A goodly heritage : memories of North End Dartmouth, early 1900s / Ian K. Forsyth, Edith M. Rowlings. Dartmouth : Dartmouth Historical Association, 2002. 87 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 D37 F6 2002 - Open Shelf
Dartmouth Historical Association.
Dartmouth (N.S.) — History
North End (Dartmouth, N.S.)
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Amazing facts about Crescent Beach / Grade five/six, Petite Riviere Elementary School. Petite Riviere : Petite Rivière Publishing, 2003. 33 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 C919 A489 2003 - Open Shelf
Petite Riviere Elementary School.
School prose, Canadian (English) — Nova Scotia — Petite Rivière
Crescent Beach (N.S.) — History.
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Tales of Crousetown / Grade Four, Petite Riviere Elementary School. Petite Riviere : Petite Riviere Publishing, 1993. 41 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 C761 T3 1993 - Open Shelf
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History of Crousetown / Grade Four, Petite Riviere Elementary School. Petite Riviere : Petite Riviere Publishing, 1993. 46 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 C76 H5 1993 - Open Shelf
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A vanished village : the story of an abandoned community Halifax County, Nova Scotia 1794-1945 : Crystal Crescent formerly Coote Cove / researched and compiled by H. Millard Wright. Nova Scotia : The Author, 1999. 1 v. (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 C66 M55 1999 - Open Shelf
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The pioneers of Canaan, Kings County, Nova Scotia / compiled by Marie Bishop. Kentville : Kings Historical Society, 1994. 215 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 C24 B57 1994 - Open Shelf
Map insertedition Includes index.
Kings Historical Society (Kentville, N.S.)
Canaan (Kings, N.S.) — History
Canaan (Kings, N.S.) — Genealogy.
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The other Halifax explosion : Bedford magazine July 18-20, 1945 / researched and compiled by H. Millard Wright in cooperation with CFAD Bedford. Halifax : H. Millard Wright, 2001. 1 v. (various pagings) : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B434 W75 2001 - Open Shelf
Powder magazines — Nova Scotia — Bedford
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 1945-
Halifax (N.S.) — Explosion, 1945.
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One hundred years : a pictorial history of Bridgewater / Friends of the DesBrisay Museum and the Bridgewater Heritage & Historical Society. Bridgewater : Friends of the DesBrisay Museum, 1999. 120 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B75 1999 - Open Shelf
1899-1999--Cover.
Bridgewater Heritage and Historical Society
Friends of the DesBrisay Museum.
Bridgewater (N.S.) — History
Bridgewater (N.S.) — Pictorial works.
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Horton Point : a history of Avonport / Gordon M. Haliburton. Wolfville : Gaspereau Press, 1998. 330 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 A96 H34 1998 - Open Shelf
Avonport (N.S.) — History
Avonport (N.S.) — Biography.
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Down memory lane : with gems of Antigonish to remember Antigonish : Casket, 1972. 136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 A54 M33 1972 - Open Shelf
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Halifax Street Names : an Illustrated Guide / edited by Shelagh MacKenzie with Scott Robson. Halifax : Formac Publishing, 2002. 192 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346 67 H34 2002 - Open Shelf
Includes index.
Streets — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History
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Point Pleasant Park : an illustrated history / Janet Kitz and Gary Castle. Halifax : Pleasant Point Publishing, 1999. 173 pages : illustrations, maps : 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.65 P65 K58 1999 - Open Shelf
Point Pleasant Park (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History.
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Historic South End Halifax / Peter McGuigan. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 1970 vii, 183 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.52 M148 2007 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historic buildings — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Historic sites — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Pictorial works
Halifax (N.S.) — Biography.
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Mainland South heritage calendar / produced by Mainland South Heritage Society. Halifax : The Society, 1992--. 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.52 M35 - Open Shelf
Mainland South Heritage Society
Spryfield (N.S.) — History — Views
Spryfield (N.S.) — Pictorial works
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Sweet suburb: a history of Prince's Lodge, Birch Cove & Rockingham / Sharon & Wayne Ingalls. Tantallon : Glen Margaret Publishing, 2010. 272 pages, [16] pages of plates: illustrations, maps, portraits (some colour); 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.52 I44 2010 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Princes Lodge (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Birch Cove (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Rockingham (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.) — History.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia / introduction, Elizabeth Pacey ; photographs, Sherman Hines. Halifax : Nimbus, 1994. 95 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.37 H56 1994 - Open Shelf
Halifax (N.S.) — Pictorial works.
