Royal Wedding Memorabilia Show & Tell

Royal Wedding Memorabilia Show & Tell
With Mr. Don Roberts

The York Sunbury Historical Society will be hosting a royal wedding memorabilia show and tell immediately after its annual general meeting on 21 April 2011 at Old Government House. Presented by Don Roberts, who will be participating with several of his own pieces, guests are invited bring their royal wedding memorabilia for an opportunity to show it to our guest and to tell us about them!

The Forest Queen riverboat brought Edward Prince of Wales to Fredericton in 1860. She voyaged on the St. John River between 1848 and 1867.

The annual general meeting is scheduled for 7pm and will hopefully only last 30 to 45 minutes. Please join us! Admission is free and you do not have to be a member to attend!

The York Sunbury Historical Society hosts a lecture on the third Thursday of most months. All evening programs take place at Old Government House (51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton). We can park on site and come in the side entrance.

Oromocto Pioneer Days

MC300-MS70 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description  (page 285)

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

Report on Oromocto Pioneer Days, 1974.  10cm.

1  Gerald P. Steacy

2  Oromocto Days – 1970

3  G.P. Steacy – Mayor Watling – Anne Murray

4  Papers regarding the Annual Oromocto Canoe Race, July 1, 1972-1975.    

a  Correspondence

b  Newspaper clippings and advertisements

c  Results of Canoe races

d  Critiques

e  Race information and entry forms

5  Papers regarding Pioneer Days, 1972-1974

a  General correspondence

b  Rodeo Show; 1974

c  Children’s pet show; 1974

d  Horse haul competition; 1973-1974

e  Moose calling competition

f  Rolling Pin Throwing Competition

g  Newspaper Clippings and Advertisements

h  Oromocto Pioneer Days – General Information

i  Oromocto Pioneer Days – Aircraft Competition

j  Oromocto Pioneer Days – Log Rolling

k  Oromocto Pioneer Days – Horse Show

6  R.D. Wilmot – Memorial – Oromocto

7  Black Watch Cairn – Oromocto

8  Fort Hughes – Oromocto

a  Background Information

b  Operations

9  Coat-of-Arms – Oromocto

10  G.P. Steacy – Oromocto

11  Steamships – St. John River

12  Indian Camp Site – Village of Wel-A-Mook-Took

13  River Boat – St. John River

14  Sailing Ships – Oromocto

15  Playground Supervisors – Oromocto

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.

Photographs and Pictures

MC300-MS44 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description 

(page 216)

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

Alexander Gibson in his sawmill, Marysville; P4/2/6

“This series includes 227 photographs and pictures housed in the Provincial Archives Audio-Visual Section.  Most of the documents in this series are photographs, which date between c. 1860 and c. 1960, but there are also a few sketches of individuals and buildings.  Researchers must note that the “P number” following each description is the Audio-Visual Section code necessary to retrieving the document.”

1  Old Mount House, Grimross Island, Gagetown, Queens County; P4/2/1.

2  Copy of a watercolour of Fredericton, 1818; P4/2/2.

3  Old Legislative Council Chamber, Legislative Building, Fredericton; P4/2/3.

4  Market house, Phoenix Square, Fredericton; 1863, P4/2/4 and P5/6.

5  Interior of Hall of Arts Building (Kings College), U.N.B., Fredericton, showing stove and clock, 1898; P4/2/5.

6  Alexander Gibson in his sawmill, Marysville; P4/2/6.

7  University Avenue, Fredericton, in flood of 1887; P4/2/7.

8  Officers barracks as seen from St. John River during flood of 1887, Fredericton; P4/2/8 and P5/313.

9  Risteen’s factory, former George J. Dibblee house, Fredericton; P4/2/9.

10  Number One Hose Company, Fredericton Fire Department, June 20, 1887; P4/2/10 and P5/374.

Methodist Church built by Alexander Gibson, Marysville; P4/2/11 and P5/58

11  Methodist Church built by Alexander Gibson, Marysville; P4/2/11 and P5/58.

12  Copy of watercolour showing small Methodist church, Carleton St., Fredericton, 1840; P4/2/12.

13  Aberdeen Mill, Fredericton; P4/2/13 and P5/362.

14  Collegiate School and Christ Church Cathedral from the house of Sir George Parkin, Fredericton; P4/2/14.

15  Church Street between George St. and Charlotte Street, Fredericton; P4/2/15.

16  Lovers Lane, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/16.

17  View from the main house, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/17.

18  Caretaker’s cottage, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/18.

19  Main house, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/19.

20  Main house, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/20.

21  Barn, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/22.

22  Base stone from a gristmill; P4/2/22.

23  Barn and covered entrance, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/23.

24  Ox-cart that belonged to Lieutenant-Governor Thomas Carleton; P4/2/24.

25  Root house; P4/2/25.

26  House of Samuel Denys Street; P4/2/26.

27  Ox-cart; P4/2/27.

28  Old Mount House with man and woman standing out front, Grimross Island, Gagetown; P1/31.

29  House of Benjamin Glasier, Lincoln; P4/2/29.

30  House of John Saunders, Fredericton; P4/2/30.

31  House of William Garden, Springhill; P4/2/31.

32  Rainsford house, near Fredericton; P4/2/32.

33  Trinity Church, Upper Maugerville; P4/2/33.

34  Old Rectory, former house of the Roberts family, George St., Fredericton; P4/2/34.

35  Stephen Glasier house, Lincoln; P4/2/35.

36  John Hazen house; P4/2/36.

37  Barker house built by Stair Agnew, Barker’s Point, Fredericton; P4/2/37.

38  House of Attorney-General Thomas Wetmore, Fredericton; P4/2/38.

39  Rear view of the George Shore house in which Bliss Carman once lived, Fredericton; P4/2/39.

40  Stone house built by Thomas Peppers, Lower St. Mary’s; P4/2/40.

41  Woolford Cottage, Regent Street, Fredericton; P4/2/41.

42  King’s Coffee House where the General Assembly first met in Fredericton, (with a view of the Ward Chipman house); P4/2/42.

43  Rookwood house, Fredericton; P4/2/43.

44  Faculty and students (Encaenia), University of New Brunswick, 1879; P4/2/44 and P5/75.

45  Rookwood house, Fredericton; P4/2/45.

46  House built by Henry Winslow Miller and leased to Ward Chipman, Fredericton, 1836; P4/2/46.

47  Rear view of the Edward Winslow Miller house; P4/2/47.

48  Front view of the King’s Coffee House, which was torn down in 1958 to make room for the Playhouse; P4/2/48.

49  Rear view of King’s Coffee House; P4/2/49.

50  Rear view of the Edward Winslow Miller house, Fredericton; P4/2/50.

51  House of Edward Winslow Miller which housed Central Bank of N.B. in 1836 and was occupied by the Dept. of Agriculture for many years, Fredericton; P4/2/51.

52  Brick building which housed Edward Winslow Miller, Henry Smith, R.P. Allen, the Travel Bureau and the Department of Public Works, respectively, and was removed to make way for Playhouse, Fredericton; P4/2/52.

53  Golden Ball Inn, Waterloo Row, Fredericton; P4/2/53.

54  European and North American Railway Station, Saint John; P4/2/54.

55  Odell House, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/55.

56  Stone house built by Thomas Gill, Upper Maugerville; P4/2/56.

57  Provincial Normal School burning, Fredericton, 1929; P4/2/57.

58  Odell house, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/58.

59  Odell house, Rookwood, Fredericton; P4/2/59.

60  Edward Winslow Miller house, Fredericton; P4/2/60.

61  “Frogmore” built by Chief Justice Carter, Maryland Hill, Fredericton; P4/2/61.

