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On December 6, 1917, a Norwegian vessel and a French munitions ship collided in the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The explosion, one of the largest accidental explosions in history, destroyed much of the city of Halifax. Boston, Massachusetts authorities learned of the disaster by telegraph, and quickly organized and dispatched a relief train to assist survivors. A blizzard delayed the train, which arrived in the early morning of December 8 and immediately began distributin

Hannah Flavel (c 1835-1864)   Hannah Roach was born around 1835 in St. John’s, Nova Scotia. She married William Flavel on October 6, 1851...