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A Victorian lady's album : Kate Shannon's Halifax and Boston diary of 1892 / edited by Della Stanley. Halifax : Formac, 1994. xi, 118 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.26 S42 A3 1993 - Open Shelf
A Carolyn MacGregor Book. Library's copy signed by editor.
Stanley, Della Margaret Maude.
Young women — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Diaries
Halifax (N.S.) — Biography
Boston (Mass.) — Description and travel.
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Aikens, Gwladys M. Rees (Gwladys May Rees)
Before and after the battles : from Wales to Canada via two world wars / Gwladys M. Rees Aikens. Halifax : Cymru Press, 2001. 168 pages : illustrations, geneal. table, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.26 A291 A3 2001 - Open Shelf
Prequel and sequel to the author's Nurses in battledress.
Aikens, Gwladys M. Rees (Gwladys May Rees), 1916- Nurses in battledress.
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Walk historic Halifax / Grant MacLean. Halifax : Nimbus, 1996. xi, 182 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.18 M33 1996 - Open Shelf
Walking — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Guidebooks
Historic sites — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Guidebooks
Halifax (N.S.) — Tours
Halifax (N.S.) — History.
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Carleton House : living history in Halifax / Paul A. Erickson and Graeme F. Duffus. Halifax : Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia/Nimbus Publishing, 1997. xii, 75 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.8 C3 E74 1997 - Open Shelf
Historic buildings — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History.
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Vanishing Halifax / drawings by L. B. Jenson. Halifax : Petheric Press, 1968. [89] pages : chiefly illustrations ; 18 x 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.7 J46 1968 - Open Shelf
Historic buildings — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History.
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Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion / Joel Zemel. Halifax : SVP Productions Paperback, 2012. xxi, 432 pages: illustrations, maps, portraits; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 Z53 2012 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
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Progress of Centuries : Episodes 1-10 Halifax : CBC Halifax, 1999. 1 videocassette : 86 minutes and 1 booklet.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 P46 1999 - Open Shelf
Telecast 13-24 Sept. 1999. City of Halifax 250th anniversary
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Too many to mourn : one family's tragedy in the Halifax Explosion / James Mahar and Rowena Mahar. Halifax : Nimbus, 1998. x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 M35 1998 - Open Shelf
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
North End (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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Breaking Disaster : Newspaper Stories of the Halifax Explosion / Katie Ingram. East Lawrencetown : Pottersfield Press, 2017. 159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 I54 2017 - Open Shelf
'The rumble got louder, the walls quaked as if in fear, and the classroom's windows started to pulse and shake before they completely shattered, showering everyone inside with glass.' On December 6, 1917, the face of Halifax changed forever when the Imo, a Belgian Relief ship, collided with the French ship, the Mont Blanc. Shortly after 9:00 a.m., the Mont Blanc, which was carrying a large cargo of explosives, blew up. It destroyed much of the city's north end and neighbouring communities like Tuft's Cove and Dartmouth. The effect was catastrophic. Almost immediately, aid was rushed to Halifax as survivors and workers dug through rubble and ruins for friends and family. Over 2,000 people died and 9,000 were injured, while countless others were rendered homeless. As news broke about the explosion, newspapers from Toronto to Hawaii and France to Australia scrambled to provide readers with updated information. These and other stories gave face to a disaster which, at the time, was a mix of ever-changing statistics, details, and questions about blame. Often the reports were exaggerated and erroneous. In Halifax, newspapers carried lists of the injured, dead, and missing alongside a collection of notices and ads. This strange juxtaposition showed just how quickly the explosion had happened as holiday-themed advertisements mixed with notices about relief and stories of survival and death. Together, they present the overarching image of Halifax at the time - survival and confusion - while separately they show just how much impact one event had. Katie Ingram is a Halifax-based freelance journalist and writer.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Disasters — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Nova Scotia — Halifax — Press coverage
Journalism — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
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