences of African Americans settling in colonial New Brunswick.
Opinions of several gentlemen of the law, on the subject of Negro servitude in Nova Scotia
A published historical document providing critical insight into the legal status and history of slavery in Atlantic Canada at the turn of the 19th century.
