Halifax Poor House Fire: A History and Critique of Societal Supports
byLaffoley states that one of his aims was to give “voice to those rendered voiceless.” He does that for the 30 residents aged 20 to 88, who died.
History
Mayann’s Train Ride tracks sweet nostalgia
byWhen school lets out for the summer, Mayann eagerly prepares for her family’s trip to New York City.
Exposing the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children
byAs a social worker and educator, and as a person with relatives and friends who are former residents, Wanda Lauren Taylor is well positioned to write The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children: The Hurt, the Hope, and the Healing.
Gower Street Harkens Simpler Time in St. John’s
byGower Street, by journalist, editor and civil servant Nix Wadden, is a gentle recollection about St. John’s, NL, primarily during the years of the Great Depression and the Second World War.
The Life of Alice is a Genre-bending Biography of an Unusual Ancestor
byAlice also fell in love with, and married, a much older man – who was divorced. That was then an extremely unorthodox social situation and it caused her family to disown her.
Down to Bowring’s stirs up memories
byThis book is as much about the history of Newfoundland as it is about one store, focusing on the social life as much as the business practices.
The Story of Traditional Fiddling on Prince Edward Island
byPrince Edward Island “is home to one of the oldest, strongest, and most vibrant fiddling traditions in North America.”