The extent of archival material on each of the organizations varies from only a few sheets to many folders or boxes. Many records suffered the same fate as many of the Synagogue records, being burned in a fire in 1933.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - primarily newspaper clippings.
Daughters of Israel - minute books, financial ledgers, some reports and clippings.
Ladies Auxiliary – minute books
Sisterhood Shaarei Zedek - minute books, correspondence, and annual reports
Young Mens / Womens Hebrew Association - newsletters, dance cards, and newspaper clippings
Boy Scouts, Cubs, Girl Guides and Brownies – records are limited to a few notebooks, booklets and newspaper clippings
Jewish Community Players - complete scrapbook of the organization's activities, scripts
Hebrew Choral Society - sheet music in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
Shomer Club (The Guardians) - financial records, minutes, and correspondence
Henrietta Szold Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO - minutes, reports, financial records, correspondence, membership, conference material, activity reports, and scrapbooks
Jewish War Veterans of Canada – most holdings from the national organization. Local activities make up a very small proportion of the material available.
The fonds includes mostly original photographs of various sizes and formats, including professional and amateur images. There are black and white copies and negatives for many pictures acquired before the mid 1990s; these were produced by the Heritage Branch, when funding for the duplication of photographs was readily available. These copies were used for displays in the Museum. More recently photographs have been digitally scanned and stored electronically – this is particularly the case for photographs which have been loaned to the museum for brief periods of time for exhibits or research.
This collection is diverse. Most of the material relates to the counties of York and Sunbury, but a wide variety of topics relating generally to New Brunswick are also included. There are 88 manuscript series.
MS1 York-Sunbury Historical Society records; MS2 Transcripts of addresses delivered to the York Sunbury Historical Society; MS3 Lillian Maxwell genealogical correspondence; MS4 Lillian Maxwell historical research papers; MS5 Burpee family papers; MS6 Richard Bellamy papers; MS7 W.H. Street and J.A.S. Street records; MS8 Stephen Glasier papers MS9 Charles N. Skinner records; MS 10 Babbitt family papers; MS11 Dr. Benjamin Coburn papers; MS12 Benjamin Atherton records; MS13 Fowler Boer War (South African War) collection; MS14 Jonathan Odell papers; MS15 G. Harold Markham military collection; MS16 Wolhaupter family collection; MS17 Whelpley collection; MS18 Miscellaneous correspondence; MS19 Clippings; MS20 Genealogical charts and family history papers; MS21 Speeches and addresses; MS22 Historical essays and research notes; MS23 Diaries and notebooks; MS24 Leases; MS25 Deeds; MS26 Crown lands; MS27 Mortgages; MS28 Indentures of sale; MS29 General land papers; MS30 Lawyers papers; MS31 Sheriffs' papers; MS32 Powers of attorney; MS33 Vital statistics; MS34 Apprenticeship papers; MS35 Probate papers; MS36 Legal investigation papers; MS37 Insurance policies; MS38 Hazen, White and Company records; MS39 Star Line Steamship Company records; MS40 Ships' papers; MS41 Business records; MS42 Bills, cheques, invoices and receipts; MS43 Maps and plans; MS44 Photographs and pictures; MS45 Meteorological registers of Fredericton; MS46 Research notes on historic buildings; MS47 Hymns, music, poetry and prose; MS48 Programmes and invitations; MS49 Printed matter; MS50 Military commissions and certificates; MS51 Warrants; MS52 Civil commissions; MS53 Social and athletic club papers; MS54 Education papers; MS55 Fredericton papers; MS56 Indian papers; MS57 Cemetery papers; MS58 Military papers; MS59 Theodore Porter papers; MS60 Government records; MS61 Records of the Fredericton Society of St. Andrew; MS62 Kingston family records; MS63 George Gilman papers; MS64 Montgomery-Campbell family papers; MS65 H.F.G. Woodbridge papers; MS66 Jack Johnston collection; MS67 Charles W. Darcus papers; MS68 Charlotte C. Saunders collection; MS69 G. Alvah Good Collection; MS70 Oromocto Pioneer Days; MS71 Peter Young McLaggan papers; MS72 George R. Spencer papers; MS73 Styron family collection; MS74 Robert Borden Forbes papers; MS75 Ashburnham family ; MS76 Food and health papers; MS77 Tape recordings; MS78 Jessie B. Segee papers; MS79 Patents; MS80 William G. Quinn collection MS81 Hon. Thomas Temple papers; MS82 John Hill collection; MS83 Anne McKeen collection; MS84 George Taylor papers; MS85 Lieutenant- Governor George Stracey Smyth; MS86 Brigadier the Honourable Milton F. Gregg; MS87 François La Roche correspondence; MS88 Newspapers, magazines and periodicals inventory
York-Sunbury Historical Society (Fredericton, N.B.)
Items are ninety holiday cards glued onto the pages of an album. For the majority of the items, the writing on the back is not accessible without damaging the album, so recipients, senders, and dates have not been determined Items which have become loose are located in the front inner-cover
Fonds contains photographs and textual records pertaining to the descendants of Isaac Wry, which were handed down to and kept by his great granddaughter, Pauline Mary (Alward) Spatz. Most of the content refers to Pauline, her parents John Bunyan and Mabel Lena (Wry) Alward, and her grandparents John Willard and Jennie Grace (Snowdon) Wry, as well as other close relatives. The records listed here were part of a donation that also included a number artifacts.
Fonds is divided into four sousfonds which are further divided into relevant series. All content has been arranged chronologically.
Sub-fond 1: John Willard Wry and Jennie Grace (Snowdon) Wry Sub-fond 2: Mathilda Wry and Mary Elsie Wry Sub-fond 3: John Bunyan Alward and Mabel Lena (Alward) Wry Sub-fond 4: Pauline Mary (Alward) Spatz
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.
Item is a blueprint map of Sackville surveyed by Class 1912-1913. Includes York St., Main St., Weldon St., Park Lane, Josiah Wood's home, Music Hall Block, Post Office, Methodist Church and other buildings of importance.
Item is framed series of photographs featuring the 1920 Sackville Citizens Band. Includes a group photo and individual portraits with name and instrument.
Item is a framed photograph of a visit to Sackville by Governor General Julian Byng and his wife, to the Memorial Park near St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Bridge St.
Item is a wooden and glass framed sign used to advertise the Temperance House which was a non-alcoholic boarding house located at 44 Main St. in Sackville, N.B.
