This fonds contains material related to the history of Ministers Island. It includes a transcription of an interview with Wade Veinotte, who used to work on the island, as well as reports, feasibility studies, and development plans related to proposals to turn Ministers Island into a Provincial Park or other cultural resource, essays on the history of the island or the Van Horne family, photocopies of historic publications on the Van Horne family property and Sir William Van Horne, a booklet for an exhibition of paintings by Cathy Ross of artifacts belonging to the Van Horne family on Ministers Island, and transcriptions of original legal documents and correspondence related to the first European occupants of Ministers Island, John Hanson and his family.

This collection contains transcriptions of acts of New Brunswick’s Legislative Council, most of which are related to business which operated in the St. Andrews Area. Acts of the Legislature could include outlines of the structure of different aspects of New Brunswick society, incorporation of businesses and other business affairs, legal affairs, environmental policy, and much more.