In our first project, we have been building a data module for the Genealogical Association of N.S.
The module features selection of "collections", naming and picking of searchable fields by the provider, individual record-editing, variable pricing, user purchase and payment, and pdf delivery. This will be a vehicle for public access to the GANS data library, consisting now of some 1.5-2.0 million digital records.
In order to accomplish this, we have been developing a digital archive and the programming to support this.
KITH is working with heritage groups in Antigonish, Hants and Halifax counties to preserve and digitize the A. F. Church maps and match the map information with existing genealogical records. The goal is to improve our understanding of the history and social relations in nineteenth century Nova Scotia, and make this data publicly accessible.
