I've always had a soft spot for old notebook covers, there's such a variety of backgrounds and colors. The following is a case in point: Here's a transcription of the verse on the bottom: "The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile that's worth the...

After a long summer vacation, the Archives Recipe of the Month is back! Isn't it nice that we're finally getting some full-blown summer weather? On hot days such as these, no one wants to spend hours cooking over a hot stove or oven. That's where the Fairview UCW...

In honor of Berwick 2015 which is happening this week:   Here's to many more years!

One doesn't have to go very far to hear complaints about the price at the pumps. That's why the headline of "Small Gas Bills" grabbed my attention as I was going through some records of Centenary Methodist Church (later Centenary-Queen United Church in Saint John). It...

In celebration of Canada's 148th birthday, here's the music and lyrics for a patriotic song "My Own Canadian Home." Has anyone heard this song before?  It was written by E.G. Nelson and composed by Morley McLaughlin, was very popular throughout the late 1800s and...

For some reason I've been thinking a lot about Conference this week... For those of you are also thinking Conference thoughts, here are some photographs from Conference in 1988. Do you recognize anyone? Perhaps some of you were there?

For something a bit different from the usual recipes, here's a little prayer for before you sit down to eat your creation, archives recipe or not. This "grace before eating" came from a minute book of the Clinton United Mission Workers Band in the 1940s. This group...

If you're feeling nostalgic for your school days and want to test out your math skills at the same time, this post is for you! The following pages are from a minute book that was from Gibson Methodist (now Gibson Memorial in Fredericton). Interspersed throughout the...

I think most of you out there would agree with me when I say there is nothing better than a good ol' fashioned bake sale...unless of course I'm the one baking, gloopy fudge anyone? The following is a list of items for sale at a Ladies Aid fundraiser at Trinity United...