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Colchester Historical Society Fonds
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Truro Residents Association Fonds
Fonds · 1997
The fonds consists of textual records and photographs regarding the Truro Residents Association's involvement in the fight against the opening of Atlantic Superstore in Truro, NS. Record types include scrapbooks, reports and presentations, correspondence, and clippings. Photographs show areas of concern for environmental health in Truro, and presentation materials. 1997.119.1 - 94
George R. Smith Family fonds
Fonds · 1856 - 1957
The fonds consists of records, ledgers and photographs that document the lives of the family of George R. Smith. Records are arranged into series based on content or record type, including: letters from Raymond Smith during World War I; letters from Ernest Smith during World War I; letters from Lloyd Smith during World War I; letters from other Smith family members; "Londonderry Letter" by Lloyd Smith; and account books of George R. Smith. Photographs and negatives are housed separately and demonstrate some of the activities of the members of the Smith family; most photographs are portraits of unidentified people that are arranged by photographer, demonstrating the activities of North American photographers from the 1850s - 1940s. There are also a significant number of photographs of the Smith sons during World War I; Florine Smith's trip to Europe; and portraits addressed to Florine Smith from classmates at the Halifax Ladies College. Some of the negatives correspond to the photographic prints in this fonds. 1999.50.1 - 509
Truro Art Society Fonds
Fonds · 1969 - 1999
The fonds consists of 30 cm of administrative records, including annual reports, minutes, financial statements, and an additional 30 cm of scrapbooks and guestbooks that demonstrate the activities of the Truro Art Society from 1969 - 1999. Photographs also show the activities of the organization, including the Attic Painters art shows, the organization's anniversary party, a collection of quilted items, and a pottery show. 2000.68.1 - 25
Municipality of the Town of Truro Fonds
Fonds · 1875 - 1988
The fonds consists of assorted records created by the Town of Truro, including annual reports, Sinking Fund Investments, assessment rolls (380 cm), school board records, nomination papers, for a century from 1886 - 1988. The fonds has had accruals since the initial acquisitions in 1999. The Victoria Park record series contains maps, ephemera, reports, minutes, financial statements, correspondence, and plans for the park; this series has had accruals. 2003.19.1 - 207
Emma Ellis Fonds
Fonds · 1822 - 1987
The fonds consists of correspondence, photographs and negatives, newspaper clippings, and books that belonged to Emma Ellis, concerning her participation in the Expo-Africa programme by St. Andrew's United Church, Truro, NS. The photograph series also contains portraits of members of the Locke family, as well as unidentified individuals, taken in Nova Scotia and New England. There is also a scrapbook in the reference collection, and two trunks of artifacts that are located in the museum collection. 2003.73.1 - 41
Zonta Club of Truro Fonds
Fonds · 1980 - 2017
The fonds contains 39 folders of documents that show the activities of the Zonta Club of Truro throughout its lifetime. Document types include booklets, certificates, ephemera, newspaper clippings, notes, reports, Craft Fair materials, yearbooks, newsletters, and ledgers. Fifty photographs were removed and stored in a separate box. The photographs mostly show special events in which the Club participated. 2018.6.1 - 317
Local Council of Women (Truro, NS) Fonds
Fonds · [1986 - 1988]
The fonds consists of two scrapbooks, one covering October 1986 - September 1988, and one beginning in October 1988. Scrapbooks contain items related to special programmes and events that the Local Council of Women (Truro) were involved in, as well as photographs. Scrapbooks were photocopied and photographs were removed to be housed separately. 2021.39.1 - 2
Colchester County School Registers fonds
Fonds · 1868-1986
Fonds contains school registers for Colchester County schools from 1868-1986. Most registers measure 28x44cm or 26x38cm and contain 10-20 pages, though in some cases, only a few pages remain. Registers generally include a list of students' names, along with their sex, age, address, parent or guardians' names, as well as a record of attendance and general standing. Registers have been printed by the Nova Scotia Department of Education and data has been handwritten by the schoolteacher. Registers for the following schools are included: Acadia Mines, Alma, Balfron, Balmoral, Bass River, Bass River Elementary, West Colchester High (Bass River), Bayhead, Beaver Brook, Belmont, College Road (Bible Hill), East Court Road (Bible Hill), Bible Hill Central, Bible Hill Junior High, Birch Hill, Brentwood, Brookfield, Brookfield Memorial, Brookfield Rural High/South Colchester High, Brookfield Junior High, Brule, Brule Point, Burnside, Byers, Camden, Central Economy, Wilson’s (Central New Annan), Central North River, Central Onslow, Parade (Central Onslow), Central Colchester High (Central Onslow), Central Colchester Junior High (Central Onslow), Clifton, Cross Roads, Crowes Mills, Debert, Denmark, East Earltown, East Folly Mountain, East Village, Eastville, Five Islands, Forest Glen, Fort Ellis, French River, Gays River/Pine Grove, Glenholme, Grahamville, Grandview, Great Village, Greek Oak, Greens Creek, Hardwood Hill, Harmony, Hilden/Johnson’s Crossing, Kemptown, Lake Road, Little Bass River, Londonderry, Londonderry Station, Lower Debert, Lower Economy, Boydtown (Lower Five Islands), Lower Onslow, Lower Truro, Lynn, Masstown, Chiganois Elementary (Masstown), McCallum Settlement, Middle Stewiacke, Middle Stewiacke Consolidated, Middleton, Millbrook, Montrose, Mount Pleasant, North River, North River Elementary, Nuttby, Old Barns, Cobequid Consolidated Elementary (Old Barns), Oliver, Otter Brook, Pembroke, Portapique, Portapique Mountain, Princeport, Riversdale, Riverside, Salmon River, Salmon River Central, Maple Leaf (Salmon River), Shubenacadie, Shubenacadie East, Slades, South Branch, Stewiacke, Stewiacke East, Tarbet (Barrachois), Tatamagouche, Conkey’s (Tatamagouche), Tatamagouche Rural High/North Colchester High, Tatamagouche Elementary, Tatamagouche Bay, The Falls, Truro, Victoria Street (Truro), Willow Street (Truro), Alice Street (Truro), Colchester Academy (Truro), Centre (Truro), Princess Margaret Rose (Truro), Truro Senior High, Douglas Street (Truro), Central Junior High (Truro), Central Elementary (Truro), St. Mary’s Elementary (Truro), Truro Regional Vocational/Colchester Regional Vocational, Cobequid Educational Centre (Truro), Truro Junior High, Prince Street (Truro), Upper Belmont, Upper Economy, Upper North River, Upper Onslow, Upper Pleasant Valley, Upper Stewiacke, Valley, Forest (Waldegrave), Murphy’s (Waugh’s River), West Folly Mountain, McLeod’s (West New Annan), West St. Andrews, and West Tatamagouche. 2023.1
Dulcie E. E. Randall Fonds
Fonds · 1917-1977
The fonds consists of a memory book that contains letters, postcards, and photographs that were written to Dulcie Randall by her parents and other caretakers while they were living in England during World War I. The photographs were removed from the scrapbook and housed separately for conservation purposes. 88.108.1 - 2
Baxter McCabe Family Fonds
Fonds · 1848 - 1980, predominant 1930 - 1944
The fonds contains items that belonged to members of the Baxter McCabe family. The majority of the items are land deeds and materials related to the family's involvement in World War II, especially Doris McCabe; record types include handbooks, school reports, attestation papers, discharge certificates, autograph books, and pay books. Photographs also show the activities of the family during their service in WWII. 88.253.1 - 39