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              Local history
              Series · c.1945-1983
              Part of Grace (Williams) Forsythe fonds
              Series forms part of the Grace (Williams) Forsythe fonds and consists of locally produced publications related to the history of communities on the Eastern Shore. Included in the series are two publications on the history of St. James Church and Jeddore, commemorating the 130th and 150th anniversaries of the St. James congregation, dated 1963 and 1983 respectively. Also included is the revised 1979 edition of a publication written by David E. Stephens, entitled the Story of the Musquodoboit Railway. Series also contains an article written by Margaret Davis entitled, Historical Society answers questions, which discusses how Grace Forsythe and Helen Jennex of the Marine Historical Society helped to answer the question of how Ava and Evangeline Kent passed away in the late1800s. The question was posed after the author discovered their graves in a forgotten graveyard in Pleasant Point. The article also discusses the resources offered by the Society and the publications that they issue. Series also contains a handwritten, one page history of the Red Cross Society in Jeddore. Also included are the histories of Jeddore businesses written by students, c. late 1940s. Businesses mentioned include Nathanial Dooks’ grocery store, the Jeddore post office, B. O. Myers grocery store, and Ralph Bonn’s blacksmith shop. Accession number: 2010.032
              Meeting minutes and constitution
              Series · 1974-2004
              Part of Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds
              Series forms part of the Chezzetcook Historical Society fonds and consists of minutes and agendas from society meetings. Series also includes copies and revisions of the society’s constitution and memorandum of association.
              Military records
              Series · 1917-1941
              Part of William Ansell Gaetz family fonds
              Series forms part of the William Ansell Gaetz family fonds and consists of records related to Mr. Gaetz’s service during the First World War, correspondence with soldiers during World War II, and Mrs. Gaetz’s involvement with the Red Cross Society in 1940. William Gaetz enlisted in the military in 1916 and served as a private with the 246th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He served in England, France, and Belgium and with [the Canadian Forestry Corps (CFC)], sustaining an injury during his service for which he received a pension for a short period of time following his discharge from the army in April of 1919. His military records include a leave cheque and two leave passes, an attendance certificate for bayonet fighting and physical training, an army form to certify that he had the proper equipment, clothing, and necessaries prior to embarking for service overseas; a ration booklet, pension related papers, a dispersal certificate, and a discharge certificate. The correspondence from WWII consists of one letter to Mr. Gaetz dated March 4, 1941 from a soldier named Norman in England who came from the Eastern Shore as well as a letter to Mr. Gaetz and family dated February 10, 1941, Epsom, England, from a soldier named Sam who was from Musquodoboit Harbour. The series also includes a Red Cross Society National War Appeal and pin belonging to Josephine Gaetz from 1940.
              Organizations and committees
              Series · 1970-1996
              Part of Helene Read fonds
              Series forms part of the Helene Read fonds and consists of records pertaining to organizations and committees in which Helene Read was presumably involved. These include the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, meeting minutes of the Municipal Planning Strategy Districts 10 & 11 Public Participation Committee, the Mining Society of Nova Scotia, and other organizations. Records consist of correspondence, handbooks, memorandums, invoices, schedules, meeting minutes, notices, and other materials.
