Archives – About Us
The Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council and Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council Archives is mandated to collect, preserve, and provide access to the records of the Maritime, Gaspé, and Bermuda regions of the The United Church of Canada. We also have pre-1925 records of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational congregations in the Maritimes and Gaspé which joined The United Church of Canada in 1925.
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The Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council and Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council Archives
Archivist: Sarah Wallace
21 Wright Street Sackville, NB E4L 4P8
Email: swallace@united-church.ca
Telephone: 506-306-0383
Fax: 506-536-2900
Hours: Tuesdays to Thursdays, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
In-person research visits are by appointment only.
Resources
Browse Our Holdings
Our holdings include records from:
- The congregations of Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council and Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council
- The Regional Councils Office and the former Maritime Conference
- Pine Hall Divinity Hall (now part of Atlantic School of Theology)
- Church camps
- Individuals who have ministered within the churches or held leadership positions within the two regions.
Check out the links below to see listings of our records. New records listings are periodically added to the website so stay tuned!
Congregational Union of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia records
News & Updates
Archives Recipe of the Month-The Household Hints Edition
Do you ever stay up late at night pondering the best way in which to grate nutmeg or at what temperature to keep your dining room? As always, The Presbyterian Witness has your back. The following household tips were found in the February 12, 1898 edition of The...
Strawberries for sale
Oops, didn't mean to get you too excited about the prospect of fresh strawberries! The following cash account list from the 1930s was found in the back of a church minute book from Fox Harbour, associated with Three Harbours Pastoral Charge in Truro Presbytery. In the...
Statistics can be interesting!
Unless you are a statistician, it's more than likely that you don't get too excited about statistical reports. However, these type of reports can provide a wealth of interesting information about a church. The following report was filled out by Onslow Presbyterian...
“I have a nice circuit here, and the work is not hard”
The following is an excerpt from a letter to William Reid, of Barrasois, N.S., from Rev. Charles W. Swallow. This particular letter caught my attention because of the nice description of the Nappan Methodist Circuit, it's not often that one is able to catch a glimpse...
Archives Recipe of the Month
There's always something about the onset of cold weather that causes me to obsessively think about sweet breads and since you poor souls are subject to the whims of my appetite on these postings, now you can think about sweet breads too! These recipes were found in a...
Remembrance Day from the Archives
The following is a register of soldiers during World War II, including their home addresses and next of kin. These soldiers all passed through Saint John, New Brunswick. Centenary-Queen Square United Church, where the register is from, along with other churches in the...
The construction of Pilgrim Congregational Church
As many of you may know from personal experience, constructing a new church building can be quite a long process. This was the case in 1890 when the Congregational congregation at Brooklyn, Nova Scotia decided to begin work on a new building to replace the building...
Happy Halloween from the Archives!
These photographs are from a Halloween event at Tatamagouche Centre, or Atlantic Christian Training Centre as it was known at the time, in 1962 or 1963. Try not to get too scared!
Archives Recipe of the Month
These recipes were found in some records of Great Village Pastoral Charge, Truro Presbytery (St. James United Church in Great Village was closed in 2014). Perhaps these recipes were intended for a future cookbook but in any case they look delicious! Free of charge, I...
Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives!
The following photographs were taken at Central Methodist Church (now Central United Church) in Moncton, New Brunswick. The first photograph was taken in 1914 and the second photograph is undated. Quite the bountiful displays!