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Mark:
The Kentville Sanatorium no longer exists as such although there a large modern hospital on the property. The Sanatorium was specifically built to treat Tuberculosis patients. It was thought at that time that the best treatment included rest, excellent nutrition and lots of fresh air. For a little explanation of the Sanatorium movement see the following website
http://www.lung.ca/tb/tbhistory/sanatoriums/first.html
Since TB was highly contagious, a diagnosis at that time meant basically an ambulance backing up to your door and the person being whisked away for a period of maybe years in the Sanatorium. For that reason, they also had a very
forward-thinking program of job training there. A friend of mine used to wear beautiful suits and when I asked her where she got them, she said her father had learned tailoring while he was at the San.
I'm not sure where the records would be. The Kings County Historical Society would be likely to know. This is their site
http://www.okcm.ca/index.html
I notice that in their Book Store they sell a CD of the cemetaries in Kings County. That might be very helpful to you if you think that Elizabeth Blades is buried there. However, people were sent to the San from many parts of Nova Scotia and if they died would almost certainly be returned to their home for burial. If you knew her approx. birthdate you might be able to find her on the NS Census
Another good online resource for research is the Nova Scotia Genealogical website
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
Lots and lots of online data and links for each county.
Hope some of this information is useful to you. It will make your friends trip to Nova Scotia much more enlightening if you can do a bit of research beforehand.
Burdette
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