              Owl's Head School memorabilia fonds
              Owl's Head School memorabilia fonds
              Fonds · 1932-1953
              Consists of two handmade and handwritten books entitled, The Owlet and The Work of the Owl, which were created by the students of the Owl’s Head Harbour School. The Owlet was a magazine that the students created for exhibition in Halifax with the help of their teacher. Associated editors of The Owlet are listed as being Una Palmer, Reta Palmer, and Helen Parker. It features poems, horoscopes, essays, a school prophecy, jokes, drawings including the school and its floor plan, a list of pupils, and lists of improvements made to the school in the year 1932-1933. Some of the essays in this book relate to work and life in Owls Head and include an essay on sheep farming and the breed of sheep used. The Work of the Owl is a yearbook created by the students of the Owl’s Head Harbour School. It includes the school yell, school song, songs learned during year, animated map of Owl’s Head, poetry and prose about various topics, horoscopes, humor, and drawings. Accession number 2013.005
              P - Bulletins
              Series · 1965-1992
              Part of Fonds Père Clarence d'Entremont
              la série est constituée de 57 dossiers classés par noms de société :Le Réveil de Pombcoup; Le Réveil, New-York, USA; Forum français de Yarmouth; Société historique acadienne de la Baie Sainte-Marie; FANE; ASHANE; Société Saint-Pierre; Société généalogique canadienne-française; Société historique acadienne de la Nouvelle-Angleterre; Société historique acadienne – groupe de la Nouvelle-Angleterre; Institution française – Worcester, Massachusetts; Falaise – Acadie – Québec ; Société historique franco-américaine; Les Amitiés acadiennes; Racines et Rameaux français d’Acadie; AROAA – Nantes; Revue française de la généalogie; Argyle Municipality Historical and Genealogical Society; Cape Sable Historical Society; Nova Scotia Historical Society; Genealogical Society of Nova Scotia; Federation of Museums, heritage, and historical societies of Nova Scotia; Castine Scientific Society; Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums; Madawaska Historical Society (Maine); Massachusetts Society of Genealogists; Le conseil de la vie française en Amérique; Société historique acadienne de Pubnico-Ouest; La Société historique acadienne de Pubnico-Ouest 1989,1990, 1991, 1992; Le musée acadien de Pubnico-Ouest 1989; Société historique acadienne de Moncton (1 de 2 et 2 de 2); Société historique de la Mer-Rouge; Société d’histoire de la rivière St-Jean; Institut d’histoire acadienne; La Société historique Nicholas-Denys; L’Association des écrivains acadiens; Société historique du Québec; Fédération acadienne du Québec; Société généalogique des Martins; American – Canadian Genealogical Society of New Hampshire; Acadian Cultural Society of MarlBoro Mass.; American – French Genealogical Society of Rhode Island; Federation of Genealogical Societies; New England Historical Genealogical Society; Evelyn Richardson Literature Memorial Trust; The Association for Canadian Studies in the USA; Society of Acadian Descendants; Bristol County Chapter of Massachusetts Society of Genealogists; Compagnie des Cent-associes francophones; 11ième congrès des Franco-américains; Genealogical Societies; Acadian Day in Massachusetts; Archeological Society of Nova Scotia; Les Chevaliers de Colomb; Société généalogique de Québec; Les Amitiés généalogiques canadiennes-française; La Fédération des familles-souches québécoise inc. 1998.3-f11
              Pictou Friendly Society fonds
              Fonds · [1809?]
              Fonds consists of names of sixteen subscribers to the Pictou Friendly Society and twenty-two articles regulating the funds and how they were to be administered.
              Publications
              Subseries · 1979-1986
              Part of Helen Jennex fonds
              Sub-series consists of publications issued by the Marine Highway Historical Society, and in which Helen Jennex was involved, including Eight Years of Marine Whispers, Bygone Snippets, Backward Glances, and All Through the Year. Sub-series also includes two publications produced by Society member Grace Forsythe, including Tales of the Yesteryears and More Tales of the Yesteryears. Accession number: 2009.039
              Publications and layouts
              Series · 1941, 1944, 1977-1985
              Part of Grace (Williams) Forsythe fonds
              Series consists of publications produced by the Marine Highway Historical Society between 1977 and 1985. Grace Forsythe was the treasurer of the Marine Highway Historical Society, contributed to the production of these publications, and in later issues served as editor along with Helen Jennex. Publications in this series include two volumes of verses compiled by Reuben George, an unbound copy of Reminiscence (1976) given to Ada Williams by Helen Jennex, Rambling Memories (1977), Forget- Me-Not Reflections (1978), Backward Glances (1979), Children’s Thoughts (1980), Around the Harbour (1981 with 1983,1988 updates), One Day at a Time (1982), Along the Shore (1982), Eight Years of Marine Whispers (1983), The Gull’s Cry (1984), Bygone Snippets (1984) and Marine Whispers (1985). Series also contains a preliminary copy of a book entitled Memory Verses (1984).Also included are loose pages of publication layouts featuring collages of advertisements, letterheads, and other memorabilia. Accession number: 2010.032