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Archival description
Series · 1978-1996
Part of Robert Kim Stevens fonds
Series consists of records related to historical and genealogical research conducted by Stevens. Series includes publications, copies of publications, publisher catalogues, finding aids from Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (then known as the Public Archives of Nova Scotia) and other archives and brochures. Series also includes copies of historical records including the June 5, 1784 muster roll of the Royal Garrison Battalion at Sheet Harbour, 1871 census records possibly taken at the Halifax Poor House, and the February 1779 General Monthly Return of the German Troops in Canada. 2003.010
Tangier Parish
Series · [ca. 1972-2002]
Part of Eastern Shore Archives church records collection
Series includes microfilm records documenting baptisms, marriages, burials, and confirmations from churches within the parish ca. 1841-1978. Parish churches include Holy Trinity (Tangier), St. James (Spry Bay), St. Andrew’s (Spry Harbour), St. Thomas (Mooseland), St. Paul’s (Mushaboom), St. Michael’s and All Angels (Sheet Harbour), and St. Peter’s (Murphy's Cove). 2003.010
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
Research material
Series · [ca. 1920], [ca. 1967]
Part of W. Hugh Conrod fonds
Series forms part of W. Hugh Conrod fonds and consists of records likely related to research undertaken by Conrod on the road now known as Nova Scotia Highway 7. The research was likely related to a display of photographs which Conrod put on at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum circa 1967. The photographs were possibly taken along the Highway 7 route. Series includes a copy of the Nova Scotia Highways Statutes of 1920, a photocopied excerpt from James E. Rutledge’s 1954 book “Sheet Harbour: A Local History,” and a sheet of typewritten notes referring to a stage coach route. 2010.005
Voting
Series forms part of the G. J. Leslie General Merchandise fonds and consists of a ballot listing Sheet Harbour Liberal candidates, a booklet listing qualified electors in District 26A for 1928, and a handwritten tally sheet of votes for various candidates. Accession number: 2008.028
Publications
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore Board of Trade, District 19 fonds and consists of publications issued by the board including newsletters, sheets advertising events, and a bookmark advertising the Marine Highway (Highway 7) to tourists. Some newsletters are issued jointly with the Musquodoboit Harbour and Sheet Harbour Boards of Trade. Series also includes a black-and-white photograph of a truck adorned with signs advertising the board, probably part of a parade. Also included are newsletters and other documents issued by separate organizations, including the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Maritime Provinces Board of Trade. In addition, series includes correspondence, a 1964 schedule of rates for the Ship Harbour Lake Mutual Telephone Company, and minutes of a 1964 meeting of an Eastern Shore group interested in industrial development. Accession number: 2009.037
Series · 1769-1952, [copied 1950-1962]
Part of Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds
Series forms part of the Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds and consists of information from church records and vital statistics gathered by Annabel Ells during the course of her research. Included are marriage, birth, and death records, registers, and cemetery listings from various churches and parishes. Records include parish registers from St. Matthew’s and the parishes of Ship Harbour and Sheet Harbour, historical notes from St. George’s Church in Halifax, notes from The Presbyterian Witness, records related to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, sketches of saints’ lives, letters and journal extracts of Bishop Charles Inglis, and other religious records. Also included is a census of Loyalist settlers at Ship Harbour who came with Capt. Thomas Green, various obituaries, a memorial of Henry Siteman, and correspondence between the Bishop of Nova Scotia and Rev. John Stevenson. Accession number: 2013.066