Affichage de 46 résultats

Description archivistique
Anthony Thickpenny fonds
Fonds · 1772
Fonds consists of a survey of islands in Mahone Bay in 1772, identifying the properties of Anthony Thickpenny and Edward Thomas. MBMS-44
Ernst-Zwicker Family fonds
Fonds · 1778-1903
Fonds consists primarily of deeds and indentures relating to the acquisition and sale of parcels of land in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. There are also legal documents relating to judgements, wills, and the disposition of estates. MBMS-38
Inglis-Quinlan family fonds
Fonds · 1863-1988
Fonds consists of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, academic records, photographs, collection records, and diaries pertaining to the lives of members of the Inglis-Quinlan family. The fonds comprises six series: Photographs, Inglis-Quinlan Store Records, Charles and Cassandra Inglis Records, Grace Quinlan Records, Percy Inglis Records, and Clara Quinlan Records. The accrual processed in 2020 consists of photographs accumulated by Clara Quinlan and the following textual documents: two volumes of Cara Quinlan’s diaries as well as her correspondence with Tom Forrestall, Will R. Bird, and others; notes on a controversial Inglis family adoption and other genealogical information; miscellaneous records relating to the Percy Inglis China Collection, including two guest books, draft articles, miscellaneous correspondence, and other documents; and notes and memoranda concerning Mahone Bay. MBMS-1
Oakland School Section fonds
Fonds · 1871 - 1952
Fonds consists of financial and tax records; minutes; teachers’ agreements and certificates; documents relating to school inspections; and other administrative records. The records shed light on the activities of the school’s trustees, particularly DeWolfe Burgoyne (c. 1936-1944) and Franklyn Strum (c. 1947-1951). MBMS-56
Verna (Keddy) Russo fonds
Fonds · ca. 1875-1990
Fonds consists of photographs either taken or collected by Verna (Keddy) Russo. The photographs, which date primarily from the 1905-1930 period, document the lives of both the Keddy family and many of their friends and neighbours. MBMS-25
Mahone Bay Museum Photograph Collection
Collection · 1880 - 1970
The collection consists primarily of photographs documenting the history of the town of Mahone Bay and the immediate surrounding areas in Lunenburg County. The collection, which includes original photographs, copy prints, and postcards (real photos and halftones), depicts many different facets of the lives of the people of the Mahone Bay community: bands; buildings and street views; celebrations and events; cemeteries; churches; the First World War; the Masonic Lodge; people; photo albums; school photos; the Second World War; shipbuilding; street views; and town views. There are also a number of stereoviews (original photographs and printed halftones) that portray a wide variety of non-local subjects, including the operations of the T. Eaton Company, various Canadian views, the San Francisco Earthquake, the Russo-Japanese War, the Holy Land, and various scenes of rural life and domestic comedy, including the impact of the “New Woman.” MBMS-14
Marie Best fonds
Fonds · 1880-1959
Fonds consists of photographs (mostly dating from 1920-1950) either taken or collected by Marie Best. More than one-tenth of the photographs document life on the Best family farm in Blockhouse. Among the other main subjects are Animals, Buildings and Street Views, Celebrations and Events, Churches, Farming, First World War, Lunenburg County (Outside of Mahone Bay Area), Other Locations (Outside of Lunenburg County), People, School Photos, Second World War, Shipbuilding, and Transportation. MBMS-24
Edward Alexander “Ned” Harris fonds
Fonds · 1884-1988
Fonds consists of letters to Harris’s parents, a Vade Mecum notebook, a copy of The Wells Our Fathers Digged, and original and copy photographs relating primarily to the Harris family, but also including views of St. James Church and Mahone Bay, as well as photographic copies of Robert Harris artwork. MBMS-13