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Cemetery of the Holy Cross records
Series · 1835-1876
Part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds
Series forms part of St. Mary's Basilica (Halifax, N.S.) fonds and consists of cash books (1843-1877, 2 volumes), and meeting minutes of the committee and trustees with an alphabetical list of subscriptions in the back of the book (1835-1847, 1 volume). Records are arranged chronologically in bound volumes. The cash books kept a record of all the incoming monies paid by parishioners. The minute book contains records of expenses paid, such as sexton's fee and cost of materials; ongoing balance of account; resolutions; and observations by Bishop Walsh.
Elm Grove Cemetery fonds
Fonds · [1948]
Fonds consists of documents pertaining to the incorporation of the Cemetery; by-laws; correspondence; and descriptions of the sizes, costs and locations of various plots.
Wallace Cemetery Inc. fonds
Fonds · 1891-1984
Fonds consists of receipt book, list of cemetery lots, bank account balance books, burial permit, blank cemetery return forms, letters, original subscribers list, list of graves and inscriptions, numbers and owners of lots, map of cemetery, receipts of payment of Perpetual Care Fund, receipts of bills paid, and an auction sale list for Perpetual Care Fund.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Company fonds
Fonds · 1891-1943
Fonds consists of one ledger book. The book served as an account ledger, minute book and plot record for the first 50 years of the Company's operation. It records the names, dates of burial and plot number for the deceased. It also contains reports of the annual meetings. As the Company is still in operation, a number of records were removed from the ledger. These included the names of founding members and numbers of shares owned, act of incorporation, by-laws, and the founding minutes. It is hoped that these will be deposited at the Archives as a future date.
Tusket Cemetery Company fonds
Fonds · 1873-1993
Fonds consists of surveys and plot plans, by-laws, account records and other financial documents, deeds, minutes, and plot lists.
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
Churches & cemeteries
Series · 1973-1980
Part of Eastern Shore District High School fonds
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore District High School fonds and consists of essays written by students pertaining to the history of various churches and cemeteries along the Eastern Shore. Series includes information pertaining to St. Anselm’s cemetery and Christ Church Cemetery in Chezzetcook, Clam Harbour Graveyard, the history of St. Paul’s Church in Mushaboom, St. George’s Cemetery and Ostrea Lake Anglican Church, the East Petpeswick Catholic graveyard, St. Mark’s Church in Porters Lake, and St. James Cemetery in Upper Lakeville. Some cemetery papers include lists of those who are buried there, family background information such as origin of names, lists of how many people died in given years, and hand drawn maps.
People & buildings
Series · 1973-1980
Part of Eastern Shore District High School fonds
Series forms part of the Eastern Shore District High School fonds and consists of essays written by students pertaining to certain individuals or families such as Reverend Robert Jamieson of Ship Harbour, Rhoda A. Rudolph, Odous Webber of Upper Lakeville, and the Blakeney, Colford, Pettipas, Ramsey, and Roma families. Series also includes essays pertaining to the history of local houses including the Blakeney, Anderson, Myers, Foley, Day, and Crawford residences as well as various historic buildings in Porters Lake including the school, St. Mark’s Church, the 14 ½ Mile House, Innis House, and Eddie Bonn House.
Eastern Shore Archives cemetery transcriptions collection
Eastern Shore Archives cemetery transcriptions collection
Collection · [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]
Collection consists of copies of transcriptions of headstone inscriptions from various cemeteries across the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Records were created between about 1972 and about 2002. The transcriptions are handwritten, and most were created by genealogist Terrance Punch. Fonds also includes copies of cemetery records. Accession number 2003.010.
Eastern Shore District High School fonds
Eastern Shore District High School fonds
Fonds · 1966-1980
The first three series of the fonds consist of essays and research written and compiled by Mr. Patrick Milligan and Mr. D. Engram’s grade ten students at Eastern Shore District High School between 1973 and 1980 as part of a class project on local history. The essays include information about various aspects of the history of the Eastern Shore such as industries and occupations, activities, cemeteries, churches, individuals, houses, education, and family and community history. Selected essays from Mr. Milligan’s local history course, 1974-1975, were compiled into a school publication called The Shore Thing, a preliminary copy of which is included in the fonds. The purpose of the book was to introduce students to their own area and familiarize them with the history of local communities along the Eastern Shore. It was placed in the school library for the benefit of all students. The fonds also consists of yearbooks and a newspaper published by the school during the first ten years of its operation. Accession numbers 2006.003, 2012.001