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1840-1994 (Creation)
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- Halifax (N.S.). Committee on Camp Hill Cemetery
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8.87 m of textual records
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Camp Hill Cemetery was opened August 15, 1844 on 16 acres of land. The public cemetery was divided into sections for different groups (e.g., St. George's Parish - Division 6, the Coloured Section). Management of the cemetery was first under a committee of aldermen called the Committee of the Cemetery, who were responsible for the sale of lots. Dating back to 1851, and perhaps earlier, this committee worked under city council and with a keeper of the cemetery who kept records of the lots sold. The Committee of the Cemetery was renamed the Commissioners of Camp Hill Cemetery by 1906.The Commission was charged with managing and controlling the Camp Hill Cemetery and worked with a Superintendent appointed by council. The Commission was originally comprised of 4 aldermen and 3 citizens appointed annually by Council for 2 year terms. The Commission was led by a chairman who was elected by the board from its amongst its members.By 1924 the commission was renamed the Committee on Camp Hill Cemetery and had become a standing committee. Charged with managing and controlling Camp Hill Cemetery, the six members of the board were appointed by the mayor, approved by council, and chose their own chairman. The committee was dissolved in 1941 when the Committee of Works became responsible for managing city cemeteries. Apparently records of interrments in the Cemetery are vague prior to 1929, as the early burial register did not list the lots.
Custodial history
Bulk of series was transferred from NSARM to HRM in 1997 and 2004; the 1891-1923 minutebook was transferred from the Clerk's Office in 2006. Burial permits, correspondence, perpetual care, burial lists, burial record cards and books, and charge sheets were transferred from Transportation and Public Works and the Records Centre in 2010.
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Series consists of materials created and accumulated by the Committee of the Cemetery, the Commissioners of Camp Hill Cemetery, the Committee of Camp Hill Cemetery, and the keeper of the cemetery during the course of managing the Camp Hill Cemetery. Included are records of burials and lot ownership, accounting information, burial permits, correspondence, committee minutes, and graves under perpetual care.
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Housed in the Fairview Cemetery records series are account books which include Camp Hill information (102-32-11) and two index books for which the cemetery is not determined (102-32-12). Other items are noted at lower levels in the description.
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Minutes are often signed and approved.