Halifax Explosion Links
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Halifax Explosion Info Sheet
History, photographs, references, and frequently asked questions. - Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book
A book listing those who died on display at the museum. - Ships of the Halifax Explosion
A listing of ships either involved or affected by the explosion; also lists flag, type of vessel, location and fate.
Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
- A Vision of Regeneration:
Reconstruction After the Halifax Explosion, 1917-1921
Virtual exhibition of the Explosion, including the devastation and the regeneration of Halifax's North end. - BosaNova Archival Database
Search for other Explosion records, including private correspondence, company files and the Canadian Red Cross Society, Nova Scotia branch. - Halifax Explosion Remembrance Book
A List of Those Who Died
A commemorative project, sponsored by the Halifax Foundation, this database is a definitive listing of the known dead. Results include name, age, religion, who identified the body, family members and sources of information.
Library and Archives Canada
- Canada and the First World War
Part of this online exhibition discusses tragedies on the home front, including the Halifax Explosion. It also offers a guide to research collections at the National Archives, along with photographs, maps of devastated areas, telegrams, and a letter from the Post Office Inspector’s Office describing the aftermath of the explosion. - Halifax Explosion
A Guide to government records, including the Privy Council Office, the Post Office, the Department of the Secretary of State, Indian Affairs, National Defense, the Marine Branch and Transportation. - Soldiers of the First World War
Many soldiers were overseas when their families were struggling to survive in the aftermath of the explosion. Research this database of over 600,000 enlisted Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers, with an index to personnel files and digital images of attestation papers.
Other Websites
- The Bottom of Halifax Harbour
Details from a Geological Survey Commission Atlantic map show the location of the Mont Blanc when it exploded near Pier 6. - Canadian Archival Information Network
Search individual, family and society records held by other archival sources, historical societies and museums across Canada, including the Halifax School for the Blind, or the Saint Mary's University Oral History Project Collection. - CBC Halifax Explosion
A comprehensive site with images, sounds and educational materials for school projects. - Council of Nova Scotia: Archway Database
Search other archival collections in Nova Scotia, such as St. Paul’s Church Archives, for things such as lists of “House Patients Treated” and “Available Homes and Orders for Clothes”. - Halifax Explosion
A brief history and suggested readings from the Halifax Regional Municipality website. - Halifax Regional
Municipal Archives
Search for unique resources such as Police, City Clerk Office and Cemetery management records. - The Halifax Explosion
Created by the Prince Andrew High School Social Studies Department, this site offers a brief history, maps and photographs. - The Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower
An overview of the Halifax Explosion including an extensive bibliography of resources about the disaster. Photo and history of the Memorial Bell Tower on Fort Needham. - Historica Minutes
Teacher lesson plans and the Heritage Minute, “Halifax Explosion”, about Vince Coleman’s heroic efforts to stop a train from approaching Halifax. - Images Nova Scotia
An online picture database of over 31 different pictures and postcards of the Explosion. - Reconstruction of the Richmond District in Halifax
History of the rebuilding of the Richmond district, written by the Atlantic Planners Institute. - St. Paul’s Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
View the infamous “explosion window”, which contains a likeness of the profile of Rev. Jean-Baptiste Moreau.
