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Fonds · [ca. 1900]-2008, predominant 1974-2004
Fonds consists of records of the Chezzetcook Historical Society and its members. Textual records were created between about 1900- 1930, 1950- 1955, 1965, and 1974- 2008, but the majority date to between 1974 and 2004. Fonds includes research material, genealogical information, publications, society records regarding its operation, inventories, maps, and photographs. Accession number 2009.018.
Community activities
Series · 1976-2008
Part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds
Series forms part of the Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds and consists of records relating to activities and events which the Society and its members organized or participated in, including public displays of historical artifacts, society parties, the dedication of a local war memorial, and the Chezzetcook Acadian celebrations of 2004. Series contains guest books, photographs of events, programs, brochures, correspondence, notes, an article, a newsletter, a videocassette, and other material. Series also contains entries in two competitions organized by the society for local grade six and seven students; one for a design for the Society’s seal and one for a 500-word essay on a local historical topic. In addition, series includes correspondence, clippings and other material related to society members’ involvement in an early 1980s movement to prevent the government from running Highway 107 through the Chezzetcook Marshes.
Financial and legal records
Series · 1974-1989, 2004
Part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds
Series forms part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds and consists of records of the Society's financial transactions, including receipts, accounts, budgets, reports, chequebooks, and bankbooks. Series also includes tax forms and legal documents relating to the Society's legal status as a tax-free charity, as well as correspondence and certificates relating to the Society's membership in associations such as the Federation of Museums, Heritage and Historical Societies of Nova Scotia (later known as the Federation of Nova Scotian Heritage) and the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. In addition, series includes forms, correspondence and other records related to applications by the Society for government grants.
Correspondence
Series · 1976-1988
Part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds
Series forms part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds and consists of Society correspondence on miscellaneous topics, including genealogical requests to the Society, donations of artifacts and documents, financial and legal issues, and enquiries from Americans regarding the Society and its foundation. Series also includes a letter and notes relating to a request from Robert Kim Stevens to the Society for genealogical and other information.
Inventories
Series · 2003, 2007
Part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds
Series consists of inventories of the Societys records and other holdings created by Society members, including Greg LeBlancs 2003 inventory, a list of oral history interview tapes by Society member and researcher Lena Ferguson, and a list of supplements to genealogies published by Society member Msgr. F. J. Melanson. Series also contains an e-mail printout and some notes relating to the donation of the fonds to the Eastern Shore Archives.