Joel Zemel examines the personal life and career of F. Evan Wyatt before and after the disaster and the criminal litigation that resulted in his being the only person to stand trial on criminal charges related to the Halifax Explosion. Before the Halifax Explosion, F. Evan Wyatt was a recently-married officer with a promising career in the Royal Canadian Navy. He also enjoyed popularity among those in the city's elite society. But little else is known about the only man indicted for allegedly causing the disaster. The French munitions ship, SS Mont-Blanc, and the Norwegian freighter, SS Imo, collided in Halifax Harbour on the morning of 6 December 1917. The resultant explosion killed nearly 2,000 people, caused nine thousand injuries and left many more homeless and without shelter. Property losses were in the millions of dollars. In the aftermath of the blast, an inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the collision between the two ships in the harbour. However, the proceedings quickly devolved into a search for scapegoats on whom to lay blame for the explosion. The captain and pilot of the French vessel were arrested along with the Royal Canadian Navy's chief examination officer (CXO), Commander F. Evan Wyatt (ret. R.N.R). Each man faced a charge of manslaughter. Charges of criminal negligence were added at a subsequent preliminary hearing. The captain and pilot were soon released on a writ of habeas corpus, but Commander Wyatt was indicted by a grand jury and put on trial. Although duly acquitted, his personal reputation and professional career in Canada were ruined. Betrayal of Trust delves into the life and times of F. Evan Wyatt, the circumstances leading up to his being scapegoated, and the failure of the Department of the Naval Service of Canada to protect one of its own. Joel Zemel is a professional jazz musician and documentary filmmaker turned author/historian. Joel is also the author of Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion. He resides and works in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Edited by Francis Mitchell ; proofed by Virginia Houston. Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.

Mitchell, Francis, 1942-
Houston, Virginia, 1945-

Wyatt, F. Evan (Frederick Evan), 1877-1967
Wyatt, F. Evan (Frederick Evan), 1877-1967 — Trials, litigation, etc.
Canada. Royal Canadian Navy — Officers — Biography
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Disasters — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — Biography

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Based upon the oral histories of 40 nurses who trained, lived, and worked in the early 1920s, and 1930s ; recorded in a project done 40 years ago (https://ns-archives.accesstomemory.net/barbara-keddy).

Women nurses — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Nurses — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Women nurses — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nurses — Nova Scotia — Biography
Nursing — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century

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A century ago, governments buoyed by Progressive Era-beliefs began to assume greater responsibility for protecting and rescuing citizens. Yet the aftermath of two disasters in the United States-Canada borderlands--the Salem Fire of 1914 and the Halifax Explosion of 1917--saw working class survivors instead turn to friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family members for succor and aid. Both official and unofficial responses, meanwhile, showed how the United States and Canada were linked by experts, workers, and money. In Disaster Citizenship, Jacob A.C. Remes draws on histories of the Salem and Halifax events to explore the institutions--both formal and informal--that ordinary people relied upon in times of crisis. He explores patterns and traditions of self-help, informal order, and solidarity and details how people adapted these traditions when necessary. Yet, as he shows, these methods--though often quick and effective--remained illegible to reformers. Indeed, soldiers, social workers, and reformers wielding extraordinary emergency powers challenged these grassroots practices to impose progressive 'solutions' on what they wrongly imagined to be a fractured social landscape. Innovative and engaging, Disaster Citizenship excavates the forgotten networks of solidarity and obligation in an earlier time while simultaneously suggesting new frameworks in the emerging field of critical disaster studies. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Disaster relief — Social aspects — United States — History — 20th century
Disaster relief — Social aspects — Canada — History — 20th century
Fires — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Working class — Massachusetts — Salem — History — 20th century
Working class — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Solidarity — Social aspects — History — 20th century
Power (Social sciences) — History — 20th century
Salem (Mass.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century

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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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The definitive academic resource on the Great Influenza by celebrated historian behind Black Loyalists, in time for the pandemic's centenary. It could kill in as little as ten hours. Extremely high fever, bleeding from eyes, nose, and ears, terrible pain, especially in the head and the joints, delirium--and then its victims literally drowned in their own fluids. Fifty to 100 million people worldwide died in this global pandemic in the early twentieth century. The Great Influenza first entered Nova Scotia through ports. (Sydney, Cape Breton, received five hundred sick American troops in a single day.) For three years, the province coped with this vicious epidemic as it spread like wildfire. Local economies ceased functioning; fishing fleets, banks, and apple-canning factories reported all staff were suffering from the flu. The heart of this book, however, is its human element. Oral histories, family memoirs, newspaper articles, and provincial death records tell, county by county, stories of those who died. Accompanied by 20 photographs, Nova Scotia and the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1920 chronicles both provincial and personal efforts to cope during this most perilous time. Includes bibliographical references.

Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 — Nova Scotia — Sources
Influenza — Patients — Nova Scotia — Biography — Sources
Nova Scotia — Biography — Sources
Nova Scotia — History — 20th century — Sources

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Compiled work from Canadian authors (poets, writers, and playwrights) written and compiled by members of the Canadian Author's Association Atlantic Branch. Completes the trilogy of anthologies from the CAA-Atlantic Branch - Atlantic Voices in 1994 and Atlantic Echoes in 1998.

Canadian poetry — Nova Scotia
Canadian fiction — Nova Scotia
Canadian poetry — 20th century
Canadian fiction — 20th century
Nova Scotia — History

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In early twentieth-century Cape Breton, coal mines stretched far out under the ocean. The workers, mostly men, but also children and ponies, spent all day in the dark, damp mines. Each day the workers descended into the mines, they risked never seeing sunlight or their families again. They were miserable and fearful, working in dangerous conditions where fatal accidents were common. So the brave miners took matters into their own hands, and stood up to the companies treating them this way. They went on strike again and again, suffering from starvation, disease, freezing winters, and violence at the hands of the mine owners and police. Fight On! tells the stories of these miners and their families, Cape Breton heroes who fought against corporate greed, putting their livelihoods on the line for better conditions and healthier families and communities. The newest installment in the award-winning Compass series, Fight On! is at once an engaging history and a passionate call to action against injustice. Includes dozens of modern and archival colour photos and illustrations, a glossary of terms, index, and informative sidebars.

Strikes and lockouts — Coal mining — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature
Coal miners — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature
Coal mines and mining — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature
Coal miners — Labor unions — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century — Juvenile literature

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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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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ports of entry—Nova Scotia—Halifax—History—20th century—Juvenile literature
Immigrants—Canada—History—20th century—Juvenile literature
Canada—Emigration and immigration—History—20th century&#

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Baptists — Nova Scotia — Biography
Contractors — Nova Scotia — Biography
Churches, Baptist — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century.

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Louisbourg Heritage Society

High schools — Nova Scotia — Louisbourg — Alumni
Louisbourg (N.S.) — History — 20th century

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Ports of entry — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century Juvenile literature
Immigrants — Canada — History — 20th century Juvenile literature
Canada — Emigration and immigration — History — 20th

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Wallace, Frederick William, — 1886-1958.

Fisheries — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Fishers — Nova Scotia
Schooners — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century.

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Nickerson family.

Nickerson Bros.

Fishers — Nova Scotia — Biography
Fisheries — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Fishery processing — Nova Scotia — Liverpool — History.

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Lumbermen — Nova Scotia — Biography
Lumbering — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Logging — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Forests and forestry — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century.

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Pharmacists gave first aid to the injured who came to drugs stores seeking care almost immediately following one of the worst disasters in Canadian history, the Halifax Explosion. ispensing Aid tells the stories of these druggists, the care they provided, the narrow escapes and the unexpected roles they played. The common medications of a hundred years ago are identified and their usage described, using actual cases from doctors' records. A unique perspective of an unforgettable time in Halifax's history. Mary MacCara is a pharmacist who recently retired from a 34-year career as a faculty member of the Dalhousie University College of Pharmacy. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Pharmacists — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Biography
Pharmacy — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Disaster medicine — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Disaster relief — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Disasters — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Medical aspects — History — 20th century
Drugs — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Medical supplies — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Medical care — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century

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Van de Wiel, Debi, 1952-

Ports of entry — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Immigrants — Canada — History — 20th century
Canada — Emigration and immigration — History — 20th century.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Crime — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Criminal justice, Administration of — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Sociological jurisprudence — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th centur

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Focusing on the days and months following the Halifax explosion of 1917, this study takes a look at the role of social workers in the wake of the disaster, as well as the class relations of the time. Exhaustively researched, this history clearly identifies the direct correlation between many of today's inherited social-work practices and attitudes with the social climate of that early relief effort. Marking the transition from charity work--where traditionally well-off volunteers passed judgment on their poorer neighbors — to professional social care, this analysis reflects on the lessons learned when newly arrived workers had to navigate the prevailing class structures while attempting to rebuild the lives of the Haligonians. Includes bibliographical references pages 125-130 and index.

Social service — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Social workers — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Social classes — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century

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Fingard, Judith, 1943-
Guildford, Janet, 1946-

Women in community organization — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Women volunteers in social science — Nova Scotia — Haifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social policy.

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Earle, Michael J. (Michael John)

Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies.

Industrial relations — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century
Trade-unions — Nova Scotia — History — 20th century

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Includes index and bibliographical references.

McLachlan, J. B. — (James Bryson), — 1869-1937.

Trade-unions — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century
Strikes and lockouts — Coal mining — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century
Labor leaders — Nova Scotia

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Includes index.

Trade-unions — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century
Coal miners — Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island — History — 20th century
Strikes and lockouts — Coal mining — Nova Scotia —

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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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