Seeking Information About the Caretakers for Rookwood House

P4-2-59 Odell House, Rookwood – Fredericton

Ms Murgatroyd,
I am seeking information about the caretakers for Rookwood House, which was the name given to their estate by the Odell family.

I believe that a family relative, Ann Foley, AKA Mrs. James Abram(s), was caretaker there around 1896. Her husband had died in 1889, at the age of 61, but I do not know how old Ann was at any particular point in time, but if she was born in the same year as he, she would definitely be on in years in 1896. I suspect that she was younger. I am seeking any information on her personally.

I am also seeking information on the role of caretaker for the house. She was given a cottage separate from the family dwelling, so she may possibly have been head of a number of servants, but that is only guesswork.

Around 1896, Mrs Abrams brought to Fredericton a ‘niece’, by the name of Anna Marie Lillian Keating of Charlestown (Boston), who was a ten-year-old orphan. She was given away in marriage to Matt Malone in 1911 by G.A. Lannigan, as recorded in the press in 1911.  Might you have any record of her?

Matthew Malone was a local manager at the Yerxa Grocery Co. which may have been the Xerxa & Yerxa on Queen Street. Do you have any information on this grocery company? They later sent him to Woodstock, perhaps to start a branch there.

Thank you for any help in this.
Walter Hughes

Any help with Walter’s questions would be greatly appreciated.  Please leave your answers in the comments below!

P4-2-18 Caretaker’s cottage (early Acadian), Rookwood – Fredericton

Miss Belle Moore & George Taylor

Found this interesting story in Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics.  A big thank you to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick for making this database available on-line! 

Transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson.

Volume 98 Number 2359
Date February 19 1895
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph

Fredericton Herald: A marriage is to be celebrated at Boston on Wednesday next under peculiar circumstances. Nearly eleven years ago Miss Belle MOORE of this city was married to George TAYLOR, employed with George A. BURKHARDT as an assistant in his photographic studio and Mr. Taylor went to the Moore residence on St. John street to live with his wife as an inmate of her mother’s household. But the couple did not agree very long, and not long after a son was born to them. Mr. Taylor went to Boston, his wife remaining with her mother. Mrs. Taylor after a time went to Calais, where she resided long enough to secure a divorce under the U.S. law and returned to Fredericton free. It will be eleven years ago nect Wednesday since the first wedding, the re-marriage being planned to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the former event. For a number of years the parties did not correspond nor have anything to do with each other, but recently, during the past year, through the intervention of mutual friends at especially at Mr. Taylor’s request, letters have regularly passed between them, he urging another trial of matrimony. Mrs. Taylor at last consented, and if all goes well she will leave St. Mary’s, her present home, and on Wednesday husband and wife will be united. The boy, issue of the first marriage, will accompany his mother to Boston. Mr. Taylor is said to occupy a good position in Boston.

Volume 61 Number 367 
Date March 1 1884
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph

m. At residence of bride’s mother, Fredericton (York Co.) 20th ult., by Rev. A.J. Mowatt, George M. TAYLOR / Belle MOORE third d/o late Richard MOORE, formerly of Brooklyn, New York.

Thomas Wetmore

One-time home of Hon. Thomas Wetmore, Atty-Gen. 1809 – Queen Street west of Northumberland Street, Fredericton. (P4-2-38 YORK SUNBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTOGRAPHS)

Recently, I was asked if I knew anything about Thomas Wetmore … Loyalist settler in New Brunswick.  I did not, however, after a quick search in Daniel Johnson‘s newspaper transcriptions I came upon several entries pertaining to the Wetmore family.  I posted the two that I thought most pertinent to the enquiry.  If you are doing research on the Wetmore family and have not looked in Daniel Johnson‘s transcriptions then I encourage you to take a minute, you will not be disappointed!

Daniel F. Johnson: Volume 62 Number 91

Date: October 13 1884
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: Saint John Globe

Transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson

The death last week of an aged citizen recalls the following incidents in New Brunswick History. Among the Loyalists at St. John, 1783 was James WETMORE, the eldest s/o Rev. Jas. WETMORE of Rye, Westchester, New York. His brother, Timothy WETMORE, who settled at Gagetown (Queens Co.) was the father of Thomas WETMORE, the second Attorney General of New Brunswick. The founder of the WETMORE family in America came to Boston from England in 1635. Caleb WETMORE, whose death took place on the 10th, was a great grandson of the Rector of Rye. His father, Caleb WETMORE, died in 1853, aged 85 years, Colonel in the Kings County Militia in the early years of the Province. Mr. WETMORE married in 1831 a daughter of Richard WHELPLEY and leaves sons and daughters, being at his death in his 86th year. At the tree planting Arbour Day, 1883 on Queen Square, one of the eight central trees was planted by him. Like his ancestors he was strongly attached to the Church of England and for many years was a member of Saint John’s Church, St. Marks parish. The interment of Mr. WETMORE took place yesterday, where he was placed alongside of his wife who died in 1847.

Date: December 3 1883
County: Saint John
Place: Saint John
Newspaper: The Daily Telegraph

Transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson

The death is announced at Fredericton (York Co.) at 85 years of age, of Charles P. WETMORE, Esq., late Clerk of the Assembly of this Province. Mr. WETMORE was a descendant of a Loyalist. His father was Thomas WETMORE, for a number of years Attorney General and his son, E.L. WETMORE is leader of the Opposition in the present Assembly. Mr. WETMORE was called to the bar in 1825 and for over fifty years was Clerk of the House. He retired in 1873 on an allowance of $1200.

P132 York Sunbury Historical Society II Collection

The York Sunbury Historical Society‘s third finding aid at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick contains photographs and documents.  Copies of these can be ordered from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. 

You can download a PDF version here. 

P132-122 Parade on upper Queen Street Fredericton

1  Group Photo of  N.C.O.s  ca. 1890s – 1900s 

2  Encampment with tents in background, “68th Battalion, 69th Battalion, 75^th, & 93rd Battalion”. 

3  Panorama of inside of fort or military post. 

4  Group Photo of  I. S. C. Band: Back row, l. to r. :  J. W. Bowles, W. Bolleau, S. McLaughlin, H. J. White, C. W. Starkey, G. H. Offen, S. Taylor, H. Hazen.  Middle row l. to r.: S. J. Brown, H. Burns, Sergt. Torrance, Bugle Major Hayes, L’ce. Corp. Buswell.  Front row: l. to r.:  J. Burns, C. McCormack. 

5  Group Photo, Military Band. 

6  Group Photo of  N.C.O.s c. 1890s 

7  Post Card, Officers Square, with line of troops from the R. C. I. 

8  Military pay roll of regiment. 

P132-125 Coronation Parade, Queen Street Fredericton, 1937

9  Military pay roll of regiment. 

10  Letter of sympathy from Royal Canadian Infantry Regiment (R. C. I.). 

11  Photo of drawing of young man. 

12  Photo of drawing of man. 

13  Photo of drawing of man. 

14  Photo of drawing of woman. 

15  Portrait of young woman. 

16  Georgian style house in winter. 

17  Georgian style house in winter. 

18  Portrait of woman in evening dress. c. 1910. 

19  Portrait of man. 

20  Portrait of Indian with pelts, sled, snowshoe, etc. 

21  [Camp Sussex] 

P132-124 Military drill at Officers’ Square, Fredericton

22  [Camp Sussex] 

23  [Camp Sussex] 

24  Richibucto 

25  “Golf Club Area” Fredericton 

26  [Herbert Montgomery – Campbell] Kelston Park, England 1937. 

