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Don Stiles Collection
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- Source of title proper: Museum Created
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This fonds has 1130 newspaper clippings and 30 postcards.
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Biographical history
Donald Walton Stiles, age 88, of Sussex, NB, husband of the late Marjorie (Holmes) Stiles. He was born on September 1, 1931 in Doaktown, NB, a son of the late Rev. W. Pierce and Jessie (Lutes) Stiles.
Don was a known collector of Sussex Artifacts and his collection now resides at the Sussex train station. He was very involved in his community, some of his involvement would include; Zion Lodge 50 year member and past master, 25 years with the Sussex Shrine Club and past president, 50 year member of the Sussex Kiwanis Club and past president, honorary member of the Chisholm Lake Fishing Club, two terms on Sussex Town council in the early 70’s, founder of Stiles Plumbing and Heating which started in 1959 and helped revive crokinole in the Sussex area and started the Sussex Crokinole Club.
Custodial history
Don Stiles
Town of Sussex
Scope and content
This fonds consists of some of the photographs and archival material held in the Don Stiles Collection, currently located in the Sussex Train Station with the 8th Hussars Museum. It includes 1 130 newspaper clippings of soldiers who served in the Second World War from Kings County New Brunswick. Also included is are a series of postcards depicting historic buildings and events in the Town of Sussex and in the Camp Sussex Military Base.
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Good
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- English
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Don Stiles Collection
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Don Stiles Collection (large filing cabinet)
Scans (8th Hussars Museum Photograph Archive)
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General note
Scans of the Newspaper Clippings are available from the 8th Hussars Museum Archive.