Jul 13, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
For some reason, I love photographs of people eating meals together and the following photograph is even more interesting because there is a clear view of what people are actually eating. I wouldn’t mind having a couple of those rolls or a slice of that cake!...
Jun 22, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
The price of lumber has been in the news a lot lately so I thought it would be neat to show some lumber related records from the 1800s. The information is from the minute book of the Building Committee of Higginsville Methodist Church in Nova Scotia (later became...
May 25, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
Ah the microwave…once touted as the epitome of modern cooking, this appliance now has somewhat of a more mixed reputation. Love it or or hate it though, there is no denying the convenience. The following recipes were found in a cookbook simply entitled...
May 11, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
As an archivist, I come across a lot of bad handwriting (disclaimer: my handwriting is not great either)! That’s why I get so excited when I find a document with really nice handwriting. Perhaps there are a few others out there who would also share in my...
Apr 21, 2021 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
It may not come as a surprise that the Archives does not have many landscape photographs in the vault. However, I did stumble across these wonderful photographs of The Ovens Natural Park in Nova Scotia, most likely taken in the winter of 1955. Funnily enough, the...
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...
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