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Photographs
Series · 1890-1969
Part of Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds
Series forms part of the Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds and consists of family photographs and negatives. Included are many photographs of the Ship Harbour area and its residents, particularly Annabel’s home there, both interior and exterior views, the landscape, gardens, her parents, herself, her husband Eddie, and the family’s animals. There are also many photographs of the places where Annabel lived in Halifax including both interior and exterior views, photographs from trips to Ontario and the United States and different locations in Nova Scotia including Peggy’s Cove, Berwick, Kingsport, and Toney River, Pictou Co. where Annabel’s mother was from. Also included are photographs of Eddie Ells and his first wife taken before and after their marriage as well as photographs with their family members in Kingsport where Eddie was from and in Prince Edward Island where his first wife Lillian Genge came from. There are also photographs of Annabel’s friends and colleagues including Peggy Richard Standring and the women who Annabel worked with at the Income Tax Office in Halifax as well as staff members of the Provincial Archives. Also included are a number of unidentified photographs of various people and locations, photographs of a flying club, tombstones, pet cemeteries, railway photographs, automobiles, activities, buildings, ships and other relatives and acquaintances of Annabel and Eddie Ells. Accession number: 2013.066
Maps
Series · [ca. 1935-1965]
Part of Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds
Series forms part of the Annabel (Sitman) Ells fonds and consists of several maps, the majority of which were produced by the Department of Mines and Resources between 1935 and 1948 and include the areas of Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, and Annapolis counties, Tangier, Upper Musquodoboit, Ship Harbour, Guysborough County, Ecum Secum, Moncton, Cape Breton, Owl’s Head, Port Dufferin, River John, New Glasgow, Halifax. Series also includes highway and tourist maps of Nova Scotia, the Maritimes, Halifax and Dartmouth from c. 1948-1965 as well as street guides of Halifax and Dartmouth c. 1955-1965. Also included are Department of National Defence topographical maps of Chezzetcook, Musquodoboit, Halifax, and Sambro from 1939 and 1943. Accession number: 2013.066
Lena Ferguson fonds
Fonds · 1974-2001
Fonds consists of approximately 137 hours of oral history interviews conducted by Lena Ferguson. Most interviewees were residents of the Eastern Shore region of Halifax County, particularly the Chezzetcook area. Interview topics include genealogy, local industries, occupations, music, shipping, community life, traditions, and folklore. In addition to interviews, the creator recorded school reunions, concerts, weddings, and church anniversaries. Several paper transcripts are included as well as scrapbooks featuring articles written by Lena and other newspaper articles regarding the Chezzetcook area. 2019.014
Diaries & Books
Series · 1864-1969
Part of Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds
Series forms part of the Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds and consists of diaries kept by Annabel Ells, John O. Siteman, and Hugh Fraser Siteman as well as two address books, one owned by Hugh F. Siteman which contains mailing addresses and the other owned by Annabel which is really more of a vital record as it contains mostly anniversary and birth dates. Also includes a keepsake album belonging to a young Annabel in which friends and relatives wrote her messages as well as prayer, hymn, and catechism books and several bibles that belonged to Mr. and Mrs. John Siteman, Eddie Ells, and Peggy Richard Standring. Accession number: 2013.066