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Collection · [ca. 1972-2002]
Collection consists of copies and transcriptions of records from various churches and parishes that were located on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia or which were used by Eastern Shore residents. The collection contains baptismal, marriage, burial, and confirmation records along with other church records, dating from 1752 to 1982. Some records are on microfilm or have been copied from microfilm, while others are typed or handwritten transcriptions of records. 2003.010, 2004.008, 2011.024
Ship Harbour Parish
Series · [ca. 1972-2002]
Part of Eastern Shore Archives church records collection
Series includes microfilm records with handwritten transcriptions documenting baptisms, marriages, burials, and church minutes from churches within the parish ca. 1847-1982. Parish churches include St. Stephen’s (Lower Ship Harbour), St. John’s (Oyster Pond), St. Matthew’s (Owls Head), and St. James (Upper Lakeville). 2003.010
Musquodoboit Harbour Parish
Series · [ca. 1972-2002]
Part of Eastern Shore Archives church records collection
Series includes microfilm records documenting baptisms, marriages, burials, and church minutes from churches within the parish ca. 1893-1980. Parish churches include St. Thomas (Musquodoboit Harbour), St. James (Head of Jeddore), and St. George’s (Ostrea Lake). 2003.010
Lena Ferguson fonds
Fonds · 1974-2001
Fonds consists of approximately 137 hours of oral history interviews conducted by Lena Ferguson. Most interviewees were residents of the Eastern Shore region of Halifax County, particularly the Chezzetcook area. Interview topics include genealogy, local industries, occupations, music, shipping, community life, traditions, and folklore. In addition to interviews, the creator recorded school reunions, concerts, weddings, and church anniversaries. Several paper transcripts are included as well as scrapbooks featuring articles written by Lena and other newspaper articles regarding the Chezzetcook area. 2019.014
Robert Kim Stevens fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1972]-[ca. 2002]
Fonds consists of records of the activities of Robert Kim Stevens. Records were created and accumulated between about 1972 and 2003. Fonds is arranged into five series: correspondence, research material and publications, family files,maps, and drawings. Accession number 2003.010.
Drawings
Series · ca. 1970-2003
Part of Robert Kim Stevens fonds
Series forms part of Robert Kim Stevens fonds and consists of one original drawing of the Thomas Stevens House in Musquodoboit Harbour, by Joan Flewwelling. The house was originally owned by Robert Stevens, the village blacksmith, who had it built circa 1890. It housed the first post office in the area and was later owned by a Mr. Parker, Gerald Graham, Cyril and Kaye Young, and Henry and Elizabeth Boutilier. The drawing was owned by Kim Stevens. He had requested that Joan Flewwelling draw it and she agreed and later sent it to him. The drawing was done from an old photograph of the house as it was ca. the 1850s. 2013.026
School yearbooks
Subseries · 1948-1965
Part of Helen Jennex fonds
Sub-series forms part of school activities series of the Helen Jennex fonds and consists of yearbooks from schools where Helen Jennex was a teacher or principal, including the Oyster Pond School yearbook for 1955-1956, the Musquodoboit Harbour Consolidated School yearbook for 1956-57 entitled Marine Whispers, and the Robert Jamison Memorial Consolidated High School yearbooks for 1958-1959 through to 1964-65, also entitled Marine Whispers. Sub-series also includes Oyster Pond School newspapers from 1956-57 and 1947-48, and a Robert Jamison Memorial school newspaper from 1959. 2009.039
E.J. Webber fonds
Fonds · 1941-1945, 1951-1955
Fonds consists of records related to the activities of E. J. Webber during his time spent serving with the 2nd Reserve Battalion Halifax Rifles in World War II and his shared activities with his wife Babe Webber in her role as postmistress in Lake Charlotte during the 1950s. Records were created between 1941 and 1945, and between 1951 and 1955. Fonds has been arranged into the following two series: S1- 2nd Reserve Battalion Halifax Rifles S2- Lake Charlotte Post Mistress Accession number 2009.045
Series · 1941-1945, predominant 1942-1944
Part of E.J. Webber fonds
Series forms part of the E.J. Webber fonds and consists of records related to Webber’s activities as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Reserve Battalion Halifax Rifles during World War II. Series includes documents related to Webber’s training as an officer, as well as instructions on training others including booklets, manuals, memorandums, notes, an examination sheet, and other material. This includes copies of the Canadian Army Training Memorandum, which was a series of pamphlets published on a monthly basis from 1941 to 1945 which were intended to be distributed among all Canadian officers who were serving domestically. The memorandums featured articles and information on various aspects of military life and training. Series also includes issues of War and Current Affairs, a series of booklets issued by the British Army Bureau of Current Affairs; issues of Canadian Affairs, a series of booklets issued by the Canadian Wartime Information Board; and an issue of The Maple Leaf, a newspaper issued to Canadian soldiers. Also included in the series are forms and correspondence related to travelling expense claims for bus trips to Sheet Harbour for officer training classes and for trips to Musquodoboit Harbour and Ship Harbour to supervise training detachments. In addition, series includes a certificate authorizing Webber to be an official Royal Canadian Air Force Aircraft Detection Corps observer, an instruction sheet issued by a superior officer, forms, maps, a postcard, and other material. 2009.045