{"id":307,"date":"2017-03-28T06:37:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T06:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsgenealogy.ca\/en\/?p=307"},"modified":"2017-03-28T21:06:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T21:06:33","slug":"the-full-diary-of-simeon-perkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nsgenealogy.ca\/en\/2017\/03\/28\/the-full-diary-of-simeon-perkins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Full Diary of Simeon Perkins"},"content":{"rendered":"

I found an online source with the entire 5-volume set of the Perkins diary. The Champlain Society<\/a> has shared their collection<\/a> through the library at the University of Toronto<\/a>. Now, I’m not going to lie; these diaries are huge! Trying to find something specific can be quite tedious, although there is a search function to help you out. However, if you are researching the history of Liverpool, NS<\/a>, then this is invaluable. Please note that these have been transcribed and typed out, so it is not the original copy. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing; Perkins’ handwriting<\/a> can be very difficult to read if you aren’t used to 18th century script. Feel free to check them out through the links below:<\/p>\n

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Simeon Perkins<\/p><\/div>\n

Volume I – 1766-1780<\/a>\u00a0~\u00a0<\/span>Volume II – 1780-1789<\/a>\u00a0~\u00a0<\/span>Volume III – 1790-1796<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume IV – 1797-1803<\/a>\u00a0~\u00a0<\/span>Volume V – 1804-1812<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I found an online source with the entire 5-volume set of the Perkins diary. The Champlain Society has shared their collection through the library at the University of Toronto. Now, I’m not going to lie; these diaries are huge! Trying to find something specific can be quite tedious, although there \u2026<\/p>\n

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