Underground Halifax / edited by Paul Erickson. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2005. xii, 156 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour),
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.39 U55 2005 - Open Shelf
Excavations (Archaeology) — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Urban archaeology — Nova Scotia
Halifax (N.S.) — Antiquities.
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Digging up Halifax : the problems and promise of archaeology in metropolitan Nova Scotia / by Liam Donat Murphy. Halifax : Department of Anthropology, Saint Mary's University, 1994. ix, 178 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.39 M87 1994 - Open Shelf
Occasional papers in anthropology (Saint Mary's University, Halifax, N.S., Department of Anthropology) ; number 17.
Urban archaeology — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — Antiquities
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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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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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Greater Halifax visitor guide Halifax : Metro Guide, 1995-. colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.18 G74 - Open Shelf
Halifax (N.S.) — Guidebooks
Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.) — Guidebooks
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Halifax defence complex national historic sites management plan Halifax : Parks Service, 1992. 47 pages [5] pages of plates : plans ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.15 C36 1992 - Open Shelf
Halifax (N.S.) — Buildings, structures, etc
Halifax (N.S.) — History, Military
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The children of Africville / Christine Welldon. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2009. 81 pages: illustrations (some colour), portraits; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.9 B6 W447 2009 - Open Shelf
Children — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions — 20th century — Juvenile literature
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions — 20th century — Juvenile literature
"Africville (Halifax, N.S.)–
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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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One city, many communities / Alfreda Withrow. Halifax : Nimbus, 1999. x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 W57 1999 - Open Shelf
Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.) — History, Local.
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Conscripted city : Halifax and the Second World War / by Jay White. Hamilton, ON. : The Author, 1994. xvii, 458 pages : illustrations, maps.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 W55 1994 - Open Shelf
Housing — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
City planning — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 — Nova Scotia — Halifax.
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A Short History of Halifax / Dan Soucoup. Halifax : Nimbus, 2014 144 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 S719 2014 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Sea Tales / by MPH Entertainment for A&E Network. MPH Entertainment, 1997. 1 videocassette : 13 mm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 S43 1997 - Open Shelf
World War, 1914-1918 — Personal narratives, Canadian
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
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Fortress Halifax : portrait of a garrison town / Mike Parker. Halifax : Nimbus 2004. xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 x 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 P242 2004 - Open Shelf
Halifax (N.S.) — History, Military
Halifax (N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History, Military Pictorial works
Halifax (N.S.) — History Pictorial works.
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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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Wartime Halifax : the photo history of a Canadian city at war 1939-1945 / William D. Naftel. Halifax : Formac Pub. Co., 2009. 128 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 N146 2009 - Open Shelf
Includes index.
World War, 1939-1945 — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century — Pictorial works
Halifax (N.S.) — Pictorial works.
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Halifax at war : searchlights, squadrons and submarines, 1939-1945 / William D. Naftel. Halifax : Formac Pub. Co., 2008. 285 pages : maps ; 26 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 N146 2008 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
World War, 1939-1945 — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century.
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Miracles and mysteries: the Halifax explosion December 6, 1917 / by Mary Ann Monnon. Halifax : Nimbus, 2011. vii, 135 pages: illustrations; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 M749 2011 - Open Shelf
Previously published by Lancelot Press, 1977. ISBN 9781551093116 Includes bibliographical references.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
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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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December 1917 : re-visiting the Halifax explosion / Janet Kitz & Joan Payzant. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2006. 140 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 K62 2006 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
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Sailors, slackers, and blind pigs : Halifax at war / Stephen Kimber. Toronto : Doubleday Canada, 2002. 342 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 2
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 K55 2002 - Open Shelf
World War, 1939-1945 — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century.
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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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Halifax Military Establishment / John Hawkins. Halifax : Goldcloth Publishing, 2000. 55 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H384 2000 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references.
Halifax (N.S.) — History, Military
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