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History of Sherbrooke
folder · 1942- 1955
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
This folder holds a complete copy of “History of Sherbrooke Nova Scotia” given to Agnes Manson by the author, Scott MacDonald, dated July 1942. This text begins its history in 1784, and ends with a list of MLAs that has a hand-written addition dated 1955, including the history of schools, churches, industry, horse racing, first people, and early prominent citizens. 2022.006, Ser. 25, #3
Sherbrooke, early history
folder · 1971 - 1993
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
This folder holds an overview of the history of Fort Sainte-Marie 1669-1907, essay about Nicolas Denys visits to NS in 1600s (written c.1971), hand-written notes on early Sherbrooke history (notes briefly touch on native people). 2022.006, Ser. 1, #1
Tourist information
folder · 1967- 1992
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
This file holds magazine articles, pamphlets, postcards, and other promotional papers about Nova Scotia, particularly its Eastern Shore. 2022.006, Ser. 1, #3
Letters of Captain Tucker
folder · 1987
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
Transcriptions of letters from Captain Richard H. Tucker to his wife Mollie Tucker and brother Captain Joseph Tucker (1862-1865), along with a cover letter from descendant Jane Tucker (1987) 2022.006, Ser. 1, #4
Collected Histories 1
folder · 1988
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
Consists of “Municipality of St. Mary’s” historical essay, “The Story of Sherbrooke for the Library Children” and “The Story of Sherbrooke for Grades 1 and 2 Sherbrooke Consolidated School” by A. A. Lomas, rhyming alphabetical guide to Sherbrooke area, guide to Sonora and Wine Harbour, notes on History of Sherbrooke and Fort Sainte-Marie taken from Phyllis Blakeley paper, hand-written history of the District, “Guysborough County” essay by A. A. MacKenzie (1992), and description of deed search for Peart-Hawbolt-Baker property. 2022.006, Ser. 1, #9
History of Nova Scotia
folder · 1993
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
Items relating to Nova Scotia history including “A Friendly Scot Looks at Nova Scotia in 1853”, “Port Royal and Its Inhabitants 1605-1755”, news clippings (1984, 1990, 1991, 1993), 1991 Census of Canada, History of Lochaber (Antigonish County) and Beautiful Lochaber poem by Joseph Howe, text of “A Friendly Scot Looks at Nova Scotia in 1853” talk given by D. C. Harvey in 1946, copied pages about HRH the Prince of Wales visiting Canada (sometime before he was crowned King Edward VIII in 1936), “Amherst’s Four Fathers of Confederation”, “History in the Making” article about shipping historian Judith Fingard (1990), excerpt from book about Charles G. D. Roberts in Windsor NS, small note with question about NS House of Assembly in 1784. 2022.006, Ser. 1, #11
Collected Papers
folder · 1960- 1975
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
Consists of “Sources for Research - Antigonish and Guysborough Counties” (c. 1960), “Index to Deed Books from St. Mary’s Court House, Sherbrooke, Guysborough County NS” (1815-1841), “Records from Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia” birth and marriage announcements, c. 1760s-1820s, collected information on Sherbrooke-native Katherine (Kate) Fraser, missionary to Armenia sent by her niece Mrs. Dorothy Outerbridge of Bermuda (1975). 2022.006, Ser. 1, #12
Deed
folder · 1930
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
1930 deed from John Duncan McKeen & his unnamed wife to Canadian National Railway Company giving title to “land at Aspen, Guysborough County, N.S., for the Sunny Brae-Guysborough Branch of Canadian National Railway”. 2022.006, Ser. 1, #14
The Original Inhabitants
folder · 1993
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
This folder holds notes on the original inhabitants of the St. Mary’s area, a page listing “The Languages of the Canadian Indians” (sic), news clipping on Oak Island (1993), excerpt from “Oak Island Gold”, clipping on the release of a NS history book by Steve Kirincich, and a clipping on “The Census of 1827”. 2022.006, Ser. 2, #2
St. Mary's about 1860
folder · 1993
Fait partie de Lomas family fonds
This folder pertains to the chapter entitled “St. Mary’s about 1860: a snapshot”, and consists of copies from the Census of Nova Scotia 1860-1861 Guysborough County. 2022.006, Ser. 2, #5