Apr 6, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
Exams are coming up for university students all across the country and it was no exception for students at the Presbyterian College in Halifax (Pine Hill) in 1904. Interestingly enough, the exam questions from the previous year were posted in the back of the College...
Mar 23, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
After this week of beautiful weather, summer seems tantalizingly close. As an ode to the upcoming summer, here is a photograph from Berwick Camp. The photograph did not have a date written on it but it’s possibly from the 1890s. Three of the people in the...
Mar 16, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Records and History Committee, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
It’s probably rather cruel to post recipes of candy during Lent but how can one pass by the mention of ice cream candy without giving it some sort of recognition? The following recipes were taken from The Helping Hands Cookbook compiled by the ladies of St. Paul’s...
Mar 2, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
Less than 20 days until the official first day of spring! It’s been a long winter so I thought it might be nice to showcase these beautiful spring-themed cards. The homemade cards were given to Mrs. Nicholson on the occasion of her and her husband Rev. Nicholson...
Feb 16, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
The Archives has some really interesting personal records of individuals and families who served the churches in the region over the years. One such record is this letter from William Fraser to Rev. James Dobson. Fraser, who was 2 years away from being ordained, was...
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