Jun 26, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
I usually schedule posts to appear on the website on Tuesdays but I came across a letter from a Rev. John Cameron dated Monday, June 26, 1887 so obviously I had to post it today instead. Rev. John Cameron was born in East River, Nova Scotia on September 21, 1817. He...May 9, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
The following photograph is from the United Church of St. Paul & St. Stephen in Kentville, Nova Scotia (now part of Orchard Valley United Church). I couldn’t find any further information other than that it is a table top tennis group from 1943. Does anyone...Apr 4, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
The following are Easter bulletins from Central Methodist/United Church in Moncton, N.B. between 1901 and 1947:Mar 21, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
Does anyone have some old potatoes to use up? Perhaps there is a half bag of raisins sitting in the pantry? Or do you want to impress some guests with a vanilla sponge? If so, the Presbyterian Witness newspaper of October 26, 1889 has you covered! This was a newspaper...Jan 17, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
It’s always interesting to stumble across records documenting the very beginning of a church, whether it be a new congregation or construction started on a building. If you are doing some light reading through Methodist Conference minutes from the 1800s, chances are...Jan 3, 2023 | BNS Announcements, BNS Archives, FSLDW Announcements, FSLDW Archives
This calendar from Woodlawn Methodist Church in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia might be kind of outdated but I’m sure the wishes for a happy new year would have been echoed back in the early 1900s too!