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Archives Recipe of the Month
The Archives just recently received a cookbook from the Covenanter Church in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, and it's got some real gems in it. It's always hard to choose which recipes to post every month but today the theme is rather unusual but super awesome recipes. Buckle...
Roll of Honour
Although the following order of service for a War Memorial Sunday is specifically from Wesley Memorial Church in Moncton, the situation it describes is representative of many churches in Maritime Conference who had/have members who fought in a war and/or were killed...
Games of the hour’s witchery
Halloween-themed records are few and far between here at the Maritime Conference Archives but the Central Methodist Church (later Central United) Epworth League really stepped up to the plate with their nicely-decorated invitation to a Halloween party c. 1916: ...
Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The following photograph is from St. Andrew's United Church in Saint John which would eventually become part of St. Andrew and St. David United Church. Doesn't it make you want to haul out the gourds?
Tales from the Pepper Box: Another Theory Busted
As with any good newspaper, the Pepper Box publication of the Pine Hall Divinity Hall residence had its fair share of cartoons. There is no artist credited to the cartoon so I can't give credit to where credit is due but whoever it was seemed to be quite talented!...
Archives Recipe of the Month
I was all set on posting some more recipes this month but as I was reading through some Young People's Union records for another project I came across a reference to a placemat. Is it bad that my first reaction upon seeing this was "PLACEMAT!!!" Anyway, the placemat,...
Dance, and enjoy yourself!
I was rather intrigued by the following document as I have not come across too many church records that reference dance unless of course you count the pre-1925 newspaper articles that bemoan the evils of dance. I found this in a session minute book from River...
A Snapshot of St. James, Dartmouth in 1837
Normally I don't spend much time reading through minutes unless I have to but I stumbled across an interesting book the other day. It was entitled "Minutes of the Synod of Nova Scotia in Connection With The Established Church of Scotland When Met at New Glasgow, on...
A spirit of friendly rivalry has been engendered
I don't know, perhaps I'm the only person who finds it an interesting topic but I've always been fascinated by reports and photographs of church sports teams, especially those pre-1925. The following is a report from St. Andrew's Kirk Badminton Club circa 1915 (later...
Archives Recipe of the Month
Ever wonder how to go about putting on a massive summer tea for your friends, family, and community? Never fear, the members of the Woman's Association of Upper Canard United Church have eliminated all the guesswork! The following is a list of the supplies required...