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- Canadian Bible Society. Nova Scotia Auxiliary
- British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada and Newfoundland. Nova Scotia Auxiliary
- British and Foreign Bible Society. Nova Scotia Auxiliary
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The Nova Scotia District of the Canadian Bible Society began in 1810 in Truro and 1813 in Pictou and Halifax as separate Auxiliary units of the British and Foreign Bible Society in London, United Kingdom (UK). The purpose of the Society was to translate and distribute the Christian Bible to the world. In 1814 Truro joined the Halifax society while Pictou remained independent until 1910. There was also a Yarmouth Auxiliary for a time. By 1840 the NS Auxiliary had 28 branch societies throughout the province. In 1848 the branches and independent auxiliaries (except Pictou) joined to form the Nova Scotia Auxiliary. In 1904 all bible society auxiliaries in Canada joined together and Nova Scotia became an Auxiliary of the Canadian Bible Society. From 1923 to 1950 Nova Scotia District included Newfoundland. In 1929 the national society changed its name to British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada and Newfoundland until 1961, when the name changed back to the Canadian Bible Society and Nova Scotia became a District once more, without Newfoundland. Activities of the Nova Scotia society end after 2009, and the national society’s status as a non-profit association in the province ended in 2023.
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revised 2024-02-09 Karen White (edited history, added forms of name and sources)
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Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies website, accessed 2024-February-09.
Doull, John. A History of the Bible Society in Nova Scotia 1813-1963 (Halifax, NS: Nova Scotia District of Canadian Bible Society, [1964]. Reference number: V/F v.192 #27 in Nova Scotia Archives library collection.