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.
Janet Kitz, a Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, passed away last week at the age of 89. She was a remarkable woman with a passion..
Tonight we explore the aftermath of the sinking of the HMS Jervis Bay, through the stories of the survivors, who arrived in Halifax in November..
The next RNSHS public lecture will be held at the Nova Scotia Archives on Wed. May 15th, 7:30 p.m. following the Society’s AGM. This talk will..
Women and the War at Home: Pictou County Women in Industrialized Work, 1939 to 1945: The New Women Worker of Shipbuilding
The RNSHS Annual Dinner and Lecture is tonight! We’ll be making our best effort to stream Kirby Ross’ presentation ‘Women & the War at Home:..
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Janet Kitz, a Fellow of the RNSHS, has passed away at age 89. A remarkable woman with a passion for NS history, her research contributed greatly to our understanding of the Halifax Explosion. Thank you, Ms. Kitz. cbc.ca/news/canada/no…
