Jun 3, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
Nothing beats the advertisements of yesteryear. Long before tv and internet, businesses were getting the word out to potential customers. Granted, their approach was a little different than what we’re used to today but you gotta work with the times. The...
May 20, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
Wow, hard to believe that it’s Conference week once again. In honor of this occasion, here’s a flashback to the Conference in 1974. Anyone recognize the ordinands?
May 6, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
Do you ever have those days where nothing seems to go right? You know, the day when the coffee spills; you forget to gas up the car before getting on the highway; or you miss an important deadline. Take heart because these kind of days happened hundreds of years ago...
Apr 15, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
The following is an excerpt from a diary by an unknown author which was written at the back of a treasurer’s book for St. James Presbyterian (now United Church) in Sheet Harbour. The diary provides a good snapshot of community life in Sheet Harbour during the...
Apr 1, 2014 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
There, did that title catch your attention? The Archives receives minutes in all forms. Loose, scribblers, fancy bound books, you name it. I always appreciate the older notebooks with fancy illustrated covers. Take for example, these notebooks, c. 1920s, which...