62  Woolford cottage, Regent St., Fredericton; P4/2/62.

63  Old rectory, Oromocto; P4/2/63.

64  Lieutenant-Governor William F. Todd and Col. W.P. Osorne in as sleigh in front of the Legislative Building, Fredericton; P4/2/64.

65  Stone engraved by Timothy O’Connor of the Crown Land Office showing “The Hermitage”, the house of Thomas Baillie, Fredericton; P4/2/65.

66  Shore house, Shore’s Island, York County; P4/2/66.

67  Sunbury County court house, Burton; P4/2/67.

68  House of Gerhardus Clowes, Oromocto; P4/2/68.

69  Shore house, Shore’s Island, York County; P4/2/69.

70  Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton; P4/2/70.

71  Horse powered craft at Lunt’s Ferry; P4/2/71.

72  Victoria Mill (Fraser’s), Fredericton; P4/2/72.

73  Victoria Mill (Fraser’s), Fredericton; P4/2/73.

74  Victoria Mill (Fraser’s), Fredericton; P4/2/74.

75  Victoria Mill (Fraser’s), Fredericton; P4/2/75.

76  Victoria Mill (Fraser’s), Fredericton; P4/2/76.

77  Wainwright house in first stage of demolition to make way for Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton 1946; P4/2/77.

78  Wainwright house being demolished; P4/2/78.

79  Rubble of Wainwright house; P4/2/79.

80  McCaffery House in first stage of demolition to make way for Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, Fredericton, 1946; P4/2/80.

81  McCaffery house being demolished; P4/2/81.

82  Lord Beaverbrook Hotel construction begins, Fredericton; P4/2/82.

83  Lord Beaverbrook Hotel with Rainsford house partly demolished at left centre; P4/2/82.

84  McCaffery house before demolition, Fredericton, 1946; P4/2/84.

85  McCaffery house being demolished; P4/2/85.

86  McCaffery house being demolished; P4/2/86.

87  Rainsford house before demolition, 1946; P4/2/87.

88  Rubble of Rainsford house; P4/2/88.

89  Intercolonial railway yards, Moncton, 1877; P4/2/89.

90  Burpee house, Sheffield; P4/2/90.

91  Burpee house, Sheffield; P4/2/91.

92  Burpee house; P4/2/92.

93  Cornerstone of Burpee house; P4/2/93.

94  Burpee house; P4/2/94.

95  Burpee house; P4/2/95.

96  West house, Long’s Creek, York County; P4/2/96.

97  West house, Long’s Creek, York County; P4/2/97.

98  West house, Long’s Creek, York County; P4/2/98.

99  Smythe house, French Lake, Sunbury County; P4/2/99.

100  Smythe house, French Lake, Sunbury County; P4/2/100.

101  Interior of skating rink, corner of York and Saunders Streets, Fredericton, which burned in 1881; P4/2/101.

102  House of Jowett family, New Jersey; P4/2/102.

103  Old roundhouse built for Northern and Western Railway, 1887; P4/2/103.

104  Odell house, now deanery of Christ Church Cathedral, corner of Church and Brunswick Streets, Fredericton; P4/2/104.

105  Queen Street decorated for the visit of Sir John A. MacDonald, Fredericton; P4/2/105.

106  Carriage at Edgecombe’s Carriage Factory; P4/2/106.

107  Fredericton streets, Northumberland and Brunswick, flooded in 1923; P4/2/107.

108  Fredericton bridge after fire had destroyed two middle spans.

109  Market in City Hall Square, Fredericton, about 1887; P4/2/109.

110  Military parade as seen from the Queen Hotel (with the Simcoe Saunders house in right background), Fredericton; P4/2/110.

111  Victoria Hotel, Saint John, 1877; P4/2/111.

112  Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton; P4/2/112.

113  Saint John after the Great Fire of 1877; P4/2/113.

114  Camping scene showing Andy Stratton, Allen Randolph, D. Lee Babbitt, Charles G.D. Roberts and Bliss Carman, near Edmundston; P4/2/114 and P5/603.

115  Kings College (Arts Building) Fredericton; P4/2/115.

116  Glasier Manor near the mouth of the Nerepis River; P4/2/116.

117  Stratton house, River Road between Springhill and Island View, York County; P4/2/117.

118  Church street between King and Queen Streets, Fredericton; P4/2/118.

119  Old Mount House, Grimross Island, Gagetown; P1/32.

120   Government House, Fredericton; P1/33.

121  House opposite covered bridge at Rusagonis, Sunbury County; P4/2/121.

122  Hatch House, Oromocto; P4/2/122.

123  Griffiths house, Keswick Ridge, York County; P4/2/123.

124  Oscar Sharpe house, Scotch Settlement; P4/2/124.

125  Oscar Sharpe house, Scotch Settlement; P4/2/125.

126  Smith house, Rusagonis; P4/2/126.

127  Out building at Smith farm, French Lake, Sunbury County; P4/2/127.

128  Fredericton City Rugby Team, 1898; P/2/128.

129  Fredericton High School Football Team, 1897; P4/2/129.

130  Fredericton Football Team, 1900; P4/2/130.

131  Fredericton Football Team, 1901; P4/2/131.

132  Fredericton City Rugby Team, early 1900’s; P4/2/132.

Fredericton doctors meet Chatham baseball team at Scully's Grove, Fredericton; P4/2/133

133  Fredericton doctors meet Chatham baseball team at Scully’s Grove, Fredericton; P4/2/133.

134  Group of U.N.B. athletes; P4/2/134.

135  Hunting party on the Portobello, early 1900’s; P4/2/135.

136  Hatch house, Oromocto; P4/2/136.

137  Hatch house, Oromocto; P4/2/137.

138  Hatch house, Oromocto; P4/2/138.

139  Stone building once occupied by the Knights of Columbus, Fredericton; P4/2/139.

140  Group of soldiers at rear of barracks, Fredericton, c. 1884; P37/327.

141  Canadian volunteers to the South African War including William Fielders; P1/2.

142  Bliss Carman house, Shore St., Fredericton; P1/3.

143  Group of young men, Fredericton, c. 1900; P1/4 and P5/75.

Exhibition building, Fredericton, pre-1907; P1/5

144  Exhibition building, Fredericton, pre-1907; P1/5.

145  Hay scow and tugboat, 1907; P1/6.

146  Souvenirs made from bird’s-eye maple and deer horns; P1/7a.

147  The mouth of the Matapedia River, Quebec; P1/7b.

148  The Grand Falls gorge, Madawaska County; P1/7c.

149  The Grand Falls gorge; P1/7d.

150  The Grand Falls gorge; P1/7e.

151  The Grand Falls gorge; P1/7f.

152  The hydropower house at the foot of the Grand Falls gorge; P1/7g.

153  Hydro dam at the head of the Grand Falls gorge; P1/7h.

154  Bridge over the Restigouche River into Matapedia, Quebec; P1/7i.

155  “Morrissey Rock”, from the Restigouche River; P1/7j.         

Morrissey Rock showing the tunnel; P1-7k

156  “Morrissey Rock”, showing the tunnel; P1/7k.

157  The Restigouche River from Morrissey Rock; P1/7l.

158  The Restigouche River from “Morrissey Rock” (Sugarloaf Mountain, Campbellton in the distance); P1/7m.

159  Lord Baden-Powell in Saint John for a Boy Scout Rally; P1/8.

160  Waverly and Lorne Hotels after fire, Fredericton, 1938; P1/9.

161  “Wangan” supply boat for river drive near the Water Works, Fredericton, 1948; P1/10.

