Kirby Ross is a Master of History student at Saint Mary’s University and an Executive Member at Large of the Halifax Women’s History Society. Specializing in women’s contributions on the homefront in Nova Scotia during World War Two, she wrote her Undergraduate Honours thesis on women’s involvement in the shipbuilding and ammunition industries in Pictou County during Second World War. She is currently writing her Master’s thesis on entertainers during the Second World War in Halifax.
Messamouet was a Mi'kmaq District Chief, diplomat, navigator, trader, and warrior who led his people in a challenging age of transition. Learn more in this new story by Bob Sayer with support from Acadia First Nation and the @RNSHS: historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/189 pic.twitter.com/2CG4tVvH48 Retweeted by RNSHS
The article "Halifax was Plunged into Gloom: The Impact of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic on Nova Scotia, 1918-1920" by Dr. Allan Marble (Vol. 22, 2019, RNSHS Journal) is now open access. Lessons from 100 yrs ago hold true. Stay safe. bit.ly/2R9nog3 #nshist @Doctors_NS pic.twitter.com/qVqvMfB5FX
