Website: www.halifax.ca/archives
The Halifax Regional Municipality Archives preserves and promotes access to municipal government and non-government archival records documenting the history of the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Established in 2006, the Municipal Archives is the official repository for historical municipal records from HRM and its predecessor municipalities: Town of Bedford; City of Dartmouth; City of Halifax; County of Halifax; Metropolitan Authority, as well as acquiring community records.
HRM Archives holds records in many formats (textual, photographic, audio-visual, cartographic, architectural), from just before the incorporation of the City of Halifax in 1841 to recent HRM records more than 10 years old. The Archives' Reference Collection holds municipal reports and publications relevant to the region's history.
Search on our website for a catalogue of holdings, as well as listings of new acquisitions.
Hours
Year round
Tues 10:00am-1:00pm
Wed & Thurs 1:00-4:00pm
other times by appointment
Membership(s)
Open to public
Parking Spaces(car)
10
Contact Information
Susan McClure
Municipal Archivist
halifax.ca
Phone: 902-490-1482
Kerry Mogg
Archivist/Librarian
halifax.ca
Phone: 902-490-4285
Our general reference email and phone-line are monitored during regular business hours.
Admission Details
No charges except for copying or use fees.
Organization Type/Service(s)
Archives
Facilities
Wheelchair accessible
Public washrooms
Parking available
Special Group Tours Offered
Yes
Genealogical Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
See our Family History Sources Guide.
As well:
Council and Committee minutes, submissions and reports;
Ordinances and By-laws;
Halifax City Engineer's Office maps and architectural plans;
Dartmouth and Halifax Police Department records;
City Prison and County Jail records;
County Home and Halifax Poor House/City Home records;
School Board minutes and annual reports
Public Gardens, Commons and Point Pleasant Park records;
Municipal employee records
Extent of Holdings
2 linear km of textual records
Approximately 75,000 maps and plans
Research Fees
None
No admission charge
Duplication Fees
Reproduction fees and options available on web-site (photocopying: $.40/pg; self-serve microfilm: $.25/pg;
scans: $12/image)
Photographic Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
Photographs of municipal officials and events;
City of Halifax Urban Renewal photographs, 1950-1985
Extent of Holdings
Approximately 30,000 photographs
Community Holdings
HRM
Cemetery Holdings
Fairview Cemetery
Camp Hill Cemetery