History
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Saint John and the metropolitan problem
I recently completed my PhD in Sociology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. The topic of my dissertation was the challenges of...
By Hassan Arif -
Events Guide: Walking the Debris Field: A Natural History
HALIFAX – The Narratives in Space and Time Society (NiS+TS) is having a public art walking event this Sunday (December 6) starting at noon. This...
By Abad Khan -
What’s next for the Dennis Building?
The Nova Scotia government really, really wants to tear down one of Canada’s greatest, grandest 19th-century office buildings. And that’s...
By Matthew Halliday -
A visit to McNabs Island, Halifax Harbour’s hidden gem
HALIFAX – Sitting at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, McNabs Island is a world apart from the hustle and bustle of urban Halifax. The island is a...
By Sam Austin -
THE OLD NORTH END – When is a parking lot more than just a parking lot?
HALIFAX – North Park street is a relatively short street. Only two blocks stretching from the intersection of Cogswell and going North toward the...
By Nat Smith -
From the Vaults: The Oldest Structures in Halifax
“The Governor’s-House and St. Mather’s Meeting House in Holles [sic] Street looking up George Street shews Part of the Parade and...
By Lauren Oostveen -
Moving the Morris House North
HALIFAX – For those who haven’t been scrutinizing the urban landscape for the last few years, the appearance of a centuries’-old house, stilted...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
THE OLD NORTH END – The lives of 2112 Gottingen Street
Editor’s Note: Cross-posted from The Old North End, the author’s research project on Halifax’s “old” North End. Follow along...
By Nat Smith -
Dawson City — big city problems in a small northern town
Tim Falconer is the author of three books, including Drive: A Road Trip through Our Complicated Affair with the Automobile. He recently spent three...
By Spacing -
Atlantic Snapshots – Retro Prince and Vintage Market
HALIFAX – Lately I have been looking at “snapshots” I took of downtown Halifax about 1967. It made me realize that for most of my life there have...
By Stephen Archibald -
A history mystery: island identified
HALIFAX – Last week we told you about the Nova Scotia Archives‘ crowd-sourcing project on Flickr. Since then, the project has received 50,000...
By Lauren Oostveen -
A history mystery
Over a year ago, the Nova Scotia Archives began a pretty standard scanning project. We have close to 100,000 images on our website and every year we add...
By Lauren Oostveen