Nova Scotia's Connections to the Titanic Disaster - April 14/15, 1912
Everyone knows the story of the Titanic but not everyone knows of Nova Scotia's connections to the ill-fated White Star Liner ship....
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Terynn Boulton
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Moose River Mine Disaster April 12, 1936
On Sunday, April 12, 1936, two owners of the Moose River Mine in Halifax, Nova Scotia - the chief of staff at Toronto's Hospital for Sick...
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Terynn Boulton
- Apr 10, 2021
- 2 min
Babes in the Wood - April 11, 1842
On Monday, April 11, 1842, Jane Meagher was in bed with her newborn son, George. Her husband, John, was in bed sick with the measles....
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Terynn Boulton
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Children Who Perished in the Protestant Orphanage During the Halifax Explosion - Robert Jackson
Not much information was given for the Robert JACKSON who was among the 26 children killed at the Halifax Protestant Orphange during the...
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Terynn Boulton
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
Children Who Perished in the Orphanage During the Halifax Explosion - Aubrey Fish
Born exactly 2 years and 4 days after his older brother, Clifton, little Aubrey Fish experienced several losses in his 7 years before he...
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Terynn Boulton
- Dec 21, 2020
- 5 min
Children Who Perished in the Orphanage During the Halifax Explosion - The Abrahams Children
I am starting this post off with the most pertinent research questions we need to find out about the ABRAHAM children who were killed at...
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Terynn Boulton
- Dec 20, 2020
- 4 min
Children Who Perished in the Orphanage During the Halifax Explosion - May, Melvin and Victor COVEY
The story of young May, Melvin and Victor Covey begins with the marriage of their parents, Robie Johnson (or Johnston) COVEY and Hilda...
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Terynn Boulton
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Children of the Halifax Protestant Orphanage Who Died in the Halifax Explosion
This week I began researching to learn more about the people who were lost in the Halifax Explosion. I am going to blog about my journey...
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Terynn Boulton
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Contact Tracing in 1890s Helped Lessen Diphtheria Outbreak in Nova Scotia
If we didn't know exactly what contact tracing was before March 2020, we all do now thanks to COVID. Contact tracing is a powerful tool...
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Terynn Boulton
- Dec 6, 2020
- 5 min
Today Marks 103 Years Since the Original Largest Man-Made Explosion in History,The Halifax Explosion
At one point during my elementary school days in the early 1980s, a survivor of the Halifax Explosion sat down on my school's stage and...
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Terynn Boulton
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
On this day - November 18 - 4 Titanic Passengers were born
On November 18th four Titanic passangers were born - 2 men and 2 women, 2 first class and 2 third class, 2 survived and 2 did not. Here...
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Terynn Boulton
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Titanic Crew Members Born Today - November 17th
Two Titanic crew members - one who survived and sadly one who did not - were both born on November 17. Frank Long was born November 17th...
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