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Elizabeth Pacey CM is a Canadian writer from Nova Scotia.

Biography

Pacey worked as a high school teacher until 1972, when she quit to begin writing full-time. She was a vocal critic of high-rise development in the area surrounding the Halifax Citadel in the 1970s.

Pacey has served as President of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. Her husband, Philip, also served as President. He died in 2016. Pacey is the author of several books; including Landmarks (1994), which won the Evelyn Richardson Award in 1995; and Miracle on Brunswick Street (2003), which won the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction in 2004.

In 2002, Pacey was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. She was invested into the Order of Canada on 4 May 2007.

Publications

• Pacey, Elizabeth (1976). The Prince and Hollis Buildings. Halifax, NS: Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. OCLC 3336084.
• — (1979). The Battle of Citadel Hill. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press. ISBN 978-0-8899-9101-9. OCLC 5457265.
• — (1983). More Stately Mansions: Churches of Nova Scotia, 1830–1910. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press. ISBN 978-0-8899-9210-8. OCLC 10765950.
• — (1985). Halifax Citadel. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9208-5247-7. OCLC 14036998.
• — (1987). Georgian Halifax. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press. ISBN 978-0-8899-9349-5. OCLC 17480143.
• — (1988). Historic Halifax. Photographs by Alvin Comiter. Willowdale, ON: Hounslow. ISBN 978-0-8888-2103-4. OCLC 977713546.
• — (1990). Halifax Pictorial Guide: Including Dartmouth & Bedford. Halifax, NS: Stone House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9211-2829-8. OCLC 20531340.
• — (1991). Images of Citadel Hill. Halifax, NS: The Book Room. ISBN 978-0-9690-1777-6. OCLC 23649816.
• — (1994). Landmarks: Historic Buildings of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5510-9046-7. OCLC 32051064.
• — (2003). Miracle on Brunswick Street: The Story of St. George's Round Church and the Little Dutch Church. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5510-9464-9. OCLC 53252299.

References

Sources

• Ashenburg, Katherine (12 November 1988). "Historic Halifax by Elizabeth Pacey". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 90. Retrieved 13 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
• Cameron, Michelle (20 August 2015). "Why does no one care about Georges Island anymore?". The Coast. Halifax, NS. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• [Daily Gleaner] (25 May 2004). "Winners of Atlantic Writing Awards announced". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. p. 14. Retrieved 13 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
• [Governor General of Canada] (2002). "Ms. Elizabeth Pacey". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• [Governor General of Canada] (2007). "Ms. Elizabeth Pacey". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Kemp, David E. (2003). "Miracle on Brunswick Street: The Story of St George's Round Church and the Little Dutch Church". Canadian Book Review Annual Online. University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• Luck, Shaina (21 October 2016). "Philip Pacey, Halifax heritage advocate, dies at 75". CBC News. Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• McGeer, Mary (20 March 1974). "Citizens and history won a decided victory in Halifax". The Toronto Star. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
• Morris, Julie (2004). "Miracle on Brunswick Street: the Story of St. George's Round Church and the Little Dutch Church" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. 7. Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society: 186. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• van Haaften, Jami (1985). "Halifax Citadel". Canadian Book Review Annual Online. University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
• [WFNS] (2025). "Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award". Halifax, NS: Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

External links

• Elizabeth Pacey at LibraryThing
• Works by Elizabeth Pacey at Open Library