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Florence M. MacDonald fonds
Fonds · ca. 1890s-1980s
Fonds consist of records created and accumulated by Florence M. MacDonald relating to her personal life and three generations of the Donald MacDonald family of Sherbrooke, Guysborough County. Included are a Gaelic language Bible (1867) belonging to Donald MacDonald; a cookbook (1879) interleaved with handwritten family recipes and recipe clippings belonging to Mrs. Donald MacDonald; and records relating to James Wm. MacDonald, Murray MacDonald, and John Geddie MacDonald. Also included are MacDonald family portraits and two photograph albums, one of Florence MacDonald and friends in Sherbrooke and Halifax, and another of lumbering, hunting, and fishing along the St. Mary's River; Province of Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture Domestic Science Bulletin No. 1, Women's Institute Division, The Cooking and Canning of Vegetables (1916); community newspaper clippings and obituaries; personal files and correspondence; and genealogy research and correspondence relating to the MacDonald and Sutherland families of St. Mary's. Also included are originals and copied b&w photographs and negatives used or considered as part of Florence MacDonald's book "Sherbrooke as I Remember It," published in 1987. Fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Genealogy and Family History, 2) Newspaper Clippings and Obituaries, 3) Photographs, 4) Personal Correspondence, Files, and Certificates, and 5) Sherbrooke As I Remember It Files and Photographs 2020.009
Fonds · 2003 - 2004
Le fond est constituè de 31 filiers contenant trois séries Le fond est classé selon les séries suivantes:(A) Correspondence et Recherche(B) Événements(C) Photos et CDs 2004.174-f36
Fonds · 1771-1997, surtout 1957-1997 (Creation)
Le fonds Père Clarence d’Entremont est constitué de 26 séries, chaque série étant classée selon son contenu :A- Correspondances par noms propresB- Statistiques démographiquesC- Généalogie par noms propresD- Histoire et généalogieE- Correspondances par dates (1956 –1997)F- Histoire et généalogie par sujetsG- PhotographiesH- Écrits publiés et non-publiés, par Père Clarence d’EntremontI- Sobriquets de Pubnico et autresJ- Les études de Père Clarence d’EntremontK- Matériel personnelL- Certificats et honneursM- MicrofilmsN- Grands Livres d’ArchivesO- Les 28 règles de la paroisse du Cap-Sable par Père Sigogne, 1799P- BulletinsQ- Livres de découpures de journaux et indexR- Transcriptions et recensementsS- Cartes géographiquesT- Livres de la bibliothèque de Père Clarence d’EntremontU- Articles religieuxV- Matériel de rédaction des livres de Père Clarence d’EntremontW- Le Petit CourrierX- Concessions de terresY- Images religieusesZ- Mémorial de décès 1998.3-f11
Fonds Roseline LeBlanc
Fonds · 1926-2013
Le fond contient 8 séries chaque série étant classée selon son contenu:A. Études et JeunesseB. Généalogie et HistoiresC. Matériel PersonnellesD. Cartes PostalesE. LivresF. ScrapbooksG. Photos et NégatifsH. Découpures
Ford Webber fonds
Fonds · 1940-1951, 1962, 1982-1998, 1943-1962 predominant
Fonds consists of local news leaflets entitled, Webbers Shore News, published by Ford Webber, school books and scribblers, and other books belonging to Ford Webber from the 1940s. Accession numbers: 2010.017, 2013.023
Fonds · 1804-1998
Fonds consist of 1 series: A) Documents -deeds, wills, bonds, diaries, religious cards, mortgage papers, various letters, invoices, bills, settlements, photocopies of pictures and magazine articles, birth, marriages, and death records, genealogy, and some books. The records are from 1804 to 1998.
Francis H.C. Stevens fonds
Fonds · 1832-1973
Fonds consists of papers organized in two sections, those of Francis Stevens' family and his own material. It includes three of Stevens' diaries written during World War 1. MG 15.44
Frank W. Jordan fonds
Fonds · 1885-2002, predominant 1930s-1970s
Fonds consists of personal, business, association and institutional records relating to the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s, with a special emphasis on Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. Included are meeting minutes, reports, and news from local associations including Heritage Goldenville Society, Royal Canadian Legion, Queen’s Lodge No. 34 A. F. & A. M., Sherbrooke Amateur Athletic Association, Sherbrooke Hockey League, St. Mary’s Boat Club, St. Mary’s Curling Club, St. Mary’s Driving Society, St. Mary’s Guest Home Society, St. Mary’s Historical Society, St. Mary’s District Rink Association and RecPlex, St. Mary’s River Association (1924-2003, predominantly 1970s-early 2000s); correspondence from the Department of Fisheries (c. 1920s); news clippings, reports, and press releases for local events including Communities in Bloom and Old Fashioned Christmas at Sherbrooke Village (1945-2002, predominantly early 2000s); maps, budgets, reports, meeting minutes, and other paperwork from Historic Sherbrooke Village (1971-1977); ledgers, news clippings, pulp samples from a local mill, and other papers related to local merchants and industry in the region (1872-2001, predominantly 1948-1968); papers from the Presbyterian, United, and St. James Anglican Churches, as well as the St. Mary’s Municipal School Board, Post Office, Library, St. Mary’s District Lions Club, St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital, Sunset Rest Cemetery, Down East Fire Fighters Association and Fire Department (1915-1996, predominantly 1930s-2000s); newspapers with Sherbrooke-related content, including the Family Herald and Weekly Star (1948), The Eastern Chronicle (1919), and Canso Breeze (1965-1966); a diary, family photographs, horse racing album, military service records, business ledgers, and personal family papers of Frank Jordan himself alongside unpublished memoirs and other papers from other Sherbrooke residents on the subject of local history; photographs, personal accounts, and newsletters about the St. Mary’s River (1900-2002, primarily concerning the 1956 flood). Also included in the collection are oral histories recorded at meetings of the St. Mary’s Historical Society (1978-1990). Fonds consists of the following series:Series 1: Andersons and Murdochs, Collected PapersSeries 2: Associations, LocalSeries 3: Department of FisheriesSeries 4: Diary (Digitized)Series 5: Emergency Measures OrganizationSeries 6: Events, LocalSeries 7: Historic Sherbrooke VillageSeries 8: Horse Racing Album (Digitized)Series 9: Business, LocalSeries 10: Institutions, LocalSeries 11: Municipality of the District of St. Mary’sSeries 12: Newspapers, RegionalSeries 13: Oral HistoriesSeries 14: Papers, CollectedSeries 15: Photographs (Digitized)Series 16: Periodicals, Collected RegionalSeries 17: St. Mary’s District Development AssociationSeries 18: St. Mary’s Historical Society and Historical MaterialSeries 19: St. Mary’s River 2020.011
Fraser family fonds
Fonds · 1927-1936
Fonds consists of one register for the Crows Nest House, an inn near Waternish, Guysborough County that was operated by Maggie Fraser Smith after 1927 through to the late 1930s, mainly accommodating sportsmen. Register lists names of guests and their residence. 2020.003