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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

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

Kaye Walsh Fonds

  • CA CCA MC 460
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1996

3 boxes of Girl Guides of the Passamaquoddy division administrative material, training material, material from special events, and scrapbooks. Also includes some documents from the Sea Rangers of the S.R.S. Haida, and administrative documents from St. Stephen, Milltown, Pennfield, St. George, Blacks Harbour and Deer Island Girl Guide and Brownie troops, as well as a scrapbook belonging to Kaye Walsh used for a trip to Mexico.

Kaye Walsh

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.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Charlotte County Inc.

  • CA CCA MC 915
  • Fonds
  • July 1988

This fonds contains material related to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Charlotte County Inc. agency. The fonds includes a newsletter for the agency published in July 1988.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Charlotte County Inc.

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