The Freiburg Passion Play (In English) / distributed by the Garrick Theatre. Halifax, NS : Garrick Theatre. 19 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #22 - Vertical File
Playbook for the Freiburg Passion Play at the Garrick Theatre (August 17-22) - includes ads for local businesses, cast, and play acts. No date provided, assumed year to be 1928-1929 as that year range is handwritten on the inside of the playbook.
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Serving Nova Scotians & Us : an evening of celebration of community and congregational service Halifax, NS : Beth Israel Synagogue, 2010. 49 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #21 - Vertical File
Book related to a formal dinner held by the Halifax Jewish Community on May 12, 2010.
Synagogues — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Jews — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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A Victorian Holiday in the Land of Evangeline / by Sharon Ingalls. Halifax, NS : Sharon Ingalls. 16 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #19 - Vertical File
Unbound booklet about the Victorian Holiday in Nova Scotia and the influence of the poem Evangeline by Longfellow on the perception of Nova Scotia/Evangeline. No date given to item, though abstract note mentions reading the abstract aloud to the Canadian Association of Folklore, University of Moncton in May 1990.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 — Evangeline
Nova Scotia — History — Nineteenth Century
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The Beaver : Exploring Canada's History Winnipeg : Hudson's Bay Co., 1989. 63 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #18 - Vertical File
Copy of "The Beaver" from June/July 1989. Starting in 2010 the magazine became "Canada's History".
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada, Northern — Periodicals
Canada, Northern — History — Periodicals
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Halifax Board of School Commissioners
Schools of the City of Halifax, 1904-5 Halifax : Halifax Board of School Commissioners, 1905. 24 pages : charts ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #13 - Vertical File
Report on how the schools in the City of Halifax were doing in the year 1904-5. Includes charts about school type, how many teachers returned to their previous school and how many students are now in attendance, with some individual stats included for different schools.
Education — Halifax (N.S.)
History — Halifax (N.S.)
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The Halifax Disaster December 6th 1917 / by James T. Walsh. Halifax, NS : W.G. McLaughlin, 1917. 4 pages ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.550 #3 - Vertical File
Poem written about the devastation of the Halifax Explosion on the city and the people who live there.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Halifax (N.S. County) — History
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J.W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Cumming Events : A pictorial review of Cumming Products / Published now & then by J.W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. New Glasgow, N.S.. New Glasgow, N.S. : J.W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 1934. 7 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #31 - Vertical File
No. 5, Jan. 1934. Concerning Monarch Plows.
Manufacturing Industries — New Glasgow (N.S.)
Snowplows — Catalog
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Nova Scotia Research Foundation
Seventeenth Annual Report 1964 : Nova Scotia Research Foundation / by the Nova Scotia Research Foundation. Halifax : Queen's Printer, 1965. 20 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #29 - Vertical File
Report outlining some of the scientific or natural sciences research and developments of the year 1964. Discussion of potash included with projections for growth in that industry as well as financial statements/records and different committees.
Research — Nova Scotia
Potash deposits — Nova Scotia
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The Minterne Monuments : The Story of the Earliest Verifiable Winston S. Churchill Family Memorials - To Commemorate and Honour the Fiftieth Anniversary of his Death / by Elizabeth Churchill Snell. Cambridge, UK : Elizabeth Churchill Snell, 2015. 18 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #27 - Vertical File
Documents some of the earliest Churchill family memorials, history, and explores the Churchill family line.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Prime Ministers — Great Britain
Great Britain — History
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Nova Scotia Research Foundation
Programme : Official Opening - Nova Scotia Research Foundation / distributed by the Nova Scotia Research Foundation. Dartmouth, NS : Nova Scotia Research Foundation, 1969. 4 pages ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #26 - Vertical File
Programme pamphlet for the official opening of the Nova Scotia Research Foundation on October 7th, 1969 at 2:30pm. Includes list of officials who will be running the ceremony.
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Season 1897 : Orpheus Club Concert - Orpheus Club with Ladies Auxiliary and Orchestra Halifax, NS : Book and Job Printer, 1897. 8 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #25 - Vertical File
Programme pamphlet advertising the collaboration of the Orpheus Club and the Ladies Auxiliary and Orchestra to sing opera for an audience.
Opera — Nova Scotia
Performing arts — Nova Scotia
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Academy of Music : Halifax Nova Scotia / distributed by the Academy of Music. Halifax, N.S.: Academy of Music, 1910. 8 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #24 - Vertical File
Pamphlet program for the Academy of Music in 1910 play 'The Old Homestead' October 6th, 1910.
Performing Arts — Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — History
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The Forty-Fifth Report of the Nova Scotia Bible Society / distributed by the Nova Scotia Bible Society. Halifax, N.S.: Nova Scotia Printing Company, 1874. 95 pages ; 18 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #23 - Vertical File
The 45th annual report made by the Nova Scotia Bible Society (founded 1813) in November 1873. Includes fiscal information, including how much was received through other branches, or their own agents.
