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FINDING ORIGINS, FINDING TRENDS

Discover how to find and evaluate historical records for accurate historical research. Learn about different types of records, major sources, and locations of records. Understand how to assess the reliability of records and ensure their contribution to telling accurate stories.

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FINDING ORIGINS, FINDING TRENDS

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  1. FINDING ORIGINS, FINDING TRENDS

  2. Today’s questions: • What type of information is available? • Where is it located? • How do you determine whether or not it is reliable?

  3. Types of historical records • Basic terminology • Primary sources • Secondary sources • Types of historical records • Recorded documents • Oral history • physical evidence

  4. Major sources of historical records • Government records • Institutional records • Communications media • Personal documents

  5. Provincial locations of records • Public Archives • Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Halifax • Dalhousie University Public Archives, Halifax • Beaton Institute, Sydney • Libraries

  6. Assessing the reliability of a record • Who • What • When • Where • Why • How

  7. No records are unbiased and no records are completely accurate. The researcher must carefully assess each record to see how it can contribute to telling an accurate story.

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