Feb 10, 2015 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
Ah, young love. Who doesn’t remember the roller coaster of emotions, the shy glances, and the love notes associated with one’s first crush? In honor of February 14, here’s a poem which was published in the Pepper Box c, 1919, a publication of the...
Jan 6, 2015 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
Intrigue in the Archives! The other day I was going through some records when I noticed a reference to a sermon book of a Rev. John James Teasdale. We have lots of sermons here at the Archives so that’s nothing out of the ordinary but what caught my eye was a...
Dec 30, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
Ok, so the title is a bit of a stretch since the date of the following newspaper cover is obviously not New Years 1929 but January 2 is close enough, right? And in case you’re wondering, there’s not really any significance attached to 1929. I just...
Dec 23, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
The Fireside Club was based out of St. David’s Presbyterian/United Church in Saint John and was a men’s club which held Bible studies as well as debates. This card is actually a mash-up of two different cards; one from 1913 and one from 1915. Merry...
Dec 16, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
This month’s post was compiled and written by Katie Ferguson, a regular volunteer at the Archives: The first recipe is for a very nice festive loaf (The Art of Cooking in Beaverbank, St. John’s United Church Women): Wonderfully Christmas-coloured with red...
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