Roland Betts and Arthur Mitchell
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Roland Betts (1914-2006) on left, and Arthur Mitchell (1914-1985) on right. Boyhood friends and future bothers-in-law. Fishing in Mill Brook near Nelson Hollow.
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Roland Betts and Arthur Mitchell
Roland Betts (1914-2006) on left, and Arthur Mitchell (1914-1985) on right. Boyhood friends and future bothers-in-law. Fishing in Mill Brook near Nelson Hollow.
Part of Read Stone Company Fond
Items are photographs of the Rockland, NB quarry. Photographs show men working on large grindstones in various stages of production.
Part of Gorham Family
The notes are mainly a list of the names of people who were likely employed at the mill.
Part of Read Stone Company Fond
Item is a blank postcard with a photograph of the Stonehaven, NB quarry on the front. Text on the front bottom-right corner reads, “Read Stone Quarry, Stonehaven, NB”
Part of Read Stone Company Fond
Item is a blank postcard with a photograph of the Stonehaven quarry on the front. Text on the front bottom-right corner reads, “Read Stone Quarry, Stonehaven, NB”.
Part of Read Stone Company Fond
Item is a blank postcard with a photograph of the Stonehaven quarry on the front. Text on the front bottom-right corner reads, “Read Stone Quarry, Stonehaven, NB”.
First accession contains items from six plywood boards used in the Grindstone Museum set up by Herbert C. Read in the “Carriage House” of the Marshlands Inn, which includes various materials pertaining to the Read Stone Company and grindstone production, including primarily photographs, as well as graphic drawings, newspaper clippings, and other textual records.
Second accession, contains materials pertaining to the Read Stone Company, grindstone production, and the Read family. Content includes primarily photographs, as well as postcards, articles, and a guest book from the Marshlands Inn which was formerly the Read home, and that contained a museum devoted to displaying the history of the grindstone industry in Sackville.
Part of Read Stone Company Fond
Items are two samples of Joseph Read & Co. stationary including a piece of an invoice, and one letterhead for The Read Stone Co. Ltd.
Ralph Mersereau, Bert Miner and 3 Unknown Sportsmen
1 photograph of Ralph Mersereau (far left), 2 unknown sportsmen, Bert Miner, and another unknown sportsmen.
Part of Read Stone Company Fond
Item is a printed photograph from an unidentified publication, displaying grindstones that were quarried at Quarryville, 15 miles west of Newcastle on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick.