The Associates of the Provincial Archives of EEXEXEXXTRATTRATRRAA!!EEXEEXXXTRATTRATRRAA!! Spring 2003 ISSN 1201-8333 Number 16

TheThe GreatGreat Flood—Flood— 3030 YearsYears AgoAgo ThisThis SpringSpring P322-M42 The flood covered vast areas of farmland below .

OR PEOPLE LIVING in large storm system parked itself over Brunswick are substantial amounts the lower valley of the the watershed and began adding big of CBC Television footage of the St. John River, the spring amounts of rain to the meltwater. By flood as well as tapes of numerous of 1973 began routinely Sunday morning, when the storm CBC Radio reports. The broadcasts enough. Although more finally moved on, more than four include statements from Premier FF snow than usual had fallen inches of rain had fallen in parts of Richard Hatfield designed to in the river basin during the preced- the basin, and by then the St. John reassure an alarmed public and live ing winter, farmers on the rich flat- was in the midst of one of its great- reports from the Flood Control lands of the Maugerville-Sheffield est floods ever. Headquarters which the province’s area below Fredericton were It would also turn out to be the Emergency Measures Organization nonetheless able to start seeding best documented of the province’s hastily established in the New their fields by the second half of floods. In the holdings of the Brunswick Electric Power April. Then, on Friday, April 27, a Provincial Archives of New Commission’s building on King Street in Fredericton. The Archives Among places also has a large collection of flood residents had to photographs, a sampling of which flee was this 87-unit trailer appears on these pages, and records park at Lincoln. of provincial government depart- ments that were involved with the flooding and flood relief. Flooding occurred in several places along the St. John that spring—among them, , Grand Falls, