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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
George W. Silver Collection
Collection · 1900-1907
The collection consists of postcards and matted photographs depicting Mahone Bay town views, buildings, and the Mahone Junction train station (including some train wrecks). MBMS-61
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
Green Shutters fonds
Fonds · 1933-1962
Fonds consists of guest registers, a photograph, and promotional material documenting the operation of the tourist home Green Shutters at Mader’s Cove, Mahone Bay. MBMS-28
James Adam Eisenhaur fonds
Fonds · 1894
Fonds consists of a single sheet (2 pages) relating to financial matters, specifically a loan to Eisenhaur for $300.00 and a claim against him for “bad making of the fish” of the schooner D. Crenan (Captain Lewis Strum). MBMS-37
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
Arleen Lenore Spidle fonds
Fonds · 1924
Fonds consists of a letter (with pictorial envelope) from G.W. Mader offering Spidle a position in the kitchen at the Royal Hotel in Mahone Bay. MBMS-54