162  Silver tankard and candlesticks brought from Plymouth, Mass., by Edward Winslow; P1/11.

163  Steamer “Hampstead” leaving the Star Line wharf, Fredericton, c. 1900; P1/34.

164  Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry officer’s quarters, Fredericton, c. 1900; P1/35.

165  Normal School and City Hall, Fredericton, c. 1900; P1/36.

166  Kings Head Tavern, Grimross, Queens County; P1/37.

167  Locomotive No. 2 “St. Stephen”; P2/1.

168  Edmundston, c. 1880; P2/2 and P5/554.

169  Fredericton from Brick Hill with C.A. Taylor in foreground, 1897; P2/3 and P5/305b.

Male choir from Fredericton Fire Dept. on stage at City Hall, 1899; P2/4

170  Male choir from Fredericton Fire Dept. on stage at City Hall, 1899; P2/4.

171  Silsby Steam Engine Co., Fredericton Fire Department, c. 1900; P2/5.

172  Central Hose Station No. 2, Fredericton Fire Department, c. 1900; P2/6.

Hugh O'Neill with Canada's last fire horses, Fredericton, 1938; P2/7

173  Hugh O’Neill with Canada’s last fire horses, Fredericton, 1938; P2/7.         

174  Street scene in Oskosh, Wisconsin; P2/8.

175  Street scene in Oskosh, Wis.; P2/9.

176  Street scene in Oskosh, Wis.; P2/10.

177  Fredericton Brass Band, 1915, P37/111.

178  Automobile, Moncton, 1931; P2/12.

179  Arms of the City of Fredericton presented to “H.M.C.S.”, 1943;P2/13.

180  Building removed to make way for Playhouse, Fredericton; P2/133.

181  Building removed to make way for Playhouse, Fredericton; P2/134.

182  Buildings removed to make way for Playhouse, Fredericton; P2/135.

183  Buildings removed to make way for Playhouse, Fredericton; P2/136.

184  Soldier’s barracks, Fredericton; P2/137.

185  Government House, Fredericton; P2/138.

186  Queen Street, Fredericton; P2/139.

187  Officer’s Barracks, Fredericton; P2/140.

188  Four members of Fredericton Police Force, c. 1900; P3/2.

189  Fredericton birthday cake of snow, 1935; P3/3.

190  Infantry school corps including Col. Maunsell and Surgeon Brown, c. 1880’s; P132/1.

191  Camp Aldershot, 1893; P132/2.

192  Fort Selkirk, 1897; P132/3.

193  Band of the Infantry School Corps; P132/4.

194  Band of the Infantry School Corps; P132/5.

195  Group of officers; P132/6.     

196  Officer’s Quarters, Fredericton; P132/7.

197  Muster roll of unidentified militia unit, n.d.; P132/8 and P132/9.

198  Letter to Mrs. William R. Buswell, Centreville, on the death of her husband from Edward Doyle on behalf of the Number 4 Company Canadian Regiment of Infantry, Fredericton, June 13, 1892; P132/10.

199  Sketch of Charles McFarlane; P132/11.

200  Sketch of Benjamin Franklin Tibbets; P132/12.

201    Sketch of Henry McFarlane; P132/13.

202  Sketch of Mrs. McFarlane; P132/14.

203  Lottie Valentine Porter, daughter of William and Eliza Porter; P132/15.

204  Igraham Smith house, French Lake, Sunbury County, 1964; P132/16.

205  Ingraham Smith house; P132/17.

206  Captain John Barker, P132/76.

207  Sketch of the Baptist Academy and the Baptist Church, [Fredericton] 1847; P132/76.

208  Sketch of Queen Street, Fredericton, by William Crewdson, c. 1855; P132/77.

209  Sketch of the Parish Church with Christ Church Cathedral under construction by William Crewdson, c. 1850; P132/78.

210  Mrs. John Medley – died 1906 P.

211  Queen Victoria [circa 1890-1900] P132/144.

212  Cannons in Officer’s Square, Queen St., Fredericton. August 11, 1969 P.

213  Framed silhouette of C.P. Brennan, wife of Benjamin Wolhaupter, cut 1814.  See MS16/9 P ?

214  Timothy Lynch, see MS18/38.  (refer to Lynch History Research Enquiry blog post)

215  Lady Ashburnham’s Funeral, Fredericton, 1938.      

216  Inspection of Veterans by H.R.H. King Geo. VI, 1939.

217  World War I Training Aircraft.

218  General Montgomery decorating Robert B. Forbes.

219  Fort Hughes, Oromocto.

220  S.S. “Victoria”, 1897-1916 – St. John River Steamer.

221  Maritime 1948 Gilwell, Camp Buchan, P.E.I.

222  His Majesty’s 104th Regimental Tray, circa 1813.

223  Interior of Saint Dunstan’s Church, 1969.

224  Christ Church Cathedral after the fire.

225  Fiftieth reunion, St. Anne’s Boy Scouts, circa 1980.

226  York Sunbury Museum Country Fare Cafe.

227  Old Legislature Building, Fredericton.

228  Fred Coleman & Family in rowboat, photographed by A. Stoerger. (crack in photo)

229  Mr. & Mrs. Fred Coleman and Family on veranda of large house, c.1800? photographed by A. Stoerger.

230  Group of men some in a rowboat with fishing rods, some standing and sitting. (Chauncey Coleman, Gilmour Brown, Bob Barker, George Dibblee, Ron Coleman, Al McClaskey, Ned Allen, Fred Coleman and Nelson Campbell)

231  Group of men: One sitting, 3 standing with rifles and 3 up a pole (Ned Allen, Chauncey Coleman, Al McClaskey, Ronald Coleman. Fred Coleman, Nelson Campbell, Robert Barker and Gilmor Brown)

Maps and Plans

MC300-MS43 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 206)

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

“This series includes the maps and plans housed in the Provincial Archives Map Section.  The maps include documents on the Province, counties, parishes, towns, land surveys, land grants, cemeteries, etc.  The plans include documents on several buildings in Fredericton and a saw mill.  The researcher must note that the numeric code following each description is the Map Section code — the date is included in that code.  In addition, where the document has its own title it is indicated by quotation marks, and where the title or date is added by research, it is indicated by square brackets.

The documents in this series date between 1761 and 1958.  Later additions to this series include several World War I Maps including Ordance Surveys of England and Wales, Trench Maps from France, etc.”

1  “A Plan of the River St. John”; MC300-203.29-1761.

2  [Map of part of the St. John River from border to St. Ann’s…] MC300-203.29-[1768].

3  [Map of the Town Part of Fredericton showing numbered lots and blocks and parts of the military compound]; MC300-203.57 [1785].

4  [Map of part of Fredericton showing numbered lots along the St. John River including the Burying Ground and various mills]; MC300-203.57-[1785].

5  [Map of granted lots between the St. John River and the Pokiok River, Parish of Dumfries, York County]; MC300-203.7-[1820].

6  [Map of a section of Weldford Parish, County of Kent]; MC300-203.9-[1830].

7  “Town Plat of Fredericton, County of York”; MC300-203.57-1832.

8  “Return to His Honor the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Surveyors Generals warrant to extend such lines as are necessary to define the bounds between the granted and ungranted lands…in the parish of Northampton, York County, Woodstock, 5th Sept, 1832, by Jacob Allen”; MC300-203.7-1832.

9  “Map of the Tract of Land belonging to the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company”; MC300-203.7-[1834].

