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"Here lyeth the body of Robert Nesbit of Halifax, Blacksmith who departed this life January 23 1783, aged 60 years." Old Burying Ground, Halifax

"In Memory of ALEXANDER ANDERSON Who Departed this Life 13th of January 1806 Aged 3..." Old Burying Ground

Sacred To the Memory of Capt. ALEXANDER FULLERTON who departed this Life on his passage from Jamaica January 10th 1816 Aged 21 years Old Burying Ground

In Memory of JAMES & GEORGE FREDERICK BOYD Sons of JOHN & ELIZABETH BOYD, who Departed this life JAMES the 9th Nov'r 1792 Aged 4 Months Also GEORGE FREDERICK, the 27th Oct'r 1795 Aged 2 Years Old Burying Ground

Last week the Old Burying Ground Foundation welcomed Their Honours, The Honourable Mike Savage, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and Ms. Darlene Savage for a visit and an opportunity to chat about the site and the work of the OBGF

REPOST (error in first post!) Get ready! October 1st is the start of a month of gravestone and burial ground pictures, with a different prompt for each day. Be creative, there are no rules, just tag with #31DaysOfGraves! Background image is from King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.

Have you seen our photographer working to catalogue each of the roughly 1200 stones (front and back) in the Old Burying Ground? Don't worry, he's being very mindful of the stones as he works in some of the densely packed areas of the site.

Today I photographed graves for my book & found some wire brush damage 😠 Please appreciate the PSA, I got a blackfly bite for this! #gravestone #archaeology 🏺

The gates are open today at the Old Burying Ground! Look no further for a sunny spot to enjoy your lunch or spend some time wandering amongst the stones.

Update to our open hours - Until the end of May, the Old Burying Ground will be open by chance only. We hope to resume daily openings June 1st for the summer season.

Happy May! The gates are open and the Old Burying Ground is officially open for the season.

The Old Burying Ground is hiring summer guides! Our guides greet visitors, offer site tours, engage in research, and do some light maintenance work (clipping grass near the stones to keep them visible). www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jo...

This is an excellent article considering several sides of the discussion about the old Poor House Burying Ground. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Spring has sprung at @buryingground.bsky.social. A member of the OBG sent me this pic today. The Burying Ground will open for its 276th year May 1st.

That's a familiar looking monument!

A lcast iron marker from St Anselm’s in West Chezzetcook. There is a place for a name plate that appears long lost. Across the bottom it reads “WH Faulkner RD 1884,.” Read more about Faulkner's foundry in Moncton here:

"SACRED To the Memory of ELIZABETH Late Wife of James Orman Who de(p)arted this Life March 18 1800 Aged 39 Years Also, JOHN ORMAN obit Jan'y 1(?) Aged 2 Mo's. 7 Days" Old Burying Ground #OTD

Some timely coverage of one of the Old Burying Ground's most noteworthy residents: Major General Robert Ross (with the OBGF's own Craig Ferguson @deadinhalifax.bsky.social) www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Halifax’s Old Burying Ground was fictionalized as Kingsport’s Old St John’s Cemetery in Anne Of The Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery. She lived in Halifax 1895-6. Then it was known as St Paul’s Cemetery

"Here lyeth the body of Robert Nesbit of Halifax, Blacksmith who departed this life January 23 1783, aged 60 years." Old Burying Ground, Halifax #OTD

"In Memory of ALEXANDER ANDERSON Who Departed this Life 13th of January 1806 Aged 3..." Old Burying Ground

Is that your favourite crown-wearing skull in the top left corner @deadinhalifax.bsky.social ?

July 17, 1860 the opening of the Welsford Parker Monument at St Paul’s Cemetery (now the Old Burying Ground,) and the monument as it appears today @buryingground

The Old Burying Ground could use a few helping hands! On Saturday Dec 7, we will be installing covers to protect some of our most fragile gravestones through the winter. If you can help, please DM this account to get added to our volunteer mailing list!

The grave of Cristiana Rudolph (1799) in @buryingground caught my eye because of the delightful carving of a bird. The B&W pics are from the Farber Gravestone Collection. They were taken in the 1970s. Fascinating to see how it has changed in 50 years