27  Unidentified group outside Cathedral in Fredericton. 

28  Unidentified group outside Cathedral in Fredericton (another view) 

29  [Camp Sussex] 

30  Brig. Gen. Herbert Montgomery – Campbell, June 20, 1937 

31  Constance Saunders Montgomery – Campbell, (10 months) April 15, 1893. 

32  Herbert Montgomery – Campbell. 

33  Laura (Winslow) Montgomery – Campbell. 

34  Marguerite (Hansard) Wilson. 

35  Mrs. Miland London. 

P132-126 Gem Theatre, Fredericton

36  William Bell, London. 

37  Nella Corbould (nee Hansard). 

38  Herbert Montgomery – Campbell, son of Henry (standing). 

39  Herbert Montgomery – Campbell, son of Henry (seated). 

40  Herbert Montgomery – Campbell. 

41  Laura (Winslow) Montgomery – Campbell. 

42  Eight unidentified portraits. P132/42-               

1.  Mother and child. 

2.  Young girl (hat, coats, boots) 

3.  Two girls – one seated one standing. 

4.  Group photo. 

5.  Young girl. 

6.  Girl. 

7.  Woman (hat and coat). 

8.  Older woman, seated. 

P132-127 Fraser Memorial Hospital, ca. 1930's, Fredericton

43  Old store house. Shore’s Island. 1906. 

44  The Cathedral, Fredericton. 

45  A & B Clubhouse on the green, situated between. 

46  Unidentified man fishing. 

47  Dunbar Fall, unidentified man fishing, two women and children looking on. 

48  Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton. 

49  Sailboat in river, Newcastle, New Brunswick (postcard). 

50  [View of Fredericton taken from Murder Hill, c. 1897]. 

51  Group of unidentified nurses, standing on balcony. 

52  State Funeral for Sir Charles Tupper, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

53  State Funeral for Sir Charles Tupper, outside St. Paul’s Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

54  State Funeral for Sir Charles Tupper, Barrington St.,  Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

55  Postcard of carriage taxi in front of Timothy Ford house,  Charleston. 

P132-128 The Barker House, Queen Street, Fredericton

56  Roman Catholic Rectory, Covent and Church, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 

57  Unidentified – room with tables and men seated around. 

58  Soldiers embarking for Europe – World War I. 

59  Veteran’s Parade, Fredericton (1940s or ’50s). 

60  Unidentified postcard to Capt. Woodbridge from Sergt. John Metcalf. 

61  Messing officers and staff, 3rd. C. C. D. 

62  Music room at the Citadel, and band officers [Halifax] 

63  At pier – the 64th Battalion on board the “Adriactic” sailing for England. 

64  The 64th Battalion marching down a Fredericton street 

65  Officers at the Citadel in charge of Germans:  Major Adams, Lt. Priestman, Lt. Anderson. 

66  Last march of the 64th Battalion passing Government House, Fredericton. 

67  Unidentified group of soldiers with rifles. 

68  Group of men from the HMS Carnarvon [Halifax]. 

69  The No. 1 Battery leaving Halifax for the front. 

70  The HMS Carnarvon in Halifax Harbor. 

P132-129 Arthur J. Ryan Drug Store, Fredericton, 1936

71  Capt. H.F.G. Woodbridge in front of tent. 

72  Cook house No. 3 line, 3rd. CED  Seaford. 

73  [Amateur theatre group in costume, Fredericton] 

74  Garden on riverbank, Fredericton, (missing) (13 snapshots) 

75  Captain H. F. G. Woodbridge, mostly taken 1924, some taken at City Point, a pleasure resort near Boston; some farm scenes. 

76  Captain John Barker, October 25, 1892, age 100 Kingsclear, York County. 

77  Open 

78  Open 

79  War Monument. 

80  Photo of field and river. 

81  Ice jam near bridge. 

P132-130 Original Board of Directors and Management – Hartt Boot & Shoe Company Ltd., Fredericton, December 27, 1898. Standing: O.M. Hartt, Factory Manager; John Kilburn, President. Seated at back of table: John Palmer, Vice-President; Edward Moore, Director; Willard Kitchen, Director, Ends, left to right: R.L. Savage, Business Manager; J.W. McCready, Secretary

82  Photo of St. John, taken from west side looking toward Harbor. 

83  People having picnic near car. 

84   Train passing by. 

85  Photo of suburb. 

86  Photo of bridge in summer with barns in background. 

87   Photo of lighthouse. 

88  Young woman standing at edge of field and bushes. 

89   People working logs near rail bridge. 

90   Ferry dock of small town. 

91   Watch tower for forest fires. 

92   Bird’s eye view of Saint John. 

93  Stone ruins of Georgian house. 

94  Group photo of women and girls on verandah. 

95  Parade. 

96  Covered bridge. 

97  Woods with farm in background. 

98   Footbridge across river. 

99  View of river with railway track in foreground. 

100  Tarpapered barn with man coming out of door with buckets.  

”]101  Fishing wharf with lobsters pens in foreground. 

102  Parade [Fredericton]. 

103  Open 

104  Bridge and small town. 

105  Logs and mill. 

106  Arch celebrating the Royal visit of King George VI to the Nashwaak Valley, 1939 

107  Parade [Fredericton]. 

108  Parade [Saint John] 

109  Early truck hauling large logs. 

110  Early tracker hauling large logs 

111  Portrait of couple in living room. 

112  Fields with road and farms in background. 

113  [Family portrait]. 

114  Early road grader passing house, fence in foreground. 

115  Country church, road in foreground. 

116  Three women on raft in middle of river. 

117  Four women and man relaxing at old log dam. 

P132-132 York Hotel, corner King and Westmorland Streets, Fredericton, 1930's

118  River in spring flood. 

119  Bird eye view of Welsford, N. B. 

120  Military drill at Officer’s Square, Fredericton, n.d.  (only scanned image at present – May ’02) 

121  300 Block of Queen Street, 1940 – [Harvey Studios] (P132-121) 

122  Parade on upper Queen Street, Fredericton, n.d.  [H.F. Albright] (P132-122) 

123  The Armistice Day Ceremony at the Citizens’ War Memorial and Cenotaph, November 11, 1932.  Left to right:  John Forrester, Seymour Tyler, Fred Crawford, bandsman in rear; Israel smith; Ross Fisher, Frank Spencer, and Tom Lynch, bandsmen, in rear; Morris Oldenberg; Karl Walker and Harry Lunch in rear; Bobby Lyons; Martin Horncastle in rear; Ernest Tims, George Gray.  Seymour Tyler became a veteran of two world wars, enlisting in the Canadian Army in 1915.  When World War Two broke out, Bugle-Sergeant Tyler went overseas with the Carleton-York Regiment, having already been awarded the Siler Bugle.  He also distinguished himself as an honoured member of the black community in New Brunswick for the work he did to promote the pride, unity, and dignity of his race through education 

