Old Burying Ground, Halifax
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Founded 1749. A National Historic Site in downtown Halifax. Official account of the Old Burying Ground Foundation. https://oldburyingground.ca/donate/
If the Old Burying Ground were to create a FAQ section for our website, what questions do you have for us?
The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery Historical Stories @mountmoriahhistory.bsky.social · last wk.As more people learn about Mount Moriah, we wanted to share some background about the cemetery, our organization, and the work happening behind the scenes. We put together this FAQ to answer some common questions and highlight how you can get involved: tinyurl.com/yc5kk66t
Happy #AskAnArchaeologist Day! What do you want to know?! I'm Dr. Lacy, & I'm a mortuary archaeologist, #gravestone conservator, & heritage researcher! 🏺
Today is the day - free noon hour concert with Katherine Fitch Loza on solo harp. Bring your lunch, bring your friends!
Have you heard about the National Trust for Canada's Historic Places Days contest? Their theme is 'Every Place Communicates a Story' (and there are so many stories at the Old Burying Ground!) Visit their site for contest details and the prizes you could win historicplacesdays.ca/contests/
Contests - Historic Places Days
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Live music in the dead centre of Halifax The weather is looking fine for our free noon time concert this Thursday, July 9th. Katherine Fitch Loza from the Maritime Conservatory Of Performing Arts will be performing on solo harp.
Join us on Thursday, July 9th at noon for a free concert at the Old Burying Ground (weather permitting, of course). Katherine Fitch Loza from The Maritime Conservatory Of Performing Arts will be performing on solo harp.
Always a great initiative - especially if you have photos of the Old Burying Ground to scan!
Halifax Regional Municipality@hfxgov.bsky.social · 2mo agoHelp the Halifax Municipal Archives preserve our local history. If you have old photographs, slides or negatives of your neighbourhood, bring them to the Historical Photo Scan-a-thon. Saturday, June 6 | 1-4 p.m. Keshen Goodmen Public Library Event details: brnw.ch/21x31Zn
And a bit more news coverage of the field school work: www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov... This research helps us to tell the stories of all the people buried at the site, not just those folks with still-visible stones and to understand how the Old Burying Ground developed over time.
Archeology work could uncover unmarked graves in Halifax’s Old Burying Ground
Archaeology students are uncovering the forgotten history at Halifax's Old Burying Ground.
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Some reporting on the recent SMU field school work at the Old Burying Ground: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Archeology students find evidence of unmarked burials at Halifax's Old Burying Ground
Halifax’s first cemetery, The Old Burying Ground, is said to have close to 10,000 unmarked burials.
saltwire.com
May is Cemetery Month at the Halifax Public Library! Craig and Vanessa from the Old Burying Ground Foundation will be presenting on the OBG, its history, stones, and stories tomorrow (Tuesday, May 5th) at 7:00pm at the Central branch. halifax.bibliocommons.com/events/69c43...
Cemetery Month: Remember Me as You Pass By - Halifax's Old Burying Ground
May is Cemetery Month! Join us each week to hear from guest speakers who not only celebrate these sacred spaces, but educate on their history, beauty, and significance to our community. The Old Buryin...
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Spring seems to be here in Halifax and that means it's time to remove the winter covers that protect our most vulnerable stones. Thanks to the team of willing volunteers who came out to assist. Preparations to open for the season are underway!
"SACRED To the Memory of ELIZABETH Late Wife of James Orman Who de(p)arted this Life March 18 1800 Aged 39 Years Also, JOHN ORMAN obit Jan'y 1(?) Aged 2 Mo's. 7 Days" Old Burying Ground
Curious about how to research local history? Join Municipal Archivists on Tuesday, March 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for answers to your local history questions and tips on how to care for your own archives. Learn more about the Halifax Municipal Archives at halifax.ca/archives.
"Here lyeth the body of Robert Nesbit of Halifax, Blacksmith who departed this life January 23 1783, aged 60 years." Old Burying Ground, Halifax
"In Memory of ALEXANDER ANDERSON Who Departed this Life 13th of January 1806 Aged 3..." Old Burying Ground
Sacred To the Memory of Capt. ALEXANDER FULLERTON who departed this Life on his passage from Jamaica January 10th 1816 Aged 21 years Old Burying Ground
In Memory of JAMES & GEORGE FREDERICK BOYD Sons of JOHN & ELIZABETH BOYD, who Departed this life JAMES the 9th Nov'r 1792 Aged 4 Months Also GEORGE FREDERICK, the 27th Oct'r 1795 Aged 2 Years Old Burying Ground
Last week the Old Burying Ground Foundation welcomed Their Honours, The Honourable Mike Savage, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and Ms. Darlene Savage for a visit and an opportunity to chat about the site and the work of the OBGF
REPOST (error in first post!) Get ready! October 1st is the start of a month of gravestone and burial ground pictures, with a different prompt for each day. Be creative, there are no rules, just tag with #31DaysOfGraves! Background image is from King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
Have you seen our photographer working to catalogue each of the roughly 1200 stones (front and back) in the Old Burying Ground? Don't worry, he's being very mindful of the stones as he works in some of the densely packed areas of the site.
Today I photographed graves for my book & found some wire brush damage 😠 Please appreciate the PSA, I got a blackfly bite for this! #gravestone #archaeology 🏺
The gates are open today at the Old Burying Ground! Look no further for a sunny spot to enjoy your lunch or spend some time wandering amongst the stones.
Update to our open hours - Until the end of May, the Old Burying Ground will be open by chance only. We hope to resume daily openings June 1st for the summer season.
Happy May! The gates are open and the Old Burying Ground is officially open for the season.
The Old Burying Ground is hiring summer guides! Our guides greet visitors, offer site tours, engage in research, and do some light maintenance work (clipping grass near the stones to keep them visible). www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jo...
historic site interpreter - Halifax, NS - Job posting - Job Bank
Look at this job opportunity for a historic site interpreter at Old Burying Ground At Halifax, null or search through thousands of other job postings on Job Bank, Canada’s one-stop job board.
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This is an excellent article considering several sides of the discussion about the old Poor House Burying Ground. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax starting plan for Memorial Library site that will honour forgotten burial ground | CBC News
Municipal staff have said removing the building and creating a park is the best option for an area with a burial ground that has never been properly acknowledged.
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Spring has sprung at @buryingground.bsky.social. A member of the OBG sent me this pic today. The Burying Ground will open for its 276th year May 1st.
That's a familiar looking monument!
Dr Paul Huddie@paulhuddie.bsky.social · last yr.@ssnci.bsky.social @crimeanwar.bsky.social @efacis.bsky.social @karlykehoe.bsky.social If you happen to be around #Halifax #NovaScotia on 4 April, drop into @smuarts.bsky.social to hear my preliminary talk on my @icuf.bsky.social -funded project #Ireland #Canada #CrimeanWar More to come on 25 June.
A lcast iron marker from St Anselm’s in West Chezzetcook. There is a place for a name plate that appears long lost. Across the bottom it reads “WH Faulkner RD 1884,.” Read more about Faulkner's foundry in Moncton here:
Iron Grave Markers: Perpetual Eternal or Standard Eternal? | Noticed in Nova Scotia
or anonymous?
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