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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
A. F. Church & Co. maps
Series · 1865
Part of Eastern Shore Archives map collection
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore Archives map collection and consists of copies of topographical maps of Halifax County published by A. F. (Ambrose Finson) Church & Co. of Granville St., Halifax in 1865. The maps were produced from actual surveys drawn and engraved under the direction of H. F. Walling and bear certification indicating that they were entered according to law on the twenty-fourth day of March, 1864 by Ambrose F. Church, although they were not published until the following year. They also include plans of townships and directories for businesses in Halifax and various other localities, which identify prominent citizens and tradesmen. In addition, they include names of heads of households, statistics for vessels, population, education, religion, and acres of improved land as well as information on locations of ports of entry, post offices, telegraph stations and way offices. Accession number: 2003.026
Account books
Series · 1896-1905
Part of George L. Monk fonds
Series consists of three account books that reflect the retail transactions of Monk’s store. Two account books include indexes.
Account books
Series · 1908-1948
Part of Union Church (Lake Charlotte, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of the Union Church fonds and consists of an account book detailing the annual list of individuals who contributed to the church, along with the amount paid to the minister. Cash disbursements and cash received are logged at the back of the book. Accession number 2004.015
Account books
Series · 1916-1949
Part of G. J. Leslie General Merchandise fonds
Series forms part of the G. J. Leslie General Merchandise fonds and consists of loose pages from early account books as well as eighteen day books and three large ledger books documenting customer accounts and orders of goods. Some of the large ledger books contain loose receipts and order forms from suppliers and customers from various years. Also included are notes regarding the ledgers, some in correspondence with Robert Kim Stevens in 1998. The notes include personal background information on many of the people listed in the ledgers. Names include: James Andrews, Simon Boutilier, West. Boutilier, Uriah Boutilier, Frank Butler, Alfred R. Boutilier, Henry A. Boutilier, Herbert Gerrard, Samuel Boutilier, David Boutilier, Elias Boutilier, Jeremiah Boutilier, Henry Boutilier, John Power, George H. Connor, Alex Connor, Jamieson (Jim) Connor, Gaspar Hawse, Jack McCarty, Percy and Ruben Prest, Alfred Stewart, Albert White, Jack Josey, Henry Prest, Edward Hennebury, George G. Lawlor, Jonathan (J. R.) Hilchey, Mathew Boutilier, Alfred and Edd Henley, William H. Josey, Gordon Boutilier, Herbert Boutilier, Walter Hawse, Alfred Hubley, William Hawse, Nelson Boutilier, Sidney Patterson, Charles Harnish, Amos Harnish, John D. Boutilier, Davis S. Boutilier, Alfred R. Boutilier, Edward Sturmy, Amos Henley, Thomas Jackson, Alex Bollong, Frank Perry, Harry Cooper, William Hubley, James H. Josey, H. C. Leslie, William McKenzie, Frank Josey, James R. Myers, Alex Hilchie, Herbert Gerrard, Amos Henley, Archibald McCarthy, John Beaver, Archibald Borgal, Burton (Bert) Winters, George W. Josey, Lawrence Josey, Charles A. Power, Arthur Power, Ruben Power, William G. Power, George A. Connor, William Monk, Harry Monk, Isaac Prest, Simon Boutilier, Mary Lawlor, Frank McCarty, James Powell, Zachariah"Dock" Beaver, John Arch Power, Nathan Hubley, Charles W. Josey, Emmanuel Josey, Howard Bradley, Bruce Jackson, Jeremiah Beaver, Willis or Tommie Beaver, Alfred Henley, Robert Gerrard. Accession number: 2008.028
Adella Blakeney records
Series · 1940
Part of Harris M. Blakeney family fonds
Series forms part of Harris M. Blakeney family fonds and includes records related to Harris M. Blakeney’s daughter, Adella. Records include a ration booklet and a voter registration card.
Series · 1917-1938
Part of Pleasant Point School trustees fonds
Series forms part of the Pleasant Point School trustees fonds and consists of teachers’ agreements between 1917 and 1938, school census forms, surveys, a publication entitled The Public Schools of Nova Scotia, advisories from the Inspector of Schools, and an act to amend the Education Act dated 1923. Accession number 2013.022
Albert White diary
Item · June 2, 1897- October 7, 1897
This diary is a discrete item and is a copy of the diary written by Albert White during the course of a trip to England from June to October of 1897 to visit family and to witness and participate in the celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee on June 22nd. He sailed from Rimouski on June 6th on the Vancouver and left Liverpool on September 16th on the Scotsman. While most of the diary is related to his visit in England, an account of his journey from Mooseland to Rimouski gives an accurate account of transportation during the late 19th century. Accession number 2013.012