LINKS

 


If you encounter any broken links, or if you know of a website that should be listed here, please email me at webmaster@halifaxhistory.ca


 

Historic Properties - check out the "Halifax Historical Tour"  on the Historic Properties website.

 

Halifax and Its People / 1749-1999

As a pictorial resource for Halifax history, this resource is fantastic. This site is part of Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management's "Virtual Archives".  Other "must-see" collections are the Notman Studio Collection, the Buckley Family Fonds and the J.A. Irvine Fonds.

 

 

Halifax Fire Museum

This well designed site is an extensive history of the Halifax Fire Department.  It includes pictures, a list of notable fires in the city, and a memorial to firefighters lost on duty.  Also includes references to the Halifax explosion.

 

Nova Scotia History Index

An extensive resource for Nova Scotia history, with material and pictures on site, as well as links to other resources. See also the related site Nova Scotia's Electronic Attic.

 

Halifax Explosion - National Archives Site

An absolutely "must-see" web site for anyone interested in the Halifax explosion. This site is brought to you by the National archives of Canada and includes a great map of the city of Halifax as it was in 1917.

 

Halifax Explosion - CBC Site 

In connection with the miniseries (Shattered City) on the subject, the CBC has put together an excellent website on the topic.  Contains pictures, excellent graphics and interactive features

 

Atlantic Planners Institute - Urban Design in the Atlantic Provinces

This is a great site that includes a historical overview of urban structures in Halifax, as well great information about the planning issues and development of the Hydrostone district.

 

Canada Death Penalty Index - Nova Scotia - a list detailing executions in Halifax and elsewhere in Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1937.

 

The Buildings of Dalhousie University - An Illustrated History - The title says it all - includes chronology and aerial photos.

 

Maritime Command Museum

Great info about the museum itself (Admiralty House) as well as topics such as military uniforms, naval ships, Battle of the Atlantic and WW II convoys.

 

Halifax Movie Theatres

Do you remember the Garrick, the Gaiety or the Family Theatres?  How about the Hyland Theatre?  This is a great list of Halifax movie theatres, past and present.

 

Public Gardens - History

This history page is part of the Friends of the Public Gardens site.  Includes a brief history and a couple of photos.

 

Archaeology in Nova Scotia Home Page

Of particular interest for Halifax History enthusiasts - go to Archeological sites and choose #7, which pertains to the Central Trust Site, and Ceramics from the Eighteenth Century

 

Dusan Kadlec

Dusan Kadlec has painted, among other great works, some amazing scenes of early Halifax. 

 

Canadian Heritage Pictures/Illustrations of Halifax

A dozen illustrations/photographs of this fine city (includes photo of HMCS Niobe and troops returning from Europe, 1945).

 

Heritage Properties in Halifax/Dartmouth

A listing of these properties (some with pictures)

 

Bryan Keddy's Halifax Site

Includes some great photos, ships' passenger lists, merchants list, and links.

 

Africville Video and Audio Clips

From the CBC Archives Site - this site is well worth a visit for those interested in learning more about the history of Africville.

 

Africville Revisited

Shunpiking article on Africville - a good overview of what happened, by Spencer Osberg

 

Friends of McNabs Island Society


Another excellent resource that outlines the history of the island and the activities of this non-profit society.

 

YWCA History

History of the YWCA and its building in Halifax

 

A Walking Tour of Rocks, Minerals and Landforms of Point Pleasant Park

A very interesting natural history of this great park, as well as a brief history from the military perspective

 

Halifax Medical History Virtual Walking Tour

Includes an abundance of pictures to illustrate the history of medical facilities in the city.

 

History of the Halifax North Memorial Public Library

Pictures, documents and narrative about the history of the library

 

Closed Canadian Parks

Scroll down to Halifax to read the fascinating story of  Down's Zoological Gardens, Woolnough's Pleasure Grounds and  Findlay's Pleasure Grounds

 

Bottom of Halifax Harbour

What do "multibeam bathymetric maps" reveal about the harbour bottom?  The remains of two original harbour bridges, Jack Up Oil Rig Impressions and the ancient Sackville River, to name but a few things.

 

Halifax and the Street Railway System (1866 - 1949)

Don Cunningham has put together an excellent video on the history of the tram car in Halifax.

 

Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia: Preserving Nova Scotia's Built Heritage

Founded in 1959, the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia is "dedicated to promoting, to the community and all levels of government, the value of historic preservation".

 

Heritage - Halifax Regional Municipality

The Halifax Regional Municipality's own Heritage page. Has links to further information on the Halifax Explosion, Halifax and the Titanic among other things.

 

Eastern Passage, Cow Bay Genealogy

Contains brief history information on McNab's, Lawlor and Devil's Islands.

 

Mainland South Heritage Society

Recently updated

 

Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission Site

Contains facts and pictures regarding the MacDonald and MacKay bridges, including historical information.

 

North End Halifax Photo Gallery

Found on PBase - a very impressive collection of photographs of some older and interesting architecture in the city

CBHT History


A brief textual history of CBC television in Halifax

 

The Halifax Armouries

A brief but interesting history of this distinctive local landmark.

 

Halifax County GenWeb

A great staring point for a vast amount of local history and genealogy information, including the Hewitt Histories
 

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic


A great museum website - be sure to check out the Events & Programs

 

Home Page of the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society

Of particular interest in terms of Halifax history, the George's Island lighthouse

 

History of Hope Cottage

Located in what was referred to in the early years of Halifax as the "North Suburbs"; this page gives a brief yet interesting history of this property.

 

Panoramic Map of Halifax (1879)

From the USA Library of Congress website, this is a fully "zoomable" map of Halifax as it was in 1879. To get to the map, under Canadian Provinces, click Nova Scotia.

 

Armdale Yacht Club History

A historical account of the second oldest yacht club in Nova Scotia.

 

Halifax -  City of Sorrow - An article on the "Titanic and Other White Star Ships" website that chronicles one visitor's thoughts upon visiting the gravesites of Titanic victims buried in Halifax cemeteries.

 

Our Architectural Past

This site is a great resource, with pictures of Halifax's treasures, including The Twelve Apostles, Collins' Bank and Warehouse and the Halifax Club. [Note-this site has unfortunately been removed from the internet-but is anything ever really removed from the internet?  You can find vestiges of this site by going to the "Wayback Machine" and entering "http://millennium.ns.sympatico.ca/photo_gallery/index.html", then hit the "take me back" button.] 

 

 

HALIFAX CHURCH HISTORIES

 

St. Joseph's (RC)

St. George's Round Church

 

 

HALIFAX SCHOOL HISTORIES

 

Oxford School

Fairview Heights Elementary School History
See also this related web page regarding Titus Smith School.

Saint Mary's School

Rockingstone Heights

Ecole Rockingham School


 

 

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