Digital Exhibit for Halifax Explosion

Nova Scotia Archives is commemorating the 98th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion with new digital content added to the existing online exhibit.

Personal narratives, first-hand survivor accounts, observations made by visitors in the days following and photographs are included in the updated exhibit.

"On December 6 we think of everything that was lost 98 years ago," said Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Tony Ince. "As the survivors of the Halifax Explosion become fewer with each passing year, these first-hand accounts preserved at the Nova Scotia Archives help paint a vivid and very real picture of what people were faced with after that tragic day."

Additions this year include two photographs of vessels burning in the harbor after the explosion, and a letter written ten days later, recounting the devastation and loss on Kaye Street.

"As the centenary approaches, families are interested in sharing this very personal material," said Lois Yorke, provincial archivist. "Each year recently, items about the Halifax Explosion have been donated to the Nova Scotia Archives, and in turn we are able to share them with Nova Scotians everywhere via our website."

Nova Scotia Archives will continue to add to the online Halifax Explosion exhibit each year leading up to the 100-year anniversary in 2017.

Header Image: Reference no.: James Burn Russell Nova Scotia Archives accession 2007-062

Icon Image: Reference no.: Ethel Jane Bond Nova Scotia Archives accession 2010-015