Contents of collection are: History of Rotary Club of Grand Manan; job description; Rachel Waters did oral interviews and photos of artifacts used in the past ; Kate Richardson researched Sawmills of Grand Manan; Taunya Russell researched different types of fishing and did oral interviews; Lindsay Frost researched local businesses "Grand Harbour Inn", "Swallowtail Inn" and "Rose Cottage". Jessica Fitzsimmons Newell researched stories and posted them in the "Island Times". Articles written are: "Dr Ernest W Guptill: Islander who Improved Fishing in the Bay and Helped save the World!" ; "Isaac Newton and Grand Manan: A Story of Progress" ; In Search of Island Industry: Following the copper Trail" ; "Fact or Fiction" report on Marathon Inn. "The End of an Era" report on Smoked Herring.
This collections consists of one original log book, and photocopies of other log books that were loaned to the Archives to be copied, and one file of newspaper clippings about the station.
The item consists of a map titled "Partial Village of Grand Harbour, Grand Manan Island, NB - Property mapping 1992, Land Registration Map, Prov. of NB." This computer generated Land Registration Map of the partial village of Grand Harbour, Grand Manan, NB. is sheet #01K-84. The map shows Property Identification Numbers.
This item is a framed enlarged photograph of an unknown man. The image is black and white with a green fiber matte. The matte has water stains on the lower quarter of the matting. The frame is painted a pale green. There are thin boards like lathes for the backing. Between the cracks in the boards there is newspaper visible with a Feb 1902 date for an upcoming event, leading estimate age of photo as ca 1900.
This is a solar print enhanced with graphite and /or crayon. This type of work was done between the 1860's to the 1930's. The portrait is of a man about 20 - 30 years old, wearing a dark colored suit. He has a very long dark bear and mustache.
This item consists of one map titled "Quoddy Roads to Petit Manan Island, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D.C., map #1201" published by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Charts with colored landmass map and chart with depth markings. Shows southern tip of Grand Manan Island.
The item consists of a map titled "Road Map of New Brunswick, 1982-1983, Tourism, NB." This published road map of the Province of New Brunswick has a good representation of Frand Manan.
This collection contains the textual documents of the history of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #44 Grand Manan and its Ladies Auxiliary - including some minute and financial records for the final years of the Ladies Auxiliary, 1971-2010; and news clippings 1915 - 2019. The Legion received their Charter on July 12 1945. The Ladies Auxiliary received their Charter on January 27, 1969.