information sources/bibliography

Aside from the knowledge that I have gained from being born and raised in Halifax, here are some of the excellent information sources that have been of great assistance in the development of this Online Virtual and Historical Tour, and in general for getting to know this fair city.

bullet Warden of the North, by Thomas H. Raddall (McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1971).
bullet Halifax: The First 250 Years, by Judith Fingard, Janet Guildford and David Sutherland (Formac Publishing Company Limited, Halifax, 1999)
bullet Halifax and Its People: 1749 - 1999, Images from Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, and Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax, 1999)
bullet Founded Upon A Rock: Historic Buildings in Halifax and Vicinity Standing in 1967, The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia (The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1967)
bullet In Halifax Town, by Louis W. Collins (privately printed, Halifax, 1975)
bullet Walk Historic Halifax: An Historic Walking Guide to Halifax, by Grant MacLean (Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax, 1996)
bullet The Halifax Public Gardens, The Friends of the Public Gardens (The Friends of the Public Gardens, Halifax, 1989)
bullet Canadian Historic Sites - Occassional Papers in Archaeology and History, No.15 "A History of Martello Towers in the Defence of British North America, 1796-1871" by Ivan J. Saunders (Government of Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, 1976)
bullet Halifax: A Literary Portrait, edited by John Bell (Pottersfield Press, Porter's Lake, NS, 1990)
bullet Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock, William Coates Borrett (Imperial Publishing Company Ltd, Halifax, 1942)
bullet Down to the Sea Again with Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock, William Coates Borrett (Imperial Publishing Company Ltd., 1947)
bullet Historic Halifax in Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock, William Coates Borrett (Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1948)
bullet Official Bicentenary Guide Book, The Halifax Bicentenary Committee (The Halifax Advertising Bureau Reg'd, Halifax, 1949)

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