- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LCR .N6J6L8R4
- Category:
- Church
- Creator:
- St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia).
- Material Description:
- 1 microfilm textual records (9 books) ; 35 mm
- Background:
St. John's Church is the second oldest Protestant church in Nova Scotia. It was built in 1754 and later enlarged in 1870-1871.
- Contents:
- There are nine books on the reel. They include the following: baptisms, 1752-1850; marriages, 1752-1865; burials, 1752-1905; a copy of Melbourne M. Gardner's book History of St. John's Anglican Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia,1934; miscellaneous records, e.g. plans of pews and lists of pewholders, newspaper clippings concerning St. John's Church and the Church Square, and maps and notes pertaining to Cross Island. The records are not filmed in the exact order as given above.
Other locations that are mentioned in the registers include: Mahone Bay, New Dublin, Blue Rock, New Germany, Tancook, LaHave, Petite Riviere, Cross Island, Conquerall, Martin's River, First Peninsula, and other areas.
- Originals:
The original records are held by St. John's Anglican Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Microfilmed by the Nova Scotia Archives. See St. John's Anglican Church Heritage Committee.
- Archival Ref. No.:
- Nova Scotia Archives MG 4, No. 91.
- Finding Aids:
The Table of Contents has been microfilmed at the beginning of the reel.
The Table of Contents is available in print and as a PDF under electronic finding aids.
Baptism lists available via Rootsweb Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Genealogy.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- Contents_St-John-s Anglican-Church-Lunenburg_Registers-Records.pdf
- Notes:
- There are 13 books in the collection. The reel, which is included in the Loyalist Collection, contains books 1-9, inclusive.