Local & Family History
Local & Family History
Strength in Unity: Celebrate African Heritage Month
Join us at the Library as we honour the past and move forward with purpose, power, and progress. Explore events, resources, news, and more.
Video: (2026) African Heritage Month Opening Night
Watch Now: Experience African Heritage Month Opening Night, recorded at Halifax Central Library, January 28, 2026.
Red Sky in the Morning: Snowstorms That Made Headlines
From horse-drawn sleighs to White Juan, explore Halifax and Dartmouth’s biggest snowstorms—and quietly hope this winter doesn’t take notes.
Strength in Unity: Celebrate African Heritage Month
Join us at the Library as we honour the past and move forward with purpose, power, and progress. Explore events, resources, news, and more.
Video: (2026) African Heritage Month Opening Night
Watch Now: Experience African Heritage Month Opening Night, recorded at Halifax Central Library, January 28, 2026.
Red Sky in the Morning: Snowstorms That Made Headlines
From horse-drawn sleighs to White Juan, explore Halifax and Dartmouth’s biggest snowstorms—and quietly hope this winter doesn’t take notes.
African Heritage Month: Strength in Unity
Learn, reflect, and celebrate African Nova Scotian history, culture, and community voices.
Holiday Stories from Atlantic Canada
Cozy up with a hot beverage and read some classic holiday stories from Atlantic Canada.
Research Your Family History
Start your family history journey with guides that make exploring records, memories, and stories easier than ever.
Halifax Explosion: December 6, 1917
Learn about the events, impact, and stories behind the Halifax Explosion through essential historical resources.
African Heritage Month: Strength in Unity
Learn, reflect, and celebrate African Nova Scotian history, culture, and community voices.
Holiday Stories from Atlantic Canada
Cozy up with a hot beverage and read some classic holiday stories from Atlantic Canada.
Research Your Family History
Start your family history journey with guides that make exploring records, memories, and stories easier than ever.
Halifax Explosion: December 6, 1917
Learn about the events, impact, and stories behind the Halifax Explosion through essential historical resources.
Online Resources
CBC Corner
Browse trusted news, local stories, TV shows, award-winning podcasts, free English/French language app, news in foreign languages and more.
Nova Scotia Archives: What's Cooking?
This online treasury features approximately 1,000 old handwritten or early printed recipes from Nova Scotia's past.
Ancestry Library Edition (In-Library Access Only)
When visiting any of our branches, you can access thousands of genealogical records from around the world.
Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
This online collection of provincial records includes more the 25,000 records of births, marriages, and deaths in Nova Scotia.
CBC Corner
Browse trusted news, local stories, TV shows, award-winning podcasts, free English/French language app, news in foreign languages and more.
Nova Scotia Archives: What's Cooking?
This online treasury features approximately 1,000 old handwritten or early printed recipes from Nova Scotia's past.
Ancestry Library Edition (In-Library Access Only)
When visiting any of our branches, you can access thousands of genealogical records from around the world.
Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
This online collection of provincial records includes more the 25,000 records of births, marriages, and deaths in Nova Scotia.
Recent Arrivals
Recent Arrivals in the HRM Collection
Have a look at these recent publications about the people, places and culture of Halifax Regional Municipality.
Recent Arrivals in the HRM Collection
Have a look at these recent publications about the people, places and culture of Halifax Regional Municipality.