PLASTER ROCK
PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY
Genealogical Material Available
(updated February, 2008)
The Tobique Valley Genealogy and Local
History Group has prepared the following listing of material shelved in the
genealogy section of the Plaster Rock Public School Library. The library is
located at 290a Main St., Plaster Rock, in the same building as Tobique Valley
Middle High School. Hours of operation are posted on the library information
page at
http://www.gnb.ca/0003/regions/plaster_rock-e.asp
Family Histories held at the Library
·
Burgoyne family tree, donated by John Burgoyne
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Campbell (Tamberlane) by Earnest A. Clarke
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Coffin, My Father's Shoes, Our Coffin Story, by Ross Coffin
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Copp, Edwin Hazen, descendants of, compiled by David E. Christopher
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Cox, John, & his descendants - A Tale of Our Countries
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Dixon, George and Rebecca Higgison, descendants of, by Anne Rideout Cote
·
Edgar, Joseph, family of, completed by Alice Edgar (daughter of Carter
Edgar)
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Everett Genealogy, by Doris Knowlton
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Everett, Descendants of John E. Everett, by Anne Rideout Cote
·
Giberson, "The Tobique Gibersons", a Brief History and
Genealogy, compiled by Nadine Giberson
Nyborg, 1984
·
Jensen & Sorensen family history, prepared by Phyllis Hansen for a
family reunion, July, 1999
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Jensen Family Tree, by Pearl Baarup, New Denmark, NB, 1996
·
Long, Phillip - From a Hero to a Zero? - Finding Phillip Long - Loyalist
of Northwest N.B.
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Martin, Barnabel & Jeanne Pelletier - Upper Saint John Valley
Descendants of, by George Findlen
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McAskills of Riley Brook, by S. A. McAskill
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McLaughlin, Bernard & Margaret Mary Allingham, descendants of,
compiled by Anne Rideout Cote
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McLaughlin, Dennis & Rose Campbell, compiled by Anne Rideout Cote
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Nielsen, Ferdinand Frederick and Johanna Karen Jorgensen & their
descendants, forging a new frontier to start a new life by Doris (Fales)
Francis
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Rasmussen Family Tree, by Pearl Baarup
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Reed, descendants of Leonard Reed, by Edith (Reed) Ervine, 2004
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Robertson, Duncan, descendants of
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Sisson, Leatha Boudreau - Our
Family Tree - Acadian, Colonial, Loyalist and Mayflower, volume 1
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Sloat, Benjamin, descendants of
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Watson, John & Helen Brown, compiled by Anne Rideout Cote
·
Watson, Peter & Louisa _____, descendants of, compiled by Anne
Rideout Cote
LOCAL History/ Articles of Interest
- Genealogical Scrapbook of Southern Victoria County (
39525009064297)
- Miscellaneous Collection of Southern Victoria County
(39525019595314)
- Papers Relating to the History of New
Denmark
(39525020378486)
- The Tobiquer, Volumes 1-10, published by the Southern
Victoria Historical Society
- Victoria County: Genealogical Guide
- A Legacy of Plaster Rock (39525019660530)
- Our Golden Anniversary –Anderson Road (39525024454499)
- Pioneer Days in Plaster Rock by F. Marion Petchey
(39525019401802)
- My three summers on Mount Carleton by Wendall Crawford
- The History of Plaster Rock by Janice Campbell (39525005228680)
- An Early History of Plaster Rock by Mrs, A. M. Wright
- A Log drive on the Tobique by Wendall Crawford
- The Weary, the famished & the Cold by Ernest A. Clarke
- The Tobique – 35 Years Ago by Mortimer R. Proctor – November,
1939
- A Centennial Project 1967 – A History of Tobique Valley Collected
by Grade 7 – Donald Fraser Memorial School, Plaster Rock
- History of Plaster Rock (1947) by D.G. Robertson
- Folk Poems by Hiriam Knox
- Tobique Valley Hospital 1957-1997
362.110971SS3 TOB
- Plaster Rock 25th Anniversary, 1966-1991, Facts &
Trivia
- From Weaver to Eindhoven, 1919 – 1945, by Harold N. Witherly,
39525032137474
- 4th Danish Canadian Conference, New Denmark, N.B.,
1985
- Victoria County Land Grant Maps
23.Pioneers
of Industry – Bio. Of Archibald Fraser William Matheson (new to the library)
24.