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Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee
Annual Report of the Ladies' Committee of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home for the Year 1928 / distributed by the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee. Halifax, N.S.: WM. MacNab & Son, 1929. 16 pages ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #22 - Vertical File
Small report showcasing the actions and structure of the organization.
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Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee
Annual Report of the Ladies' Committee of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home for the Year 1926 / distributed by the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home Ladies' Committee. Halifax, NS : WM. MacNab & Son, 1927. 15 pages ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #21 - Vertical File
Small report showcasing the actions and structure of the organization.
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Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home
Annual Report of the Protestant Orphans' Home for the Year 1923 / distributed by the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home. Halifax, NS : WM. MacNab & Son, 1924. 15 pages ; 16 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #20 - Vertical File
Small report detailing the actions of the organization and the structure of the organization from the ladies committees to the owners, medical advisors, and the matron of the institution.
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City Club Halifax, Nova Scotia : Rules and Regulations 1892 / distributed by the City Club. Halifax (N.S.) : T.C. Allen Company Printers, 1892. 47 pages ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #19 - Vertical File
Guidebook for members of the City Club from Halifax - includes a list of members, guidelines and rules for members to follow, and a list of all City Club Committee (structural) members.
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Beta Sigma Phi Chapters of Halifax
The Beta Sigma Phi Chapters of Halifax and Dartmouth present The National Ballet Company of Canada Halifax (N.S).: Beta Sigma Phi Halifax, 1958. 30 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #18 - Vertical File
National Ballet Company of Canada program booklet for their Capitol Theatre performance on November 10th 1958. Book includes a break down of events happening on that day, and has a lot of advertising.
Ballet — Canada
Ballet — Nova Scotia
Greek letter societies — Canada
Greek letter societies — Nova Scotia
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Women Making History : 1948-2015 / by Judy Whalen. Halifax, NS : Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), 2016. 32 pages : illustrations : 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #17 - Vertical File
A brief history of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and the women who run the organization. Outlines the individual and group responsibilities and accomplishments for about 70 years from 1948-2015.
Canadian Federation of University Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — History
Women — Canada — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia — Dartmouth — Societies and clubs — History
Women — Nova Scotia
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Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia
A brief historical sketch of Scotia Lodge No. 28 of Canning, N.S. 1861-1961 / by WM. C. Mosher. Halifax : Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia, 1961. 1 volume (unnumbered) ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #16 - Vertical File
By WM. C. Mosher P.M. Historian. With thanks to Rev. T. W. Hodgson's History and Bro. E. L. Eaton for his notes on important eventsIncludes list of Masters of Scotia Lodge.
Freemasonry — Lodges — History
Scotia Lodge — History
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The Sambro Marine Collection : A Selection of Drawings by Thomas E. Appleton, P.ENG., M.E.I.C. / written and illustrated by Thomas E. Appleton. Halifax (N.S.) : Hotel Nova Scotian, 1975. 11 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #15 - Vertical File
Small selection of sketches by Appleton of ships that have all played some role in the history of Halifax.
Halifax (N.S.) — Navigation — History
Halifax Harbour (N.S.)
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Nova Scotia Fisheries Exhibition and Fishermen's Reunion
The Nova Scotia Fisheries Exhibition and Fishermens Reunion 1953 Lunenburg, NS : Exhibition and Reunion Committee, 1953. 124 pages : illustrations portraits, plan ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #14 - Vertical File
Alternate title on inside page: Souvenir program of Nova Scotia Fisheries Exhibition and Fishermen's Reunion : Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, September 15-19, 1953. Contains prize lists and rewards, events breakdown by date, and advertisements for businesses and industries in Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces.
Fisheries — Nova Scotia — Lunenburg
Fisheries — Exhibitions
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Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association
Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association : Provincial Champions and Runners-Up Since 1901 / distributed by the Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association. Nova Scotia : Nova Scotia Lawn Tennis Association, 1937. 4 pages ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #13 - Vertical File
4 pamphlets detailing the winners and runners-up for lawn tennis from 1901-1936 in Nova Scotia. Back page lists N.S. Junior Champions and Runners-Up from 1931-1936.
Tennis — Nova Scotia
Sports — Nova Scotia
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Official Schedule and Rules of the Halifax Amateur Hockey League : Season 1922 / distributed by the Halifax Amateur Hockey League. Halifax, N.S.: The Ross Print Ltd., 1922. 36 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #5 - Vertical File
Schedule and rule book for the 1922 season of the Halifax Amateur Hockey League. Includes stats and advertisements throughout and 1 page handwritten ledger in the back of games, who won, and what the scores were.
Hockey — Halifax (N.S.)
Sports — Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia "All-Expense" Vacation Trips : By Ships, Trains, and Motor Cards, Spend the Summer of 1935 in the Beautiful Land of Evangeline / distributed by the Dominion Atlantic Railway. Halifax : Dominion Atlantic Railway, 1935. 30 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #3 - Vertical File
All Expense vacation guide offered by the Dominion Atlantic Railway for trips to Nova Scotia in 1935. Includes tours with itineraries and vacation prices, maps, and general information. Newspaper article enclosed with item.
Nova Scotia — Description and travel
Dominion Atlantic Railway
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