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Gannet Rock Lighthouse

  • CA GMA MG90
  • Collection
  • 1931-1989

This collection contains plans showing how the Gannet Rock Lighthouse is situated on the rock, correspondence, newspaper articles, and a book excerpt by an unknown author.

Gannet Rock Lighthouse

Grand Manan Night School 1960's and 1980's Collection

  • CA GMA MG218
  • Collection
  • 1960 -69 ; 1980 -1989

This collection contains the records of Night School courses held on Grand Manan in the 1960's and then again in the 1980's.
From the 1960's, there are large index cards from Evening Vocational Schools of New Brunswick detailing classes, students and attendance, and curriculum taught. Poster advertising Night Classes - 1987, 1989, news clipping the Welding Course attendees, 1987.

Grand Harbour Branch, New Brunswick Women's Institute

  • CA GMA MG86
  • Fonds
  • 1989

This fonds consists of photocopies of the original minute book of the Grand Harbour Branch, New Brunswick Women's Institute. The group began by discussing recipes and moved on to sidewalks, street lights, park improvements, cemetery improvements, a public hall, and a public library. Park improvements, cemeteries, schools, knitting, and quilting committees were soon organized and members reported on those activities at each meeting. These projects were set aside as the war began and reports on war efforts in support of soldiers began. The group met in the Newton's Store in Grand Harbour. There is a reference in the minutes of 1914 that a branch of the organization was also functioning at Seal Cove.

New Brunswick Women's Institute, Grand Manan Branch

Edison Randall Green

  • CA GMA MG29
  • Fonds
  • 1898, 1914, 1960-1986, 1989

This collection consists of papers and newspaper clippings. It includes Edison Green's discharge papers from World War II, his bank records, some geological maps and his Rotary Club membership certificate. There is also information he collected about the subjects which interested him including: fishing, agriculture, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, Sir Wilfred Laurier, ornithology, education, the election of 1962, Atlantic Biological Station - 1941, forestry, and tourism.

Green, Edison Randall

Grand Manan School Registers Collection 1892-1986

  • CA GMA MG220
  • Collection
  • 1892 - 1986

This collection contains the attendance registers from 1892 - 1986 for schools on Grand Manan and surrounding Islands. Series of registers for the smaller community schools cease as the schools were closed. Not all registers for all schools are here. The registers record student names, attendance, grades, and occasional comments by teachers.
There are registers from the following villages: District #1 North Head, beginning 1907; District #2 Castalia, beginning 1919; District #3 Woodward’s Cove, beginning 1923; District #4 Grand Harbour, beginning 1892; District #5 Seal Cove, beginning 1934; District #6 White Head, beginning 1923; District #7 Wood Island, beginning 1929; and District #9 Deep Cove, beginning 1926. There are missing registers so the collection is not complete. District #8 is Chaney's Island we have no registers from this district.

The J. A. Ingersoll & Son Store fonds

  • CA GMA MG232
  • Fonds
  • 1878 - ca.1956 predominant 1900-1925 : 1981-1985

This fonds contains the records preserved from a family owned building where different businesses operated. The contents include: correspondence ; invoices in alphabetical order, with catalogues and advertising and ledgers from suppliers ; day books and journals in chronological order ; Telegrams in alphabetical order by local resident name 1916-1929 ; Registered letter ledger for Seal Cove Post Office 1911-1914 ; Journal for recording telephone calls 1953-1954 ; and original fish can labels two different types. See Notes Area under General Note for a finding aid.

Grand Manan Kindergarten 1984- Collection

  • CA GMA MG217
  • Collection
  • 1984 -

This file contains what history we have of the early kindergarten operating on Grand Manan 1984-86. Kindergarten continued at the Boy and Girls Club until 2001 when the school was renovated and kindergarten became a part of the Grand Manan Community School.

Road Map of New Brunswick, 1982-1983, Tourism, NB

  • CA GMA MG444
  • Item
  • 1982-1983

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.

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