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St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
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Architectural plans and land surveys
Series · 1867-1958
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of multiple architectural drawings of St. Mary's Cathedral, the YMCA Hostel, St. Jerome Church Cemetery (in Caledonia, NS), the dwelling house of the Archbishop in 1867 (Birmingham St., Halifax), and St. Mary's Boys' School. Most drawings are original blue prints. Some older drawings are ink on parchment. Records contain measurements of support beams and structures, fences, walls, stairs, roofs, pillars, doors, and materials to be used. Some records show electrical, heating and plumbing detail, pew layout, and window layout. Some records depict the building before and after renovations using different coloured ink. Most records contain the name of the architect or architectural company, date of drawing, scale, number of drawings in the set, and the name of the building. Also included are two land surveys of Mount Olivet Cemetery and St. Patrick's Boys' Home ([1917?]), and St. Patrick's Boys Home Property (1939). Land surveys include surveyor's name, names of roads, property names, fences, walls, materials to be used, and measurements.
Cemetery of the Holy Cross records
Series · 1835-1876
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of cash books (1843-1877, 2 volumes), and meeting minutes of the committee and trustees with an alphabetical list of subscriptions in the back of the book (1835-1847, 1 volume). Records are arranged chronologically in bound volumes. The cash books kept a record of all the incoming monies paid by parishioners. The minute book contains records of expenses paid, such as sexton's fee and cost of materials; ongoing balance of account; resolutions; and observations by Bishop Walsh.
Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel records
Series · 1891-1910
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of signatures of members of the Confraternity between 1891 and 1910, arranged chronologically. Members were enrolled in the society in a special ritual and presented with a brown scapular. Their names were then entered into the society's roll book and kept at the Cathedral. Under the old system of indulgences, this roll book proved that an individual qualified for a certain number of indulgences. At the back of the book, there are some pages listing mass times as headings (i.e. Morning Mass, 6 O'Clock Mass), with names and amounts. Whether the amounts were membership dues or donations is unclear.
Financial records
Series · 1802-1960
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
St. Peter's Church account book (1802-1829, 1 volume), St. Mary's Cathedral account book (1830-1858, 1 volume), pew rent books (1880-1894, 2 volumes), and stole fee records, (1956-1960, 2 volumes) . These records were created to track income and expenses of the parish. Records are arranged chronologically in bound volumes. Pew rent books contain names of parishioners, amounts paid for renting their pew, date of payment, balances brought forward and outstanding accounts. Stole fee records contain names of parishioners who made donations, amounts paid, date of payment and balances brought forward. Amounts quoted are in pounds.
Metropolitan Chapter of St. Mary's records
Series · 1855-1856
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of a Latin text written by Archbishop William Walsh (1855-1856), 4 pages long, in the beginning of one bound volume. It is a copy of the official correspondence from Pope Pius IX naming Archbishop Walsh the Metropolitan (or head) in the ecclesiastical province of Nova Scotia and establishing a chapter of advisors to the Bishop in the Archdiocese of Halifax. Priests named to this chapter were called canons.
Minutes
Series · 1801-1858
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of minutes of regular meetings of the priest with the parish wardens and electors (prominent laymen of the church) and meetings of parish committees, as well as the rules and regulations governing the Church received from Bishop Plessis of Quebec. Most meetings deal with the planning, building and management of St. Mary's Cathedral.; Records are arranged chronologically in bound volumes and include the names of those in attendance, resolutions, motions, location of meeting, notices and correspondence. There are also journal-like entries by Bishop William Walsh regarding his travels in the 1840s.
Parish Bulletins
Series · 1941-1962
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of weekly newsletters, called bulletins, (vol. 1 - vol. 21, 1941-1962; second copies of volumes 7-21; one loose copy dated Dec. 9, 1962), that were edited and published by the priests of St. Mary's Cathedral and distributed to parishioners at the end of Sunday Mass free of charge. Bulletins were usually 4-6 pages in length and included announcements pertaining to services and meetings, advertisements of local businesses, prayers, inspirational quotations, responses to current affairs, and appeals for support, both in attendance and in finances. The bulletins were bound into volumes and organized by liturgical calendar year, beginning with the first Sunday of Advent (usually the first week of December), and ending the 24th Sunday after Pentecost (usually the end of September).
Sacramental registers
Series · 1800-1969
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of baptism registers (1800-1939); marriage registers (1800-1942); burial registers (1800-1842, 1875-1876, 1925-1969); created by the priests of the parish according to Church law. Whenever a Catholic requested one of these sacraments, the priest would record the details in these bound volumes. Some volumes contain a name index; most have name indexes supplied by the archives. Baptism records include the name of the person being baptized, the names of the parents, place of habitation, date of baptism, date of birth or age at the time of baptism, names of the godparents, and the priest who performed the ceremony. Notes regarding the marital status of the parents or conversion from another faith were also recorded. Marriage records include names of the bride and groom, names of their parents, place of habitation, date of marriage, names of two witnesses and the priest who performed the ceremony. Burial records include the name of the person who died, the date of death or the date of burial, and the name of the priest who performed the ceremony.
Sermons
Series · 1917-1932
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of loose pages (1926-1932) and one volume (1917-1919) of sermons (also called homilies) handwritten by an unknown priest or priests. These sermons would have been spoken at Sunday Mass for the spiritual education of Catholic adults and were based on the Bible readings assigned for that Sunday. Some of the topics include the Holy Ghost, Purgatory, Christ's love for Sinners, the Blessed Virgin and the Crucifixion. Each sermon is approximately 10 pages of hand written material. Included in the records are rough notes, a newspaper article by Brockhold Livingston, some typed pages, and a letter signed by Thomas O'Donnell. Loose pages are arranged randomly and the bound volume is arranged chronologically by the liturgical calendar year.