10  [Map of part of York County showing granted lots along the Shugomac Ridge]; MC300-203.7-[1834].

11  [Map of a section of Canterbury Parish, York County, showing granted lots]; MC300-203.7-[1835].

12  “County of Victoria” showing McDonald Survey of 1836 at the junction of the Tobique and Pokiok Rivers; MC300-203.13-[1836].

13  [Map of granted lots along a section of the Tobique River]; MC300-203.13-[1838].

14  “Parish of Northesk, County of Northumberland”; MC300-203.4-[1840].

15  “A Sketch of part of the River St. John, west of the Madawaska River”; MC300-203.29-[1845].

16  [Map of a section of Carleton County showing granted lots]; MC300-203.11-[1850].

17  [Map of part of Northumberland County showing granted lots in Northesk Parish]; MC300-203.4-[1851].

18  “Return to the Surveyor Generals order of Survey No. 4778 in favor of Dennis Murphy parish of Kingsclear, County of York”; MC300-203.7-1851.

19  “Parish of Perth, County of Victoria”; MC300-203.13-[1859].

20  “Map of the Great Roads in New Brunswick”; MC300-203-1860.

21  [Map of a section of Saint John County showing a lot reserved for a provincial penitentiary]; MC300-203.1-1860.

22  “Parish of Canterbury, County of York”; MC300-203.7-[1860].

23  [Map showing granted lots in the parish of Canterbury, York County]; MC300-d203.7-[1860].

24  [Map showing part of York County including part of First Shogomac Lake and Indian Lake]; MC300-203.7-[1860].

25  [Map showing lands granted in Victoria County, along the Tobique River]; MC300-203.13-[1862].

26  [Map showing the James Taylor lot at the junction of the Tobique and Pokiok Rivers]; MC300-203.13-[1865].

27  [Map of three lots along the Tobique River belonging to Jarvis G. Grant, J.H. Brewer and W. McDougall, surveyed by Garden]; MC300-203.13-[1873].

28  “Tˆtu’s Survey of lots for Settlement in 1874”; MC300-203.15-1874.

29  [Map of Victoria County showing granted lands and timber reserves]; MC300-203.13-[1875].

30  Map of “Parish of Blissville, County of Sunbury, N.B.; MC300-203.8-[1875].

31  [Map of part of Madawaska County showing granted lots and surveyed lots.  Includes a survey of Tˆtu]; MC300-203.15-[1875].

32  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of Survey in favor of Owen Ferro, Parish of Southampton, County of York”; MC300-203.7-1877.

33  “Parish of Southampton, County of York, Plan of survey made the 14 January 1878 by Thomas Newell and Chesley Hawkins; MC300-203.7-1878.

34  Map of “Extension to Pleasant Ridge” showing part of Northumberland County and Kent County; MC300-203.4-[1878].

35  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of Survey dated 1st September 1879 in favor of John Gilles, parish of North Lake, County of York”; MC300-203.7-[1879].

36  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of Survey dated 30 September 1879 in favor of Robert C. Palmer, parish of North Lake, County of York”; MC300-203.7-1879.

37  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of Survey dated 25 August 1879 in favor of Dan McCluskey Parish of North Lake, County of York”; MC300-203.7-1879.

38  [Map showing lots of James Murchies, Asa Dow, W.J. Bedell, Canterbury Parish, York County]; MC300-203.7-[1880].

39  [Survey of the James and W.J. Peacock lots]; MC300-203.7-[1880].

40  [Map of lots at the junction of the N.W. Nackawic, and N.E. Nackawic, York County]; MC300-203.70-[1880].

41  [Maps of lots in North Lake, York County]; MC300-203.7-[1880].

42  [Lots granted in Southampton Parish, York County]; MC300-203.7-[1880].

43  [Map showing granted lots bordered by Lake George, Magaguadavic Lake and the St. John River in York County]; MC300-203.7-[1880].

44  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of survey, parish of Canterbury, County of York”; MC300-203.7-[1880].

45  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of Survey dated 14 September 1879 in favor of Samuel B. Williams, parish of Canterbury, County of York”; MC300-203.7-[1880].

46  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of Survey dated 13 April 1880 in favor of Robert Bustard, parish of North Lake, County of York”; MC300-203.7-[1880].

47  [Map of part of Victoria County showing granted lots]; MC300-203.13-[1880].

48  [Map of a lot on Brunswick St., Fredericton, also showing High School fence and Judge Steadman’s lot]; MC300-203.57-[1880].

49  [Map showing land of Robert Smith and Josiah Veasey near Fall Brook, Carleton County]; MC300-203.11-[1881].

50  [Two maps showing lots in the Parish of Brighton, Carleton County]; MC300-203.11-[1881].

51  “Return to the Surveyor Generals Order of survey dated 15 May 1882 in favor of George Wilson parish of Kingsclear, County of York”; MC300-203.7-1882.

52  [Map of Victoria County compiled and drawn by W.M. McInnes…]; MC300-203.13-[1886].

53  “Plan of the Old Protestant Burial Ground, Fredericton, N.B.”; MC300-203.57-1887.

54  [Map of lots in Carleton County near Nigger Brook]; MC300-203.7-[1889].

55  “Plan of the County around the City of Fredericton embracing parts of the counties of York and Sunbury, Province of N.B.”; MC300-203.26-1902.

56  “Plan of the South West Miramichi River showing the salmon pools and owners”; MC300-203.57-1904.

57  “Plan of Survey of Vacant Crown Lands, Charlotte County”; MC300-203.3-1918.

58  “Plans showing granted and Vacant Crown Land and South of St. John River, New Maryland and Kings clear Parishes, York County, N.B.”; MC300-203.7-1920.

59  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in parts of the Parishes of Dumfries, Prince William, Kingsclear and Manners Sutton, York Co.”; MC300-203.7-1922.

60  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in the parishes of North Lake and McAdam County of York”; MC300-203.7-1922.

61  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in the parishes of McAdam, Prince William and Manners Sutton, York County”; MC300-203.7-1922.

62  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in parts of the parishes of Manners Sutton, New Maryland, Gladstone and Blissfield, York and Sunbury Counties”; MC300-203.7-1922.

63  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in the parishes of Dufferin, St. James, St. Stephen, St. David, Charlotte County, N.B.” MC300-203.3-1922.

64  “Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway, The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway, the Spokane International Railway and Connections; MC300-1100-1922.

65  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in the parishes of Ludlow and Stanley, Northumberland and York Counties”; MC300-203.7-1924.

66  [Plan showing granted lots in parts of York, Sunbury and Queens Counties, N.B.]; MC300-203.8-[1925].

67 a  Map of “New Brunswick”; MC300-d203-1927.

b  Map of The Province of New Brunswick: compiled by T.G Loggie, and W.C. Grimmer as the Surveyor General.

68 “Plan showing copy of Maugerville Grant County of Sunbury, N.B.”; MC300-203.8-1928.

69  “Plan showing granted and surveyed lots in the parishes of Burton, Gagetown, Petersville and Hampstead, Sunbury and Queens Counties” MC300-203.8-[1930].

70  [Plan showing granted lots in the parishes of Dumfries and Prince William, York County]; MC300-203-7-1946.

71  [Map of the City of Fredericton]; MC300-203.57-1946.

72  “Plan of the City of Fredericton”; MC300-203.57-1948.

73  “Burlington Sectional Aeronautical Chart” compiled and printed at Washington, D.C.; MC300-1200-1951.

74  Map of “Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada”; MC300-203.11-[1951].

75  “Plans of the City of Fredericton and surrounding districts”; MC300-203.57-1958.

