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Robert Kim Stevens fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]
Fonds consists of records of the activities of Robert Kim Stevens. Records were created and accumulated between about 1972 and 2003. Fonds is arranged into five series: correspondence, research material and publications, family files,maps, and drawings. Accession number 2003.010.
Maps
Series · 1861
Part of Katherine L. Stoddard family fonds
Series is part of the Katherine L. Stoddard fonds and consists of one photocopy of a map of Musquodoboit Harbour dated 1861 that includes the names of landowners. Accession number: 2013.008
Vital statistics
Series · 1890
Part of Stanley F. Flaherty family fonds
Series forms part of the Stanley F. Flaherty family fonds and contains the marriage certificate of John Fenwick Bayers of Musquodoboit Harbour and Sarah Jane Turple of Clam Bay on October 21, 1890 and signed by Rev. F. J. [Pentelowe]. John F. Bayers born was c. 1867 and was the son of George and Margaret Bayers. He was employed as a mill hand in Musquodoboit Harbour at the time of his marriage. Sarah Jane Turple was born c. 1868 and was the daughter of Alexander and Regina (Webber) Turple of Clam Bay. Together they had two children, Etta Regina Bayers (b. July 1, 1891) and Olive Bayers. Sarah Jane died sometime between about 1893 and 1897, when John F. Bayers remarried. He was then employed as a seaman and married Matilda Dillman of Dartmouth. He died sometime before 1923. Accession number: 2012.001
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.
Certificates
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
Military records
Series · 1917-1941
Part of William Ansell Gaetz family fonds
Series forms part of the William Ansell Gaetz family fonds and consists of records related to Mr. Gaetz’s service during the First World War, correspondence with soldiers during World War II, and Mrs. Gaetz’s involvement with the Red Cross Society in 1940. William Gaetz enlisted in the military in 1916 and served as a private with the 246th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He served in England, France, and Belgium and with [the Canadian Forestry Corps (CFC)], sustaining an injury during his service for which he received a pension for a short period of time following his discharge from the army in April of 1919. His military records include a leave cheque and two leave passes, an attendance certificate for bayonet fighting and physical training, an army form to certify that he had the proper equipment, clothing, and necessaries prior to embarking for service overseas; a ration booklet, pension related papers, a dispersal certificate, and a discharge certificate. The correspondence from WWII consists of one letter to Mr. Gaetz dated March 4, 1941 from a soldier named Norman in England who came from the Eastern Shore as well as a letter to Mr. Gaetz and family dated February 10, 1941, Epsom, England, from a soldier named Sam who was from Musquodoboit Harbour. The series also includes a Red Cross Society National War Appeal and pin belonging to Josephine Gaetz from 1940.
Fonds · 1938-1943
Fonds consists of two ledgers detailing births, deaths, and marriages in the Musquodoboit, Petpeswick, and Ostrea Lake areas from 1939 to 1943. The certificates documenting Ms. Van Malder's appointment as registrar are also included. Accession number: 2008.008
Registers
Series consists of two volumes recording deaths, marriages, and births recorded by Alice VanMalder, local registrar of births and deaths and issuer of marriage licenses in Registration District No.13, covering Musquodoboit Harbour and the surrounding area. Accession number: 2008.008
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.
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