The History of the Halifax Police Dept. 8 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.549 #2 - Vertical File
Small booklet with no identified author, publisher or date. Possibly from the 1980-90s.
Police — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
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Three lists: Micmac deaths attributed to the Halifax Explosion / researched by: Gary Shutlak, Don (Byrd) Awalt, Murial Cottam Yorke. Unbound volume, 58 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #24 - Vertical File
Lists include Jerry Lone Cloud list to Harry Piers (as in "The Old Man Told Us), Department of Indian Affairs list (same as in "Ground Zero List") and John Peter Cope to his sister Rachel Cop list ... to Muriel Cottam Yorke. Includes bibliography.
Awalt, Don (Byrd)
Yorke, Murial Cottam
Mi'Kmaq — Nova Scotia — Death
Micmac Indians — Nova Scotia — Death
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
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Dorothy May Collins : A Story of a life altered by the Halifax Explosion / by Dorothy Brown. Toronto, ON : Dorothy Brown, 2017. 92 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.547 #18 - Vertical File
The story of Dorothy May Collins' and her family's experience during and after the Halifax Explosion in 1917.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Explosions — Nova Scotia
History — Nova Scotia
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Chasse-Marée No 292 : Des Bateaux Et Des Hommes / Pol Corvez. Chasse-Marée (Douarnenez Cedex, FR). 93 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.552 #2 - Vertical File
French magazine that has an article about the Halifax Explosion ; article titled "La Grande Explosion de Halifax" by Pol Corvez (pages 60-73). The remaining articles are nautical in theme and cover different geographic areas.
Halifax (N.S.)—History—Explosion, 1917
20th Century — History — Halifax (N.S.)
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f/8 and be there / by Jim Clark. Halifax, NS : Jim Clark, 2005. 112 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 x 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - TR680 C527 2005
Chiefly photographs. Includes index.
Portrait photography — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Photojournalism — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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Explosion in Halifax Harbour, December 6,1917 : Colchester to the rescue / researched by Janet Maybee. Truro, NS : Colchester Historical Society, 2017. 17 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 C65 - Open Shelf
This publication presents only a small part of the material held at the Archives in the Colchester Historeum. It is intended to honour and celebrate the generosity of our residents a hundred years age.
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
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C.I.C. Pollution Conference : Proceedings of the Conference on Pollution / by Saint Mary's University. Halifax, NS : Saint Mary's University, 1969. 160 pages : illustrations, charts ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - LED15 C53 1969
C.I.C. conference notes, data, figures, and organizers.
Pollution — Congresses
Pollution — Halifax (N.S.)
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It Happened in Halifax & Halifax County : Joy—Sorrow—Heartbreak—Tragedy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2022. 148 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H35 T73 2022 v.2 - Open Shelf
Volume 2: documentation of more tragedies within the Halifax Regional municipality including disaster scenarios like fires, untimely deaths, and genealogical related materials. Index in the front of the book for easy searching.
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It Happened in Halifax & Halifax County : Joy—Sorrow—Heartbreak—Tragedy / researched by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2022. 173 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H35 T73 2022 v.1 - Open Shelf
Volume 1: documentation of different tragedies within the Halifax Regional municipality including disaster scenarios like fires, untimely deaths, and genealogical related materials. Index in the front of the book for easy searching.
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Halifax WWII Heroes Remembered : Lest we Forget Those Brave Men and Women / by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Etc. Press Limited, 2015. 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 G778 W855 2015 - Open Shelf
Brief biographies of WWII soldiers from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Details including marital status, military status, and family lineages mostly from the Halifax Herald Limited. Second Volume.
World War, 1939-1945—Nova Scotia
World War, 1939-1945—Participation, Canadian
Halifax (N.S.)—Soldiers—Biography
Halifax (N.S.)—History, Military—20th century
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Dartmouth Memorial Gardens : A-L / complied by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2014. 250 pages : colour illustrations; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 H173 D37 2014a - Open Shelf
Photographs, complied by Linda Gray-LeBlanc, of gravesites at the Dartmouth Memorial Gardens by surname from A-L. Includes an index in the back of the book; index directs the reader to which page each burial site is on by name of the person.
Cemeteries — Halifax County (N.S.)
Cemeteries — Dartmouth (N.S.)
Dartmouth (N.S.) — Genealogy
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Dartmouth Memorial Gardens : L-Z / compiled by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. Halifax : Linda Gray-LeBlanc, 2014. 243 pages (numbered 251-494) : Cemetery index : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS88 H173 D37 2014b - Open Shelf
Photograph collection, complied by Linda Gray-LeBlanc, of gravesites at the Dartmouth Memorial Gardens by surname from L-Z. Includes an index in the back of the book; index directs the reader to which page each burial site is on by name of the person.
Cemeteries — Halifax County (N.S.)
Cemeteries — Dartmouth (N.S.)