76  “Woodstock, Canada-United States of America”; MC300-203.62-1959.

77  [Map of part of Charlotte County showing grants in the areas of L’Etang Harbour, Beaver Harbour and the Magaguadavick River]; MC300-203.3-n.d.

78  [Map showing the lands granted in the Parish of Saint John, Charlotte County]; MC300-203.3-n.d.

79  [Map of a section of Northumberland County showing granted lots along the Miramichi River at the junction of the Little South West Miramichi and the North West Miramichi]; MC300-203.4-n.d.

80  [Map of a section of land granted in Southesk Parish, Northumberland County, including the area of Little South West Miramichi River]; MC300-203.4-n.d.

81  [Map showing parts of the County of Victoria and County of Northumberland, showing lands granted.  Includes part of the Tobique River and the Serpentine River]; MC300-203.4-n.d.

82  [Map of a section of land on the North West Miramichi showing granted lots and a 100 acre lot granted to Indians]; MC300-203.4-n.d.

83  [Map showing land granted in Westfield Parish Kings County, including part of the Nerepis River and Harcourt Lake]; MC300-203.5-n.d.

84  [Map showing granted lots along a section of the Salmon River, Queens County]; MC300-203.6-n.d.

85  [Map showing lands granted in Queens County on Lake Washademoac]; MC300-203.6-n.d.

86  [Map of granted lots in the area of the N.W. Nackawick River, York County];; MC300-203.7-n.d.

87  [Map of granted lots between part of North Lake and North Bay, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

88  [Map of lots around Charley Lake and Jamieson Lake, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

89  [Map of granted lots in the area surrounded by North Lake, First and Second Eel Lakes and Chipetneticook Lake]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

90  [Map of lots in Eel River near First Eel Lake, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

91  [Map of surveyed lots around Jamieson Lake and Charley Lake, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

92  [Map of lots granted to E.C. Gates, S. Foster and Chas. Bartlett at Hay Brook and North Lake, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

93  [Map of lots belonging to John McAdam, E.C. Gates and George Shore between Hay Brook and North Lake, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

94  [Map showing lots around Monument Brook and North Lake belonging to George Shore, John McAdam, E.C. Gates and C. Bartlett]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

95  [Map of numbered lots in Carleton and York County near Ayres Lake including Y. and C. Mining Co. Lots]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

96  [Map of granted lots between a section of North Lake and North Bay, Grand Lake]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

97  [Map of granted lots along a section of Monument Brook, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

98  [Map of a section of York County including parts of Grand and Second Chiputnetikook Lakes showing granted lots]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

99  [Map of a section of Royal Road including Hamtown Settlement and Old Scotch Settlement cemetery]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

100  [Map of a section of York County showing granted lots including also Shugamoc Lake]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

101  [Map showing a section of York County including Carr’s Brook, Mill Creek and Maryland Road]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

102  [Map of part of Canterbury Parish, York County, including Lake Amelia]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

103  [Map of the grant to the 42nd Regiment Blackwatch Loyalists in Taymouth and Pleasant Valley, York County]; MC300-203.7-n.d.

104  Map of a section of Queens County showing granted lots, including part of Cumberland Creek and Coal Creek]; MC300-203.8-n.d.

105  [Map of granted lots along part of the St. John River in Carleton County]; MC300-203.11-n.d.

106  [Map of a section of Carleton County showing granted lots]; MC300-203.11-n.d.

107  [Map showing granted lots in part of Aberdeen and Brighton Parish, Carleton County]; MC300-203.13-n.d.

108  [Map showing granted lots along part of the Tobique River between Red River Rapids and the junction of the Pokiok and Pokiok Rivers]; MC300-203.13-n.d.

109  [Map of lots along part of the Tobique River]; MC300-203.13-n.d.

110  [Map of granted lots around the junction of the Tobique and St. John Rivers]; MC300-203.13-n.d.

111  [Map of part of the Parish of Hillsborough, Albert County]; MC300-203.14-n.d.

112  [Map showing lots between Regent St. and St. John St., south of Charlotte St., Fredericton]; MC300-203.57-n.d.

113  [Map of part of Manawagonish Cove showing granted lots bordering on the shore, Saint John County]; MC300-203.60-n.d.

114  Sackets Harbour Batt. Res. Development Scheme of Park Improvement”, New York State; MC300-1202-n.d.

115  Plans of J.E. Dumaresq for the Fredericton High School, Corner of George and York Streets; 1891, MC300/2.

116  Plans of re-arrangement of fittings for Fredericton Post Office; 1906, MC300/5.

117  Plan of showcases in the York-Sunbury Historical Society Museum; 1954, MC300/1.

118  Plan of the York-Sunbury Historical Society Museum; n.d., MC300/4.

119  Plan of a saw mill for A.D. McVicar; n.d., MC300/3.

120  Map of Arras, France battle area, World War I; n.d.

121  “Up to Date War Map” of Europe; copywright 1939.

122  Map of Western Europe “Scene of the World’s Greatest War, 1914-1915.

123  Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map, Tourists’ and Shippers’ Guide to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.  Includes railroads, districts, cities, towns, villages, Post Offices, Lakes, rivers, etc.; copywright 1929.

124  Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map and Shippers’ Guide to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.  Includes the entire railroad system, cities, towns.  Post Offices, railroad stations, villages, counties, islands, lakes, rivers, populations, etc.; Copywright 1901. (map missing)

125  Johnston’s’ Political Map to illustrate “The Eastern Question”.  Shows the limits of all countries bordering on Turkey, with the most recent railways.  Enlarged map of the Bosporous, &c.; copywright 1877.

126  Plan of the property of Charles Llewellyn & proposed subdivision; Feb., 1953.

127  Map of NB, Dept. of Lands and Mines, showing crown lands; 1923.

128  “Time’s Atlas of the War”, includes 8 maps; begins with Time’s issue of July 22, 1940.

129  “The Wonder Atlas of the World”; [published between 1932 and 1949].

130  Geological Survey – Massachusetts and Connecticut, 3 pieces; n.d.

131  Survey maps (2) of Hamilton Road & C.N.R. lines; Apr. 13, Oct. 23, 1922.

132  World War I Maps

1  District 18, St. Quentin, France

2  District 28, Belgium and France

3  District 12, Valenciennes, Belgium

4  Trench Map, District 57D, N.E., France

5  Ordance Survey, Aldershot District (South) England and Wales

6  Trench Map, District 57D, S.E. France

7  Trench Map, District 51B, N.W.1, Roclincourt

8  North West Europe

9  District 11, Lens, France

10  District 5A, Hazebruck, Belgium

11  Trench Map, District 28, Voormezeele

12  District 17, Amiens, France

13  Trench Map, Districts 57d, S.E. 2 and 57c S.W. 1, Le Sars

14  North West Europe

15  Trench Map, District 57C S.W., France

16  District 47, Belgium

17  First Army Front Map E

18  Thelus, N.E.

19  Thelus, N.W.

20  Willerval

21  Thelus, N.E.

22  Hill 65

23  Chatham, Margale and Hastings, England

24  Thelus, N.E.

25  Bois Rase Trench Map and Message Pad

26  Hand-made Map of Battlefront, Voormeezele area

27  German Map of Western and Eastern Fronts

28  Bois Rase

29  Acheville

30  La Ville et Le Port du Havre

31  Bois Bernard

32  Trench Map of Courcelette, 1916

33  German Trench Map, Courcelette, 1916

34  Map of Amiens 17, 1918

35  Map of Vimy Area, n.d.

133  An Attempt to Develop the Laws of Storms. an atlas of nine charts and drawings, with an inscription on the first page “Library of Kings College, Fredericton.  Presented by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adams, October 8, 1844” – 2 copies

Business Records

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MC300-MS41 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 201)

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

“This series includes documents — mostly day books — relating to various businesses dating between 1799 and 1929.  The merchants who kept many of the day books have been identified by research and in those cases, the merchants’ names are in square brackets.  Notice also that the ledgers were often used by the merchants themselves or others at a later date to record personal and/or official information, e.g. 41/3, 41/7 and 41/19.  This series measures 65 centimeters.”

