In honour of the Old Burying Ground opening for its 275th year, I am reposting some of my favourite content from the OBG.

Here's one for #momentomorimonday

Here’s a walk & talk I did with Jordan Bonaparte in The Old Burying Ground, Halifax

This week marks the opening of the Old Burying Ground for its 275th year! I’m reposting some of my favourite content from the OBG to celebrate!

Went down memory lane and dug up this 2009(!) article from my time at The Old Burying Ground, Halifax featuring the great Deborah Trask, me being “mad-keen on [Halifax’s] history” and a final paragraph twist:

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Here’s a thread about one of the most famous residents of The Old Burying Ground, Halifax.

The Old Burying Ground is open for its 275th year! To celebrate, I am reposting OBG posts for the next week!

If you haven't snagged Dead In Halifax's book yet, I highly recommend checking it out! #heritage #halifax #gravestone

Today’s the day! The Old Burying Ground, Halifax is open for its 275th year! For the next week, I’ll be posting some of my favourite content from this National Historic site.

Charles Connell was the nephew of the notorious NB postmaster of the same name, who caused outrage in 1860 by putting his own picture on the 5 cent stamp. They were supposed to be destroyed but he gave some to family & friends. One sold at auction last month for $6,655

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Stanley Bayley lived on Vienna St. He was a retired travelling salesman in the wholesale food business. He died of heart disease.

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The OBG at Spring Garden & Barrington is 275 years old this year!

IN MEMORY
OF
CHAS HENRY HAMILTON
OCT 9 1877
AGED 54 YEARS
ERECTED BY
THE EMPLOYEES
OF THE HALIFAX
POST OFFICE
IN WHICH HE WAS
A CLERK FOR
MANY YEARS

Charles lived on Lockman St. This stone is right next to Joseph Hamilton (see yesterday.) It seems likely it is his son

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There was a leather dealer in Halifax named Joseph Hamilton operating until at least 1846 (city council was not happy with his work,) and somebody by the same name requested a letter of marque for the schooner Weazle in 1813.

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A very nice review of my book on Reddit has turned into an AMA. Check it out and Ask Me Anything!

reddit.com/r/halifax/comm…

#titanic

Matthew Henry Richey was born in Windsor, NS.

He was a Methodist minister, lawyer, city councillor, 2X Mayor of Halifax & Nova Scotia's 5th Lieutenant Governor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_H…

He died of a kidney infection at age 82.

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Harry Piers' Accession Ledgers are among the earliest surviving institutional records of the Nova Scotia Museum. They contain meticulous, detailed records of donations to the Museum's collection.

Historian, writer and museum curator Harry Piers, 'a human book of knowledge' about Nova Scotia's people, history & nature.

Nova Scotia Archives has a virtual exhibit about Piers' life & work
archives.novascotia.ca/piers/harry/

He died of coronary occlusion in 1940. He was 69.

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