Local History Articles – contubutions from a variety of people
25.
The Fraser Story – The Fraser Story, A history of Fraser Co. Ltd. –Mary Rainout
(1949) (new to the library)
Cemeteries
- Cemeteries in the General Area of the Village of
Florenceville (39525007533970)
- Southern Victoria Cemeteries as of summer, 1978 (
39525013558623 / (39525025621146)
- The Old Burying Ground, Fredericton, NB Vol. 1 (39525000714601)
(39525014431085) Vol 2 (39525000714601)
(39525014431085)Vol 3 (39525005507901)
- Cemetery Transcriptions Victoria County
- Ortonville United Baptist/Limestone St. Paul’s
Anglican/Undine-Watson
Family
Plot/Ortonville Gallagher Family Plot (2 copies)
- Updated to 2006: Arthurette Free Will Baptist, Gladwyn United
Church, Forest Glen, Upper Kintore, United Baptist, Arthurette, St.
Bartholemew’s, Birch Ridge, Anfield Cemetery, Sisson Ridge, Burntland
Brook, Two Brooks, Everett, Riley Brook
SCHOOL RECORDS –Victoria County
Nictau
1902-1949
Riley Brook
1884-1955
Blue
Mountain Bend 1905-1955
Everett 1884-1955
Oxbow
1901-1955
Burntland
Brook 1884-1955
Plaster
Rock School System Historical Documents/Records 1913-1948
NEW BRUNSWICK CENSUS
New
Brunswick Census of 1851- Carleton County
1851-Victoria County
1851-York County
39525019128843
1861-Victoria
County
1891-Carleton County 39525000144320
Parishes of
Gordon & Lorne: 1871, 1891, 1901, & 1911
Madawaska
& Victoria County -1911
MICROFILM
Public
Archives of Canada New Brunswick Census
- C 996 1851 Northumberland/Restigouche/Saint John/
Sunbury/Westmorland/Victoria/Queen’s missing
(39525028358803)
- M 558 1861 Kings/Restigouche/Victoria
(39525028358563)
- M 559 1861 Victoria/Westmorland/Carleton
(39525028358688)
- C 10386 1871 Victoria/Restigouche/Gloucester
(39525028358274)
- C 10385 1871 Carleton/Victoria (39525028358431)
- C 13183 1881 Carleton/Westmorland/Victoria
(39525028358266)
- T 6305 1891 Victoria/Sunbury
(39525028358449)
Public
Archives of Canada Canada census
- T6427 1891 Sunbury/Victoria/York
(39525028358258)
-Catalogue
of York Regional Library Holdings of the New Brunswick Census on
microfilm(includes certain parishes and counties for the years 1851, 1861,
1871) plus a list of New Brunswick newspapers & periodicals available on
microfilm
-Catalogue
of census returns on microfilm 1666-1881
CHURCH RECORDS
- Baptisms, Burials and Marriages of the Trinity Anglican Church of
Andover, NB (39525000766015)
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of the Anglican Church, Woodstock,
NB (39525002036821)
- Exerpts from the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Grand Falls, NB
1868-1920
- Grand Falls Anglican Church Records, 1880’s-1940’s
- History of the United Churches in the Upper Tobique River Valley
1877-1982 287.920971SS
- Brief History of Arthurette Churches (donated by Kenneth Campbell)
- Births recorded at St. Bruno’s Parish in Van Buren, Maine,
1821-1893
- Kings County Marriages, 1812-1828
9. Christ Church Cathedral - Fredericton- A history 283.715515 Watt
GENERAL
- 1.From a Hero to Zero?-Finding Philip Long (1757?-1832) Loyalist of
Northwest New Brunswick
- An Index of Family Tree Climbers: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and
Maine
(39525018917865)
- Passengers from Ireland – Lists of Passengers Arriving at American
Ports Between 1811-1817
(39525014016340)
- Inventory of Manuscripts 1967, The New Brunswick Museum
Department of Canadian History Archives Division
- The New Brunswick Militia Commissioned Officers’ Lists 1787-1867 by
David R Facey-Crowther 3SS.37097151 FAC
- The Presqu’Ile Military Post by Ernest A Clarke
- The Impact of the Depression of the 1930’s on Victoria County, by
Bette Hudson
- Canadians at War, New Brunswick, Victoria & Carleton Counties,
by Daniel Johnson
9. The Royal West India Langers – Daniel F. Johnson
PHOTOS
- Old Curling Club 1953-1965 (photo album)
- Tobique Legacy Photo Album
- Early Photos of Plaster Rock and area
- Panoramic View of Plaster Rock, 1929
- Early N.B. Photographs, Vol. 2, People at Work & Play
- Photos on CD from Fraser Papers Historical Collection
GENERATIONS
June
1990
Sept.
