20th Century

Tells the story of the Halifax Explosion and the subsequent relief efforts and reconstruction of the city through photographs, maps, contemporary news articles, and architectural plans.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/explosion

Series of television and radio clips trace the political response to acid rain from the time it was first reported in 1979 until the present day.
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?IDCat=75&IDDos;=584&IDLan;=1&I...;

Audio and video clips from CBC archives tell story of this Halifax community's relocation and the impact on residents. With text, photos, teacher resources.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-96/life_society/africville/

Award citations decorations, medals, and other honours given to Canadian aviators from the First World War to the present; very comprehensive.
http://www.airforce.ca/index2.php3?page=honours

This virtual exhibit presents more than 350 images - heritage photographs, original documents, charts and miscellaneous items relating to both Bluenose and Bluenose II. Recounts the history of the Bluenose, a fishing schooner that was launched in March 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/bluenose/

"The Boer War and Canadian Imperialism" examines how Canadian participation in the war helped shape Canada as a nation.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/cha-shc/002013-119.01-e.php?...

Provides information about volunteers from the Saint John area who participated in the Boer War.
http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/boerwar/index.htm

History of the Books of Remembrance. Access to the books, list of Canadians who died during or after the wars, Turning of the Page Ceremony and calendar, and information on the Silver Cross Mother. Includes links to Veterans Affairs.
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/...

Story of the Brooks Aqueduct includes technical statistics, design, and the history of its construction by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
http://www.eidnet.org/local/aqueduct/index.htm

This exhibition marks the 25th anniversary in 2007 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the establishment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/rights-and-freedoms/