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Musquodoboit Harbour (N.S.) Series
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2nd Reserve Battalion Halifax Rifles
Series · 1941-1945, predominant 1942-1944
Part of E.J. Webber fonds
Series forms part of the E.J. Webber fonds and consists of records related to Webber’s activities as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Reserve Battalion Halifax Rifles during World War II. Series includes documents related to Webber’s training as an officer, as well as instructions on training others including booklets, manuals, memorandums, notes, an examination sheet, and other material. This includes copies of the Canadian Army Training Memorandum, which was a series of pamphlets published on a monthly basis from 1941 to 1945 which were intended to be distributed among all Canadian officers who were serving domestically. The memorandums featured articles and information on various aspects of military life and training. Series also includes issues of War and Current Affairs, a series of booklets issued by the British Army Bureau of Current Affairs; issues of Canadian Affairs, a series of booklets issued by the Canadian Wartime Information Board; and an issue of The Maple Leaf, a newspaper issued to Canadian soldiers. Also included in the series are forms and correspondence related to travelling expense claims for bus trips to Sheet Harbour for officer training classes and for trips to Musquodoboit Harbour and Ship Harbour to supervise training detachments. In addition, series includes a certificate authorizing Webber to be an official Royal Canadian Air Force Aircraft Detection Corps observer, an instruction sheet issued by a superior officer, forms, maps, a postcard, and other material. 2009.045
Assessments
Series · 1929-1930
Part of David James Vaughan fonds
Series forms part of the James David Vaughn fonds and consists of two municipal tax assessment notices from 1929 and two from 1930 to Mr. David Vaughn, District 37.The two assessments from 1930 include notations at the bottom indicating that Vaughn still owed money for his 1929 assessments with interest.
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
Series · 1943
Part of William Ansell Gaetz family fonds
Series forms part of the William Ansell Gaetz family fonds and consists of correspondence and a receipt concerning William Gaetz’s payment of dues to the Canadian National Eastern Lines System Federation Brothers of Maintenance of Way Employees dated 1959. There are also five additional receipts for dues paid to the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees lodge by William Gaetz in 1937 and 1938. In the early days of the railroads, railway barons amassed great fortunes while their employees worked long hours for little pay, with no vacation time, insurance, or pensions. The poor working terms and conditions motivated workers to organize into unions in order to ameliorate their situation. The Brotherhood of the Maintenance of Way Employees was founded in Demopolis, Alabama by John T. Wilson in 1887 as a fraternal organization to represent the workers who build and maintain the railway tracks, bridges, and buildings. In 2004 it became a division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Certificates
Series · 1938
Part of Musquodoboit Harbour vital statistics registry fonds
Series consists of two certificates. One certifies Alice VanMalder of Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax County as registrar of births and deaths for Registration Division No. 13 in Halifax County on December 17, 1938. The second certifies Ms. VanMalder as Deputy Issuer of Marriage Licenses at Musquodoboit Harbour on December 8, 1938. Accession number: 2008.008
Community history
Series · 1973-1975
Part of Eastern Shore District High School fonds
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore District High School fonds and consists of essays written by students pertaining to the history of different areas along the Eastern Shore. Areas included are Bayers Settlement, Chezzetcook, Clam Harbour, Gaetz Brook, Jeddore, Lake Charlotte, Upper Lakeville, Lake Echo, Little Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour, Ostrea Lake, Petpeswick, Porters Lake, and Ship Harbour. The essays feature topics such as occupations, industries, sports, electricity, tools, education, transportation, census information, the early mail run, the general history of the area and its inhabitants as well as changes that have occurred over the years. Included in the series is the draft of the publication, The Shore Thing, which was a compilation of selected essays from the grade ten local history projects in 1974 to 1975. In addition to the essays, the publication contains jokes, recipes, puzzles and stories. There is also a photocopied picture of ice houses in Lake Banook and a photocopied article about the vessel, Fleur de Lis.
Correspondence
Series · 1947-1985
Part of Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital fonds
Series forms part of the Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital fonds and consists of correspondence related to the establishment and operation of the Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital. Series includes correspondence between P. H. Weary and Jean MacLean, director of the Red Cross outpost hospitals, discussing the planning of the hospital and correspondence of Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital Inc. That file also includes a list of members of the board of trustees from 1984 and other contact information. Series also includes miscellaneous correspondence with Merrill C. Matthews and S. R. Balcom. Accession number 2013.065
Correspondence
Series · 1947-1956
Part of William Ansell Gaetz family fonds
Series forms part of the William Ansell Gaetz family fonds and consists of three cards addressed to William and Josephine Gaetz. Includes two Christmas cards dated 1947 from A. Dillman and Thelma and Russ. The third card is one addressed to William dated 1956 from Bridgewater from [Hildred or Mildred] expressing sympathy, likely upon the death of his wife. Series also includes a postcard to William Gaetz from the United Church Observer thanking him for his gift subscription as well as a paper signed by Rev. George W. Beck dated 1928 and certifying the birth and baptism of William Gaetz.
Drawings
Series · ca. 1970-2003
Part of Robert Kim Stevens fonds
Series forms part of Robert Kim Stevens fonds and consists of one original drawing of the Thomas Stevens House in Musquodoboit Harbour, by Joan Flewwelling. The house was originally owned by Robert Stevens, the village blacksmith, who had it built circa 1890. It housed the first post office in the area and was later owned by a Mr. Parker, Gerald Graham, Cyril and Kaye Young, and Henry and Elizabeth Boutilier. The drawing was owned by Kim Stevens. He had requested that Joan Flewwelling draw it and she agreed and later sent it to him. The drawing was done from an old photograph of the house as it was ca. the 1850s. 2013.026
Electoral district and voter records
Series · 1934-1974, [1934-1940 predominant]
Part of William Ansell Gaetz family fonds
Series forms part of the William Ansell Gaetz family fonds and consists of electoral district records, primarily concerning districts 17 and18, which feature revised lists of voters including those stricken due to death or removal as well as new voters to be added to the lists. The records also consist of correspondence between Gaetz and the Municipal Clerk and Treasurer regarding Gaetz’s duties as a revisor. Also included are preliminary lists of qualified electors for 1934, 1937, and 1940. The records from 1934 and 1940 were created by William Gaetz, who is listed as a revisor. Series also includes a list of electors from Division No. 25 dated 1974 that states the names and occupations of voters. There is also one registration card belonging to Josephine Gaetz dated 1940.
Financial records
Series · 1920-1959
Part of William Ansell Gaetz family fonds
Series consists of life insurance papers and related correspondence, documents concerning the estate of the late Josephine Gaetz in 1956, and tax records including school assessment receipts and municipal tax receipts. Series also consists of records related to Gaetz’s occupation as a section man with the railway and includes an application for a Sixth Victory Loan Bonds payroll deduction plan through the Canadian National Railway Company in the name of William Gaetz dated April 21, 1944 for one bond in the amount of fifty dollars. Series also includes correspondence and a receipt concerning William Gaetz’s payment of dues to the Canadian National Eastern Lines System Federation Brothers of Maintenance of Way Employees dated 1959. There are also five additional receipts for dues paid to the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees lodge by William Gaetz in 1937 and 1938. Also included in the series are tax assessment rolls for the Municipality of Halifax, District 37, from 1934 listing names of taxable persons, their occupations, residences, property values, exemptions, age, school sections, etc. In addition there are assessment rolls of real property of non-residents and of persons unknown in the Municipality of Halifax, district 18 for 1946. These records lists the names of taxable persons, number of acres, descriptions of the lots, property values, occupations, school section numbers, and addresses.