This item contains the Sesquicentennial Service Program held at the St. James Church. The program contains information which includes the names of the individuals involved, including the Officiating Clergy.

Translittération : « Ave Maria »
Description : Au centre, il y a l’image de la Ste Marie dans une nuit étoilée. Il y a une famille de trois personnes qui est entrain prier à la Ste Marie. Ils sont dans un champ de mouton. L’image est encadrée d’un rectangle rouge brillant. Il y a un chapelet fait de paillette qui entoure le rectangle. Le chapelet est choyé de roses.

The documents in this series were used by the St. Andrews branch of the New Brunswick Navy League to plan for events for the #303 Sea Cadet corps and other Navy League affairs, as well as documents with details on the internal structure of this branch of the Navy League. Most of the documents in this series are internal memos, lists, outlines, proposals, and reports which contains information on that types of events the Navy League would organize for the Sea Cadets and how they would organize them, and how the Navy League would organize itself.

This subseries contains documents which contain information on the internal structure and organization of the St. Andrews branch of the New Brunswick Navy League. These can include everything from lists of Navy League member or cadet parent contact info, internal memos and reminders on items that need to be addressed, outlines of proposed designs for thank you cards, meeting minutes, and medals, blank and completed report forms, and notes on cadet activities. There are also a few items related to cadet recruitment such as documents outlining recruitment strategies, a poster, and lists of the prices of advertisements in local newspapers. Warrants authorizing the formation of the St. Andrews Navy League and cadet corps, as well as a signed declaration of adherence to the charter and by-laws of the Navy League of Canada are also included.

The documents in this series provide information on the St. Andrews Navy League and the larger Canadian Navy League it is a part of. These include documents which outline the early history of both the Canadian Navy League and its St. Andrews branch, as well as informational documents on the policies of this organization. These provide information on how the Navy League was structured and how each branch was expected to manage its corresponding cadet corps.

This subseries contains documents which outline Navy League and Sea Cadet policy. For the Navy League these include outlines of the functions and duties of Navy League members, committees, and officers, documents which outline the aims and objectives of the Navy League, as well as lists of Navy League personnel and of the different branches in New Brunswick with contact information. There are also documents which outline cadet policy, such as a statement of how cadets are meant to conduct themselves or lists of cadet personnel. Some documents outline new policies or changes to existing policies, such as a proposed new award point system for the cadets or changes to cadet instructor suitability. Lastly, the amended by-laws of the New Brunswick division of the Navy League for 1995 are also included.

Included in this subseries are a bundle of Navy League of Canada Community Service Awards, all of which are blank or missing certain fields, as well as a list of rewards and their recipients within the New Brunswick division of the Navy League for 1995. Lastly, there is a bundle of documents related to the Lions and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. This bundle contains a pamphlet outlining the aims and purpose of the Duke Edinburgh’s Award and its requirements, a newspaper article on two of its recipients, and a registration form for this award filled in by #303 Sea Cadets in St. Andrews.

This subseries includes the minutes for various St. Andrews Navy League meetings. Topics that were discussed at these meetings and recorded in these minutes include the structure of cadet training, financial matters such as fundraising and budgets, public relations and recruitment, organizing upcoming events, internal policies, and the logistics of maintaining a cadet corps, such as finding spaces for training and storage. There are also a few minutes from meetings that predate the formation of the cadet corps in St. Andrews which discuss the St. Andrews Navy League’s plans for its creation. Also includes minutes from the meetings of the Steering Committee of the Navy League’s 1995 centennial celebrations for the New Brunswick division, which discuss plans for centennial events.