Français Home | Research Facilities | Argyle Township Court House Archives Argyle Township Court House Archives P.O. Box 101 Tusket, Yarmouth County, NS B0W 3M0 www.argylecourthouse.com General Policies & Research Fees The Argyle Township Court House & Archives is one of leading genealogical research centres in southwest Nova Scotia, and the only research centre in Yarmouth County with a Certified Genealogist on staff. This archives has extensive holdings of interest to genealogists and family historians. The Argyle Township Court House Archives, as a general rule, does not compile genealogies on specific families. We concentrate our efforts on compiling indexes and other finding aids to larger bodies of records that provide access to information on all families of the region. This archives is administered by the Argyle Municipality Historical & Genealogical Society. Memberships in the Society are $25 per year for individuals and $30 for families or couples. All members receive four issues of The Argus, a high popular and impressive quarterly newsletter. Members do not pay research fees at the archives and enjoy reduced rates for photocopy. Non-members pay a research fee for using the archives: - $3.00 for half day; $5.00 for a full day. We also carry out research for clients at an hourly rate. Due to limited staff we are not able to conduct research for free. Hours of Operation July & August 8:30 am – 4:30pm - Seven days per week All Other Months 8:30 am – 4:30 pm – Mon.-Fri. 9:00 – noon – Saturdays (excepting holiday weekends) Genealogical Holdings The Argyle Township Court House Archives has extensive genealogical holdings. The best guide to these holding are found on our website at www.argylecourthouse.com under “Genealogical Resources.” Our list of “Published Genealogies” is a tool that has many uses beyond our own institution. This list includes not only books and pamphlets published on specific families, but also itemizes the genealogies found published in most county histories for the entire province. In those cases, the reference even gives the user the page number in the book in question. Our listing of “Unpublished Genealogies” is genealogies that are sometimes unique to our archives. They are for the most part genealogies that have been donated or loaned for copying by the researchers who have compiled the material. Researchers will also find listings on the Home Page for other records of particular interest to genealogists, such as vital statistics, church records, etc.