Georges Island : the Keep of Halifax Harbour / by Dianne Marshall. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2003. 191 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.55 M367 2003 - Open Shelf
Originally published: Halifax, N.S. : Hollis Street Press, 2001. Copy 1: FC2346.55 M367 2003 Copy 2: FC2346.55 M367 C.2 2003
Georges Island (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Halifax Harbour (N.S.) — History
Georges Island National Historic Site (N.S.)
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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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Historic North End Halifax / Paul Erickson. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2004. xviii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.52 E68 2004 - Open Shelf
North End (Halifax, N.S.) — History
North End (Halifax, N.S.) — History Pictorial works
Halifax (N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History Pictorial works.
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The little Dutch village : historic Halifax West: Armdale, Fairview / Devonna & Don Edwards. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2003. x, 142 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.52 E26 2003 - Open Shelf
Germans — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Armdale (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Fairview (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History.
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Melville Prison and Deadman's Island : American and French prisoners of war in Halifax 1784-1816 / Brian Cuthbertson. Halfax : Formac Publ. Co., 2009. 96 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.52 C988 2009 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prisoners of war — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Prisoners of war — United States
Nova Scotia — History — 1784-1867
Melville Island (Halifax, N.S.) — History
Deadman's Island (Halifax, N.S.) — History.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Blizzard of glass: the Halifax explosion of 1917 / Sally M. Walker. New York : Henry Holt, 2011. xii, 145 pages: illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 H173 W184 2011 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-140 and index. Recounts the story from World War I in which two towns were leveled and almost two thousand people killed following the collison of two warships in Halifax Harbour and a blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in the area.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 — Juvenile literature
Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature.
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Halifax Explosion 2002-. 66 pages ; 28 x 44 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - O/S FC2346.4 H173 2002 - Open Shelf
At head of title: Draft list A compiled list of names of the identified dead killed in the Halifax Explosion, December 6, 1917.
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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