1  Bond of James E. Marsters, coach maker, Saint John, to Georgina C. Wheeler, Sussex; March 19, 1863.

2  Agreement between William C. Brown, Queensbury Parish, York County, and Jewet V. March, Bangor, Maine, for the former to “swamp roads” and haul pine; October 1, 1849.

3  Day book of Archibald McVicar, Grand Lake, for accounts of general merchandise, lumber, bridge repairs, driving and rafting.  Also contains notes at the back entitled “Pioneers of the Range”, and “Notes on the McVicar, Murray, and Carmichael Families”; 1869-1896.

4  Day book of B. Rex Brown for his spruce log lumbering operations from Quebec to Saint John via the St. John River and its head-waters; 1888-1889.

5  Papers relating to Joseph Cunard & Co., importers on the Miramichi River, containing import lists, certifications, certificates of duties paid, and treasury warrants; 1836-1837.

6  General Ledger of Moses Pickard Jr. which was used for accounting or agricultural produce, dry goods, and general merchandise sold; accounting of monies received and expended on the meeting house, 1819-1820; accounting of livestock loaned at interest; accounting of monies borrowed and loaned; and recording genealogical data on the births, deaths, and marriages of the Pickard and Brill families; Maugerville, Sunbury County. 1799-1833.

7  General ledger of Donald McDonald for a lumber mill, Wickham, Queen’s County, 1855-1882; and accounts of monies received and expended by the Sons of Temperance, Wickham Division, No. 31, 1848-1850.

8  General ledger of John S. Coes; Saint John and East Livermore, Maine, 1863-1867.

9  Order book of Johnson & Mackie, merchants on the Miramichi, recording quantities imported, prices paid, where ordered and from whom, including such items as foodstuffs, hardware, clothes, books, shipbuilding iron, furniture, medicine, etc.; 1845-1854.

10  Day book of Harvey Garcelon, general merchant, Fredericton; 1841.

11  Day book of Thomas Pickard, general merchant, Fredericton; 1825-1826.

12  Day book of William Pearson, general merchant, English Settlement (Pearsonville), Kings County, 1824, 1836-1857.

13  Day book of an unidentified blacksmith, Moores Mills, Charlotte County; 1833-1840.

14  Ledger of [McFarlane Wagon Company], Nashwaaksis, York County; 1897-1914.

15  Day book of McFarlane Wagon Company, Nashwaaksis, York County; 1923-1929

16  Day book of an unidentified general merchant, Saint John; 1802-1806.

17  Day book of an unidentified general merchant, Norton Parish, Kings County; 1808-1820.

18  Day book of an unidentified lumberer recording goods sold to individuals and supplied to lumber camps, mentioning the Black River camp, and accounts of wages; St. Francis [River, Quebec] and Lincoln, Sunbury County; 1863-1865.

19  Day book of Calvin L. Hatheway, general merchant, historian, and Justice of the Peace, used also for recording accounts of family expenses in Portland (Saint John County), 1838-1839; several accounts of Hatheway as J.P. such as parish rates collected, 1839, and officers sworn, 1855-1861, lodgers’ boarding accounts; register of weather conditions and other local and personal events, 1865-1877; recipes; a large section of the book contains a spiritual diary of Mary Hatheway, 1873-1875 and 1877-1878; and biographical information on the Hatheway family giving births, marriages, and deaths.

20  Day book and ledger of [William Scoullar], merchant, which also includes information on the out-fitting and supplying of vessels; Saint John, 1826-1828.

21  Day book of Elijah Estabrooks, merchant, Fredericton, 1883-1884.

22  Day book of Tristram Moore, sawyer and miller, Moores Mills, Charlotte County; 1824-1835.

23  Record of logs cut by Kennedy Island Mill Company, a list of lumber operators and their log marks on the head-waters of the St. John River, 1897-1898, and a personal account of Harry Ingraham’s early experiences in lumbering; c. 1895-1905.

24  Account book of W.A. Quinn, Fredericton; 1888-1892.

25  Account book of [Aver Light Company]; 1894-1898. (R.W. McCready).

26  Booklet from The Canada Assurance Company “Supplement of Rates and Coverages”; 1924.

27  Notice of run on Central Bank of New Brunswick, Fredericton; Nov. 30, 1857.

28  Letterhead envelope from “The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Makers of Ribbon, Metal, Celluloid & Enamel Ivory Badges”, Newark, New Jersey to D. Jordan; n.d.

29  Certificate of Inspection of Weights, Measures, Balances, & C., Geo. Gilma[n].

30  Business Correspondence, letterhead envelopes, and post cards, addressed to Messer’s Anderson and Walker, Merchant Tailors, Fredericton,  1896-1901.

Star Line Steamship Company Records

MC300-MS39 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection Description (page 198)

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

“The Star Line Steamship Company was one of several firms, which supplied passenger and freight service up and down the St. John River during the late-nineteenth century when steamboats were the main mode of transportation.  The Star Line was incorporated in 1893, with capital stock valued at $95, 000.  James Manchester was president of the company, and Robert S. Orchard, manager.

There were thirty-six stops on the Star Line route between Saint John and Fredericton.  Two of the Line’s most well known vessels were the “S.S. Majestic” and the “S.S. Victoria” — the latter has been called “the largest and most luxurious steamer ever on the river”.  Built in Saint John in 1897, at a cost of $57,000, it could hold 955 passengers.  It was very fast, and could make the round trip between Fredericton and Saint John once a day.  The dining room was particularly elaborate — mirrored and finished in gold and white.  The “Victoria” was taken off the river in 1915, and like many other steamers was destroyed by fire in 1916. 

This series consists of business records of the company, including receipts, stock certificates, cargo manifests, cash books and journals of accounts, dating from 1893 to 1911.  It measures 53 centimeters.  A map of the Star Line route along the St. John River is housed in the Map Section of the Provincial Archives.” 

1  Receipts recording monies drawn from the Union Bank of Halifax; 1908-1909. 

2  Receipts recording the day-to-day operating costs for the “Majestic” and the “Victoria”; 1910. 

3  Stock certificates; 1900-1905. 

4  Affidavits from shareholders; 1901-1905. 

5  “Star Line Steamship Company Rules and Regulations” showing departmental divisions of the Company; n.d. 

6  Letter from Willard Smith to the Directors of the Company “as their representative on the Committee appointed by the various Steamboat Companies doing business on the St. John River to consider the matter of … amalgamation; Saint John, 1906. 

7  Manifests of cargoes recording the date, the shipper’s name, the consignee’s name, where shipped from, the number of packages, description of goods, and freight charge; 1909. 

8  Manifests of cargoes; 1909. 

9  Manifests of cargoes; 1910. 

10  Manifests of cargoes; 1910. (above MS19 shelf). 

11  Cash book; 1904-1910. 

12  Journals of accounts; 1904-1911. (above MS21 & 22). 

13  Stock ledger and register of Directors; 1893-1905.

SS Majestic's wheel (1899)

SS Majestic crew (1915)

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.

