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Book of Common Prayer
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Hard cover, leather-bound book with gold trim. P. Bonnett is inscribed on the front cover in gold lettering. Book was given to Jim How by Mary Helen Walker, a descendant of Mrs. Bonett and relative of Peter Bonnett of Annapolis Royal. Printed on the inside cover in pencil is "This book was given to J.D. How by Mary Helen Walker Collins. It was Peter Bonnett who lived in Annapolis Royal. Mary's mother was a direct descendant of - Mrs. Bonnett would embrace the Catholic Church faith despite her origin. She founded St.____ in Bridgetown. Her long letter of justification is very enlightening". 018.30
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'a' is Bow Valley, Banff. 'b' is Mount Inglismaldie, Banff. 'c' is Banff Springs Hotel. 'd' is the "Great Divide". 'e' is Lake Louise. 'f' is Chateau, Lake Louise. 'g' is cottages at Lake Louise. 'h' is Emerald Lake. 'i' is Mount Stephen House. 'j' is Sprial Tunnels. 'k' is Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley. 'l' is Yoho Glacier. 2018.6 (a-m)
Item · July 10, 2018
A blue book containing records of Annapolis Royal arena. The records date from Oct. 1959 - Dec 1 1964 108.265
Book, Bible
Item · 1656
Bible with 3 individual pieces of paper (4 total components). 'a' is a wood, leather jacket with 7 brass corner pieces (1 is missing), 2 brass clasps, and 2 leather straps with brass hooks. Some writing on the inside top cover has a date (1675) and says it was published by the Brothers John & Henry Stern at Lunenburg (not Nova Scotia) in 1656. 'b' is a drawing with sketches of 2 bushes and a tree with some flowers on the upper left borders, done in black ink. 'c' is a hand written note in black ink describing the early data in the Bible's publication. 'd' is a letter written in German, dated 1797. 018.54
Item · 1882
Hard cover book with black lettering. Stamp on the first page says F. Johnson Books, fancy books, pictures, frames, Annapolis. Published/compiled by Chas D. Blake and Chas A. White in Boston on January27, 1882. Has 176 pages. Several sections have been paper-clipped together. 018.40
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Black cloth bound book with gold trim on front. The name of Myrna Buchwald is also written. "Common service book" on spine. Gift to Myrna on May 29, 1955. Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday. Prayers are hand written on front and back pages, some boys names are written as well. 018.37
Item · 1952 - 1954
Book-title"Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Front cover has an English Guard in fall dress holding in hand, on left hand side of cover;title of book in middle of cover in a yellow block' top and bottom right of cover has white blocks witch coat of arms. The foreword inside the book is written by "Angus L. MacDonald" Premier of Nova Scotia. This is a Coronation Book. 018.2
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Hard cover bible. "Elias Beck, Granville, Nova Scotia, March 1863" is written on the inside cover. Family geneology is written on pages just before "apocrypha" 018.43