Item is a newspaper article written by John Willard Wry for the Sackville Tribune on June 10, 1937. The article is entitled, “Describes the “Wet Summer” of 53 Years Ago”, and subtitled, “Mr. Willard Wry Tells of the Difficulties Experienced by Farmers Through Adverse Weather Conditions”.
Subfonds contains textual items pertaining to John B. Alward and Mabel Lena (Wry) Alward. Content is divided into three series: Incoming Correspondence, Financial Records, and Other Personal Papers.
Item is a letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John B. Alward, Wood Point, NB, from “Dad” [probably John Willard Wry], Sackville. NB dated May 5, 1926. Original envelope is included.
Item is a card sent to John Alward for Father’s Day from his daughter Pauline (Alward) Spatz, which contains a lock of hair. On the envelope is written “Daddy, June 16, 1957, with love” and on the inside the card is signed Pauline, Albert, and Lucky [her dog].
Items are a collection of treasurer records for the Wood Point Baptist Church, where Mabel (Wry) Alward was treasurer from 1906 – 1953. The content includes information regarding members, donations, services, and repairs. A contract for repairs (1949) involves the appointment of a three-person committee to oversee repairs, one of whom was John Alward.
Subfonds contains personal papers of Pauline (Alward) Spatz, including records pertaining to her schooling, her career as a registered nurse, and other personal papers, as well as a group of family photographs dating back to her great grandfather, Isaac Wry, and succeeding generations. Content is divided into four series: Photographs, School Records, Nursing Records, and Other Personal Papers.
Item is a copy of The Border and Westmorland and Cumberland advertiser (vol. XIV) which included advertisements, and news regarding local agriculture, commercial intelligence, politics, education, religion and literature.