Uncovering history: Army Museum seeks help identifying WW II Black fire brigade in Halifax
A call out on social media by The Army Museum to identify members of an all-Black civilian fire brigade in Halifax during the Second World War is generating excitement. For a woman in Eastern Passage, N.S. the photo is helping her to understand the bravery of a great-aunt who lived during a time of turmoil.
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A woman in Eastern Passage, N.S. has come forward saying her great-aunt was a fire warden in photo
Posted: Feb 25, 2021 8:01 AM AT | Last Updated: February 25
This photo of an all-Black fire brigade is on display at The Army Museum, and staff are asking people on social media to help identify the members of the group.(The Army Museum)
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HALIFAX A military museum in Halifax recently put out an online call for help after acquiring a Second World War era photo depicting an all-Black volunteer fire brigade in the city. The photo shows 16 men and three women, posing in front of a building dressed in suits and dresses, all wearing their metal military-style fire warden helmets and armbands identifying them as part of a volunteer neighbourhood unit. The mystery is slowly coming to light as to who all those (people s) names are, Chara Kingston, collections manager at the Army Museum Halifax Citadel, said in an interview Thursday. Kingston put out a tweet Monday asking for help identifying the people in the photo and said that as of Thursday her inquiry was starting to yield results.
Man arrested after 4 daytime robberies in Halifax
A Halifax man is facing charges after four daytime robberies at various locations on the peninsula Friday. He was arrested just an hour after the final robbery.
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Posted: Feb 06, 2021 8:50 AM AT | Last Updated: February 6
A Halifax Regional Police emblem is seen on a police officer in Halifax on July 2, 2020. A Halifax man is facing charges after four robberies at stores, a bank and pharmacy on Friday.(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
A Halifax man is facing charges after four daytime robberies took place at various stores and a bank on the peninsula Friday.