Dartmouth (N.S.) — Genealogy
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Health Coalition of Nova Scotia
Report : Public Forum on Medicare / sponsored by the Health Coalition of Nova Scotia. Health Coalition of Nova Scotia, 1983. 263 pages : newspaper clippings, brochures, letters ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - R463 H43 M43 1983
Report from 1983 public forum meetings across Nova Scotia to discuss Medicare in Canada and it's future with the Health Coalition of Nova Scotia. Newspaper clippings, brochures, and letters from events are included among the meeting minutes and notes. Table of contents includes an Appendices section for the different towns that held meetings as well as for the financial report across the areas and brief area reports.
Public health — Halifax (N.S.)
Medicaid — Halifax (N.S.)
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Wounded hearts : memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home / Lois Legge. Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing, 2019. 229 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HV1010 H352 H35 2019
Between 1857 and 1970, thousands of children came to live at the Halifax Protestant Orphan's Home. Some were children whose parents simply didn't have the means to care for them any longer; others were orphans who had nowhere else to go. Many faced abuse, poverty, and neglect before, during, and after their time in the facility. All were vulnerable young wards, left in the trusted care of an institution that, in countless cases, would ultimately betray them. In Wounded Hearts: Memories of the Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home veteran journalist Lois Legge digs deep into the lived experiences of the children who passed through those doors, painting an indelible picture of innocence lost. This in-depth narrative introduces readers to the strength and sorrow of the home's survivors, in advance of the fiftieth anniversary of Veith House (2020), an inclusive community centre and the former site of the orphanage. Includes bibliographical references.
Halifax Protestant Orphans' Home — History
Orphanages — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
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Africville : an African Nova Scotian community is demolished - and fights back / by Gloria Wesley. Toronto, ON : J. Lorimer & Co., 2019. 94 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.9 B6 W48 2019 - Open Shelf
The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it. Part of the "Righting Canada's Wrongs" Series.
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — History — 20th century
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions — 20th century
Relocation (Housing) — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Race discrimination — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Ethnic relations — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century
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"We Harbor no Evil Design" : Rehabilitation Efforts after the Halifax Explosion of 1917 / edited by David A. Sutherland. North York, Ontario, Canada : University of Toronto Press ; Toronto : The Champlain Society, 2017. 533 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 W4 2017 - Open Shelf
Introduction and annotations by David A. Sutherland. This volume features key documents from the Papers of the Halifax Relief Commission (HRC), which was established in the wake of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. The HRC was a quasi-governmental authority endowed with sweeping authority to implement a long-term program of reconstruction and rehabilitation to improve the qualify of life for the people of Halifax and neighbouring Dartmouth.
Halifax Relief Commission
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Disaster victims—Rehabilitation—Nova Scotia—Halifax—History—20th century
Halifax (N.S.)—History—20th century
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The Hermit of Africville : The life of Eddie Carvery / Jon Tattrie. East Lawrencetown, NS : Pottersfield Press, 2010. 206 pages : portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.26 C37 T38 2010 - Open Shelf
Eddie Carvery was born in Africville, Nova Scotia, when the African-Nova Scotian seaside village in Halifax was midway through its third century. As a teenager, he watched his world torn down as his friends and family were compelled to leave. After Africville was bulldozed in the 1960s under the guise of 'urban renewal, ' Eddie Carvery returned to the site of his former hometown and pitched a tent in protest. After forays into careers as a community organizer, sheet-metal worker, and fisherman, Eddie returned to the ruins of Africville in 1970 to start his protest for the reclamation of his people's land and history. Forty years, three families, seven heart attacks, and numerous attempts on his life later, he remains living on the land where he was born.
Carvery, Eddie
Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.) — Biography
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — Biography
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Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Government House : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia No. 4 / prepared by J.S. Martell, under direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1939. 17 pages ; 26 cm.
view this publicationNova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F90 N85 Ar2b no. 4
Series : Bulletin of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Volume I, No. 4.
Martell, J.S.
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Archives — Nova Scotia — Periodicals
Government House, (Halifax, N.S.)
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Liberal-Conservative Association : ward five : city of Halifax, N.S Halifax : Morning Herald, 1880. 8 pages : 14 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 25400 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Halifax N.S. — Societies
Nova Scotia — Politics and government — 1867-1882.
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Souvenir of Halifax, N.S Halifax : T.C. Allen, 189-. 13 frames : illustrations
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 25398 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Halifax N.S. — Description — Views.
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Letters on prohibition / by Temperance. Halifax : 1897. 27 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 09037 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Letters published in the Halifax Morning Chronicle and Herald.
Temperance
Prohibition — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Liquor traffic — Nova Scotia
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Glimpses in and about Halifax, Nova Scotia : its picturesque beauties and attractive surroundings illustrated and described Halifax : W.H. Howard, 1896. 80 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 08422 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Halifax N.S. — Pictorial works
Halifax N.S. — Description and travel.
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Rules and regulations and list of members Halifax : 1894. 32 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 08198 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
At head of title: Halifax Club, established January, 1862.
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Rules of the Halifax Club / Halifax Club. Halifax : James Bowes & Sons, 1863. 12 pages
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 08109 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Societies — Nova Scotia — Halifax.
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Halifax Clearing-House Association
Constitution of the Halifax Clearing-House Association January, 1888 Halifax : 1888. 8 frames.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 08108 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
Banks and banking — Nova Scotia — Halifax
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