Wry Reunion Newspaper Clipping
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a newspaper clipping from the Sackville Tribune documenting a family reunion held in 1991 for the descendants of Willard and Jennie Wry.
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a photograph of the Wry house built at 119 Lansdowne Street, Sackville, New Brunswick.
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a photograph of a front-angled view of Willard and Jennie Wry’s home built by Willard on Charlotte Street, Sackville, NB, at the end of Wry Lane.
Valentine to Pauline from Mollie
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a valentine card which reads “To My Sweetheart”, and is inscribed on verso from “Aunt Mollie” (who was “Mame”, or Mary Elsie, Wry).
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a photograph of the five Wry sisters.
From left to right:
First Row: Mabel Lena Wry, Minnie Jean Wry and Bessie Grace Wry
Second Row: Jennie Pearl Caulkin Wry and Alice Pauline Wry
The One Hundred and Twenty-Page Paint Book
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a coloring book given to Pauline Alward on November 14, 1931 [her seventh birthday] with the inscription, “To Pauline with love – Jack and Bud” [Alward’s cousins]. A valentine postcard from Theola Ward is tucked between pages.
The Corner Drug Store Prescription Bag
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a prescription bag from The Corner Drug Store which was located on Dixon Block. The prescription was for John Alward and was prescribed by Dr. C. L. Gass.
Sackville Cemetery Company Receipt
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a receipt for the care of a grave, paid by John Alward. Item is signed by F. W. Jones, Secretary.
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a receipt from the Town Clerk’s Office, Town of Sackville, NB, for taxes paid by John Alward on 53 Lansdowne Street, re: the estate of Mathilda Wry, one year after her death
Postcard of Aberdeen High School
Part of Wry Family Fonds
Item is a postcard sent to Mabel (Wry) Alward from her sister J. Pearl C. Wry. The message reads, “Have all my work finished. Have had a wonderful time. Mrs. Read is a pet. Will see you Sunday if all goes well. In haste for 4:30. P.W.”