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10 November 2006
Update on Renovations at NSARM
Further to previous advisories, the University Avenue location will be closed from end-of-day on Friday 5 January until Monday 15 January 2007, to allow for painting, carpet installation and related upgrades to the Third Floor Research Rooms. The Reception Desk, Lobby C@P Site and Akins Room will remain open to the public, but no onsite Reference Services will be available for the duration of the closure. We apologize in advance for any disruption this may cause to your planned research activities.
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16 October 2006
S. Edgar March: Nova Scotia Bird Watercolours
Ninety years ago, long before the term 'Atlantic Flyway' was coined or Nova Scotia became known as a 'birding destination,' an amateur artist and bird watcher in Bridgewater began a series of watercolour paintings depicting birds that were native to the province. This virtual exhibit celebrates the accomplishments of S. Edgar March (1870-1967) and introduces Internet visitors to nearly sixty images of Nova Scotia's rich bird population.
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18 July 2006
The Royal Engineers in Halifax: Photographing the Garrison City, 1870-1885
Take a unique time-trip back to when Halifax was an outpost of the British Empire. Explore over 250 photographs taken by the Royal Engineers, capturing in minute detail buildings and fortifications at the Halifax Citadel and Dockyard, plus the perimeter installations at Bedford, Dartmouth, McNab's Island, Point Pleasant, York Redoubt and Sambro. You've never seen Halifax like this before!
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12 June 2006
The Prat Sisters: Free Spirits of the 1890s
Annie, Minnie and May Prat, adventurous sisters from Wolfville, N.S., began unusual artistic careers in the United States in the 1890s. Annie studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. Minnie and May apprenticed with North America's first fully-qualified woman bookbinder; by 1900 they had opened the Primrose Bindery in New York City. The sisters had a lively circle of friends, including poets Bliss Carman and Charles G.D. Roberts and Minnie's fiancé, Goodridge Roberts. This virtual exhibit features the sisters' careers; their watercolours, bookbinding, and leatherwork; and letters from Bliss Carman to Annie and Minnie, several never before published. Through an interesting mix of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia, it illuminates the sisters' creative spirits, warm personal and family relationships, and passion for life.
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24 May 2006
Expanded Hours and Services
NSARM is pleased to announce that beginning on 24 May 2006, the Public Archives Building at 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, NS will be open Wednesday evenings until 9:00 p.m. For researchers able to visit in person, this boosts the number of open hours to a total of 52.5 per week. For those who work during the day or live outside Halifax, extended hours on Wednesday evenings provides more flexibility in planning a research visit.
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05 May 2006
Gaelic Resources: Goireasan Gàidhlig
Visit our expanded Gaelic Resources site to explore the newest section - the Maclean, Sinclair family papers, one of the finest collections of original Gaelic material in Canada.
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01 May 2006
Men in the Mines
Explore Nova Scotia's mining heritage via three exhibits featuring over 1100 photographs, personal records and published items. Visit coal, gold, iron and salt mines, gypsum and slate quarries; learn about life above ground; re-live frightening disasters. Search the Fatalities Database containing over 2500 names and use the Resource Guide to plan further research.
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31 January 2006
2006 Recipients
NSARM is pleased to announce that the website's Online Resources Work Team has been awarded the 2006 Premier's Award of Excellence.
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18 August 2005
Death Registers, City of Halifax, 1890-1908
Two death registers for the City of Halifax, 1890-1908, containing 17,890 entries. Names have been inputted into an fully searchable database, linked directly to the corresponding digitized pages in the registers.
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30 June 2005
Nova Scotia and the Sea
Experience the sea without getting wet! A new and exciting online resource, containing nine interlocking virtual exhibits, searchable databases and contextual guides that explore and tell the story of Nova Scotia’s relationship with and dependance on the sea, across four centuries of European settlement. Includes over 6700 historical photographs and artworks, sea-charts, log-books, vessel records, early newspapers, personal papers and government documents — everything from the history of privateering, to a sea-captain’s diary in the Age of Sail, to twentieth-century fish catches on the Grand Banks. Presented in both official languages, ‘Nova Scotia and the Sea’ also offers a variety of stimulating lesson plans for secondary school students.
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