Feb 13, 2024 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, Featured Congregations, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
Happy Valentines Day! The following photograph is from St. Paul’s United Church in Fredericton and was probably taken in the 1910s or 1920s. It looks like the group was putting on a play or fashion show. If you look closely you can see paper hearts and cupids...Jan 9, 2024 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
Has anyone decided to start off 2024 by joining a book club? In December 1908, the Presbyterian ministers of Lunenburg and Yarmouth Presbytery formed a Theological and Literary Club. The club seemed rather formal with a secretary appointed and a minister tasked with...Dec 19, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
This 1901 Christmas greeting was from Rev. Lachlan A. MacLean and his wife. At this time, Rev. MacLean would have been minister at Lorneville Presbyterian Church in New Brunswick which would become Lorneville United Church in 1925 .Dec 5, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
The Archives holds a lot of newsletters from various churches but it is very rare to find a newsletter from before 1925. That’s why I wanted to post this “Circuit Messenger” newsletter from December 1899. It was printed for the Kingston Methodist...Aug 15, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
I am not a minister but I can imagine baptizing a child named after you must feel rather nice. Rev. A.M. DesBrisay must have thought so as he actually wrote “DesBrisay” in larger letters and then underlined it in the register when he recorded the baptism...Jul 11, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
It’s at this time of year where people begin brave the bugs and unpredictable weather to dine in the fresh air. This was very much the case 100 years ago too. Here are highlights of some of the picnic related records we hold here at the Archives: This photograph...