Sep 20, 2016 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
After stumbling across this wonderful photograph, I was lucky enough to find a newspaper article which described the event. I love it when that happens! And yes, I know that makes me a nerdy archivist. The Presbyterian Witness Vol. LXVII, December 19, 1914 Farewell...
Sep 13, 2016 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
You may have already noticed that I have a thing for cookbooks. It’s fun flipping through the pages and imagining a day when I actually have the ability to successfully pull off some of these dishes. One of the other great things about old cookbooks is the...
Sep 5, 2016 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
June 10, 1925 was a big day in the history of The United Church of Canada and it was a big day for Lily Maynard and Morley Harvey as well! Lily Maynard, a registered nurse, and Morley Harvey, a farmer, were married at the groom’s home in Newport, Nova Scotia....
Aug 30, 2016 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
I can make out from the sign that the church is called Wesley United Church and the picture was taken in 1998 but I’m not sure which community the church is located in. If you are able to identify this building, please free free to reply in the comments....
Aug 23, 2016 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
We often talk about church union in reference to the 1925 creation of The United Church of Canada but did you know that there was another big union before that ? The Presbyterian Church in Canada was formed in 1875 from the union of the Canada Presbyterian Church; the...
Aug 16, 2016 | Archives Committee, Featured Congregations
On such a gloomy day, what better to make for supper than a good ol’ fashioned casserole? Such a simple but delicious concept. You basically take whatever happens to be residing in your fridge at the moment, throw it into a dish, put a little shredded cheese on...
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