Tag Archives: Halifax Municipal Archives

This week’s crème de la crème — October 31, 2020

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Ancestors: School and Teacher Directories on Internet Archive by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Early Canadian Military Reports 1864-1925 by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Untold Moments of WWII … Continue reading →

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Locating the street address of an ancestor’s home in Halifax

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Gail Dever

Imagine finding the address of where your ancestor once lived, only to discover the municipality changed the numbers on the buildings decades ago. That’s the plight for genealogists, except for those researching in Halifax, Nova Scotia. To help researchers find … Continue reading →

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Can you identify these historic photos of Halifax?

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Halifax Municipal Archives needs help identifying some of the early 20th-century photos in its collection. The 22 mystery photos can be viewed on Flickr. While on Flickr, take a look at the photo albums on the Halifax Municipal Archives … Continue reading →

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Halifax photo archives on Flickr

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Gail Dever

The Halifax Municipal Archives has joined Flickr Commons and posted hundreds of 20th-century photos. They have chosen samples from a recent mass digitization project funded through Nova Scotia’s Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage Provincial Archival Development Program. The photographs were … Continue reading →

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