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Private Percy Leonard Robertson

  • Fonds
  • 1895 - 1919

This fond contains documents about Private Percy Leonard Robertson and his involvement in the First World War. It contains a death certificate, newspaper clippings, telegrams, memorial scroll, death certificate and other documents.
Pte. Robertson was the son of Thomas & Lizzie Robertson of Hampton. He enlisted January 15, 1918 with the 13th Battalion, 1st Division. He was later assigned to the 26th Battalion and finally to the 44th Battalion.
In just nine short months, Percy served in the 2nd Battle of the Somme, 3rd Battle of Aisne, Battle of Le Hamel, 2nd Battle of the Marne, Battle of Amiens, and the 2nd Battle of Arras. Pte. Robertson was killed on September 2nd, 1918 at Dury in front of Arras, Northern France. Initially he was reported Missing in Action and his family received 3 brief telegrams with that status between September 21st and October 5th, 1918. On October 16th, a fourth and final telegram arrived with the message: “deeply regret to inform you Pte. P.L. Robertson infantry previously reported missing now officially reported Killed in Action September 2nd.” Further correspondence, including previously reported letter below, show that one year later, the family still did not know where their son & brother was buried. They eventually learned he was buried at the Dury Crucifix Cemetery, south-east of Arras.

Reverend Hiram A. Cody

  • Fonds
  • 1872 - 1972

This fond of Hiram. A Cody is comprised of two newspaper articles, parts one and two of an article written by Ted Jones, as well as two copies of an address given to the Kings County Historical Society by A. P. Hetherington, in 1972, titled Life and Times of H. A. Cody.

Reverend Cody was both a pastor and a literary figure, having prolifically written in many forms such as plays, short stories, novels, sermons ans serializations. He was born on the Washademoak, New Brunswick in 1872. He moved to the Yukon in 1904 as a travelling missionary, and in 1909 him and his family moved back to New Brunswick and to the rectorship of St. James' Church in Saint John. In 1927 Rev. Cody was appointed Archdeacon of Saint John. He died in 1984 at the age of 75.

The Eagle's Nest

  • Fonds
  • 1707 - 1965

The fond for the Eagle's Nest (Nid d'Aigle) of Kars is comprised of a written report of a talk given by Mrs. Hendry O. McLellan of East Riverside New Brunswick to the Kings County Historical Society in Sussex New Brunswick on October 28th 1965, and the other is a collection of notes made from papers in possession of Helen Adams by Catherine McLellan, September 1962.

The Eagle's Nest or Nid d'Aigle was the home of a distinguished French family who lived there in the early eighteenth Century it local ore holds that it was also a French military post during the French period.

"Cheese - processed out along way"

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  • April 26 1978

A newspaper article titled "Cheese - processed out along way," from The Kings County Record. The article details the history of cheese production in Kings County, from 1892 to 1978.

"Curling Over The Years"

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  • April 26 1978

This newspaper article from The Kings County Record was written by Barbara Scott and details the curling career of Mr. Alan MacGowan, as well as a bit of the history of curling in New Brunswick.

Communications - Trail, Portage and River In The Early Days Of New Brunswick

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  • [1964?]

Communications - Trail, Portage and River In The Early Days Of New Brunswick is an article written by Miss Grace Aiton. It begins in 1786 detailing George Leonard's first journey from Saint John to Pleasant Valley and ends with the telegraph line between Saint John and the Nova Scotia border in 1849, along the Westmorland Road route. Aiton's article details the many means of transportation and roadways in early New Brunswick.

History of Apohaqui

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  • [1962?]

The History of Apohaqui was written by Mrs. W. N. MacAlpine and describes Apohaqui from 1780 to the 1960s.

History of Atheneum Hall

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  • [19-?]

A history of Atheneum Hall, starting in the early 1860s to the 1920s detailing the ever evolving uses of the building. The first page of the history is missing. Author unknown.

History of Berwick

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  • [1961?]

A History of Berwick written by Mrs. Roy Ellison, beginning in 1772 and going until the late 1950s.

History of Corn Hill

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  • [19-?]

The History of Cornhill was written by Annabel Saunders and revised by Walter T. Stockton, Arthur D. Rouse and Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Rouse. It traces the history of Corn Hill from the first land grants until just after the First World War. It also includes a two page poem on Corn Hill, author unknown but presumed to be same as history.

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