P132-133 The Morrison Shingle Mill at Fredericton

124  Military drill at Officers’ Square, Fredericton, n.d. – same as 120? (P132-124) 

125  Coronation Parade, Queen Street, Fredericton, 1937 (P132-125) 

126  Gem Theatre, n.d. (P132-126) 

127  Fraser Memorial Hospital, ca. 1930’s (P132-127) 

128  The Barker House, Queen Street, Fredericton (P132-128) 

129  Arthur J. Ryan Drug Store, Fredericton, 1936 (P132-129) 

130  Original Board of Directors and Management – Hartt Boot & Shoe Company Ltd., Fredericton,  December 27, 1898.  Standing:  O.M. Hartt, Factory Manager; John Kilburn, President.  Seated at back of table:  John Palmer, Vice-President; Edward Moore, Director; Willard Kitchen, Director, Ends, left to right:  R.L. Savage, Business Manager; J.W. McCready, Secretary (P132-130) 

”]131  Queen Street, ca. 1918  [Photograph by Walsh – Fredericton] 

132  York Hotel, corner King and Westmorland Streets, 1930’s (P132-132) 

133  The Morrison shingle mill at Fredericton (P132-133) 

134   Arrival of the Prince of Wales at Fredericton; Forest Queen in the background – Taken from the Illustrated London News 

135  Lower end of Queen Street, Fredericton, ca. 1918; S. Neill *& Son Hardware and Lemont & Son businesses visible  [Photo by Walsh] (P132-135) 

136  Scene at Boating Club, on site of Art Gallery; note Legislature dome, 1934 

P132-137 The Farmers Office on Carleton Street, Fredericton

137  The Farmer Office on Carleton Street (P132-137) 

139  Normal School Fire, Sunday, May 5, 1929 (P132-139) 

140  The lobby of the Barker House with Coleman Frog displayed in glass case (P132-140) 

141  The Carrier’s Address respectfully presented to the Patrons of the Royal Gazette 

142  Unidentified man with mustache 

143  Unveiling of Loyalist Monument for Loyalist Celebration, Fredericton, October 9, 1933 

144  Queen Victoria , ca. 1890-1900 – “Russell & Sons, London” taken from MC300-MS44-211 (see digital 2007) 

145  Countess Lady Ashburnham 

146  Earl & Countess Ashburnham, Ashburnham Place and Conservatory, West End Brunswick Street, Fredericton, NB

H.F.G. Woodbridge Papers

MC300-MS65 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description  (page 280)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“Captain Frederick George Woodbridge (1877-1961) was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and at an early age moved to Fredericton with his family.  He joined the Canadian militia (71st York Regiment) in 1896, and enlisted for foreign service in 1914 as a Captain.  He served overseas during World War I with the 55th and 26th Battalions of the 71st; was wounded in 1916; subsequently served as a messing officer in England; was invalided to Canada in 1918; and served as a paymaster in Saint John.  He studied civil engineering at U.N.B. and dentistry at Harvard University.

When he returned to Fredericton he settled at “Uplands”, as his estate in the Forest Hill area was called.

Woodbridge has been called “one of Fredericton’s best known and colorful residents”.  He had a wide variety of interests including flight and the development of gliders; a sight-seeing steamboat service on the St. John River; and writing poetry. 

His home attracted a great deal of attention for he decorated outbuildings with mosaics made from colored sea shells.

For further information on Woodbridge, see MS2/144 for a paper delivered by him the York-Sunbury Historical Society in 1934.  Included is a clipping containing biographical data.

The Woodbridge Collection is very diverse, and dates from 1900 to 1955.  A large part of it is comprised of military material, which includes Woodbridge’s commissions and certificates, military correspondence and official forms, ledgers, returns and schedules.  Also in the collection are items, which reflect aspects of Woodbridge’s personal life:  correspondence, poetry, greeting cards, programmes, photographs, clippings, and maps.  The series measures 35 centimeters.

Photographs, which were among the Woodbridge Papers, are described in this series and have been transferred to the Photograph Section.  The researcher should also see the H.F.G. Woodbridge Photograph Collection (P32).”

1  Military commissions and certificates of H.F.G. Woodbridge; 1908-1919.

2  Military Papers.

a  Ration schedules, supply ledgers, target practice returns, inspection reports, pay lists, notes on the defense of Saint John and the proceedings of a Court of Inquiry; 1913-1918.

b  Service rolls of No. 4 Company, 71st Regiment, military notebooks, Record of Service, and inventories of clothing and equipment; 1901-1918.

3  Instructions to paymasters; 1917-1919.

4  Military correspondence; 1908-1928.

5  Personal correspondence; 1903-1953.

6  Bank books and notebooks listing expenditures; 1917.

7  Poetry by H.F.G. Woodbridge and others.

8  Various greeting cards sent for Christmas, Easter and special occasions.

9  Clippings kept by H.F.G. Woodbridge on various topics; c. 1938.

10  Various receipts and invoices; 1911-1918.

11  Exercise books of Addie B.J. Gregg used as scrapbooks which include some poetry [by Woodbridge].

12  Miscellaneous papers containing some biographical information on Woodbridge and statistics on the construction of his ‘shell house’ in Forest Hill, Fredericton; 1920-1947.

Printed material

13  General instructions by the Royal Visit Committee of the Fredericton Branch, Canadian Legion; n.d.

14  Order of Service for Empire Day; May 24, 1903.

15  Schedule for Christmas celebrations in the Parish of Fredericton; December 25, 1927.

16  Constitution and By-Laws of the British Empire Club; Boston, 1912.

17  “Songs and Cheers” for Harvard and Yale Universities; 1905.

18  Program for the 75th Anniversary Dinner of the Society of St. Andrew; St. Andrew’s Day, 1900.

19  A General Plan for the Use and Salutation of School of School Flags in New Brunswick Schools; n.d.

20  Liquor Permit Book, issued by the New Brunswick Liquor Control Board; 1945-1946.

21  Prize list for the Fredericton Exhibition; 1913.

22  Catalogue of photographic materials; n.d.

23  Recommendations For Spraying New Brunswick Apple Orchards; 1932.

Maps

24  Map of New Brunswick; 1940.

25  Military map of Sussex; 1905.

26  Map of New Brunswick; 1912.

27  Map showing granted and surveyed lots in the western sections of York and Sunbury Counties; 1936.

28  Map showing the “College Lands” of U.N.B.; n.d.

29  Map showing lands granted in the Burton and Gagetown area, Sunbury and Queens Counties; 1917.

30  Plan of survey showing property of the Fredericton School Board, Forest Hill Road, Fredericton; 1955.

31  Photographs of H.F.G. Woodbridge, several groups of soldiers, parades, Fredericton, Newcastle, the State Funeral of Sir Charles Tupper, and a group of costumed theatrical players in Fredericton; P132/45-P132/75.

32  Memorandum for Camps of Instruction, 1922.

33  Notes on Map Reading

34  Order Books

a  71st Regiment, 1904-1907

b  71st Regiment, 1909-1914

35  Notebook – Captain Woodbridge

36  Diary – Captain H.F.G. Woodbridge

37  Supplementary Physical Training Tables, 1915

38  Bayonet Training – Aldershot, 1916

39  Envelopes – 55th Canadians

40  Letter to Charles E. Jarius from John V. Dittemore regarding shrinkage of the Christian Science Publishing Society, 1921.

41  A story of faith told by Ashton W. Locke as experienced in Grand Manor shortly after W.W. I.

42  The Romance of Transportation; n.d.

43  Report on the Timberlands of the Estate of Louis Cabot by James Sewall, 1916.

George Gilman Papers

MC300-MS63 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description  (page 276)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“George Gilman was born in Kingsclear, York County, in 1831.  He became a successful Fredericton merchant whose major business interest was a retail grocery store on York Street.  His store stocked “flour, meal, pork, fish, tea, tobacco, molasses and a general assortment of choice groceries”. Gilman bought from local farmers and travelling salesmen, and supplemented his stock by occasional purchases directly from New England.  Gilman was also a prominent lumberman.  He was involved in an operation at Springhill, York County, which sorted, freighted and rafted lumber to Saint John.

George Gilman served as a Fredericton Alderman for several years.  In 1890, he was a member of the Wharf, Alms House, Street Lamps, Administration of Justice, and Privileges committees, and in the following year was Chairman of the Road Committee.  Gilman also supported the Salvation Army and the Temperance movement.  He died in 1907.

 The documents in this series date from 1846 to 1893.  They include personal and business correspondence; account books; ledgers; business cards and handbills; publications relating to the Temperance movement; and printed material from the Salvation Army.  The series measures 20 centimeters.”

1  Correspondence of a personal nature to George Gilman from his sister, Annie, in Exeter, N.H., concerning domestic matters, and from friends involved in the Salvation Army; 1885-1892.

2  Correspondence of a business nature regarding matters such as the price of potatoes, purchasing a rock crusher, and business with the Salvation Army; 1876-1893.

3  Sixteen account books of George Gilman recording volumes of potatoes and oats bought and sold, stock purchased, goods shipped, accounts on houses on Marysville, etc.; 1876-1890.

4  Ledger of George Gilman recording weekly accounts of receipts and disbursements, bills and debts, and “list of persons written to”; 1868-1885.

5  Receipts, invoices, and insurance policies; 1868-1885.

6  Handbills and advertisements from various businesses.

7  Lists of those on the Standing Committees of the Fredericton City Council, and notices of Council and Committee meetings; 1889-1891.

8  Business cards from various businesses located in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Boston.

9  Advertisements and business cards from C.N. Broom & Co., St. Stephen; c. 1890.

10  The Labour Question by Wendell Phillips; 1884.

11  The Drunkard’s Catechism and Creed by Frances B. Norris; 1858.

12  The Temperance Question, Pro and Con by “Ishmael”; 1879.

13  Six booklets of a religious nature; 1846-1877.

14  Printed material relating to the Salvation Army including one issue of The War Cry, May 18, 1889, and four issues of All The World, March, 1890 and April-June, 1891.

Printed Matter

MC300-MS49 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description  (page 240)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“This series includes 263 printed items, which did not relate to any other part of MC300.  Other printed items can be found in the series to which they relate, e.g. MS19 Clippings and MS48.  The material listed here includes books, pamphlets, articles, brochures, catalogues and cards dating between 1829 and 1965.  The series measures approximately 125 cm.”

1  Recollections of Fifty-five Years Service in the Commons Schools of New Brunswick by Dr. George A. Inch; c. 1948.

2  Bye-Laws, Rules and Regulations of the Council of the Municipality of Sunbury; 1864.

3  Catalogue for “Tingley’s Lightening Stamp”; n.d.

4  Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada by George M. McDade; n.d.

5  A Little Study of Loyalist Genealogy:  “Tomsons of Portshire”

6  “He Was Master Traitor:  Benedict Arnold Negotiated by Code Messages” by Ralph Thompson; n.d.

7  Gilbert Tice by Ernest Green; n.d.

8  A Primer on Democracy; c. 1951.

9  Notes on the Canadian Family Tree; 1960.

10  “Reprinting of the Biography of William Davidson as a Centennial Project”, 1965.

11  Various illustrated scribbler covers; 1897-1901.

12  “How to Vote the Opposition Ticket in York” County by the Liberal Party; c. 1930.

13  Regulation of traffic, Saint John; 1930.

14  Christmas card prepared by the United Empire Loyalist Association; c. 1930.

15  Scribner’s National System of Penmanship; n.d.

16  “Bill Respecting an Act Respecting the New Brunswick Dental Society; c. 1929.

17  Sunbury Grammar School Register for the School Year 1870-1871; 1871.

18  Address replying to the throne Speech; c. 1860.

19  Brochure for the bi-centennial of Sheffield and Maugerville; 1963.

20  Christmas card; c. 1900.

21  Facsimile of the warrant to execute King Charles I, 1648; 1905.

22  Digest of Fishery Laws in N.B.,1909, and the agenda for the annual conference of the New Brunswick Fish and Game Protective Association, 1936.

23  Brochures for Fort Anne and Uniacke House, Nova Scotia; 1963.

24  Prize list for Robert Waugh’s school in Jedburgh, Scotland; 1829. (missing)

25  “Upper Canada’s Black Defenders” by Ernest Green; 1931.

26  La Libre Belgique; November, 1917.

27  A Handbook of Information for Emigrants to New Brunswick by Moses H. Perley; 1857.

28  Business card of Eaton, Wellington and Co., Boston; n.d.   

29  Brochure of The Eastern and Chartered Trust Company on Centennial projects; 1965.

30  Brochure for the “Exhibition of the Beaverbrook Collection of Paintings and Prints and Some Portraits from the Collection of Sir James Dunn”; 1954.

31  “The Maps that Charted our History”, MacLean’s Magazine; March 1, 1954.

32  The Loyalist Gazette, Vol. III, No. 3; November, 1933.

33  The Royal Gazette (Extra), Vol. 94, pp. 15-18; January 24, 1936.

34  The United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada, compiled by Horace H. VanWart; n.d.

35  Landmarks in Democracy; 1960.

36  “The Coronation of Elizabeth II”, The Canadian Army Journal, Vol. III, No. 2; July, 1953.

37  Our Resources, Canadian Citizenship Series; 1961.

38  Our Land, Canadian Citizenship Series; 1948.

39  The Amendment of the Constitution of Canada by Guy Favreau; 1965.

40  Time-table from Capital (Fredericton) Transit Bus Service; 1936.

41  Fredericton:  The Capital City.  Fredericton Board of Trade; c. 1936.

42  Prize list from the Fredericton Exhibition, 1939.

43  “Fredericton; The City of Stately Elms”; c. 1960.

