Tuesday Night Talks: The Undesirables: A Look Back at Halifax’s Rockhead Prison – Katie Ingram

Tonight’s talk explores some of the people who became part of Rockhead’s Prison history, with special attention given to those who suffered misunderstandings. Katie Ingram will also provide a brief overview of Rockhead's general history as an introduction and discuss what became of the site after the prison closed.

Katie Ingram is a Halifax-based writer and journalism instructor. Her most recent book, The Undesirables: A History of Rockhead Prison was released in September 2025! She is also the author of Breaking Disaster: Newspaper Stories of the Halifax Explosion.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

As part of our Tuesday community nights at the museum, we offer free admission from 5 pm – 8 pm. We also encourage donations to Feed Nova Scotia to help curb food insecurity in Halifax, together!

You may also like the following events from Maritime Museum of the Atlantic:

• Next Saturday, 22nd November, 10:00 am, Nautical Rope Wreath Workshops: 10 am - 12 noon & 1 pm - 3 pm in Halifax
• This month, 25th November, 06:30 pm, Two Nova Scotians. One Route. A Century and a Quarter Apart Pedalling Through History (Part 2) in Halifax

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