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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Contact Us
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
When your kids get their hands on important documents (part 2)
Some of you may remember an earlier post I did about some doodles on a treasurer's book from York Methodist Circuit in PEI (click here to see that post again). Well, it turns out that kids all over the place are tempted to liven up boring financial documents. These...
Archives Recipe of the Month
Well, looks like winter isn't done with us yet...While you're counting down the days until the snow is gone, why not treat yourself to some winter comfort food? The first recipe I chose because it sounds yummy and as a bonus it has an awesome title. The second recipe...
Dedication of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Kentville, 1915
A Congregational church building was erected at Chipman's Corner in Cornwallis in 1762 and served to 1874. Toward the end of the 18th century, the church at Chipman's Corner was used more by Presbyterians in the area. With the passing years, the Presbyterian...
House renovations in 1860
Now that spring is almost upon us, it's time to start thinking about sprucing up our houses, maybe a little cleaning here or a little painting there. It was no different in the 1860s. In the case of the mission house (or manse) on the Pointe de Bute Methodist Circuit,...
Archival Comic Relief
Has Tuesday got you down? If so, the Junior Girls group at Trinity United Church in Bridgedale Pastoral Charge, New Brunswick, have you covered! The following cartoons were found in a "newspaper" published by the group in 1975 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary...
Archives Recipe of the Month-The Banquet Edition
I've always been a fan of the church suppers, it's always amazing how these dinners are pulled off so seamlessly. As it turns out though, putting on a church supper is no easy feat and it was no different in 1926. The following documents, which are from the United...
The children all gathered round papa while he read the letter
This letter was found with some records from First Orthodox Congregational Church in St. Stephen which is one of the predecessors of Milltown United Church in New Brunswick. The writing is a little tricky at times and the scans are rather faint so there is a...
Happy New Year from the Archives!
We might be a little behind the times here at the Archives but 1955 is close enough, right? This calendar is from Gunningsville United Church which would later become Trinity United Church in Riverview.
Merry Christmas from the Archives!
The following photograph is of the choir at Wesley Memorial United Church (Moncton) on Christmas Sunday in 1947.
Archives Recipe of the Month-The Not Christmas Edition
I have decided to break with all tradition and not post a Christmas recipe of the month for 2016. Horrible I know but hopefully all can be forgiven. Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Trinity United Church in Riverview to help go through some records and...