The standard reference is Nova Scotia newspapers: a directory and union list, 1752-1988 published jointly by the Public Archives of Nova Scotia and the School of Library and Information Studies at Dalhousie University. ISBN 0-7703-9742-5 (v.1) Listings and ISBN 0-7703-9744-1 (v.2) Indexes. This work includes bibliographical references and was authored by Lynn Murphy, Brenty Hicks, and Anjali Vohra.
Many societies and individuals have compiled indexes of vital statistics from Nova Scotia newspapers, and some are available for sale. CD-ROMs and compilations of obituaries on computer disks have lately become available. See the publications listings of individual societies for some offerings.
The following listing is for currently published daily and community newspapers in the province with contact addresses and additional details. Often a query or letter to the editor will be published and readers are invited to respond.
| Location | Title | Address | Tel: | Fax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Daily News Est. 1893. | Box 280, Amherst
NS B4H 3Z2 | 667-5102 | 667-0419 |
| Halifax | The Chronicle-Herald and The Sunday Herald Est. Herald 1875, Mail 1878, Chronicle 1844, Star 1873. | 1650 Argyle St. Halifax NS B3J 2T2 | 426-2811 | 426-1158 |
| Halifax | The Daily News & The Sunday Daily News Est. 1974. | Box 8330 Station 'A', Halifax NS B3K 5M1 | 468-1222 | 468-3609 |
| New Glasgow | The Evening News Est. 1910. | 352 E. River
Rd. New Glasgow NS B2H 5E2 | 752-3000 | 752-1945 |
| Sydney | Cape Breton Post Est. 1900. | 255 George St. Box 1500, Sydney NS B1P 6K6 | 564-5451 | 562-7077 |
| Truro | The Truro Daily News Est. 1891. | 6 Louise St. Box 220, Truro NS B2N 5C3 | 893-9405 | 893-0518 |
| Place | Publication | Issue Date | Address | Telephone | Fax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | The Citizen | Sa | Box 280 Amherst
NS B4H 3Z2 | 667-5102 | 667-0419 |
| Annapolis Royal | The Annapolis Spectator | Tu | Box 189, Annapolis Royal NS B0S 1A0 | 532-2219 | 532-2246 |
| Antigonish | The Casket | Tu | Box 1300, Antigonish
NS B2G 2L7 | 863-4371 | 863-1943 |
| Baddeck | Victoria Standard | W | |||
| Berwick | The Register | W | Box 640, Berwick
NS B0P 1E0 | 538-3189 | 538-8583 |
| Bible Hill | The Tatamagouche Light | Monthly | 228 Main St., Bible Hill NS B2N 4H2 | 895-7947 | 893-1427 |
| Bridgewater | The Bulletin | W | 353 York St., Bridgewater NS B4V 3K2 | 543-2457 | 543-2228 |
| Bridgewater | South Shore Living | W | same | same | same |
| Digby | The Digby Courier | W | Box 430, Kentville
NS B4N 3X4 | 245-4715 | 245-4715 |
| Enfield | The Laker | Monthly | 287 Hwy 2, Enfield
NS B2T 1C9 | 883-3181 | 420-0524 |
| Enfield | The Weekly Press | Tu | 287 Hwy 2,
Enfield NS B2T 1C9 | 883-3181 | 420-0524 |
| Greenwood | The Aurora Newspaper | M | Box 99,
Hanger 6,CFB Greenwood NS B0P 1N0 | 765-1494 | 765-1717 |
| Guysborough | Guysborough Journal | Th | Box
210, Guysborough NS B0H 1N0 | 533-2851 | 533-2750 |
| Halifax | Trident Newspaper, 1988 | 2nd Th | Box
99000, Stn. Forces, Halifax NS B3K 5X5 | 427-4235 | 427-4238 |
| Inverness | Oran | W | Box 100, Inverness NS B0E 1N0 | 258-3400 | 258-2632 |
| Kentville | The Advertiser | Tu, F | 9185
Commercial St., New Minas NS B4N 4A9 | 681-2121 | 681-0830 |
| Liverpool | The Advance | W | Box 10, Liverpool
NS B0T 1K0 | 354-3441 | 354-2455 |
| Lunenburg | Progress Enterprise | W | 108 Montague St., Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0 | 634-8863 | 634-3572 |
| Lunenburg Co. | The Lunenburg County Lighthouse Log | M | 353 York St., Bridgewater NS B4V 3K2 | 543-2457 | 543-2228 |
| Middleton/Bridgetown | Monitor Examiner | Tu | Box
250, Bridgetown NS B0S 1C0 | 665-4441 | 665-4014 |
| Oxford | The Oxford Journal | W | Box
10 Oxford NS B0M 1P0 | 447-2051 | 447-2055 |
| Pictou | Advocate | W | Box 1000, Pictou
NS B0K 1H0 | 485-8014 | 752-4816 |
| Port Hawkesbury | The Reporter | Tu, F | Box 3300,
Port Hawkesbury NS B0E 2V0 | 625-3300 | 625-1701 |
| Shearwater | The Warrior | Bi-weekly | Box 190,
Shearwater NS B0J 3A0 | 460-1013 | 460-1796 |
| Shelburne | The Coast Guard | Tu | Box 100,
Shelburne NS B0T 1W0 | 875-3244 | 875-3454 |
| Springhill/Parrsboro | The Springhill Parrsboro Record | W | Box 670, Springhill NS B0M 1X0 | 597-3731 | 667-1402 |
| Windsor | The Hants Journal | W | 73 Gerrish St.,
Windsor NS B0N 2T0 | 798-8371 | 798-5451 |
| Yarmouth | Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse | F | 236B rue Water, Yarmouth NS B5A 4P8 | 742-9119 | 742-9110 |
| Yarmouth | The Vanguard | Tu, F | Box 128, Yarmouth
NS B5A 4B1 | 742-7111 | 742-2311 |