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Industry maps
Series · 1909-1925
Part of Eastern Shore Archives map collection
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore Archives map collection and consists of one map of Nova Scotia indicating motor roads and recreational resources. Inshore and lake fishing areas are marked, as well as game areas for moose, deer and bear. Also includes a 1909 copy of a 1903 map of Tangiers Lumber and Halifax Co., NS, surveyed by H. W. Andrews. The map was applied for by Alfred Dickie in 1903 and shows land grants and Crown lands in the Tangiers area and features names of property holders and the amount of acreage owned. A lumber mill as erected by the Tangier River sometime around the turn of the twentieth century by Rufus E. Dickie of Stewiacke, son of Alfred Dickie. It only operated for about four or five years and after it closed it was replaced by a fish plant. (Conrod, Marjorie (n.d.). Eastern heritage. Eastern Shore Archives, Lake Charlotte, NS. [2013.036]) Accession number: 2005.023, 2012.005
A. F. Church & Co. maps
Series · 1865
Part of Eastern Shore Archives map collection
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore Archives map collection and consists of copies of topographical maps of Halifax County published by A. F. (Ambrose Finson) Church & Co. of Granville St., Halifax in 1865. The maps were produced from actual surveys drawn and engraved under the direction of H. F. Walling and bear certification indicating that they were entered according to law on the twenty-fourth day of March, 1864 by Ambrose F. Church, although they were not published until the following year. They also include plans of townships and directories for businesses in Halifax and various other localities, which identify prominent citizens and tradesmen. In addition, they include names of heads of households, statistics for vessels, population, education, religion, and acres of improved land as well as information on locations of ports of entry, post offices, telegraph stations and way offices. Accession number: 2003.026
Katherine L. Stoddard family fonds
Katherine L. Stoddard family fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1784-1998]
Fonds consists primarily of documents related to Katherine L. Stoddard’s research and her interest in genealogy, particularly that of her own family. Stoddard’s records include information related to many Eastern Shore families, including the Stoddard and Ritcey families, as well as local history. Fonds also includes correspondence, cookbooks and handwritten recipes, photographs, postcards, maps, certificates, land grants, yearbooks, deeds, and wills. Accession number: 2013.008
Genealogy
Series · [ca.1930-1995]
Part of Katherine L. Stoddard family fonds
Series forms part of the Katherine L. Stoddard fonds and consists of genealogical research and records pertaining to various Eastern Shore families. The families who feature most prominently are the Stoddards and Ritceys (Henrici), however, the Shellnut, Eisan, Anderson, Siteman, Gaetz (Gates), Newcomb, Bayers, Robson, MacEachern, Blaxland. Records appear primarily the result of research conducted by Katherine Stoddard, however, some records note that documents were copied by Annabel Siteman Ells and may have been intended for Katherine’s mother, Eva, who may also have conducted genealogical research. Series also includes an incomplete copy of A Brief History of the Stoddards of Halifax County written by Elsie Florence Stoddard. Records include information on many pioneer families on the Eastern Shore, including the families of Thomas Stoddard, Leonard and Martin Gaetz, and Henry Seidman (Seidemann) as well as information on the origins of the Ritcey family beginning with Johannis Christophorus Henrici. Records include handwritten information, copies of information from various sources including vital statistics and newspapers, and books in which Katherine Stoddard recorded information about her own family, one of which features a drawing of a map that shows various landowners around Clam Harbour and Owl’s Head. Accession number: 2013.008
Maps
Series · 1861
Part of Katherine L. Stoddard family fonds
Series is part of the Katherine L. Stoddard fonds and consists of one photocopy of a map of Musquodoboit Harbour dated 1861 that includes the names of landowners. Accession number: 2013.008
Land records
Series · 1873-2001
Part of Hilchie family fonds
Series forms part of Hilchie family fonds and consists of correspondence, receipts, maps, plans, deeds, and indentures. Accession number: 2017.059
Robert A. Logan fonds
Robert A. Logan fonds
Fonds · 1919, 1934-1959, [1962]
Fonds consists of records related or possibly related to Robert A. Logan’s activities as a gold prospector in the area around Lake Charlotte, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. During the 1930s, Logan was Vice-President and manager of Prospectors Associated Activities Limited (sometimes abbreviated to PRASAC), a prospecting and mining company based in Lake Charlotte (then known as Ship Harbour Lake). Although he ceased his involvement with PRASAC in the 1940s, Logan may have continued prospecting in the area. The records are primarily related to the purchase of mining and ore-processing equipment and include correspondence, brochures, catalogues, instructions, invoices, receipts, and notes. Accompanying one letter from a manufacturer is a photo of an offered piece of equipment (a concentrating table). Also included are a handwritten table of supplies needed to feed eight men on a 10-week expedition, a typed summary of gold mining operations for the years 1935-1936 and the first quarter of 1937, drafts and instructions for a letterhead design for PRASAC, and a copy of a hand-drawn map sketching shipping routes between PRASAC’s headquarters and major cities in Atlantic Canada, Eastern Canada, and the Northeastern United States. Although most mining-related records are from the 1930s, some date to the 1940s, and one product brochure dates to 1919. Fonds also includes records related to Logan’s life and other activities in the Lake Charlotte area, including correspondence, instructions and brochures related to equipment which Logan bought for his home or personal use. Some instructions are prepared by Logan himself, including a set of handwritten notes and diagrams which details his repairs and installation of a well pump, as well as giving instructions for its use. In addition, fonds includes copies of a plan showing the lands of Lawrence Webber, Upper Lakeville, to be leased by the estate of J. Edward Webber, Lake Charlotte, dated August 8, 1967. Fonds also includes a photograph of Robert A. Logan and his wife Daisy (Barrett) Logan taken in May of 1962. Accession number 2010.006.
Equipment & correspondence
Series · [ca. 1935-1959]
Part of Robert A. Logan fonds
Series forms part of the Robert A. Logan fonds and consists primarily of catalogues, pamphlets, brochures, and instruction manuals as well as correspondence related to various equipment that Logan was interested in purchasing or had purchased. Also included are invoices, receipts, and notes. The equipment was likely for use in Logan's mining operations. Also included are maps, copies of newspaper clippings related to Logan searching for treasure, lists of supplies needed to feed eight men during a ten week expedition, and other materials. 2010.006
SMGRC Deeds collection
Collection · 2020 -
Collection consists of original grants and deeds for properties located within the St. Mary's region. Some deeds include small, hand-drawn maps of the transacted property and surrounding properties, often showing property relationship to waterways including the three branches of the St. Mary's River. 2020.039; 2019.008; 2020.008
Sarah Mason-Wilson at 1983 Re-enactment of Landing of Country Harbour Loyalists
Country Harbour Loyalist Society
Fonds · 1783-2006
Fonds gathers material about the history of Loyalists in Guysborough County, N.S., from their arrival in 1783, as well as the activities of the Country Harbour Loyalist Society, notably their 1983 re-enactment of the Landing of the Loyalists and the 2006 grand opening of the Municipal Park and Loyalist Walking Trail in Stormont, Country Harbour. Fonds includes papers generated by the operation of the society, including paperwork for the incorporation of the society, meeting minutes, event planning notes, and letters of support from the community. Fonds consists of the following series:Series 1: Parks CanadaSeries 2: HistorySeries 3: Legal Society BusinessSeries 4: Re-Enactment PhotographsSeries 5: Guysborough County Heritage AssociationSeries 6: Minutes of the Country Harbour Loyalist SocietySeries 7: The Loyalist TrailSeries 8: Form Letters of SupportSeries 9: Volunteer Involvement 2021.029