The Grand Manan Farmer's Co-Operative Limited was located at Grand Harbour (at 1332 Route 776), Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. It operated between 1950 and 1972. The land for the Co-Op was purchased from Hayward and Helen Ingalls. Some of those involved in the Co-Op were Bob Harvey, Emerson Young, Charles Moses, Blake Ingersoll, Oscar Small, Hazen Dakin, Edward Thomas, and John Harris.

Because the Island farmers could not produce enough milk, they had to purchase their milk from Baxter's in Saint John, New Brunswick. This made the Co-Op unprofitable.

The Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station is a non-profit private research facility located on the east coast of Canada on Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy. Since 1981, researchers have conducted field studies from June through November, when most of the whales, porpoises, and seabirds are present in the Bay. The remainder of the year is used to process samples, analyze data, write reports, and prepare for the next field season. The managing director lives on the Island year-round. Dr. Gaskin, a professor at the University of Guelph and the executive director of the station from 1981 to 1998, died on 13 September 1998 and was replaced by Laurie Murison .

Source: The web site of Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station: http://www.gmwsrs.info/

The Act of Legislation incorporating the Grand Manan Light and Power Company was passed in 1928. By 26 June 1929, the company was organized at Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Owners of the company at the time of incorporation were: merchants Fred S. McLaughlin, Lawton C. Guptill, and A. LeRoy Ingalls; Dr. John F. McCulley, M.D.; merchant and fish exporter Joseph E. Gaskill; fish merchant John R. Moses; and others.

The diesel plant at Grand Harbour began operation in December 1929. The plant's capacity, however, proved insufficient. In 1938, electricity on the Island was turned off at 11 pm every night. The inhabitants of Grand Manan petitioned the New Brunswick Power Commission for electric light 24 hours a day. The commission responded by buying out the company. Louise Glennie, formerly secretary treasurer and manager of the company in the 1930s, became secretary to A. A. Dysart, one-time Chairman of the Power Commission and Premier of New Brunswick from 1935-1940.

The plant was expanded and staff increased several times. A second plant was built at Ingalls Head during the 1960s with a much increased capacity for production. Still, demand by industrial, commercial and home consumers strained this plant beyond its capacity. In 1970, a sub-marine cable was laid connecting Grand Manan with mainland supplies of electricity. The diesel plant is still operational and is turned on when there are emergency power outages on the mainland.

The Grand Harbour Store, first run by Willie and Roy Ingalls, was located in Grand Harbour on Grand Manan Island. It is unknown if this was before or after the creation of the Journal. The building, a large wooden structure that originally consisted of a store front and living quarters, is currently located at civic number 1163 Route 776, across the road from the Grand Harbour Post Office. The date for the building's construction has not been determined. The uses for the store front have at various times included a drug store, a general store, a barber shop, a nautical supply store, a Cable TV payment center, and it is currently occupied by a Radar Repair and supply store for the boats of the Island.

Custodial history: Information regarding the original creator of these records is incomplete. These records were stored by the Grand Manan Museum before the Grand Manan Archives was created in 1986.

The McLaughlin Bros. Store operated at Seal Cove, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. The building was originally a warehouse owned by Peter Russell and used to store goods awaiting shipment from the nearby wharf. In the late 1880s or in 1890, Russell moved to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and sold the building to his brothers Fred (1867-1950) and Clinton (1869-1948) McLaughlin. They operated a general store that sold everything "from castor oil to galvanized spikes". From around 1920 to 1964, the store also housed the village post office.

Fred and Clinton McLaughlin handed the store on to Fred's sons. Gerald (1896-1965) and Glenn McLaughlin. They, in turn, handed the store on to Gerald's sons, John (b. 1934 ) and Gale McLaughlin. The company, then called Sea Co., closed due to fire on 18 February 1982 . The building was restored and turned into an Inn that reopened in 1990 under the ownership and management of Glenn's daughter-in-law, Brenda McLaughlin. The McLaughlin Wharf Inn was still in operation in 2001.

Clarence Newton (1878-1945) and his brother Frank Newton (1869-1954) operated a general store in Grand Harbour on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, from 1897 or earlier until at least 1954. In 2002, the store still exists in the building used by Frank Newton in the 1950s. Although it is still referred to as "The Newton Store," it is no longer operated by the family. It is not known whether this building is the same one used by Clarence Newton in 1897.

Lady Alice Starr Tilley (neé Chipman) was the second wife of Sir Samuel Tilley, a Father of Confederation and several term Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. She was involved in numerous women's organizations and benevolent works. She and Samuel had two children.

Herman A. Lordly was a librarian at the Law School in Saint John, New Brunswick.

William Diller Matthew was the son of George Frederick and Katherine. He was born in Saint John. He married Kathleen Lee Matthew and had one son and two daughters. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick and Columbia University, N.Y., where he received a Ph.D. He was in charge of the Vertebrate Paleontology Department at the Museum of Natural History, New York. He was a fellow in the Royal Society of Great Britain; member of the Geological Society and Paleontological Society of America.

Source:
Prominent People of the Maritime Provinces, 1922; and Census, 1851