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The rucksack : Newsletter of the Friends of McNabs Island Society

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 74
Item
1993

Item is the Autumn 1993 issue of The Rucksack: Newsletter of the Friends of McNabs Island Society. The newsletter is edited by Anne Marie Feetham. The newsletter includes some photographs taken on the island and information about membership and meetings.

Friends of McNabs Island Society

Clean currents : Number 5

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 72
Item
1993

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is issue number 5 of Clean Currents, a publication from Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The issue was published in spring/summer 1993. The issue is about harbour cleanup, a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island, and the environmental assessment.

Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc.

Annual report 1992-1993

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 73
Item
1993

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is the 1992-1993 annual report from Halifax harbour Cleanup Inc. The report is an overview the company's activities related to a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island, including financial statements. The report is in the form of a large booklet and contains several illustrations.

The rucksack : Newsletter of the Friends of McNabs Island Society

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 63
Item
1992

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item consists of two copies of the Autumn 1992 issue of the Rucksack, the newsletter of the Friends of McNabs Island Society.

Friends of McNabs Island Society

Community annual report 1991 1992

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 71
Item
1992

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a community annual report for 1991-1992 published by Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The report is about a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island in Halifax Harbour, including projected costs of the plant.

Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc.

Clean currents : Special edition : Vol. 1 No. 3

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 70
Item
1992

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is volume 1, number 3 of Clean Currents, a publication of Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. The issue is a special edition published in winter/spring 1992. The issue includes photographs, illustrations, and maps related to a proposed sewage treatment plant near McNab's island.

Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc.

Facts you should know about harbour cleanup : [pamphlet]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 66
Item
after 1991

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a pamphlet published by Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc. called "Facts you should know about harbour cleanup." The pamphlet provides information about harbour cleanup and a planned sewage treatment plant near McNab's Island.

Halifax Harbour Cleanup Inc.

To protect & preserve : McNabs Island : [pamphlet]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 62
Item
[after 1988]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a pamphlet published by the Friends of McNabs Island Society. The pamphlet is called "To Protect and Preserve: McNabs Island." The pamphlet is about how the area is threatened by a proposed sewage plant. It appears that a membership form that was included with the pamphlet has been detached.

Friends of McNabs Island Society

Proof sheet of photographs from McNab's Icland

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of 12 photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, other unidentified people, cannons, the landscape, and other scenery from the island.

Photograph of a blackberry bush

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 5
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a blackberry bush. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant standing in a garden in front of a house

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 14
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two inhabitants of McNab's Island. They are standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house.

Proofs of two photographs of people on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 16
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows three women and two men sitting on a bench or a dock. The other photograph shows an unidentified woman bending over a bag on a rocky shoreline.

Photograph of an unidentifed woman looking at an old wooden pier

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 24
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier on McNab's Island. There are trees around the shore and another shore with a house visible in the distance.

Photograph of trees on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 25
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a row of trees by a forest on McNab's Island.

Photograph of a broken gate on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 26
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a broken wooden gate surrounded by trees and other plants. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of a small house on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 31
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a small house on McNab's Island. It is surrounded by a field of small plants and larger trees.

Photograph of old machinery on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 35
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a large cannon or some other kind of machinery on McNab's Island. It is next to a stone wall and surrounded by vegetation.

Barbara Hinds reports from McNab : An island caught in the crossfire : [article in the Mail-Star]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 56
Item
March 2, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a newspaper article entitled "Barbara Hinds Reports From McNab--An Island Caught In The Crossfire," published over two pages in the March 2, 1967 issue of the Mail-Star. The article is about the history of McNab's Island, its inhabitants, and its potential future. The article includes photographs of old cannons, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, who are two inhabitants of the island. The photographs were taken by Barbara Hinds.

Photograph of the tombstones of Peter, Joanna, and John Henry McNab

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of two tombstones from the McNab family in a graveyard on McNab's Island. The first tombstone says "Erected / In Memory of / The Hon [?] Peter McNab / Died 1st June 1817 / Aged 80 Years." The second tombstone says "This Stone is Erected / in the Memory of / Mrs Joanna McNab / Wife of Peter McNab Esq. / who departed this life / 30th[?] May 1827 Aged 61 Years / And / John Henry / Son of / Peter and Joanna McNab / who departed this [life] / June [?] Aged 18 [Years]."

Photograph of the tombstone of Peter McNab

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 13
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a tombstone in a graveyard on McNab's Island. The tombstone says "In Memory of / Peter McNab Esq. / Who Died / October 6, 1856, / Aged 63 Years." The stone is a pale colour and there are some other tombstones behind it.

Proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 20
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier. The other photograph shows a small abandoned shed.

Photograph of a group of people walking on the shore on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 27
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of six unidentified people walking on a rocky shore toward some trees. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant digging potatoes

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 32
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant holding a potato while leaning on a shovel or a hoe. He is standing in a small garden on McNab's Island.

Photograph of old cannons on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 36
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of seven old cannons sitting in two rows by a forest on McNab's Island.

Double exposure photograph of a graveyard

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 41
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a double exposure photograph of three tombstones. One of the tombstones belongs to Lewis Gibbens, the youngest son of James and Harriot McNab. The graveyard is probably located on McNab's Island. The second exposure shows some kind of small building with stairs, but the image is not clear.

Photograph of an old wooden staircase

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 48
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an old broken wooden staircase in a forest on McNab's Island.

Proof sheet of photographs from McNab's Icland

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 3
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show Ernest Arthur Farrant gardening, other unidentified people, tombstones, a dirt road, and blackberry bushes.

Photograph of a graveyard on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 8
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a small graveyard on McNab's Island. There are some tombstones and wooden crosses in the graveyard, which is surrounded by a low fence. The name "Peter McNab" is visible on one of the tombstones.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant working in his garden

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 11
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant using a shovel or a hoe while working in his garden. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of an old wooden staircase on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 21
Item
February 17, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an abandoned and broken wooden staircase in a forest. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of cannons on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 22
Item
February 20, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of seven cannons in two rows. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Mrs. Farrant

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 30
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mrs. Farrant wearing a floral dress and sitting on the front step of a house on McNab's Island. Her husband, Ernest Arthur Farrant, is standing next to her with his hand on her shoulder. His face is not visible.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two residents of McNab's Island. They are standing together in front of their house.

Proofs of two photographs from McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 4
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show tombstones and a field with tall grass.

Photograph of a dirt road

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 6
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a dirt road on McNab's Island. The road is surrounded by trees.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant working in his garden

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 10
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant using a shovel or a hoe while working in his garden. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Mr. Farrant standing in a garden in front of a house

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 15
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Proofs of two photographs of a shoreline on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 17
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows and unidentified man standing on a rocky shoreline near some wooden structures. The other photograph shows some abandoned buildings or boats by a rocky shoreline.

Proofs of two photographs of abandoned structures on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 19
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows an abandoned stone foundation or wall. The other photograph shows an abandoned and broken wooden staircase.

Photograph of five people walking through a field on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 28
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of five unidentified people walking through a field surrounded by trees on McNab's Island. Some industrial looking buildings are visible in the distance.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 29
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two residents of McNab's Island. They are sitting together in front of a building.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant with lettuce and a pitchfork

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 33
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant standing by a garden next to a large wooden house on McNab's Island. Mrs. Farrant is holding a head of lettuce and Mr. Farrant is leaning on a pitchfork.

Photograph of Mrs. Farrant with hollyhocks

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 34
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant wearing a floral dress and standing next to some hollyhocks. She is standing near a house on McNab's Island.

Draft of an article about McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 55
Item
1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a typed draft of Barbara Hinds' article entitled "Barbara Hinds Reports From McNab--An Island Caught in the Crossfire," which was published in the Mail-Star in March 1967. The draft is typed on tissue paper and includes many corrections written in pencil.

A preliminary survey of the natural history of McNab's Island, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 54
Item
November 1966

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a booklet titled "A Preliminary Survey of the Natural History of McNab's Island, Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia." The survey was prepared by the staff of the Nova Scotia Museum with the cooperation of the Nova Scotia Bird Society, the Dalhousie Biology Club, and the Nova Scotia Research Foundation. The survey outlines the geology, vegetation, and animal life on McNab's Island, with accompanying maps of the island. The booklet contains some handwritten notes.

Typed notes about McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 60
Item
September 8, 1966

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a collection of notes about McNab's Island that are typed on blue paper with corrections written in pencil. The notes are about the history of the island.

McNab's Island : [map]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 57
Item
[1966?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photocopied map of McNab's Island. The map has been coloured with coloured pencils to indicate different regions of the island. The map also includes several handwritten annotations about the history of the island. There are more notes written on the back of the map.

McNab & Lawlor Islands : Sketch "B" : [map]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 61
Item
December 10, 1965

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a map of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map is photocopied with some details that were possibly penciled in. The map shows which areas of the islands are owned by the Navy or are privately owned.

Provincial conservation, recreation association compiles chronological history of controversial McNabs Island : [article from the Mail Star]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 51
Item
December 24, 1965

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a page from the December 24, 1965 issue of the Mail-Star. The page features an article called "Provincial Conservation, Recreation Association Compiles Chronological History of Controversial McNabs Island." The articles was compiled by F. J. Kelly, the chairman of the research committee of the Nova Scotia Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Association.

Hugh Bell's plant collecting trips notebook, summer 1943 and summer 1944

MS-2-798, SF Box 87, Folder 3
Item
1943-1944

Part of Hugh Philip Bell fonds

File contains a notebook with details of plant collecting trips in and around Halifax by Hugh Bell and other members of the Biology Department at Dalhousie University.

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