As the twentieth century dawned, many felt marine tragedies were a thing of the past. Science promised solutions to everything, from poverty to disasters. The engineering marvels at the time were…
This pair of leather children’s shoes (Accession Number: M2005.4.1 A+B ) is believed to be from Body No. 4, the “Unknown Child”. This very young boy, recovered by the crew of Mackay-Bennett, was buried at…
Throughout their careers, some vessels acquire a certain mystique that sets them apart from other ships. CSS Acadia, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic's Canadian Scientific Ship, is one such vessel.
On the morning of December 6th, 1917, the steamship Mont-Blanc, inbound from the Atlantic with war material for France, entered the Halifax Harbour Narrows. The Norwegian ship Imo left Bedford Basin,…
On the morning of December 6th, 1917, railway dispatcher Vincent Coleman left his home on Russell Street in Halifax’s North End neighbourhood of Richmond. While he went to work, he left behind his wife…
