The annual reports for any organization provide a valuable summary of the previous year's activities and major developments. Prior to the 1960s, annual reports are an especially good source of historical evidence and information, as they served as an actual accountability mechanism.
Halifax Municipal Archives holds many series of annual reports for municipal bodies. These can be found by searching for the organization's name in our online database. We have digitized these significant series of annual reports:
- Town of Dartmouth Annual Reports, 1887-1953
- City of Halifax Civic Reports, 1865-1920
- County of Halifax Annual Reports are usually included with the Minutes for the Annual Council Meeting held in February-March of each year (1879 - ca. 1970)