44  Photocopy of The N.B. Telephone News, Vol. 17, No. 6, which includes articles on:  James L. Hutchinson of Rexton, and Telephone Development in Kent County; 1946.

45  Photocopy of The N.B. Telephone News, Vol. 18, No. 6, which includes “The Story of the Fredericton Exchange”; 1947.

46  “Fredericton:  The Capital of New Brunswick, 1785-1935”; c. 1936.

47  Aid to Obtaining an Infantry Certificate Containing a Large Number of Carefully Selected Questions and Answers in the Different Subjects on the Syllabus of a Course for an Infantry Certificate by Captain A.P.B. Nagle; 1904.

48  Printed letters from George F. Gregory, Mayor of Fredericton concerning the unacceptable election of John Richards and W.H. Tower as Aldermen; January 26, 1870.

49  Letter from William End to The Miramichi Gleaner concerning the case of Elizabeth Lazine, a prisoner in the Gloucester Gaol at Bathurst; April 8, 1867.

50  Pamphlet “Early History of Dorchester and Other Parts of New Brunswick” by W.C. Milner; [1933].

51  “Minto Coronation Souvenir”; May 12, 1937.

52  “Souvenir Programme for the Fredericton Centennial”; July, 1948.

53  “Fredericton-Centennial City” by Fred H. Phillips; 1948.

54  Common Farm Insects by R.P. Gorham; n.d.

a  Plant Diseases

55  Order of service for the “Memorial Service for Sir Charles G.D. Roberts”; May 15, 1944.

56  “John De Cou, Pioneer” by Ernest Green; 1925.

57  “Notes of the Empey (Inpey) Family of Stormont” by Ernest Green; 1931.

58  Bulletin of the Underhill Society of America, Inc.; 1963.

59  Canadian History; June, 1899.

60  Water Colours by Robert Homes; May-June, 1964.

61  Gallery of Canadian History by Confederation Life Assurance Company; n.d.

62  Fredericton Centennial, 1848-1948; 1948.

63  Some Questions and Answers on the Price Ceiling as It Applies to the Consumer, c. 1943.

64  To The Homes of Canada by Dr. Charlotte Whitton for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board; December 18, 1941.

65  Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire:  What It Is and What It Does; n.d.

66  Reconsecration Pledge, a pledge to work to end the war; 1941.

67  Breath of the Heather, a magazine of MacLean Kilties of America produced by the 236th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F.; August, 1917.

68  The Architect or Practical House Carpenter by Benjamin Asher; [1854].

69  The Model Architect:  A Series of Original Designs for Cottages, Villas, Suburban Residences, etc. by Samuel Sloane; 1852.

70  Loyalty and Reprisal:  The Loyalists of Bergen County, New Jersey and Their Estates by Ruth M. Keesey; 1957.

71  “Shelburne Museum; The Museum of the American Spirit” in Shelburne, Vermont; n.d.

72  All About the New Method Trust Plan by Wallace W. Smith; n.d.

73  “Bliss Carman:  An Appreciation” by R.H. Hathaway in The Canadian Magazine; n.d.

74  “Trodden Ways” by Esther Clark Wright in The Dalhousie Review; n.d.

75  Six pamphlets by Esther Clark Wright bearing Christmas and New Years greetings:  “From East to Western Seas”, 1955; “The Trees of June”, 1956; “On Many Hillsides”, n.d.; “The Immoderate Year”, n.d.; “The Colour of 1960”, 1960; “Rain and No Rain”, 1962.

76  Map of Charlottetown, P.E.I., 1949.

77  “From Chatham to Harper’s Ferry” by Fred London in The Canadian Magazine; October, 1919.

78  Pamphlet on the Lowell [Massachusetts] Historical Society; May 5, 1937.

79  Pamphlet on the Institute of American Genealogy; n.d.

80  Copy of the Baccalaureate Service of the University of New Brunswick; May 8, 1955.

81  Two issues of “Comptonoloty” a bulletin devoted to providing information on the Compton family; January, 1939 and February, 1944.

82  “Local Historical Studies” by Dixon Ryan Fox in The Canadian Historical Review; n.d.

83  Genealogy and History; January 15, 1944.

84  Cover of The Literary Digest showing the official flowers of the American States; February 4, 1933.

85  Lovers’ Budget, a magazine containing games, jokes, riddles, card tricks, etc.; n.d.

86  Vacations in Canada; 1931.

87  Ontario by Donald Creighton and Helen Marsh; 1944.

88  Nova Scotia Tour Book; 1946.

89  Prince Edward Island; 1941.

90  Our Queen and Her Consort, Volume One, n.d. [circa 1953]

91  “Safe Conduct” pass for a German Soldier in World War II, signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower; 1945.

92  Fascist party I.D. cards (4), Italy; 1923, 1926, 1937, 1939.

93  Business cards:  Ward Bailey, Radio & T.V. Repair, Nashwaaksis; n.d., Barrett’s Cycle Shop, Fredericton; n.d.

94  Pamphlet on Fredericton’s 150th anniversary, includes notes on the history of Fredericton; 1935.

95  Messages to the University of New Brunswick, from Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor; 1945.

96  Returned Soldier’s Handbook, “contains valuable information and tells you where to get more”, issued by Government of Canada; [1919].

97  Improving Pastures in New Brunswick, by C.F. Bailey a brochure from the Experimental Station, Fredericton, reprinted from “Better Crops With Plant Food Magazine”; n.d.

98  Form letter from King George V to military personnel upon discharge; [c. 1919]

99  New Brunswick Plant Studies, by G.U. Hay, a brochure reprinted from the Bulletin of the Natural History Society; 1904.

100  Inside New Brunswick, a booklet from the Dept. of Industry & Development. [c. 1952]

101  “The Province of New Brunswick Its Natural Resources Developed & Undeveloped”; 1921.

102  “Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada” tourist brochure; 1956.

103  Advertisements for 3 books by John Lothrop Medley also for Harper’s Magazine Weekly and Bazar; 1874.

104  “The Blue Book of N.B. Craftsmen and Handicrafts Shops”; 1954.

105  Official Road Guide, issued by New Brunswick Automobile Association; 1931.

106  The Queen of Hearts, one of R. Caldecott’s picture books; n.d.

107  Booklet of jewellery designs; n.d.

108  Form letter from MacLean’s Magazine to “Reader” [c. 1952]

109  Catalogue on Military weapons and equipments; n.d.

110  Flyer on York Co. Progressive Conservative Candidates; 1960.

111  Flyer on York Co. Liberal Candidates; 1960.

112  Historic Quebec, a tourist guide with illustrations; n.d.

113  Booklet by G.U. Hay on “The Fungi of New Brunswick”, Observations on Weather and Plants, 1907″ and “Memorial Sketch of the Late John Moser”; 1908.

114  The Brydone Jack Observatory, U.N.B., a booklet on the first astronomical observatory in Canada; [1955]

115  A Retrospect and a Prospect, U.N.B. booklet; 1925.

116  Friendship, the Alumni Oration by Wallace Broad, U.N.B. Encaenia, 1927.

117  Booklet announcing the opening of the new wing of the Engineering Building; November 21, 1957.

118  Register of Graduates of the College of New Brunswick, King’s College and U.N.B. up to and including the class of 1950; n.d.

119  Vacant Farms For Sale in New Brunswick, a booklet published by the Farm Settlement Board, Dept. of Agriculture, Saint John; n.d.

120  Tourist booklets on New Brunswick; [post 1949 and post 1951]

121  Memorial Magazine, U.N.B.; 1914-1919.

122  Advertisement booklet for Pulvermacher’s Electric Belts; 1879.

123  Les Armoiries du Canada, Un Memoire, 2nd edition, by the Dept. of the Secretary of State; 1923.

124  Columbia Distributing Panel Instruction Book, on the installation, operation, and maintenance of the C.D.P., by the Ritter Dental Mfg. Co., New York; n.d.

125  Illustrated booklet on the industrial ascendancy of Nova Scotia; n.d.

126  Catalogue of “The Rufus Hathaway Collection of Canadian Literature”, U.N.B.; 1935.

127  “Report of the Public Archives for the year 1926” by Arthur G. Doughty; 1927.

128  “Recipes From Kitchens of 100 Years Ago”, compiled by Velma M. Kelly; 1967.

129  Walker’s Principles of English Pronunciation; [pre. 1934]

130  A.L.A. Maritime Tourist Guide; 1929.

131  Recipe Book, Worchester, Mass.; n.d.

132  British North America Bill, a copy presented to W. Carman, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Canada, by the Attorney-General of N.B.; ordered to be printed Feb. 12, 1867.

133  “Report on Portions of the Province of Quebec and adjoining areas in N.B. and Maine relating more especially to the Counties of Temiscouata and Rimouski, P.Q.; by L.W. Bailey and W. MacInnes; 1893.

134  “Instructions for Members of Canadian Army MEDICAL Corps Nursing Service”; 1917.

135  Amendments (No. 1) to “Manual of Military Cooking and Dietary”; 1940.

136  The Tactical Employment of Lewis Guns, issued by the General Staff; January, 1918.

137  People’s Almanack; 1886.

138  The New Brunswick Digest, “containing information of the cities and towns of the province”; 1933.

139  Magazine “American Lady’s Album and Gentlemen’s Parlor Miscellany”; June, 1845.

140  “The Mission Point”, brochure on Saint Anne de Ristigouche, P.Q.; [Post 1932]

141 (a)  New Brunswick and its People, by W. Stewart MacNutt, edited by Dr. A.W. Trueman; 1952.

(b, c, d)  Various editions, no dates.

142  Fitch, Edward Oliver, M.D., a memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter; 1894.

143  Confessions by Paul Verlaine; autobiographical notes written in French; 1899.

144  “Report on The Militia” of N.B. with a statement of accounts and a Militia list; 1867.

145  “In Memoriam, Harry W. Havens.  Killed in the taking of Passchendaele, November 5th, 1917.”

146  “A Memoir of the Very Rev. William Bullock, D.D., Dean of Nova Scotia”, by Rev. R.H. Bullock; 1899.

147  Fredericton, The Early Years, catalogue of an exhibition of photograph from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; April 2, 1974.

148  Fredericton, New Brunswick, The Celestial City, by Frank H. Risteen, published by the Fredericton Tourist Assoc., 7 volumes; 1900, 1909, n.d.

149  The Indian Stream Territory, an episode of the North-East boundary dispute, by R.L. Reid; 1940.

150  The South Tobique Lakes, by G.U. Hay, reprinted from Bulletin of the Natural History Society of N.B., 1902.

151  The Old Graveyard, Fredericton, Epitaphs copied by the York-Sunbury Historical Society Inc.; 1938.

152  “William Francis Ganong Memorial”; edited with introduction by Dr. J.C. Webster; 1942.

153  Catalogue of exhibition “A Fredericton Community Album Before 1918”; April 22 – May 22, 1983.

154  “The Reverend Oliver Arnold, First Rector of Sussex, N.B.”, his life, his parish, and his successors and the Old Indian College; 1892, reprinted in 1930.

155  Catalogue of exhibition “George Thomas Taylor, 1838-1913”, to mark the official opening of the N.B. Provincial Archives; May 29, 1968.

156  New Brunswick Tour Book, recommended places to stop, eat, shop; 1968.

157  Charter of the Atlantic, drawn up “somewhere in the Atlantic”; August, 1941.

158  Bus schedule, Fredericton; May, 1955.

159  The Canada Gazette, Supplement, list of recipients of medals in commemoration of Their Majesties’ Silver Jubilee; May 4, 1935.

160  Trans-Canada Air Lines advertisement, Fredericton; n.d.

161  Tide Tables for Saint John, Yarmouth, and Windsor, abridged edition; 1937.

162  Historical Guide to New Brunswick by J. Clarence Webster, 3 volumes; 1930, 1942, 1947.

163  Fredericton tourist guide, 3 volumes; 1965, 1967, 1968.

164  “Glimpses of the Maritime Provinces”; [c. 1897]

165  New Brunswick, Canada’s Unspoiled Province By the Sea, a volume of photographs; n.d.

166  Souvenir of Alaska and Yukon Territory, illustrated by E.A. Hegg, a volume of photographs; n.d.

167  Brochure on The Guard House, Fredericton Military Compound; 1971.

168  Loyalist Souvenir; 150th Anniversary of the landing of the Loyalists in N.B.; 1933.

169  “Autobiography of George Tait, a Deaf Mute, Who First Gave Instructions to the Deaf and Dumb in the City of Halifax”; 1878.

170  Very old English history book; n.d.

171  John Goldie, Botanist, by G.U. Hay; 1897.

172  The British Empire at War, Blotting Book; [c. 1918]

173  “An Organization of the Scientific Investigation of the Indian Place – nomenclature of the Maritime Provinces of Canada”, by William F. Ganong; 1912.

174  Indian Notes and Monographs, list of publications relating to the American Aborigines; 1973.

175  National Historic Parks and Sites in Canada; 1949.

176  Humorous certificate for tardy Christmas greetings from Earl Hanson; [190 ]

177  India’s Right to Freedom, the Cripps Proposals and further events; [1942]

178  Prince Edward Island, tourist booklet; April, 1942.

179  The Old Christmas Eve, by Washington Irving, sent as a Christmas Greeting from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark; Dec., 1914.

180  “Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth General Conference of the Free Christian Baptists of New Brunswick”, held at Douglas, York Co.; July 6-11, 1861.

181  “List of Recorded Earthquakes in New Brunswick”, by Samuel W. Kain; 1898.

182  The Romance of a Great Port, the story of Saint John, by Frederick William Wallace; 1935.

183  “Surficial Geology of Fredericton, York and Sunbury Counties, New Brunswick”, by Hulbert A. Lee; 1957.

184  Canada’s Part in the Great War, by the Department of Public Information, Ottawa; January, 1919.

185  Pathway to Greatness, a history of the St. Lawrence Seaway; May, 1959.

186  “1939 Prize List Fredericton Exhibition”, rules and regulations; 1939.

