Acadian Recorder
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The Acadian Recorder was a weekly newspaper
published during the 19th century in Halifax
, Nova Scotia
. The newspaper was originally founded in 1813 by Anthony Henry Holland
. He died in 1830 and the paper eventually came under the ownership of Hugh William Blackadar
.
Weekly newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...
published during the 19th century in Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. The newspaper was originally founded in 1813 by Anthony Henry Holland
Anthony Henry Holland
Anthony Henry Holland was a Halifax businessman and printer.Holland is best known for founding the Acadian Recorder in 1813. In 1819, he founded and successfully ran the first paper mill in Atlantic Canada. It was known as the Acadia Paper Mill and was located on the Nine Mile River, near Bedford...
. He died in 1830 and the paper eventually came under the ownership of Hugh William Blackadar
Hugh William Blackadar
Hugh William Blackadar was a newspaper printer and publisher from Halifax, Nova Scotia.Blackadar is best known as the publisher of the Acadian Recorder, a newspaper originally founded in 1813 by Anthony Henry Holland...
.