Item is a photograph of several children standing in front of a house and protesting about a bus. They are holding signs that say "We Want the Bus," "Slow down, I have to walk, where is the bus?" and other similar phrases.
Item is a photograph of a plaque that was erected in the Halifax Public Gardens in memory of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The plaque was erected by the Gardens Commission and is mounted on a stone railing.
Item is a photograph of a plaque that was erected in the Halifax Public Gardens in memory of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The plaque was erected by the Gardens Commission and is mounted on a stone railing. The plaque has been outlined with white-out or white paint. The photograph is covered by an attached piece of translucent paper.
Item is a photograph of the Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens. The bridge is named after Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The photograph is covered by an attached piece of translucent paper.
Item consists of five pages of typed notes about Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and the Lost Patrol. There are many corrections written on the notes in pencil.
Item consists of two pages of typed notes titled "Lost Patrol." The notes contain information about Francis J. Fitzgerald's extended family, Corporal Dempster's rescue patrol, and Fitzgerald's lost patrol.
Item consists of three pages of typed notes about Francis J. Fitzgerald and the Lost Patrol. The pages are made up of several pieces of paper glued together.
Item consists of several pages photocopied from a book titled "Reports and Other Papers Relating to the McPherson-Dawson Police Patrol - Winter 1910-1911 - And the Death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and All Members of the Patrol," published by the Royal North West Mounted Police in 1911 and republished in 1919. There is a blank action request form from the CBC stuck to the first page that says "Thank-You. Bruce."
Item is a newspaper clipping of part of an article about Francis J. Fitzgerald, the Lost Patrol, and Fitzgerald's mother. Part of the article is missing. The date, author, article title, and newspaper name are unidentified, although it was probably published in a Halifax Newspaper.
Item consists of three request slips and a researcher registration form from the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. The forms are accompanied by a piece of paper with a few rough handwritten notes on it.
Item is a photograph of several children standing in front of a house and protesting about a bus. They are holding signs that say "We Want the Bus," "Slow down, I have to walk, where is the bus?" and other similar phrases.
Item is volume 27, number 1 of the RCMP Quarterly, published by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in July 1961. There is a picture of a young girl laughing and holding a North West Mounted Police sign on the cover. The magazine is accompanied by a note from H. J. (or possibly N. J.) to Barbara Hinds.
Item is a photocopy of "A Hero for Centennial" by Barbara Hinds, published in the August 1967 issue of the Atlantic Advocate. The article is about Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The article includes several photographs.
Item is section B (The Novascotian) from the February 5, 1993 issue of the Chronicle-Herald and Mail-Star. The section features an article called "Lost patrol: Arctic hero died seeking help" by Barbara Hinds. The article is about Francis J. Fitzgerald and the Lost Patrol. The article features photographs of Fitzgerald and the Dempster rescue patrol.
Item is a photograph of the graves of Francis J. Fitzgerald and the three other men in his patrol. The graves are located in McPherson, Northwest Territories. The graves include four smaller gravestones for Francis J. Fitzgerald, S. Carter, C. F. Kinney, and R. O. H. Taylor, as well as a large stone cross with the names of all four men. They are surrounded by a white picket fence. The photograph is covered with a piece of translucent paper and there is a sticky note on the front.
Item is a photograph of the patrol led by Dempster after returning to Dawson City, Yukon. The photograph shows the patrol's sleds, with the sled dogs still harnessed and lying on the ground. Some dogs have collapsed from exhaustion. A large group of men are watching the sleds from a sidewalk. There is a piece of translucent paper attached over the photograph, with a sticky note on it. A typed cutline and two cutlines clipped from a newspaper are attached to the back of the photograph.
Item is a photograph of the graves of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald and his party in McPherson, Northwest Territories. There are small headstones for Francis J. Fitzgerald, S. Carter, C. F. Kinney, and R. O. H. Taylor on either side of a large stone cross. There is a chain barrier around the graves.
Item is a collection of proofs of photographs related to Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald attached to sheets of paper. The photographs show Fitzgerald's grave, will, diary, portrait, and funeral, as well as a bridge and plaque dedicated to him in the Halifax Public Gardens and the Dempster patrol. One of the proofs of Fitzgerald's portrait has a rectangle cut out of the middle of it.
Item is a handwritten letter from Barbara Hinds to someone named Anne, possibly Anne West. The letter is about a layout, possibly for a newspaper article, and a rededication that is related to the Halifax Public Gardens. There is a second piece of paper with the letter, with contact information for Anne West on it.
Item is a photograph of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. He is wearing a uniform. Fitzgerald's head and shoulders have been outlined in liquid paper or white paint. There are a piece of translucent paper and a sticky note attached to the photograph.