187  Looking for Local History, by Marjorie Thompson, Fredericton; 1965.

188  “English & Other Furniture and Decorations”, catalogue for auction; April 8 and 9, 1938.

189  Study of Canadian Fungi:  A Review, by G.U. Hay; 1904.

190  “In and About Portland”, tourist brochure for Portland Maine; 1908.

191  The Thomson House, Charlotte Lane Shelburne, Nova Scotia; by Deborah Webster, 1949.

192  Camera Canada, photographs by Isaac Erb of Saint John, N.B.; 1877-1924.

193  Forward New Brunswick, Fredericton, “The Capital City”, some of its great advantages and opportunities; by George M. McDade, 1912-13.

194  “ARRAS” Après Le Bombardment, also A photograph of Air Marshal William A. Bishop of Canada.

195  Annual Report of the Victoria Public Hospital, Fredericton, N.B.; 1907.

196  Canadian Collector Antiques, special Provincial Issue, N.B.; May/June, 1975.

197  The True Story of Confederation, cover missing; n.d.

198  “Forest Trees and Forest Regions of the United States”; January, 1936.

199  The Microscope and some hints on How To Use It, by E. Leitz; 1910.

200  Churchill and Chartwell, by Robin Fedden, a National Trust Guide; 1968.

201  Cheltenham:  A Credit Valley Mill Town, by Frank Nelles; 1975.

202  Belfountain and the Tubtown Pioneers, by Margaret Whiteside; 1975.

203  Ripon and Fountains Abbey, tourist guide; 1936.

204  The British Army Today, by Brigadier-General John Charteris; [1945].

205  Directory of Fox Ranches, New Brunswick, the home of the Silver Black Fox; 1928-1929.

206  Pilgrim’s Progress, a book by John Bunyan; Young Folk’s Edition; n.d., (cover missing)

207  Gleanings from Westminster Abbey, by George Gilbert Scott, R.A.F.S.A., 1863.

208  Bighorn Coal Basin, Alberta, Department of mines; by G.S. Malloch, 1911.

209  The Mission Play Souvenir Book, by John Steven McGroarty; n.d.

210  Catalogue from Hanley Brothers Ltd., The finest toy-shop in the world, 200-202, Regent St., London, WI, Estd. 1760.

211  Almanac for all parts of the Provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; by J.M. Coyngrayhame, 1881.

212  The Farmer’s Pocket Companion; 1812.

213  Acadia:  The Pre-Loyalist Migration and the Philadelphia Plantation.  A paper read at meeting of Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Dec. 13, 1926.

214  The Journal of Captain George C. McAllister; by Mary Hill – January 1, 1831 – July 27, 1833.

215  Annual supplement to the catalogue of the Library of Parliament; January 1 – December 31, 1943.

216  Merchant Marine, The Lifeline of Democracy, 1940.

217  Grafting fruit trees, by New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fredericton, N.B., February, 1955.

218  Fur Companies

a  C. & E. Everett Fine Furs

b  Holt, Renfrew & Company Ltd – Fur fashions for 1912-1913

219  Historic Sites Pamphlets

a  New Brunswick

1  The New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, est. 1842.

2  The Loyalist House, Saint John, N.B. – 1810-1817.

3  The Queens County Museum, Gagetown, N.B.

4  Period Houses of Fredericton – Mary Barker

b  Ontario

1  Batoche National Historic Site, Ottawa, 1961.

2  Woodside National Historic Park, Kitchener, Ontario.

c  Nova Scotia

1  Fort Anne National Historic Park, Annapolis Royal

2  The Port Royal Habitation, Port Royal, N.S.

3  Historic Perkings House, Liverpool, N.S.

4  Alexander Graham Bell Museum, N.S.

5  Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

6  Grand Pre National Historic Park

d  Quebec

1  Fort Chambly National Historic Park, Quebec

2  Fort Lennox National Historic Park, Ile-aux-Nois, P.Q.

3  Birthplace of Sir Wilfred Laurier, Quebec

e  Saskatchewan

1  Fort Battleford National Historic Park

f  British Columbia

1  Fort Langley National Historic Park

g  Northwest Territories

1  Lower Fort Garry National Historic Park

220  Annual Encyclopedia of Useful Information, 1896

221  A Review of Business Conditions During the Year 1912

222  Canadian Export Timbers, Dept. of The Interior

223  Canadian Forest Insects, Dept. of Agriculture

224  Annotated Catalogue Diatoms of Canada/Geographical Distribution

225  Gallery of Canadian History

226  The Arms of Canada, 1921

227  Who’s Who in Uniform

228  Cap Badges of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces

229  Ombudsman Reports

a  Third report of the Ombudsman, 1969

b  Fifth report of the Ombudsman, 1971

c  Seventh report of the Ombudsman, 1973

d  Eighth report of the Ombudsman, 1974

230  City of Fredericton

a  Builders of Fredericton, 1869

b  Fredericton, Capital City of New Brunswick

c  By-Laws of the Municipalities of York, 1860 & 1864

d  U.N.B. – The First Hundred Years

e  Victoria Public Hospital – Annual Report – (1916-1922)

f  Marysville Honors its founder Alexander “Boss” Gibson

231  City of Saint John

a  Champlain and the St. John (1604-1954)

b  By Fundy’s Tides, by Eileen Cushing

c  The Reversing Falls Portage – Austin Squires

d  St. John and vicinity

e  The Attractive Port-City of Saint John, N.B. and Environs

232  City of Grand Falls

a  How Grand Falls Grew by Anita Lagace

b  Centennial Pictorial Memoirs of Grand Falls

c  Picture of Grand Falls, St. John River, N.B.

233  Hartland Potatoes – Hatfield & Company, Ltd.

234  The New Brunswick Museum; by W. Austin Squires, The Atlantic Advocate; July 1962.

235  New Brunswick Past and Presented by C.A. Duff Miller, Agent-General N.B.

236  Extract from Journal of The Mining Society of Nova Scotia, Coal duties; by W.C. Milner, Halifax, N.S. – 1905.

237  The Cradle of Canada; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, September 1, 1864.

238  The Scientific Work of Professor Chas. Fred Hartt; by G.U. Hay, Ph. B., M.A., 1899

239  Supplement of Games and Pastimes, given with the Christmas Number of the Young Ladies’ Journal; December 24, 1869.

240  Christmas Card from Hugh John Flemming, Premier of New Brunswick and Mrs. Flemming

241  Veterans’ Annual Calendar; Lest We Forget, 1957

242  Various postage stamps; Malta Coin, 1972

243  T.B. Christmas Seals for 1975 photographed by Loyola Michaud (Power Commission); redesigned by Post Office Staff in Ottawa.

