Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey
What is the Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey?
ACNS Data Dictionary
The Atlantic Canada Newspaper Survey is an excellent source of information about goods and services offered for sale in major East Coast newspapers before 1900 and as early as the 1600's. This database documents the region's material culture, providing data on the probable origin and use of the items. The database contains information on such commodities as machinery, transportation and communications equipment, food and beverages, personal household goods, live animals, and crude and fabricated materials.
East Coast ports were the source of all goods east of the Rocky Mountains prior to 1900. This database is an important source of information on commercial activity and social history. It provides a context for objects in museum collections.