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Ivan R. Kent family fonds
Ivan R. Kent family fonds
Fonds · 1903-1999
Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by the Kent family primarily during their time spent as lighthouse keepers on Kent Island. There are also records relating to Kent family history and the family’s involvement in the Pleasant Point United Church. In addition, there are records and photographs relating to the sons of Phebe and Arch Kent who served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Accession number 2013.021
Laura F. Stoddard family fonds
Laura F. Stoddard family fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1870]-1962
Fonds consists of correspondence written to Walter, Hannah, and Laura Stoddard as well as records related to churches and church societies and memorabilia related to the First World War that was found in the Stoddard Hotel. Fonds also contains financial records including insurance policies and tax receipts as well as post office records including ledgers of records of registered mail. Remaining records include permits, dance step instructions, quilt patterns, paintings by Harold Brownhill, a poem by Burns Marks, a label from E. Homan’s clam cannery, a brochure for a Camp Charlotte, a sign erected by the Cranberry Committee, and a business card and photograph of Judge F. M. Morson. Accession number 2013.010
Lena Ferguson fonds
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
Mrs. Stanley Robson fonds
Mrs. Stanley Robson fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1965-1967]
Fonds consists of records of the activities of Mrs. Stanley Robson and includes a copy of a handwritten history of the Clam Harbour United Church by Mrs. Robson, as well as an original handwritten review of the Church’s history. The texts were created in preparation for the 1967 centennial celebrations of the Church, with the review to be used as a sermon to the church’s congregation. Mrs. Robson spent two years preparing the history, and stated that she relied mostly on her memory, with the aid of records and information from other residents of the area. The review includes a brief conclusion and some annotations written in a hand other than Mrs. Robson’s. Accession number: 2010.018
Official Board of the United Church (Wallace) fonds
Fonds · 1927-1931
Fonds consists of minutes of meetings of the Official Board of the United Church. Records had been arranged with the Wylie Grant fonds but have been described separately.
Rev. George Edmund Whidden fonds
Fonds · 1921-1940
Fonds consists of sermons written by Rev. Whidden; five notebooks used to record pastoral visits, dates of baptisms, marriages and deaths of parishioners; issues of the church periodical The Expository Times; and photographs of Sharon United Church and Rev. Whidden on the 50th anniversary of his ordination. MG 1, vol. 23.
Union Church (Lake Charlotte, N.S.) fonds
Union Church (Lake Charlotte, N.S.) fonds
Fonds · 1896-1966, [2009]
Fonds consists of records of the Union Church of Lake Charlotte, Halifax County, Nova Scotia and include account books and other financial records and minutes of meetings. Included is an original account book detailing the annual list of individuals who contributed to the church, along with the amount paid to the minister. Cash disbursements and cash received are logged at the back of the book. Fonds also contains reproductions of three books containing the meeting minutes of the church dating from the first meeting in 1896 up until 1987. The books also record financial accounts of the church from 1896 to 1994, including cash disbursements and cash received. Also included with the books are reproductions of receipts and sheets of paper recording subscriptions for repairs to the church building, accounts, and other information. Accession numbers 2004.015, 2009.044, and 2013.040