Tag: history

Where it all began with some Haunting along the way! By Devonna Edwards, Columnist The first Archbishop of Halifax, the Most Reverend William Walsh, D.D., established the Sisters of Charity ...

By Matthew Boudreau, Contributing Columnist “Did you get lost on your way to Edinburgh?” and “we are happy you are here at all”. Two phrases said to me half-jokingly by ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In 1870, a small hospital was built by E.H. Keating about 350 yards (325 meters) to the west of Rockhead Prison in the north end of ...

The Halifax Peanut Man, a Fascinating True Story By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In a small island off Metilin, Greece a determine young man by the name of Giovanni Mauverius made ...

THE GREAT EXPLOSION OF DECEMBER 6, 1917 By Devonna Edwards, Columnist On that day Halifax’s Richmond area was blown to smithereens after two ships, The Imo and The Mont Blanc ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist It all began in 1902 when William Clayton bought 105 acres of land on the Bedford Highway between Fairview and Rockingham, extending up the southern slope ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Dance bands or orchestras were especially popular from the 1900s until the early 1960s. All communities had at least one dance hall and always featured live ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Spruce Island also known as Butler IslandThe island is located on the northeastern side of the Bedford Basin near Long Cove, named as such because of ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Stevens Island (also called Navy Island), Miller Island, and Glassey Island: The island is located on the eastern side of the Bedford Basin on the Dartmouth ...

Indigenous cultures play a crucial role in the rich fabric of Canadian history. The Mi'kmaq people, whose rich tradition dates back thousands of years in the area now known as ...