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Land papers
Series · 1791, 1919, 1932
Part of Musquodoboit Harbour Heritage Society collection
Series forms part of the Musquodoboit Harbour Heritage Society collection and consists of original and copied versions of two land indentures. In the first indenture from 1919, Elizabeth Ogilvie sells Ogilvie Island to Simpson Orr. Ogilvie’s Island was later known as Smeltzers Island and then Beeler’s Island as of 2012. The second indenture involves Simpson Orr selling the island to Lawrence Smeltzer in 1932. The island is located at the head of Petpeswick Harbour and was owned by Jean Beeler in 2000. Series also contains a transcript of a grant from the Crown to George Bayer and John Bayer on the west side of Petpeswick harbour in 1791. Accession number: 2012.001
Collection · [ca. 1971-2012]
Collection consists of records donated to and accumulated by the Musquodoboit Harbour Heritage Society, relating to the history of communities and inhabitants along the Eastern Shore. The records consist of interview tapes and transcripts, photographs, land records, and information pertaining to the history of industries and services on the Eastern Shore as well as heritage houses. The records consist of both original and photocopied materials. Accession numbers: 2012.001, 2013.068