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1960's Vintage Footage from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [Video]
Check out what's changed, and what's stayed the same in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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The Last Race of the Bluenose [video]
Footage from the last race of the Bluenose. Racing off Gloucester, Mass. against the Gertrude L. Thibault. Shot by W.R. MacAskill in October 1938.
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North From Nova Scotia - A New Exhibit Opens at Maritime Museum
Younger visitors to North from Nova Scotia can board an interactive icebreaker and imagine themselves clearing a path to the North Pole.
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1960's Vintage Footage from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [Video]
Check out what's changed, and what's stayed the same in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Did a Coal Fire Sink The Titanic? [Video]
New evidence suggests huge coal fire sank Titanic in 1912.
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BLUENOSE II Canadian Schooner Documentary [Video]
The replica was built by Oland Brewery for roughly $300,000 (in 1963 Canadian dollars) as a marketing tool for their Schooner Lager beer brand.
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Heritage Minutes: Halifax Explosions
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
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Barrington Street, Halifax, 1940
When Barrington had streetcars.
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In Flanders Fields Recited in Mi'kmaq [Video]
A tribute in Mi'kmaq to honour the warriors who have served and sacrificed. To those who are in combat today and to those who have paid the ultimate price.
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Does Alexander Keith still Roam the Halls of his Brewery?
Does something sinister roam the halls of the historic watering hole?
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Harry Houdini in Halifax
A look back on the history of The Master of Magic in Halifax. Brought to you by Halifacts.
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The Last Race of the Bluenose [video]
Footage from the last race of the Bluenose. Racing off Gloucester, Mass. against the Gertrude L. Thibault. Shot by W.R. MacAskill in October 1938.
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1936 Hindenburg over Halifax
On this date in 1936, German airship Hindenburg could be seen flying low over Halifax.
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North From Nova Scotia - A New Exhibit Opens at Maritime Museum
Younger visitors to North from Nova Scotia can board an interactive icebreaker and imagine themselves clearing a path to the North Pole.
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Province Calls for Ideas for the Dennis Building
The province is looking for innovative and creative ideas to develop a prime piece of downtown Halifax real estate while preserving its historic façade.
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ANNIVERSARY: D-Day - June 6th, 1944
The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control.
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Vintage Halifax History
Incredible footage from Halifax in the 40's and 50's.
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Secrets of Nova Scotia
The village of Prospect on Nova Scotia's southern coast, holds a mystery that confounds historians and treasure hunters to this very day.
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Podcast: The Halifax Explosion
The disaster killed about 2,000 people, and part of the city was completely leveled. So how and when did Halifax begin to rebuild? Tune in to find out.
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Merlin the Talking Parrot Live Webcam
At the Halifax Museum of Natural History.
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1979 Promo for the Exciting New IKEA
38 years later...
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The Halifax Town Clock
Keeping time since 1803.
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Halifax History and Cartography (1879)
from Bravura Media Company.
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New Heritage Minute spotlighting Viola Desmond
The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s. The 82nd Heritage Minute in Historica Canada's collection
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How to Survive the Fake 18th Century
Lessons from Louisbourg
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