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              Lomas family fonds
              Lomas family fonds
              Fonds · 1866- 2009, predominant 1970- 2000
              Fonds consists of collected research on the history of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s from its earliest records, with a special focus on gold mining and Goldenville, Nova Scotia, as well as the personal archives of the Lomas family recording their decades of public service alongside historical material gathered from their families and the community in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. The historical research begins with the earliest inhabitants of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s, and continues with the arrival of Europeans, reports on the economic development of the area, essays on regional occupations, churches, charitable organizations, schools, government, transportation, communications, energy, banking, health care, recreation, and the war effort in two world wars. It collects research on the communities of Ecum Secum, Marie Joseph, New Chester, The Liscombs, Spanish Ship Bay, Sherbrooke, Sonora, Wine Harbour, Indian Harbour, Port Hilford, Port Bickerton, Harpelville, Fisherman’s Harbour, Jordanville, Stillwater, Waternish, Melrose, Aspen, The Forks, Denver, Glenelg, Smithfield, the Caledonias, Goshen, Argyle, Garden of Eden and the St. Mary’s River. Goldenville, Nova Scotia, is covered extensively with maps, photographs, census reports and other papers. Many histories of the region are collected in this fond, including unpublished memoirs. Papers from the Prince Henry Sinclair Society, St. Mary’s Historical Society, West River Station Restoration Committee, St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Sherbrooke Library, Sherbrooke Village, Canso Historical Society, and the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia are also in this fonds, alongside a generous collection of material generated by the Lomas family themselves. There are records from the foreign service of Alton Anderson Lomas in the United States, Mexico, Belgium, and China, as well as his political work in Ontario and Nova Scotia. There is also an extensive record of the community service done by Al and Aleah Lomas, notably her work as librarian at the Sherbrooke Library, and several awards for volunteer service. In addition to the Lomas family material, this fonds holds genealogy research for many local families, notably the McKean/McKeen, Anderson, Henderson, Landesberg, and McLane families. There are photographs of local people and landscapes dating back to the 1870 opening of the first bridge over the St. Mary’s River at Sherbrooke, up to the 2005 wedding reception of Aleah Lomas Anderson and Murray Anderson, with an emphasis on the Anderson, Lomas, Palmer, and MacDonald families. The fonds also has audio and video recordings of interviews, speeches, and brief reports discussing topics of interest to the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. Fonds consists of the following series:Series 1: History of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’sSeries 2: Lomas History of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’sSeries 3: St. Mary’s Historical SocietySeries 4: CemeteriesSeries 5: ChurchesSeries 6: Foreign ServicesSeries 7: GenealogySeries 8: Gold Mining and Heritage Goldenville SocietySeries 9: Heritage / Heritage Inventory ProgramSeries 10: Industry, LocalSeries 11: MapsSeries 12: MemoirsSeries 13: MilitarySeries 14: News ClippingsSeries 15: ObituariesSeries 16: Personal PapersSeries 17: PhotographsSeries 18: Photographic SlidesSeries 19: Sherbrooke LibrarySeries 20: Sherbrooke VillageSeries 21: Audio RecordingsSeries 22: VHS cassette tapesSeries 23: Ships and shippingSeries 24: Books and Periodicals, CollectedSeries 25: MacDonald familySeries 26: Glass negativesSeries 27: Canadian Government ServiceSeries 28: Community Initiatives 2022.006
              Frank W. Jordan fonds
              Frank W. Jordan fonds
              Fonds · 1885-2002, predominant 1930s-1970s
              Fonds consists of personal, business, association and institutional records relating to the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s, with a special emphasis on Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. Included are meeting minutes, reports, and news from local associations including Heritage Goldenville Society, Royal Canadian Legion, Queen’s Lodge No. 34 A. F. & A. M., Sherbrooke Amateur Athletic Association, Sherbrooke Hockey League, St. Mary’s Boat Club, St. Mary’s Curling Club, St. Mary’s Driving Society, St. Mary’s Guest Home Society, St. Mary’s Historical Society, St. Mary’s District Rink Association and RecPlex, St. Mary’s River Association (1924-2003, predominantly 1970s-early 2000s); correspondence from the Department of Fisheries (c. 1920s); news clippings, reports, and press releases for local events including Communities in Bloom and Old Fashioned Christmas at Sherbrooke Village (1945-2002, predominantly early 2000s); maps, budgets, reports, meeting minutes, and other paperwork from Historic Sherbrooke Village (1971-1977); ledgers, news clippings, pulp samples from a local mill, and other papers related to local merchants and industry in the region (1872-2001, predominantly 1948-1968); papers from the Presbyterian, United, and St. James Anglican Churches, as well as the St. Mary’s Municipal School Board, Post Office, Library, St. Mary’s District Lions Club, St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital, Sunset Rest Cemetery, Down East Fire Fighters Association and Fire Department (1915-1996, predominantly 1930s-2000s); newspapers with Sherbrooke-related content, including the Family Herald and Weekly Star (1948), The Eastern Chronicle (1919), and Canso Breeze (1965-1966); a diary, family photographs, horse racing album, military service records, business ledgers, and personal family papers of Frank Jordan himself alongside unpublished memoirs and other papers from other