Cultural groups

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  • The subject term cultural group should be used with descriptions that relate to individual or groups working towards the preservation of a particular cultural groups or culture community, activities or events promoting the life and values of cultural group(s), movements, initiative, legislation that promotes the existence and participation of diverse ethnic, racial, religious or social groups within larger communities.

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Walter M. Buck - Book of Poems

  • CA CCA MC15
  • Item
  • 1852-?

Item is a 78 page book of poetry featuring the works of Walter Mansfield Buck. Buck was born in Dublin, Ireland, in December of 1826. A civil engineer, Buck came to Canada in 1852 where he was appointed Chief Engineer of the New Brunswick & Canadian Railway. From that time on he held important positions on every railroad in New Brunswick, and at the time of his death in 1881 he was Provincial Engineer of New Brunswick. Buck lived in St. Andrews and a was a member of the All Saints Anglican Church. Buck revised the plans to convert the All Saints Church from a stone structure to a wooden one.

Buck, Walter M

Farmers' Institute Minute Book

The minute book of the Kings County Farmers' Institute. However, the members of the club did not actually keep minutes, and their minute book only provides records of their meetings. The New Brunswick Farmers' Institute's acts, rules, and regulations quote that "the object of [the institute] shall be the dissemination of agricultural knowledge in its District and the development of local talent."

Robert Reid letter

  • CA PANB MC411
  • Fonds
  • 1785

The letter from Robert Reid to Adam Smith is a record of Robert Reid's experiences and recollections as he travelled overland from Baie des Chaleur to Halifax, Nova Scotia in mid-winter in the company of some aboriginal people.

Reid, Robert

Parti Acadien Collection

  • CA PANB MC214
  • Collection
  • 1974, 1978

The fonds contains the records of three candidates of the Parti Acadien: Réjean Comeau, Réal Gendron and Rose-Anna Leblanc. It includes flyers, campaign ads in newspapers, press clippings, memos and correspondence, and miscellaneous materials. The published platform of the party is also included.

Parti Acadien (N.B.)

Bell and Kenny families genealogy

  • CA PANB MC267
  • Collection
  • 1929-1954

This collection consists primarily of materials collected by Edwin Wallace Bell during the course of his research for "Israel Kenny His Children and Their Families" as well as copies of his incoming and outgoing correspondence with the descendants of both Israel Kenny and his ancestors.

Along with the correspondence, the collection includes genealogical notes, pedigree charts, newspaper clippings, biographical sketches, and transcriptions or copies of late 18th, early 19th century, and 20th century documents. There are also maps of land grants and photographs of members of the Kenny, Kinney, Kennie, Kenney family. Some of the photographs have been moved to the Photographic Section. See P147 for some Bell family photos.

In addition, the collection contains copies of articles on Carleton County history by Clark A. McBride, Cyrus Snow, and Gladys P. Kinney extracted from newspapers; an article by Francis R. Plourde on log drives; a history of Bristol, N.B.; and correspondence and notes received by E. W. Bell on the publication of the "History of 104th Regiment" and "Israel Kenny His Children and Their Families".

The material is arranged in the original order established by E. W. Bell, which is by the names of individuals with whom he exchanged correspondence.

Bell, Kenny (family)

Benedict Arnold and Monson Hayt

  • CA UNB MG H 3
  • Fonds
  • 1790

This fonds includes legal documents relevant to the litigation process between Arnold and Hayt in 1790.

Arnold, Benedict, General

Bliss family

  • CA MNBM ID1104
  • Fonds
  • 1790 - 1893

This fonds includes correspondence and legal documents of Jonathan Bliss, 1790-1822. There is also correspondence and other material of William Bowers Bliss (1834-1863).

Bliss family (Saint John)

Whelpley family

  • CA MNBM Whelpley Family CB DOC
  • Fonds
  • 1874-1926

Fonds consists mainly of the business records of the Whelpley family, particularly James A. Whelpley. There are deeds and legal agreements relating to family and business properties, including agreements with the Keene Manufacturing Company about manufacturing Whelpley patented skates. There are patents and applications for patents in United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, France and Hungary.

The business correspondence deals mainly with orders for skates from Canada, United States and Scotland. There are financial records and accounts, including a mortgage and an insurance policy for the family business. There is also a group of records dealing with participation in exhibitions, including Canada's International Exhibition in 1890 in Saint John and the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, 1893.

Whelpley family

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