1917 Halifax Explosion and American Response, is the captivating story of Canada’sworst disaster and American relief efforts. Survivor’s accounts, newspaperarticles, and official reports reveal the heartwarming stories of the doctors,nurses, […]
Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands of others. Eric lost both eyes—a tragedy that his mother […]
A colourful pop-up book featuring 6 full-colour scenes of Halifax and area, suitable for all ages Nova Scotia is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, […]
[…] he left bustling, lucrative Toronto and moved his family to the tough little seaport of Halifax.
Harry was already acquainted with Halifax; at eighteen, he lived at HMCS Stadacona as […]
Over five hundred children from Halifax and Dartmouth were killed when the munitions ship Mont Blanc, blew up in the city’s harbour on December 6, 1917. Hundreds more were injured, […]
Mary Anna Monnon’s father was one of the lucky survivors of the Halifax Explosion, the great World War One disaster that devastated Halifax and killed over two thousand people. His […]
[…] the French munitions ship Mont Blanc collided with the Belgian relief vessel Imo in the Halifax Harbour. At first, a small fire broke out aboard the Mont Blanc, which grew […]
[…] Atlantic when it was rammed by Belgian Relief vessel Imo. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax‘s north end and left at least two thousand people dead, including pilot William Hayes […]
[…] “I love singing those old tunes with you.
I wish you could have seen the Halifax I once knew.”
This dreamy and whimsical story follows a young child who travels back […]
Halifax‘s North End is an historical and photographic sketch of a major section of Atlantic Canada’s largest city. Both in war and in peace the North End has played […]