Tag: history

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Jones Hill: The hill, located in Fairview on Dutch Village Road, today known as Joseph Howe Drive, was quite large and was owned by the Jones ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In 1953 Samuel Butler, president of Butler Brothers Limited, bought a large piece of property along Bayers Road for $27,000. Later he sold off a few ...

Africville, which is situated on the southern bank of the Bedford Basin, was first inhabited in the 1840s when William Brown and William Arnold made their initial land purchases, though ...

By Emily Wei, Lifestyle Columnist For many of us, August gives us a bittersweet taste of the end of summer. Beaches become warmer, summer concerts seem to be around every ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist How the Sisters of Charity built a Motherhouse and established a boarding school in the fall of 1873. In the early days, the Motherhouse of the ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist The Provincial Penitentiary was located one-half mile from the city of Halifax on fourteen acres of land overlooking the eastern shore of the Northwest Arm, close ...

Canadians can learn about the distinctive cultures, customs, and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people during National Indigenous History Month in June. It's a moment to celebrate the ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist In January 1899, the SS Lake Superior arrived in Halifax Harbour with 2,000 Doukhobors aboard. The ship was flying a yellow flag, which signifies that there ...

By Bruce Holland, Publisher It was a late spring day when Bert Reyner, Willy Jollimore, Jim Little, and Rev. Glen Eason walked into my office to tell me there were ...

By Devonna Edwards, Columnist Not many motorists who travel this main road are aware of the rich history in the area. Until 1766, the only way to reach the Dutch ...