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Warren H.G. Hirtle fonds
Fonds · 1901-1960
Fonds consists of financial records relating to Hirtle’s activities as a merchant as well as his involvement with the Park Cemetery Corporation; a scrapbook compiled by Hirtle documenting the service of Mahone Bay’s First and Second World War military volunteers; a photocopy of Hirtle’s diary for the period from July 19, 1908 to January 25, 1909; and a letter from his brother, Wallace Hirtle. MBMS-27
Verna (Keddy) Russo fonds
Fonds · ca. 1875-1990
Fonds consists of photographs either taken or collected by Verna (Keddy) Russo. The photographs, which date primarily from the 1905-1930 period, document the lives of both the Keddy family and many of their friends and neighbours. MBMS-25
Thomas G. Nicol fonds
Fonds · [1895]-[1926]
Fonds comprises 8 copy prints (plus 4 duplicates) of photographs and one original photograph. The copy prints depict Nicol’s power-generating operations and construction projects, Nicol family homes, and the Knox Presbyterian church. The original photo is a portrait of Thomas and Emma (Schnare) Nicol. MBMS-22
Schooner City Queen fonds
Fonds · 1888 - 1889
Fonds consists of an account book recording the vessel’s expenses, income, and crew wages. MBMS-49
Schooner Bessie L. fonds
Fonds · 1898
Fonds consists of ten bills of lading for cargo shipped from Halifax to various consignees in Mahone Bay and Blockhouse. MBMS-50
Ruth Agnes Wright fonds
Fonds · 1942-1961
Fonds consists of a series of deeds tracing the ownership of a tract of land in Mahone Bay that had previously formed part of the right of way of a wye track abandoned by the Halifax and South Western Railway Company in 1942. MBMS-36
Ralph Moyle Thomas fonds
Fonds · 1932, 1946
Fonds consists of a Canadian Mate’s Certificate and a Panamanian certificate. MBMS-34
Oakland School Section fonds
Fonds · 1871 - 1952
Fonds consists of financial and tax records; minutes; teachers’ agreements and certificates; documents relating to school inspections; and other administrative records. The records shed light on the activities of the school’s trustees, particularly DeWolfe Burgoyne (c. 1936-1944) and Franklyn Strum (c. 1947-1951). MBMS-56
O. S. Joudrey fonds
Fonds · 1922, 1947
Fonds consists of seven bound fire-insurance maps relating to Mahone Bay, one of which dates from 1922; whereas the other six (revised versions of 1934 maps) date from 1947. The maps, which were created by the Underwriters Survey Bureau Ltd. and issued under the auspices of the Nova Scotia Board of Fire Insurers, were likely obtained by Joudrey in his capacity as Mahone Bay’s Town Clerk. MBMS-57
Murray P. Ernst fonds
Fonds · 1905-1910
The fonds consists of a view of the Ernst Shipyard in Mahone Bay as well as photographic portraits (by Lewis A. Hirtle of Lunenburg) of Ernst’s grandparents, Abraham (1849-1911) and Rachel (Graves) Ernst (1854-?). The latter was the daughter of Anthony Graves, who figured prominently in the history of the treasure hunt on Oak Island. MBMS-62