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Read Stone Company Fond

  • CA THT ReadStone
  • Fonds
  • 1800-2009

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.

Nashwaak Bicentennial Association

  • CA PANB MC315
  • Fonds
  • 1840-1884 and 1981-1983, 2003-2007, predominant 20th c.

This fonds consists of the administrative records of the Nashwaak Bicentennial Association and the research materials (primarily photocopied) collected in connection with the publication of "And the River Rolled On." Administrative records include correspondence, minutes of meeting, press releases, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and other material relating specifically to the work of the Bicentennial Association in connection with the production of its book, the organization of the Homecoming Week, and the creation of a brochure.

Research materials include notes, photocopies or transcriptions of documents, and other records used in writing the text of "And the River Rolled On." There are copies of agreements, deeds, wills, land grants, diaries, school returns, songs, poems (including one each by Martin Butler and Theodore Goodridge Roberts), and sketches of houses, as well as scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, maps, photographs, sporting guides, a listing of English immigrant children, and copies of addresses, talks, articles, or essays on early Nashwaak history, Nashwaak residents, their communities, institutions, industries, railways, and local events.

Research notes relate to a variety of historical topics, notably, land granting, the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch), the construction and functioning of local schools, the establishment of churches, family genealogies, growing-up, historical buildings, business and manufacturing establishments, community leaders and pioneers, and the Nashwaak River system.

There are also a series of tape-recorded interviews with Nashwaak residents and former Nashwaak residents, including, Glenn Pond, Aubrey Hanson, Arthur Evans, Malcolm Evans, George Johnson, Harry Brown, Harry Boyce, Ken Moore, Earl Moore, Gordon Williams, Dean Bell, Clara Bell, James Ross, Warren Dinsmore, Jack Fraser, Gerard McNeil, Maurice Johnston, William Wyton, Greta Sweeney, John MacLean, Angus MacBean, Pearl Woodcock, Ken Dunphy, Harry McNeill, Burpee Saunders, Charles Clayton, Walter Wade, Keith Allen, Mary Allen, Evelyn McKay, Ruby McDonald, Archie McDonald, Rolf Munroe, Kathleen McFarlane, Ralph Fullarton, Allan Cleghorn, Della Woodworth, Jean Spilman, D. Murray Young, Hazel Miles, Ray Forbes, Greta Ebbett, Greta Sweeney, Helen Gallagher, Birdie Shields, and Kaye Estey.

Maps have been moved to the Map Section, and the 114 photographs have been moved to the Photographic Section (P145).

Nashwaak Bicentennial Association (York County, N.B.)

St. Croix Legacy Project

  • CA CCA MC 857
  • Fonds
  • 1995-2005

Material for the endeavors of the St. Croix Legacy Project, including documents for the administration of the project committee, financial documents, correspondence, advertising and marketing media and related material, materials for event programming and organization, and legacy plan and site proposals for an historic site with supporting documents.

Ste-Croix Legacy Committee

Courier Lifestyles Seniors Magazine

  • CA CCA MC 877
  • Collection
  • March 27 2001

This collection contains an issue of Courier Lifestyles Seniors Magazine, a publication by the St. Croix Courier which targets seniors in the Charlotte County region. These publications contain articles of interest to seniors, such as genealogical research or events happening at seniors homes.

St. Croix Courier

Church of St. Andrew Catholic Women's League Minutes and Reports

  • CA CCA MC 866
  • Collection
  • 1943-1999

This collection contains books and loose documents related to the St. Andrews branch of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada. These items contain financial information on the day to day activities of this group, as well as meeting minutes and annual reports, all of which provide a detailed look at the activities this branch organization has undertaken over the years. Also included are documents related to C. W. L. anniversary events.

Church of St. Andrew Catholic Women's League

Owens Art Gallery Event Newspaper Clipping

Item is a newspaper clipping which highlights the occasion when the doors to York Street were officially opened at the Owens Art Gallery. The clipping has two photographs of Pauline (Alward) Spatz standing between Mayor Will Campbell and Mount Allison University President Ian Newbould

Canada's National Heritage Club

  • CA CCA MC 937
  • Fonds
  • 1997

This fonds contains material related to Canada's National Heritage Club, including an issue of the club's magazine "Heritage".

Canada's National Heritage Club

Wry Family Fonds

  • CA THT IWFFonds
  • Fonds
  • [185-?] to 1997

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

Mariette Hofland Speech

Item is the text from a speech of appreciation, delivered by Mariette Hofland about Pauline Alward’s involvement with the Owens Art Gallery and the Sackville Art Association.

Pauline (Alward) Spatz Certificate of Appreciation

Item is a certificate of appreciation presented to Pauline Spatz by the Town of Sackville in recognition of her interest, time and personal commitment to the Owens Art Gallery. This was given as part of Sackville’s Volunteer Appreciation night, and was described in two newspaper clippings included with the certificate.

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