John Cunningham Reviews Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers
byPerhaps the greatest takeaway from Theobald’s book is the reminder that the seeds or fascism were being sewn in Canada in the years leading up to the Second World War
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Rebecca Rose Traces a History of Halifax’s Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Communities
byDeftly crafted from interviews, archival records, organization minutes, photographs and other gay-related documents, Rose’s engaging book stands as the first full-length account of LGBTQ activism in Nova Scotia
John Cunningham Reviews Tales Peopled with Local Personalities of Distant Germanic Origin During First World War
byThe vote on whether military service should be mandatory created its own localized pocket of division within Lunenburg County
Video Interview with Quarantine Author Dr Ian Cameron
byQuarantine: What is Old is New – Halifax and the Lawlor’s Island Quarantine Station: 1866-1938 has taken on new significance during COVID-19 times
Haligonian Shauntay Grant Shares the Essence of a Place and its People in Africville
byLisa Doucet reviews Shauntay Grant’s Africville, which is a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books