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...
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...
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