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c. 1946 (Creation)
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- Stairs, H. Gerald, 1904-1964
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6 pages of textual records
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Henry Gerald “Gerry” Stairs was born at Halifax in 1904. Following his graduation from Dalhousie University, he worked as a civil engineer. In 1929 he married Freda Winfield. During the Second World War, he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. A keen yachtsman, he operated for several years as a naval architect and yacht broker. For a time, his brokerage and yacht-building activities were based in Mahone Bay. Stairs later moved to Quebec. In 1962, he self-published The Stairs of Halifax. Stairs died at Montreal in 1964.
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The records (Acc. No. 08.002.01a, b) were found in the Mahone Bay Museum’s backlog in 2018 and were processed in 2019.
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Fonds consists of an H.G. Stairs brochure and order form for the racing yacht Acadia ’42.
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- Acadia '42 (yacht) (Subject)