| Fisherman
Series |
1897.
An excellent series of 4 extracts by a writer called the
"Fisherman." These 4 are the only extracts that
have been found to date. |
| How
Grandmother Was Lost |
May 12th,1897. "How
Grandmother Was Lost." On April 1, 1770, Elizabeth
and Moses Shaw get lost for four days. |
| The School for the Blind,
Halifax. |
August 18th, 1897. August
18th, 1897. School for the Blind, a letter by C.F.
Fraser, Supt., Halifax, Aug 16th, ’97. |
| South African Adventures |
March 7th, 1901.
South African Adventures - “Hell’s Gate
Fight.” |
| An
Anniversary |
June 13th, 1901. Ten years
ago today, on June 13th, 1891, appeared the
first issue of THE REGISTER. Ten Years Ago Column
included. |
| Death of
Mr. E. C. Foster. |
Sept. 5th, 1901.
In religious circles Mr. Foster has been one of the
foremost lay men of the County.. . |
| The
Jamaican Maroons. |
August 7th, 1902.
The Jamaican Maroons. Originally from the
Comorantee nation in Africa. |
| Old Valley
Meeting House |
May
5, 1904. It stood where three roads met, an old
fashioned, barn-like structure, with rows of many paned,
uncurtained windows; its clapboarded sides innocent of
paint, but bleached by the sun and storm to a soft, gray
color, that blended well with the green fields and
meadows which surrounded it. |
| A Fenian
Reminiscence |
May 22nd, 1913. "It’s
‘thin red line of ‘eroes’ when the drums
begin to roll." |
| The first
Anglican Bishop |
July 10th, 1913.
The first Anglican Bishop appointed in British North
America was Charles Inglis |
| Complete
Prohibition for Nova Scotia. |
November 10th,
1915. The time has more than come for the
overthrow of the liquor traffic in Nova Scotia. |
| Prohibition
that Prohibits. |
January 23rd,
1918. First class Legislation with enforcement
by competent officials, ensures satisfactory prohibition. |
| Eliza A.
Morton – Spinster. |
February 6th,
1918. A SNAP SHOT (By Amy Musgrave.) |
| Letter from
Judge Savary |
February 13th,
1918. The Rule of the Road. - Letter from Judge
Savary |
| SOME
CUSTOMS OF THE MICMACS |
June 14th , 1922.
We all know something of the interesting aspects
of Indian life that are now passing into oblivion as our
older men die and a young generation comes into being. |
| Hall's
Harbour |
October 4th, 1922. Where
Pirates Fought For Treasure And An Admiral Was Born. |
| ANDREW
NEWCOMB |
December 5th,
1923. ANDREW NEWCOMB - 1618 – 1685 AND HIS
DESCENDANTS. |
| Mr. Justice
Newcombe |
October
1st, 1924. Mr. Justice Newcombe is a native of
Kings County. He was born in Grafton – or the
district now known by that name – on February 17,
1859, the eldest son of the late Mr. John C. and Mrs.
Abbie H. Newcombe. His sister, Mrs. Margaret Trueman,
resides in Berwick. |
| Memorial
Cross |
October 8th,
1924. Memorial Cross Erected At Morden. |
| Pirate
Hoard |
June
1st, 1927. Native of Windsor Tells Of Pirate
Hoard. Buried On the Tusket Islands On the South-west
Coast of Nova Scotia. |
| Story of Confederation |
June 29th, 1927.
The Story of Confederation Sixty Years Ago - The history
of Canada during the sixty years since Confederation. |
| 1927 August
Gale |
August 31st, 1927. Valley
Ravaged By Terrific Storm |
| Morden
History |
October 26th, 1927. Little Village Of Morden Has
Romantic History Played Prominent Part As Setting For
Early Struggle of Acadians – Lone Stone Cross Is Now
Only Link With the Past. |
| In Pioneer
Days |
January 29th, 1930. (A
paper read by the late John E. Woodworth before the Nova
Scotia Historical Society, Halifax, at the April meeting,
1917.) |
| Halifax
School for the Blind |
May 28th, 1930. THE HALIFAX SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
Its History, Present Activities, and Destiny. |
| Early
History of Nova Scotian money |
November
8th,1933. MONEY IN NOVA SCOTIA’S EARLY
DAYS. (By Jean Ritchie Anderson in Montreal Herald) |
| Kerosene
Inventor |
May 30th, 1934. Born
at Cornwallis, May 2, 1797, the son of Harry Gesner, a
Loyalist. |
| Mr. Bennett
in Empire Broadcast |
January 20th,
1937. Expressing the hope that policies could be
devised to bring about a wider distribution of British
people among the countries of the Empire ... |
| Christmas Stories |
December 22nd,
1937. 2 articles - A Christmas Debt Paid and
When Christmas Grew. |
| New Ghosts
In The Atlantic Graveyard |
January 26th,
1938 By WESTON GAUL. For Sable is rapidly
submerging. The island is dwindling before the onslaught
of wind and tide. |
| The Old Tusket River. |
March 30th, 1938.