Item is a photograph taken at the burial of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald, S. Carter, C. F. Kinney, and R. O. H. Taylor at McPherson, Northwest Territories. The photograph shows a priest in white robes, a row of men with rifles, and several other people standing around the burial site behind a wooden fence. There is a piece of translucent paper and a sticky note attached to the photograph.
Item is a photograph of a page from Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald's diary. The diary entry shown was written while Fitzgerald's patrol was traveling between McPherson, Northwest Territories and Dawson City, Yukon. The entry mentions that they had to eat one of their dogs. Some parts of the photograph are filled in the with off-white paint. A piece of translucent paper and a sticky note are attached to the photograph. A typed cutline describing the photograph is attached to the back.
Item is a photograph of the will of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald, written with a charred stick not long before his death in the western Canadian Arctic. Parts of the photograph are filled in with off-white paint. A typed cutline and a cutline clipped from a newspaper are attached to the back of the photograph. A piece of translucent paper and a sticky note are attached to the front.
Item is a photograph of Inspector W. J. D. Dempster, who led the search party to find Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald's lost patrol. Dempster is wearing a uniform. His head and shoulders have been outlined with liquid paper or white paint.
Item is a photograph of a plaque that was erected in the Halifax Public Gardens in memory of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The plaque was erected by the Gardens Commission and is mounted on a stone railing.
Item consists of a black & white photograph (processed by Wamboldt-Waterfield), of the March 1975 ground turning ceremony undertaken by Premier Gerald Regan for the construction of the new Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre. People identified in the photograph include Tom Risley (in the wheelchair on the left-side of the picture), Don Curren (in the wheelchair in the middle of the picture), and Dr. Arthur Shears (director of the new Rehabilitation centre, standing at the far right of the picture).
Item consists of a typed letter from Arthur Shears to Barbara Hinds, dated March 6, 1969, about editorial suggestions related to Hinds' coverage of the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre.
Item consists of a photograph of Nova Scotia Premier Gerald Regan (far left of the picture, wearing a white raincoat and helmet) and eight other unidentified people at the ground-turning for the new Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, Anderson Square, Halifax, March 1975.
Item consists of five newspaper clippings of articles written by Barbara Hinds for the Chronicle Herald and Mail Star related to the construction and operations of the new Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, under Arthur Shears' direction, written between 1975 and 1977.
Item consists of a copy of the article "A concept of rehabilitation", written in 1962 for Paraplegia News by Herbert S. Talbot, sent by Don Curren to Barbara Hinds. Item also includes correspondence between Curren and Hinds from 1977, related to the included article.
Item consists of typed draft manuscript material related to Barbara Hinds articles about the construction and operation of the new Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, written for the Chronicle Herald and Mail Star between 1975 and 1977.
Item consists of a promotional pamphlet created by the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Council (M.A. Wilson, President at the time) titled "The Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre", about the opening of and services provided by the original rehabilitation centre, opened in the late-1950s under the leadership of Arthur Shears.
Item consists of an outline of general information related to the original Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, drafted by Arthur Shears in the late-1950s.
Item consists of a report created by Norman A. Brady & Associates (consultants in health facilities planning) about the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, dated November 21, 1968.
Item consists of clippings of articles written in 1969 by Barbara Hinds for the Chronicle Herald and Mail Star about wait times and overcrowding issues at the original Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Captain Doug Creaser, the area superintendent in charge of the department of transportation's sea lift. Creaser is from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Creaser talks about shipping in the north.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Robinson, the facilities manager of the Frobisher Bay airport. Robinson is from Winnipeg. He talks about the history of the airport, airport operations, and employing Inuit people.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Pierre Williamson, the chief air traffic controller at the Frobisher Bay airport. Williamson is from Vancouver, British Columbia. The interview is preceded by a recording of Williamson talking over a radio while working at the airport.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Reverend Michael Gardner, an Anglican missionary in Cape Dorset Gardner talks about the relationship between the church and the Inuit people and how the church was built. The recording also includes people singing a hymn at the church
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds telling a story about a man named Kilabuk Pik in Pangnirtung; Hinds talking to an unidentified man in Pangnirtung; Hinds talking about the journey to Pangnirtung on the Rupertsland; sounds from the Rupertsland; and Hinds talking to an unidentified man on the Rupertsland.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Max Budgell, the northern service officer for the Department of Northern Affairs in Port Burwell. Budgell talks about how he traveled to Port Burwell.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds describing a group of children playing in a water hole; sounds of children playing; Barbara Hinds talking about her visit with Keith Crow in George River; Keith Crow playing the guitar; and Barbara Hinds' interview with Keith Crow about shipping fish.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Sam Dodds in Fort Chimo, Quebec. Mrs. Dodds talks about teaching Inuit women to cook with new foods and make handicrafts.