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Item · 1867
Part of Frank Patterson Collection
Original hand drawn map showing roads from Truro to Tatamagouche, both old and new. Also includes road to Farm Lake, Farm Lake, Whippy Lake, Black Lake, lots of surnames: Patterson, King, McKeen, Kennedy and others. 1999.94.41
Item · 1868
Topographic map of East Folly Mountain area showing Wallace River, East Branch River, Pines Brook, Totten Brook, divided lots with owner names including Fleming, McLain, Slack, Forsyth, Patten, Crowell, Barnhill, Archibald, Duncan, McNutt and Faulkner. Drawn November 1868 by unknown person. 92.246.1
Fonds · 1868-1986
Fonds contains school registers for Colchester County schools from 1868-1986. Most registers measure 28x44cm or 26x38cm and contain 10-20 pages, though in some cases, only a few pages remain. Registers generally include a list of students' names, along with their sex, age, address, parent or guardians' names, as well as a record of attendance and general standing. Registers have been printed by the Nova Scotia Department of Education and data has been handwritten by the schoolteacher. Registers for the following schools are included: Acadia Mines, Alma, Balfron, Balmoral, Bass River, Bass River Elementary, West Colchester High (Bass River), Bayhead, Beaver Brook, Belmont, College Road (Bible Hill), East Court Road (Bible Hill), Bible Hill Central, Bible Hill Junior High, Birch Hill, Brentwood, Brookfield, Brookfield Memorial, Brookfield Rural High/South Colchester High, Brookfield Junior High, Brule, Brule Point, Burnside, Byers, Camden, Central Economy, Wilson’s (Central New Annan), Central North River, Central Onslow, Parade (Central Onslow), Central Colchester High (Central Onslow), Central Colchester Junior High (Central Onslow), Clifton, Cross Roads, Crowes Mills, Debert, Denmark, East Earltown, East Folly Mountain, East Village, Eastville, Five Islands, Forest Glen, Fort Ellis, French River, Gays River/Pine Grove, Glenholme, Grahamville, Grandview, Great Village, Greek Oak, Greens Creek, Hardwood Hill, Harmony, Hilden/Johnson’s Crossing, Kemptown, Lake Road, Little Bass River, Londonderry, Londonderry Station, Lower Debert, Lower Economy, Boydtown (Lower Five Islands), Lower Onslow, Lower Truro, Lynn, Masstown, Chiganois Elementary (Masstown), McCallum Settlement, Middle Stewiacke, Middle Stewiacke Consolidated, Middleton, Millbrook, Montrose, Mount Pleasant, North River, North River Elementary, Nuttby, Old Barns, Cobequid Consolidated Elementary (Old Barns), Oliver, Otter Brook, Pembroke, Portapique, Portapique Mountain, Princeport, Riversdale, Riverside, Salmon River, Salmon River Central, Maple Leaf (Salmon River), Shubenacadie, Shubenacadie East, Slades, South Branch, Stewiacke, Stewiacke East, Tarbet (Barrachois), Tatamagouche, Conkey’s (Tatamagouche), Tatamagouche Rural High/North Colchester High, Tatamagouche Elementary, Tatamagouche Bay, The Falls, Truro, Victoria Street (Truro), Willow Street (Truro), Alice Street (Truro), Colchester Academy (Truro), Centre (Truro), Princess Margaret Rose (Truro), Truro Senior High, Douglas Street (Truro), Central Junior High (Truro), Central Elementary (Truro), St. Mary’s Elementary (Truro), Truro Regional Vocational/Colchester Regional Vocational, Cobequid Educational Centre (Truro), Truro Junior High, Prince Street (Truro), Upper Belmont, Upper Economy, Upper North River, Upper Onslow, Upper Pleasant Valley, Upper Stewiacke, Valley, Forest (Waldegrave), Murphy’s (Waugh’s River), West Folly Mountain, McLeod’s (West New Annan), West St. Andrews, and West Tatamagouche. 2023.1
Series · 1868-1984 (missing: 1870-1889, 1901-1902)
Part of Colchester County School Registers fonds
Series forms part of the Colchester County school registers fonds and consists of 330 school registers for Great Village School, from 1868-1984 (missing: 1870-1889, 1901-1902). Most registers measure 28x44cm or 26x38cm and contain 10-20 pages, though in some cases, only a few pages remain. Registers generally include a list of students' names, along with their sex, age, address, parent or guardians' names, as well as a record of attendance and general standing. Registers have been printed by the Nova Scotia Department of Education and data has been handwritten by the schoolteacher. 2008.82.1 - 2008.82.19, 2015.91.13, 2023.1.3957 - 2023.1.4250
Series · 1868-1955 (missing: 1871-1874, 1878-1897, 1898-1899, 1902-1903, 1904-1927)
Part of Colchester County School Registers fonds
Series forms part of the Colchester County school registers fonds and consists of 43 school registers for Old Barns School, from 1868-1955 (missing: 1871-1874, 1878-1897, 1898-1899, 1902-1903, 1904-1927). Most registers measure 28x44cm or 26x38cm and contain 10-20 pages, though in some cases, only a few pages remain. Registers generally include a list of students' names, along with their sex, age, address, parent or guardians' names, as well as a record of attendance and general standing. Registers have been printed by the Nova Scotia Department of Education and data has been handwritten by the schoolteacher. 91.31.1, 2005.29.1, 2023.1.5373 - 2023.1.5410
Item · [1870]
Original hand drawn map showing Tatmagouche (sic) Harbour, muddy flats dry at low tide, soundings at low water, Mingo's Wharf, Patterson's Wharf, Campbell's Saw Mill and Wharf, Bridge over the French River, New Government Wharf, Sand Point, Block House Point, Ingles Marsh. Ordinary rise of spring tides 6 feet 1 inch. No name of creator nor date. 2003.7.2
Item · 1871
Original hand drawn map which shows the property boundaries of land to be divided between 4 sons - James, William, Wilson and John Staples - heirs of William Staples Sr. of Onslow, NS., 1871.Edward Higgins, Thomas Chisholm and Alexander Barnhill state and witness that they were asked to divide the land between the 4 sons (presumably to settle an estate). 2011.81.1
Item · 1872
Original reproduction certificate issued to J. L. Peppard. Certifies that, "...he having expressed a desire to withdraw from the Lodge, is fully paid and has complied with the requirements, his leave is therefore granted." Signed at Truro, October 14, 1872. 2019.20.1
Item · 1872
Original reproduction certificate issued to J. L. Peppard. Certifies that he "...is raised to Degree of Master Mason in the Lodge Cobequid No. 37. Given at Masonic Hall, Halifax this 10th day of February in the year of our Lord 1872 and of Light 5872." English text is displayed on the left hand side of the certificate - Latin translation is on the right. 2019.20.2