The Heritage Trust is pleased to announce that it will be resuming its popular lecture series in 2025. The theme is:  The State of Heritage Buildings: Lost, At Risk, and Saved.

Downtown Halifax was a virtual hive of activity in the early days of photography, beginning with the first photograph ever made in Canada (1839) and the earliest permanent studio in 1842, which ran until about 1868. In 1869, famed photographer William Notman opened a studio at the corner of George and Barrington Streets, with a front row seat on the comings and goings of Halifax society.

Remarkably, many of the things to be seen from the studio can still be seen today. But for how long?