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104  Clippings from the column entitled “Scenes From An Earlier Day” by Dr. Louise Manny including “Old Time Shipping of the Miramichi”, “Schools of Long Ago”, “A Century Ago at Black River”, “Notes on Emigration, 1849”, “The Miramichi Gleaner of 1829″, “The Great Storm of 1873”, “Nicholas Denys’ Miramichi”, and many more; n.d.

105  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal of the obituary of C.C. Avard, publisher of The Sackville Tribune and The Maritime Advocate; March 2, 1956.

106  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about Alexander Machum, merchant and schoolteacher in the Gagetown area; March 15, 1955.

107  Clippings from The Truro Weekly News on the Bliss family; February 2, 1956.

108  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the Williams family of Keswick; April 19, 1940.

109  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about Lt. Gov. Arthur Hamilton Gordon and his travels through New Brunswick; January 16, 1964.

110  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on R.D. Wilmot, a New Brunswick Father of Confederation, and one of his few living descendants, Dora Hubbard; n.d.

111  Clipping on the dates of the opening and closing of the [St. John River] for navigation between 1825-1842; n.d.

112  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on the Garrison family of Deer Island; October 24m 1941.

113  Three newspaper issues from World War II:  The Evening News, June 6 and June 27, 1944 and The Daily Express, August 25, 1944.

114  Two issues of The St. John Daily Sun; April 7, 1892.

115  Clippings and letters on the Anglican Church.

116  Clippings on the history of the Lake George area including inscriptions from stones in the “Lawson graveyard”; n.d.

117  Clipping on the Sheffield House, Market Square, Saint John; n.d.

118  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner; Feb. 27, 1934, and The Telegraph-Journal; August 16, 1980, about the Street-Wetmore duel.

119  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about Bishop Medley and his wife, written by John Bebbington; May 26, 1931.

120  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on W. Austin Squires’ book “The 104th Regiment of Foot“; n.d.

121  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on the missing R.C.R. Banner; February 4, 1965; also R.C.R. in Klondike Gold Rush; April 26, 1943.

122  Clipping from The New York Times about the old British Barracks in Trenton, N.J.; December 13, 1964.

123  Clippings glued on leaf from account book – views of Saint John and Yarmouth; 1895.

124  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the Queen’s Own Buff Regiment arriving in Fredericton; n.d.

125  Clipping from the Montreal Standard on the unveiling of Loyalist Monument in Fredericton; October    , 1933.

126  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, the Delineator, and others, includes grocery flyers/advertisements, recipes, fashions, household hints, also items on war; 1938-1940, n.d.

127  Unidentified newspaper clippings glued on cardboard; c. 1845.

128  Clipping from The Moncton Daily Times about Mrs. Stephen H. Hopper on the early history of Salisbury; November 30, 1962.

129  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal on speech by Justice J.E. Michaud on the early history of the Edmundston area; April 18, 1962.

130  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal about museums in Albert Co. and Westmorland Co.; November 9, 1965.

131  Clipping from The North Shore Leader on the history of Wilson’s Point, by Louise Manny; August 3, 1962.

132  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the Barker family’s service as Official Secretary to the Lieutenant Governors of N.B.; February 10, 1968.

133  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on fashions; 1959, n.d.

134  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and others on Fine Arts and Artists; 1955-1968, n.d.

135  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, The Telegraph-Journal, Montreal Daily Star, & New York Herald-Tribune on the British Royal Family; 1942-1945, n.d.

136  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, Anglican Churchman, Family Herald and Weekly Star on religion; 1954-1961, n.d.

137  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner about the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; April 8, 1959, n.d.

138  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner about health, nature, palm reading, zodiac; 1955-1960, n.d.

139  Clippings on Fredericton; c. 1900.

140  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on the Farraline Home in Fredericton; January 30, 1952, January 25, 1961.

141  Clippings from [The Daily Gleaner] on the Fredericton Curling Club; April 16, 1959, n.d.

142  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and the Family Herald and Weekly Star on buildings in Fredericton; 1952-1976, n.d.

143  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on the St. John River at Fredericton, including bridges; 1952-1981, n.d. (85.737.1; See also oversize file).

144  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and The Telegraph Journal on Fredericton (general); 1942-1977, n.d.

145  Clippings from scrapbook including items on Royal Family, St. Andrews, Sackville, international affairs; 1926-1936, n.d.

146  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on music camp and festival; July 25, 1959, April 1, 1960.

147  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and others on Lord Beaverbrook; 1943-1978, n.d.

148  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on Fredericton poets, Bliss Carmen and Charles G.D. Roberts; April 15, 1961, n.d.

149  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on scenic spots in N.B.; 1958-1960, n.d.

150  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner of articles by Harry J. McClenahan on matters of historical interest; Dec. 10, 1948, Nov. 10, 1950, Jan. 31, 1951, n.d.

151  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on Asheley A. Colter Mill at Boiestown, Jack Sprague, Lumberman, General Benedict Arnold (all by Fred Phillips); 1958-1961.

152  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on Fredericton High School, Dec. 12, 1959, n.d.

153  Clipping from the Family Herald and Weekly Star on the N.B. Women’s Institute Home of Woodstock; Nov. 11, 1954.

154  Clipping about O.S. Crockett in expected cabinet shuffle in Ottawa, also H.F. McLeod, P.A. Guthrie; [1912].

155  Clipping on changes to Liquor Act; January 13, 1960.

156  Clipping on the history of bicycling, by C.A. Taylor; June 6, 1960.

157  Clippings from scrapbook on international affairs, Royal Family (abdication); 1927-1955, n.d. 

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20  Clippings of G.A. Good on World War II featuring the Goebbels Diaries; 1948.

21  Clippings of Ian Sclanders’ columns “New Brunswick Parade” featuring articles on Chestnut Canoes Ltd.; Marven’s Limited, Moncton; Ganong Brothers, St. Stephen; McCready’s Ltd., Saint John; T. McAvity and Sons Ltd., Saint John; Crosby Molasses Co., Saint John; and Atlantic Wholesalers Ltd., Sackville; and articles on the Chignecto Canal; 1948-1949.

22  Clippings of G.A. Good of local Fredericton news of 1948 including the building of the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel and the Centennial celebrations.

23  Clippings on the flood of 1887 in Fredericton, the restoration of Officer’s Barracks, Fredericton, 1959, and the City of Moncton, 1950.

24  Clippings on the New Brunswick Natural History Society, curling, and the Saint John School Board; 1884-1899.

25  Clippings on Fredericton events including the death of Sir Charles G.D. Roberts and several articles entitled “The Travels of a Fredericton Editor a Century Ago”; 1938.

26  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, 1931, including articles entitled “Historic Homes of Fredericton”, on such buildings as the Anglican Rectory, Rookwood, the Golden Ball Inn, and the Robinson home.  Also included is a listing of Fredericton businessmen in 1840, some poetry, and articles about the Royal Family.

27  Clippings including articles on Christmas; 1905-1914.

28  Clippings of photographs from magazines of scenery and buildings in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the United States.

29  Article from The Weekend Magazine, on York’s Dining Room, Andover, N.B., 1965.

30  Copy of The Daily Mail, London, issue of June 23, 1897, commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

31  Clipping from The Moncton Daily Times, June 12, 1965, about Cape Bald, and a clipping from an unidentified newspaper (n.d.) of an essay on the City of Moncton.

32  Clipping on “The Boiestown Area” and a brief typescript of notes on Boiestown from Robert Cooney’s A Brief History of New Brunswick and Gaspe.

