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Thomas Chandler Haliburton –
Nova Scotia’s First Historian
by Archibald
MacMechan
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
…"An Historical and Satistical account
of Nova-Scotia." In two volumes. Illustrated by a map of the province, and
several engravings. By Thomas C. Haliburton, Esq. Barrister at Law and Member
of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia"…[Haliburton] labor[ed] for seven
years at his history of this province…
…[Haliburton] was practicing
law in the picturesque town of Annapolis Royal. Beautiful as it was for situation,
it had no libraries, public or private. Nor was there in the whole province any
collection of books on which a student of local history could draw…
…Young
and untrained as he was, Haliburton had distinctly modern ideas of research. Whenever
possible, he went to the original sources for his information. He had also to
write to London and Boston for works of reference, or have transcripts made from
them…
…[In the year] 1823…in Halifax [,there was] published a pamphlet
entitled "A General Description of Nova Scotia"…
…Haliburton
himself supplies the reason why it was written, – to clear the province of
misrepresentation. A banquet was given in his honor in 1839. When his health was
proposed, reference was made to his "History", and what he said in reply
applies also to the "General Description [of Nova Scotia, published in 1823]
"…the precursor of the Historical and Statistical Account [which was published
in 1829. Haliburton was 33].
Excerpt
From –
A Century of Haliburton’s Nova Scotia
by Archibald MacMechan
Pub 1930
NSARM – Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management
V/F v105
#27
Pg 1 – 3
See Also –
An Historical and Statistical Account
of Nova-Scotia
In two volumes. Illustrated by a map of the province, and several
engravings.
By Thomas C. Haliburton, Esq.
Barrister at Law and Member
of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
[originally] Printed and Published
by Joseph Howe, Halifax 1829
Edition consulted – Candiana Reprint Series No.
51
Mika Publishing Belleville, Ontario 1973
HRL SG ADULT 971.6 H172 h
1973
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