Christmas Cards Available at the Nova Scotia Archives

Boxed sets of unique Christmas cards featuring photos of colourful Victorian whimsey and traditional black-and-white Nova Scotia winter scenes are available for purchase at the Nova Scotia Archives.

"The cards remind us of the holiday seasons of Nova Scotia's past," said Lois Yorke, provincial archivist. "For the second year, the Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to offer photographs from our heritage as a way to spread holiday cheer."

The photos were selected from the archives' scrapbook and photograph collections. The cards are blank inside and there are 12 cards and envelopes per box.

"The Christmas cards are a wonderful way for the archives to share photos of our history out in the community," said Anne Crossman, past member of the Public Archives' board of trustees from Centrelea, Annapolis Co. "The images bring back fond memories and help maintain the links to the past."

The boxes, available for pick-up at the Nova Scotia Archives, are $19 each, tax included. Information about mail orders is available at http://novascotia.ca/archives/cards.asp .

The project is sponsored by the board of trustees, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, to support and sustain special activities undertaken by the Nova Scotia Archives to expand and promote public access to the province's documentary heritage.