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Description archivistique
McConnell family fonds
Fonds · ca. 1881-1899
Fonds consist of account books from various McConnell family business enterprises, including brothers William and James McConnell's merchant and seafaring activities along the Labrador coast (7 books, ca. 1880s and 1890s), and James McConnell's (1873-1957) merchant activities in Forest Hill Mines, Guysborough Co. N.S. (8 books, ca. 1896-1899). 2020.044
Crows Nest Mining Co. fonds
Fonds · 1898-1902
Fonds consists of one accounts book for the Crows Nest Mining Co. which details accounts for multiple enterprises engaged in at the Crows Nest mine site, including: mine, plant, boarding house, stables, mill, house, hotel. Also included are accounts for lumber, fuel, wages, and various suppliers from Sherbrooke, Antigonish, and Halifax. Accounts book lists the names of many people and businesses local to the St. Mary's region. 2020.053
Country Harbour Loyalist Society
Fonds · 1783-2006
Fonds gathers material about the history of Loyalists in Guysborough County, N.S., from their arrival in 1783, as well as the activities of the Country Harbour Loyalist Society, notably their 1983 re-enactment of the Landing of the Loyalists and the 2006 grand opening of the Municipal Park and Loyalist Walking Trail in Stormont, Country Harbour. Fonds includes papers generated by the operation of the society, including paperwork for the incorporation of the society, meeting minutes, event planning notes, and letters of support from the community. Fonds consists of the following series:Series 1: Parks CanadaSeries 2: HistorySeries 3: Legal Society BusinessSeries 4: Re-Enactment PhotographsSeries 5: Guysborough County Heritage AssociationSeries 6: Minutes of the Country Harbour Loyalist SocietySeries 7: The Loyalist TrailSeries 8: Form Letters of SupportSeries 9: Volunteer Involvement 2021.029
Lomas family fonds
Fonds · 1866- 2009, predominant 1970- 2000
Fonds consists of collected research on the history of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s from its earliest records, with a special focus on gold mining and Goldenville, Nova Scotia, as well as the personal archives of the Lomas family recording their decades of public service alongside historical material gathered from their families and the community in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. The historical research begins with the earliest inhabitants of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s, and continues with the arrival of Europeans, reports on the economic development of the area, essays on regional occupations, churches, charitable organizations, schools, government, transportation, communications, energy, banking, health care, recreation, and the war effort in two world wars. It collects research on the communities of Ecum Secum, Marie Joseph, New Chester, The Liscombs, Spanish Ship Bay, Sherbrooke, Sonora, Wine Harbour, Indian Harbour, Port Hilford, Port Bickerton, Harpelville, Fisherman’s Harbour, Jordanville, Stillwater, Waternish, Melrose, Aspen, The Forks, Denver, Glenelg, Smithfield, the Caledonias, Goshen, Argyle, Garden of Eden and the St. Mary’s River. Goldenville, Nova Scotia, is covered extensively with maps, photographs, census reports and other papers. Many histories of the region are collected in this fond, including unpublished memoirs. Papers from the Prince Henry Sinclair Society, St. Mary’s Historical Society, West River Station Restoration Committee, St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Sherbrooke Library, Sherbrooke Village, Canso Historical Society, and the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia are also in this fonds, alongside a generous collection of material generated by the Lomas family themselves. There are records from the foreign service of Alton Anderson Lomas in the United States, Mexico, Belgium, and China, as well as his political work in Ontario and Nova Scotia. There is also an extensive record of the community service done by Al and Aleah Lomas, notably her work as librarian at the Sherbrooke Library, and several awards for volunteer service. In addition to the Lomas family material, this fonds holds genealogy research for many local families, notably the McKean/McKeen, Anderson, Henderson, Landesberg, and McLane families. There are photographs of local people and landscapes dating back to the 1870 opening of the first bridge over the St. Mary’s River at Sherbrooke, up to the 2005 wedding reception of Aleah Lomas Anderson and Murray Anderson, with an emphasis on the Anderson, Lomas, Palmer, and MacDonald families. The fonds also has audio and video recordings of interviews, speeches, and brief reports discussing topics of interest to the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. Fonds consists of the following series:Series 1: History of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’sSeries 2: Lomas History of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’sSeries 3: St. Mary’s Historical SocietySeries 4: CemeteriesSeries 5: ChurchesSeries 6: Foreign ServicesSeries 7: GenealogySeries 8: Gold Mining and Heritage Goldenville SocietySeries 9: Heritage / Heritage Inventory ProgramSeries 10: Industry, LocalSeries 11: MapsSeries 12: MemoirsSeries 13: MilitarySeries 14: News ClippingsSeries 15: ObituariesSeries 16: Personal PapersSeries 17: PhotographsSeries 18: Photographic SlidesSeries 19: Sherbrooke LibrarySeries 20: Sherbrooke VillageSeries 21: Audio RecordingsSeries 22: VHS cassette tapesSeries 23: Ships and shippingSeries 24: Books and Periodicals, CollectedSeries 25: MacDonald familySeries 26: Glass negativesSeries 27: Canadian Government ServiceSeries 28: Community Initiatives 2022.006
Cronin Family Fonds
Fonds · 1761 - 1950
Personal correspondence, diaries,businesses, legal documents and inventories. 016.1 - 017.468
Fonds Père Clarence d'Entremont
Fonds · 1771-1997, surtout 1957-1997 (Creation)
Le fonds Père Clarence d’Entremont est constitué de 26 séries, chaque série étant classée selon son contenu :A- Correspondances par noms propresB- Statistiques démographiquesC- Généalogie par noms propresD- Histoire et généalogieE- Correspondances par dates (1956 –1997)F- Histoire et généalogie par sujetsG- PhotographiesH- Écrits publiés et non-publiés, par Père Clarence d’EntremontI- Sobriquets de Pubnico et autresJ- Les études de Père Clarence d’EntremontK- Matériel personnelL- Certificats et honneursM- MicrofilmsN- Grands Livres d’ArchivesO- Les 28 règles de la paroisse du Cap-Sable par Père Sigogne, 1799P- BulletinsQ- Livres de découpures de journaux et indexR- Transcriptions et recensementsS- Cartes géographiquesT- Livres de la bibliothèque de Père Clarence d’EntremontU- Articles religieuxV- Matériel de rédaction des livres de Père Clarence d’EntremontW- Le Petit CourrierX- Concessions de terresY- Images religieusesZ- Mémorial de décès 1998.3-f11
Gages de l'équipage de l'Azora
Pièce
Fait partie de Fonds Père Clarence d'Entremont
Document original, imprimé et complété à la plume. Document daté le 10 avril 1877. Le document est adressé au propriétaire de l'Azora. On retrouve une liste de noms de (l'équipage) avec des montants à coté de chaque nom. Le document port l'entête de James Butler & Co., de Halifax. 1998.3-f11
Pièce · 1824
Fait partie de Fonds Père Clarence d'Entremont
Document original provenant de Benoni d'Entremont et de sa famille. Déclaration de Benoni d'Entremont selon laquelle Thomas Owens lui a payé la totalité de ce qu'il lui devait pour un hypothèque datant du 24 mai 1793. Le document est signé par Benoni d'Entremont, Edward Hipson et Joseph Joshua d'Entremont (témoins) le 18 mars 1824. 1998.3-f11
Testament de Charles Muse
Pièce · 19?
Fait partie de Fonds Père Clarence d'Entremont
Document original provenant de Benoni d'Entremont et de sa famille. Homologation du testament de Charles Muise (sic) par le tribunal des successions, signé par Sam Sheldon Pool (Juge de successions) le 4 avril 1806. 1998.3-f11
Lettre de Mme Paul A. d'Entremont
Pièce
Fait partie de Fonds Père Clarence d'Entremont
Copie d'un document, rédirigé à la plume. Lettre datée le 14 décembre 1896 Le docment est une lettre écrite par Mme. Paul (Alexandre) d'Entremont (à Arthense à Vital) à M. Clément d'Entremont (à Jean à Hilaire). La Lettre est une lettre de chaîne en faveur du Père Ducheneseau. 1998.3-f11