244  A circular letter in memoriam of Rev. Charles Spurden, D.D., Fredericton, N.B., January 27th, 1876.

245  Churches

a  Early Baptists, Cambridge Narrows, Queens Co.

b  Methodist Membership Card, 1917

c  St. Paul’s Church

1    St. Paul’s Church – Fredericton – Yearbook

2    St. Paul’s Church – Zealand

3    St. Paul’s – Londonderry, N.B.

d  The History of St. Thomas’ Church

246  Magazine Photo of Christ Church Cathedral; n.d.    

247  Picture of Sheffield Congregational Church and boats on St. John River – 1899.

248  Annual Reports of the New Brunswick Provincial Police, 1928.

249  Clippings on Old Legislature Building; by Tom Forrestall, R.C.A., 1961.

250  (Post card) Coleman Frog

251  (Post card) Clark’s Chev & Olds, Fredericton

252  Print – Kensington Palace

253  Picture cards

254  Marquis De Malauze, P.Q., 1760-1940

255  Morrison’s Insurance Building – Christmas Display

256  Needlepoint Design

257  Leafy Gateway Stencil

258  Rates of Postage on parcels mailed in the Maritimes

259  Voting card for the election district of York, 1887

260  Ration Books issued by Wartime price & trade board;

a  Harry Lee Ingraham, Southampton, N.B.

b  List of Residents, Temperance Vale, 1943

c  M.C. Horncastle, St. John St., Fred., N.B., 1942.

d  Leda Ingraham, Southampton, N.B.

e  Judith Leslie Thomas, Woodstock, N.B.

261  Form letter, old-age security pension – Dept. of National Health & Welfare, 1951.

262  In Memoriam of Private Clarence Victor Kirpatrick, Killed in Action, June 3^rd, 1916

263  Eaton’s Spring and Summer 1929 Catalogue

264  Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine

a  October, 1856

b  May, 1861

c  February, 1884

265  Peppino, 1890, Educational French Works

266  Embroidery Lessons with Colored Studies, 1901

267  Summer Haunts and Winter Retreats

268  Edward DeWolf, An Inaugural Dissertation on Infanticide by John B. Beck, 1817.

269  “English and French Furniture”

270  The Starlight Manual of Knitting & Crocheting

271  “The Story of American Painting”

272  “Remedies by the Rectom”

273  The War Dictionary

274  Army Navy Marine Corps.

275  Historical Scenes of Fredericton

276  “Furnishings/James A. Burden Residence”

277  The Canada Gazette, 1935

Hazen, White and Company Records

MC300-MS38 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 197)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“This series relates to the merchandising enterprise of Hazen, White and Company operating at the mouth of the Oromocto River.  The Oromocto operation was an out-post of Simonds, Hazen and White, a trading company which was established in 1763 at Portland Point, at the mouth of the St. John River.  James Simonds, William Hazen, and James White, all of Massachusetts, were the major partners in the firm, which began on a small scale on the Saint John and the Passamaquoddy.  Success led them to expand their operation to:  “enter upon and pursue with all speed and faithfulness the business of the cod fishery, seine fishery, fur trade, burning of lime and every other trading business that shall be thought advantageous to the company at Passamaquoddy, St. Johns, Canso and elsewhere in or near the province of Nova Scotia and parts adjacent”.

In 1764, James Simonds received a license from Nova Scotia to occupy Portland Point.  Thus, the Company established the first permanent settlement at the mouth of the St. John River.

The Company, trading through Newburyport and Boston in New England extended its operation up the St. John River establishing out-posts at Gagetown, Maugerville and St. Anne’s Point (where Benjamin Atherton was in charge).  The business interests of the company were extremely varied:  fishing; the fur trade; manufacturing lime; shipbuilding; sawing lumber; cutting wood; digging stone; clearing land; curing fish; cutting hay; and attending stock.

The Company’s fortunes declined somewhat during the American Revolution, because their trading links with New England were cut off.  However, the arrival of the Loyalists provided Simonds, Hazen & White with a new clientele, and ensured their success.  In 1782, Hazen and White were granted 8000 acres on the north side of the Oromocto River.  This secured their business in that area.

The documents in this series relate to the Company’s dealings in Oromocto and date from 1785 to 1821.  This series measures 14 centimeters.  Ms12 (Benjamin Atherton Records) also provides material on the dealings of Simonds, Hazen and White.  For further information, see W.O. Raymond, The River St. John.  The series measures approximately 10cm.”

1  Ledger of Hazen, White and Company, general merchants; Oromocto, Sunbury County, 1785-1800.  (Also contains a list of ships and vessels entered at the Naval Office, Saint John, 1784-1785, with cargoes and captains.)

2  Ledger of Hazen, White and Company; general merchants, Oromocto, 1785-1821.

3  Ledger of Hazen, White and Company, general merchants, Oromocto, 1785-1787.

4  Account Book “No. 3” kept by John Hazen of Hazen, White and Company containing balances of accounts, etc.; Oromocto, 1785-1796.

General Land Papers

MC300-MS29 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 190)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“This series contains ten items all of which relate to the settlement, acquisition or sale of land.  They date between 1817 and 1890.”

1  Advertisement for sale by auction of the property of Andrew Brown near Red Bank Creek, Chipman; July d2, 1889.

2  Release of Robert Leonard, Saint John, to Ezekiel McLeod, Saint John; November 4, 1890.

3  Opinion by Charles Peters regarding the right of possession or passage on various parcels of land, Saint John; 1817.

4  Notice of sale by the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company of lands in New Brunswick; September 30, 1843.

5  Draft petition of Thomas Purvis seeking land in Southampton, York County, which William Merrithew has filed a quitclaim; November 1, 1865.

6  Typescript listing of the “Persons Located in the Town Plot of St. Andrews of Passamoquody”; n.d.

7  Survey return of land at Springdale, Parish of Cardwell, Kings County, made by G.W. McCready; July 12-14, 1875.

8  Notice of Public Sale of land on Prince William Street, Saint John, 1869.

9  Certificate of residence to William Libby, St. Stephen Parish, Charlotte County; December 18, 1833.

10  Release of “Francis & Co.” by Morey & Co., Boston; January 14, 1876.

Mortgages

MC300-MS27 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 188)

If you are interested in any of these files then please contact the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

“This series contains eight mortgages dated between 1788 and 1912.”

1  Mortgage of Charles W. Clayton, Sarah E. Clayton, and Charles F. Clayton of Ashland, Maine, to the Houlton Savings Bank, Maine; January 16, 1883.

2  Mortgage of Charles F. Clayton of Ashland, Maine, and Charles W. Clayton, Garfield Plantation, to A.S. Eustis and Frank Aldrich, Boston; April 22, 1886.

3  Mortgage of C.F. Clayton and C.W. Clayton (Clayton & Co.), Ashland, Maine, to John L. Cutler, George C. Cutler, Fred B. Cutler, and John L. Cutler Jr., Bangor; March 21, 1887.

4  Mortgage of Gabriel de Veber, Lancaster Parish, to Jacob Vail, Maugerville; February 16, 1801.

5  Mortgage of John and Elizabeth Crabb, Kemble’s Manor, to Stephen Kemble; October 14, 1788.

6  Mortgage of Robert Cunard, Portland, to the Saint John Building Society; August 16, 1865.

7  Notice of Sale under the Power of Sale in the Indenture of Mortgage to Edithe and Paul Gauvin, from Joseph P. Dionne, Edmundston; June 18, 1912.

8  First mortgage bonds of The Maritime Sulphite Fibre Company; November 16, 1900.