Halifax Haunts

The streets of Historic Halifax are paved with the dark and eerie tales of its colourful and gruesome past. Shadowy secrets and hints of the unknown are lurking around every […]

Black Snow

Black Snow is a love story set during the Halifax Explosion. The 1917 disaster was the largest man-made blast the world had ever known, and it cut Halifax off from […]

Who’s a Scaredy Cat ? (revised edition)

This is the story of two families in Dartmouth at the time of the Halifax Explosion, December 1917. Flossie Wright is a prankster, taking pleasure in practical jokes. Isobel Morton, […]

December 1917 (new edition)

December 1917 is a photographic guide to the Halifax Explosion by noted local historians Janet Kitz and Joan Payzant. The authors profile locations in both Halifax and Dartmouth that were […]

Halifax: Sights of the City

The attractions and charms of Halifax Regional Municipality are vividly depicted in this full-colour, photographic book. The book highlights greater Halifax‘s scenery, historic sites, varied lifestyles, and well-known monuments. All […]

Hunting Halifax

“I was walking into an air-conditioned Halifax tavern on a hot summer afternoon in search of a dark mystery. I was on the trail of a cold-case murder—a murder case […]

Death Ship of Halifax Harbour

[…] the historical whispers of a death ship — an elegant old steamer that limped into Halifax harbour during the early hours of April 9, 1866, with more than a thousand […]

Historic South End Halifax

The South End of Halifax is well known as the wealthy part of the peninsula. While it does hold private schools, country clubs, and some million-dollar houses, the area is […]

Halifax Warden of the North (Updated Edition)

First published in 1948, Halifax Warden of the North has remained the best-known and most influential chronicle of Halifax since it first hit the shelves. In this updated version […]

Halifax Street Railway 1866-1949

The Halifax Street Railway is a photographic history of Halifax‘s oft-forgotten transportation system. The book features over one hundred historical photographs documenting technological changes to the street railway system over […]