1990
March
1991
June
1991
Sept.
1991
Dec.
1991
March
1992
Summer 1992
Autumn 1992
Winter
1992
Spring
1994
Summer 1994
Fall
1994
Winter
1994
Summer 1995
Fall
1995
Winter
1995
Spring
1998
Summer 1998
Fall
1998
Spring
1999
Summer 1999
Fall
1999
Winter
1999
Spring
2000
Fall
2000
Winter
2000
Winter
2001
Spring
2001
Winter
2003
Spring
2004
Summer
2004
Fall
2004
Winter
2004
Summer
2005
Fall
2005
Winter
2005
Publications by Theresa Madore
Theresa Madore is a well known local writer,
historian, former teacher and chronicler of family history. She continues to
make valuable contributions to the written history of our area.
1) Home Child – Leslie John Eccleston
2) Legacy of Plaster Rock (2)
3) “Along the Tobique” – Franciscans
Order
4) Our Irish Roots – Fitzpatrick
5) The Madore Family
6) My PC Family Tree – Peterson /
Christensen
7) Our Golden Anniversary – Anderson
Road
8) It is this our Heritage –
Christensen family
9) We remember our Heritage-
Iverson & the Masons
Resource Material
1) The Irish in New Brunswick – An
annotated list of resource material by Turner Haggard 1984
2) Introduction to Genealogy by
Marguenite Lebel
3) County Genealogical Guides – 2006
N.B Archives Restigouche, Charlotte, Sunbury, Albert, Carleton, Queens
4) Researches available for N.B.
Records
5) Genealogy Project Sheets for School
Age Children
6) Catalogue of Census Returns
Microfilm –Public Archives 1666-1881
7) York Regional Microfilm N.B Census
1851,1861,1871
8) Victoria County Genealogical Guide
9) Kent County Genealogical Guide
10) Researching your Ancestors in N.B-
39525002711555
11) In Search of your roots – A guide for Canadians
seeking their ancestors 39525005874848
12) Searching for your ancestors in Canada
395125000759820
13) Guide for Genealogical research (blue binder)
14)Miscellaneous Collection of
Southern Victoria County 39525019595314
15)Schools in Victoria County
16) Genealogy References @ the Grand
Falls Library
Miscellaneous:
Clippings & Scrapbooks: Several scrapbooks have been
donated to the library filled with clippings from various sources saved over a
period of years. Some of these scrapbooks and loose papers have been indexed
and filed at the library and are available to browse at your leisure. Some are
a work in process (as far as indexing) but are still available for browsing.
Obituary Collection: The Tobique Valley Genealogy and
Local History Group have indexed and filed hundreds of obituaries from Plaster
Rock, Perth, New Denmark and surrounding communities. The obituary collection
continues to be updated on a regular basis.
How To Get Started: Miscellaneous articles and forms are
available as handouts to help those who are just beginning their genealogical
research. There is also a binder of genealogy forms and projects for school
children.
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