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Charlotte County Archives New Brunswick
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Town of St. Andrews documents

This series comprises documents relating to the incorporation of the Town of St. Andrews including a list of individuals for and against, and a bill to establish a police force in the town.

Charlotte County Byroad documents

The series comprises documents relating to byroad appropriations and expenditures for the parishes of St. Andrews, West Iles, Campobello and Grand Manan; an agreement for allocation by local MLAs; and a printed list of funds allotted.

Fisheries documents

This series consists of notices and petitions for the weir fisheries and fish ladders on the Magaguadavic River.

Correspondence

This series contains letters from E. Jacqueline Davis to her mother and “Vidy” concerning her experiences working as a nurse on a US Army camp on the island of Tinian in the Pacific Ocean near Japan. In these letters Jacqueline discusses her voyage across the Pacific to Tinian, developments during the final days of the war with Japan, what camp life is like, encounter the Japanese civilians and POW*, and events happening at home. Other textual documents in this series include a notice of a change of address for Jacqueline, programmes for church services on Tinian, a document detailing how to mail Christmas packages to soldiers overseas, a map of the Pacific islands, and a document outlining regulations for troop transport. There are also a few newspaper articles, which include several issues of “This Small World”, a newspaper published at the military camp Tinian which has articles on developments of war with Japan and in Europe as well as sports and other items of interest. There are a few other newspapers for enlisted personnel.

NDP Party

  • CA CCA MC 839-MS1-2
  • File
  • 2015
  • Part of Politics

This file contains a promotional pamphlet for Jack Layton and the NDP Party during the 2015 election.

Maps and plans

The series comprises 12 maps depicting regions within Charlotte County, many of them marked with lot borders and the names of owners. Areas depicted include the Digdeguash River, Beaver Harbour, Mill Lake, Brandy Cove, and the Passamaquoddy Bay. The series includes both original survey maps from the 1830s and 40s, several by William Mahood, and later maps traced from the surveys.

Charles Smith Collection

  • CA CCA 556
  • Fonds
  • 1789-1990

This collection contains documents belonging to Reverend Charles M. Smith of Rollingdam, New Brunswick, including both documents related to his research projects into local history as well as his duties as a Reverend. Documents related to these duties include marriage records for marriages performed by Charles Smith, and his notes and drafts for eulogies that were done at funeral services. Documents related to Charles Smith’s research projects include hand drawn and printed maps and drawings, published material and primary documents used by Charles Smith to support his research, and notes on church history, roadwork and early travel, local history, Charlotte County schools, and genealogical data. Also included are St. Croix Courier articles and essays written by Charles Smith, as well as the drafts for those items, and his correspondences, which include letters containing information related to his research and more personal letters.

Jackie Gibson Collection

  • CA CCA 693
  • Collection
  • 1890 - 2003

This collection contains correspondences, documents, photos, and other types of material related to Joseph and Effie Gibson and their descendants. Most of the correspondence in this collection concerns Joe Gibson, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot and oldest son of Joseph and Effie Gibson. Many photos of him and his crewmates, his letters home from overseas, as well as his schoolwork and notes from leaning how to fly an aircraft are also included in this collection. Several items which concern the affairs of John Gibson, Joe Gibson’s younger brother, can be found in this collection. These include correspondences and legal documents related to the estate of Charlotte Gibson, his sister, as well as an agreement between John Gibson and the Canada Railroad Company concerning interest and his land. Most of the personal items and published material in this collection belonged to John Gibson as well, these include publications related to his position as a volunteer firefighter, reports of organizations he belonged to, maps of the Town of St. Andrews, notes related to his work as a stonemason, and other items.

Gibson Family

St. Andrews Brass Band documents

The series comprises documents relating to the organization of the St. Andrews Brass Band for the years 1860 - 1861, including handwritten lists of individuals who subscribed support; receipts for instruments; and lists of instruments associated with individual band members.

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