Newspaper Archives Notes

There are (to the best of my knowledge) 4 major archives of Nova Scotia newspapers (mainly microfilm):

1. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax
   Containing digitized newspapers and microfilm
   My own map shows location by year of publication.
2. Beaton Institute, CBRM campus, Sydney
   Containing digitized editions and microfilm editions
   Providing a for fee obituary search
   According to this Genealogy Guide, here is a not complete sample:
   • Baddeck Telephone / misc. 1898 - 1900
   • Bras d'Or Gazetter 1896 Apr 1 - 1901 Mar 27
   • Cape Breton Advocate 1840 Sep - 1841 Mar
   • Cape Breton Highlander / 1963 Nov 20 - 1976 Dec 22 Dec / 1980 Nov 12 - 1982 Jan 27
   • Cape Breton Mirror (Glace Bay) 1951 Dec – 1953 Nov
   • Cape Breton News 1850 - 1855
   • Cape Breton Post 1901 - precent
   • Cape Breton Spectator 1846 - 1849
   • Glace Bay Gazette / misc 1903 - 1920 / 1924 Feb 25 - 1924 May 5 / 1932 - 1937 / 1942 - 1949
   • Hawkesbury Bulletin / 1906 Jun 18 / 1906 Jun 25
   • Labour Leader / 1919 Jan 11 - 1919 Nov 01 / 1952 - 1953
   • North Sydney Herald / 1881 - 1884 / 1873 Feb 26
   • North Sydney Newsboy 1883 Sep 04 - 1885 Jan 17
   • Port Hood Greetings / misc. 1902 - 1926
   • Semi-Weekly Express 1879 Sep - 1879 Oct
   • Steelworker and Miner 1941 Apr 12 - 1961 May 6
   • Sydney Post Record / 1900 Aug 8 - 1921 Mar / misc. 1899 - 1933
   • The Beacon (Glace Bay) 1981 Aug 4 - 1982 Mar 9
   • The Inverness News / 1904 Aug 4 / 1904 Aug 25 / 1913 Oct 9
   • The Referee (Port Hood) 1883 Mar 28
   • The Scotia Sun (Port Hawkesbury) / misc. 1986 - 1988
   • The Spirit of the Times and Cape Breton Free Press 1843 Dec 12 - 1845 Apr 12
   • The Star (Glace Bay) 1949 Jan 27 - 1949 May 5 May
   • The Steelworker 1933 Apr - 1951 Dec
   • The Sydney Express 1879 Nov - 1880 Mar
   • Victoria News 1926 Jan 13 Jan
3. CBRL, downtown Sydney branch
   My own list based on film labels:
   • Acadian Recorder 1817 - 1869
   • Cape Breton Highlander 1963 Nov 20 - REEL#6
   • Cape Breton Post 1956 Jul 14 - 2021 Sep 31
   • Halifax Gazette 1752 - 1800
   • Halifax Herald 1892 Jan 2 - 1901 Mar 2
   • Mic Mac News 1971 - 1986
   • Morning Herald 1875 Jan 1 - 1891 Dec 31
   • Northside Victoria Times 1979 - 1980
   • Nova Scotian / 1840 Jan 2 - 1850 Dec 30 / 1844 Nov 4 - 1886 Dec 30
   • NS Royal Gazette 1801 Mar 19 - 1824 Dec 29
   • Sydney Daily Post / 1901 Mar 28 - 1919 Dec 31 / 1919 Jul 1 - 1921 Feb 23
   • Sydney Post / 1921 Feb 24 - 1929 Aug 12 / 1929 Sep 7 - 1931 Dec 31 / 1932 Apr 1 - 1936 Dec 2
   • Sydney Post-Record / 1936 Dec 2 - 1951 Dec 31 / 1953 Jun 17 - 1955 Dec 2 / 1955 Sep 29 - 1956 Jul 13
   • Victoria-Inverness Bulletin 1960 - 1969
   • Wesleyan / 1838 Feb 11 - 1880 Sep 3 / 1880 Sep 10 - 1884 Dec 25
   
   Also:
   Desbarres Papers
   Cape Breton Highlanders 185th
   City of Sydney Annual Reports 1894 - 1967
   Huntington Diaries 1905 - Jan 1952
   NS Census 1871 1881 1891 1901
   Seelworker and Miner, Misc. Cape Breton Papers
   Shipping Registeres
4. Library and Archives Canada on Wellington in Ottawa
   Containing microfilm archives. Though the search tool is slightly wonky.

Other locations:

1. Halifax Public Libraries, Spring Garden branch
   Containing microfilm archives
2. St.F.X.U. collection of The Antigonish Casket
   Containing microfilm editions
   Extra: card catalog index to obituaries available in the Music Room

Current newspapers:

• Saltwire: CB Post, Herald.
• Pictou Advocate
• PEI
• Telegraph Journal, N.B. including searchable digital subscriptions

Also

On-line services:

• Newspapers.com
• Truro Daily News 1891 - 1925
• Canadiana
• indexes
• NS collection
• NS collection (more)