Sherbrooke residents on the subject of local history; photographs, personal accounts, and newsletters about the St. Mary’s River (1900-2002, primarily concerning the 1956 flood). Also included in the collection are oral histories recorded at meetings of the St. Mary’s Historical Society (1978-1990). Fonds consists of the following series:Series 1: Andersons and Murdochs, Collected PapersSeries 2: Associations, LocalSeries 3: Department of FisheriesSeries 4: Diary (Digitized)Series 5: Emergency Measures OrganizationSeries 6: Events, LocalSeries 7: Historic Sherbrooke VillageSeries 8: Horse Racing Album (Digitized)Series 9: Business, LocalSeries 10: Institutions, LocalSeries 11: Municipality of the District of St. Mary’sSeries 12: Newspapers, RegionalSeries 13: Oral HistoriesSeries 14: Papers, CollectedSeries 15: Photographs (Digitized)Series 16: Periodicals, Collected RegionalSeries 17: St. Mary’s District Development AssociationSeries 18: St. Mary’s Historical Society and Historical MaterialSeries 19: St. Mary’s River 2020.011
              95.93.40
              95.93.40
              Item · 12 June 1900
              Part of Rachel Wilson Fonds
              This item is a black and white photographic print of Bass River School. Stamped by J. A. Wilson Insurance, Bass River, NS. Left to Right:Front Row: Leland Hegan; Leo Fisher; Hallie Mae; Roland H.; Gordon Reid; Gordon Gorvey; Roy Fulton; True McLellan; John McKay; Harold Mahor; Seymon Fulton; Eroine Fulton; Baxter Fulton; Etha Corbett; Etta Fulton2nd Row: Hardy Corbett; Bernard Fulton; Peermean Fulton; Walter Fulton; Charlie Corbett; Arthur Gorvey; Ernie ---; Lu Schurman; Morin Fisher; Oral Thompson; Lloyd Schurman; Winnie Hegan; Flossie Lewis; Ida Fulton; Lou Mahon3rd Row: John G. Fulton; Hermin Fulton; Borden Fulton; Clarence C.; Edson Tutor; Norman C.; --- Mae; Lindsay Mae; Lottie Tutor; Frankie Peppard; Annie Schurman; Beatrice Fulton; Lottie Fulton; Lilley Chambers4th Row: Miss Borden; Verda Fulton; Lilley Gorvey; Maggie Henderson; Selena Chambers; Elsie Tutor; Florence Backwith; --- Fisher; Cassie MacL.; Retter ---; Eva Henderson; --- Chambers; Ruthie McLellan; Zelka Marsh; Emma McLaughlan; Edna ChambersBack Row: Mr. Roop; Minnie McLellan; Mr. Craig; Marion Fulton; Mr. Tommy F.; Amelia Creelman; Ethyl Fulton; Maud Fulton; Mildred Fulton; Florence Culgin; Sadie Fulton; Edna Fulton; Susie Fisher; Minnie MunroeOn bikes: Kerwin Tutor; Janie Gass. 95.93.40
              Nova Scotia Teachers College Collection
              Collection · 1951 - 1997
              The fonds contains records that demonstrate the academic activities of the staff and students of the Nova Scotia Teachers College, as well as some materials from the previous Nova Scotia Normal College. The series include: calendars, student directories, guide books, essays, examinations, commencement programs, convocation programs, banquet programs, “Teachers Views” newsletters, “Normal Bulletin” newsletters, while all other records are arranged in no particular order. Dominant record types include awards, certificates, Principal’s reports, addresses, and newspaper clippings, letters, newsletters, and records of the Alumni Association. The records provide information on some of the special events of the school, including Athletic Awards banquets, Honours banquets, convocation, commencement, Christmas concerts, Winter Carnival. Also included are materials on Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Agricultural College convocations in 1993. 2016.82.1 - 147
              Certificates
              Series · 1914-1915
              Part of Roy Wilson Webber fonds
              Series consists of two certificates; one to certify that Roy Wilson Webber passed the grade nine in 1914 and one to certify that he passed the grade ten provincial examination in Halifax in 1915. Accession number: 2008.004
              Roy Wilson Webber fonds
              Roy Wilson Webber fonds
              Fonds · 1914-1931
              Fonds consists of two school certificates of graduation; one to certify that Roy Wilson Webber passed the grade nine in 1914 and one to certify that he passed the grade ten provincial examination in Halifax in 1915. Also included is a poll tax form from 1931. Accession number: 2008.004
              Family records
              Series · 1865-1915, 1982-2011
              Part of Hilchie family fonds
              Series forms part of the Hilchie family fonds and consists of family genealogy, copies of marriage registers, legal documents, personal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a diary, school work, certificates, poems, a prayer book, and a family bible. Accession number: 2017.059
              School books
              Series · [ca. 1913-1917]
              Part of Ervin E. Webber family fonds
              Series forms part of the Ervin E. Webber fonds and consists of four school books owned and used by Ervin E. Webber. They include two scribblers, a penmanship exercise book, and a leaflet book that may have been used for religious education. Some of the writing and drawings in one of the scribblers was done by Ethel Foley. Accession number: 2013.007
              Ervin E. Webber family fonds
              Ervin E. Webber family fonds
              Fonds · [ca. 1898-1961]
              Fonds consists of records related to and accumulated by Reuben Webber, Annie (Newcombe) Webber, and their son Ervin E. Webber including personal correspondence, school books, photographs, certificates, and papers related to financial matters and employment. Accession number: 2013.007
              Agreements, notices, & advisories
              Series · 1917-1938
              Part of Pleasant Point School trustees fonds
              Series forms part of the Pleasant Point School trustees fonds and consists of teachers’ agreements between 1917 and 1938, school census forms, surveys, a publication entitled The Public Schools of Nova Scotia, advisories from the Inspector of Schools, and an act to amend the Education Act dated 1923. Accession number 2013.022