33  Clipping from the Fort Fairfield Review, Maine, on a Fort Fairfield blockhouse; April 24, 1935.

34  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal about the proposed Federal Electoral Districts for New Brunswick; May 8, 1965.

35  Clippings from The Telegraph-Journal on Sir John A. MacDonald, William McDougall and Sir Adam George Archibald; (Also cards of Andrew A. MacDonald and Peter Mitchell); May-June, 1964.

36  Issue of The Colonial Farmer; Fredericton, January 26, 1874.

37  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on the Bliss Carman house, Fredericton; April 3, 1965.

38  a  Issue of Butler‘s Journal, Fredericton; March, 1898.; b  Transcription from Butler’s Journal of Sept. 1901 extolling character of John Harvey-the photographer and expressing condolence to the family and relatives.

39  Political advertising for the re-election of Premier Dysart in New Brunswick, 1940.

40  Clippings from The Telegraph-Journal, Saint John; The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton; and The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, on the adoption by New Brunswick of its own provincial flag; 1965.

41  Clippings from The Telegraph Journal and The Daily Gleaner regarding folklore and folksongs of N.B., August 1965.

42  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner regarding microfilming of newspapers and information found in old papers; 1965.

43  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, regarding the Baptist churches, Fredericton, the dedication of Grace Memorial United Baptist Church, Fredericton, and the old Baptist Seminary, Fredericton; 1965.

44  Clippings from The Weekend Magazine, on the life and career of Sir Wilfred Laurier written by Joseph Schull; 1965.

45  Clippings concerning the I.O.D.E.’s Centennial project.

46  Clippings on various people and subjects of historic interest in Kings County; 1945-1963.

47  Clippings about Julia Catherine Beckwith Hart and Alwilda Bonner; n.d.

48  Clippings from The Chronicle-Herald about a Georgian home in Bridgetown, N.S.; 1965.

49  Clipping from The Chronical-Herald about Nova Scotia glass; October 1, 1965.

50  Clipping about developing Fort Howe, Saint John; n.d.

51  Clippings from The Telegraph Journal of three Ian Sclanders’ articles “This New Brunswick’ from York County and Charlotte County; n.d.

 52  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on “The Fredericton Telegraph“; December 20, 1939.

53  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on Temple Fountain, Fredericton; August 16, 1960.

54  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about Fredericton Theatre Days written by Fred Phillips; September 17, 1958.

55  Clipping by F. Brucie Greene on the Victoria Public Hospital; n.d.

56  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal about the York Regional Library; March 6, 1965.

57  Clipping from The Saint John Standard, November 20, 1919, and a letter from Gordon Read about the Read Stone Quarry in Stonehaven, Gloucester County, 1939.

58  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the restoration of the old Sir Leonard Tilley home, Gagetown; March 31, 1965.

59  Clipping about slovens; n.d.

60  Clipping about the celebrations in Fredericton on the Coronation of Queen Victoria held on June 26, 1838.

61  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, July 19, 1933, on the fire in the Gibson area, and on the Fredericton city roads, December 13, 1947.

62  Clipping of Rev. F.A. Wightman on farming, poetry, and fishing; n.d.

63  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on the destruction of the records of York County, 1785-1830; April 21, 1888.

64  Issue of The Semi-Weekly Mail, August 15, 1913, which records the death of Alexander Gibson, and an article from The Telegraph-Journal, October 25, 1965 on Mrs. Alexander Skene, McAdam.

65  Clipping from MacLean’s on Sir Francis Bond Head; October 16, 1965.

66  Clipping about mining royalties; n.d.

67  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and a Saint John Paper on the history of Queens County and the Minto Coal Company; 1960-1965.

68  Clipping from the Moncton Daily Times about Peter Emberly and the early lumbering days on the Miramichi; March 16, 1937.

69  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on Dr. Grace Helen Mowat; 1964.

70  Issue of Family Herald and Weekly Star on Henry Moore Smith; March 1, 1933.

71  Clipping from The Chronicle-Herald concerning an early map of Sackville; February 19, 1964.

72  Clippings on the University of New Brunswick Observatory, Currie Mountain, and the Edward Winslow tablet; n.d.

73  Clippings on paintings and art exhibits in Fredericton, 1954, 1965, n.d.

74  Clipping from Popular Science on Major F.A. Good’s extraordinary apple tree; December, 1939.

75  Clippings from The Chronicle Herald, April 23 and June 8, 1965, Time, July 3, 1944, and The Loyalist Gazette, February, 1932, about the United Empire Loyalists.

76  Issue of The New Brunswick Municipal Monthly which features articles on The Sunbury County Court House and The County Jail; November, 1946.

77  Clipping about Christmas by Theodore Goodridge Roberts; December 26, 1929.

78  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on the York-Sunbury Museum, Officers Barracks; May 30, 1957, and July 11, 1964.

79  Clippings from The Telegraph-Journal and The Daily Gleaner on the history of Charlotte County; 1944 and 1965.

80  Clippings written by R.P. Gorham and an article from The Daily Gleaner about Milton F. Gregg; January 28, 1965.

81  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal on an antique fire pumper in Fredericton; September 3, 1965.

82  Clipping about the Carleton County landowners of 1832; April, 1932.

83  Clippings about St. Dunstan’s Cathedral, Fredericton; n.d.

84  Clippings from The Telegraph-Journal, April 24, 1965, The Chronicle Herald, December 16, 1965 and February 5, 1964, Weekend Magazine, 1965, and The Daily Gleaner, November 14, 1963, about the celebrations of the Centennial of Confederation.

85  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, November 19, 1953, n.d., and a two-page typescript about the author Juliana Horatia Ewing.

86  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner, August 22, 1938, February 10, and October 3, 1943, and from a Toronto newspaper, August 20, 1938, about the Odell auction in Halifax, and destruction by fire of the Odell property in Fredericton.  (File includes photos and brochures for auctions.)

87  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner and The Telegraph-Journal, May-June, 1965, about the hydroelectric dam at Mactaquac; May-June, 1965.

88  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and The Telegraph–Journal concerning the swearing in of the new Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, John B. McNair; June, 1965.

89  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner and The Telegraph-Journal, May-June, 1965, about the hydroelectric dam at Mactaquac; 1965.

90  Clippings about Le Portage de Temiscouata, P.Q., n.d.

91  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the Halfpenny Atlas of York County, New Brunswick published in 1878; February 14, 1953.

92  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner on old pictures of Fredericton; February 14, 1953.

93  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the Old Arts Building, UNB, being named an historic site; February 6, 1954.

94  Clipping from The Telegraph-Journal about the construction of snowshoes; March 6, 1965.

95  Clippings from The Daily Gleaner on “The Old Protestant Burying Ground” in Fredericton; 1938.

96  Clipping of a list of Fredericton taxpayers; n.d.

97  Clipping about the Halifax Marine Museum; March 19, 1964.

98  Clipping of a letter from R.F. Smith, London, Ontario, to the editor of The Daily Gleaner about a missing Regiment banner; February 4, 1965.

99  Clipping from The Evening-Times Globe about the 104th Regiment; January 13, 1940.

100  Clipping about Alderman Tisdall, formerly of Fredericton, and now actively engaged in Vancouver politics; n.d.

101  Clipping from the Saint John Globe about the activities of Lieutenant Wilmot during the war; May 29, 1916.

102  Clippings with a religious theme; 1888.

103  Clipping from The Daily Gleaner about the death of Joseph Dedham, lumberman and fishing guide; n.d.