Poem - The Old Tusket River. |
| Fairview
Creamery |
April 13, 1938
and October 18, 1939. under the management of E.
S. Illsley. |
| Aviation in
Canada |
May 4th, 1938. Aviation
in Canada. |
| The Old
House On The Hill |
August 3rd, 1938.
The Old House On The Hill, a poem by Alma Scott
MacMellon. |
| The Early
History Of Burlington Baptist Church |
August
5th, 1939. From Its Organization In 1860 To 1904
As Published In Pamphlet form by Rev. P. C. Reed who Was
Pastor at the Latter Date. |
| Kentville
Experimental Farm |
August 9th, 1939.
Kentville Experimental Farm, article &
picture. |
| Will
Celebrate 150th Anniversary In 1940 |
September
6th, 1939. St. Mary’s Church (Anglican),
Auburn, is the third oldest church in the Nova Scotia
diocese, will Celebrate 150th Anniversary In
1940. |
| Early
History of Somerset |
March
20th, 1940. Some Facts Relating To The Early
History of Somerset |
| St.
Mary’s Church At Auburn Observes 150th
Anniversary |
July
17th, 1940. Consecrated In 1790 By Rt. Rev.
Charles Inglis, St. Mary’s Has Historic Background
Unequalled By Any Anglican Church In Nova Scotia. (picture
added) |
| Historic
Church of St. Mary’s Celebrates 150th
Anniversary |
September
4th, 1940. St. Mary’s Anglican Church,
Auburn, hallowed with historic and sacred memories
extending over one hundred and fifty years was filled to
capacity with worshippers from all parts of the parish on
Sunday morning and afternoon. |
| Lord Baden-Powell |
February 5, 1941.
Personal Reminiscences Of The Late Lord Baden-Powell |
| Leslie E.
Dennison |
July 19th, 1945. Ex-Printer
Sees Beauty, Wealth, In Native Land. The
distinguished-looking visitor is Leslie E. Dennison,
brother, of Albert F. Dennison, Commercial Street, with
whom he has been spending part of a summer vacation in
various parts of the Annapolis Valley, after an absence
of more than thirty years since his last visit to this
part of the country. |
| Kentville
Elects Province’s First Woman Mayor |
February 7, 1946.
Mrs. H. W. Porter Wins Mayoralty Contest By
Biggest Majority Ever Polled In Kentville – Daughter
of Seven-Times Mayor of Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
| Hon. E. H. Armstrong Dies |
February 21,
1946. Hon. E. H. Armstrong Dies At Home In
Bridgewater, Following 13 Years Of Invalidism – Law
Graduate Of Dalhousie University – Buried At
Yarmouth. |
| Mr. Grant
Bowles |
July 25th, 1946. Veteran
Operator Scoops Earth On Dangerous Road. |
| Aylesford
United Church |
November
21st, 1946. Church Looks Back On 131 Years’
History. |
| Historic
Thomas Lawson Store |
September 25,
1947. Expatriate Recalls Old Days In Country
Store. HISTORIC LAWSON GENERAL STORE. By P. F. Lawson. |
| St.
Mary’s Church, Auburn |
October 7, 1948.
Old Anglican Church To Celebrate its
"Birthday". St. Mary’s Church (Auburn)
Township of Aylesford |
| Ancient
Picturesque Bridge Blown Up |
January 31, 1952.
At 12.35, Monday, a single dynamite blast split
the picturesque covered bridge at Horton Landing and
plunged it in two sections into the swirling tides of the
Gaspereaux River. |
| Berwick
United Church History |
February 25, 1954.
Pastor Presents Berwick United Church History. |
| Last House
In N. S. |
March
25, 1954. Visiting Preacher Tells Of Last House
In N. S. |
| Pinaud
Yacht yard |
November 8th,
1956. Baddeck Boat-Building Success Developed
From Yacht For Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. |
| Gala Day
1957 |
August 29, 1957.
Gala Day 1957. Lunenburg Clown Band and the Shelburne
Majorettes. |
| End Of Era
In Church History |
April
1st, 1971. It would appear from T. W.
Smith’s History of Methodism that about the year
1835 there was quite a religious awakening in Pleasant
Valley. |
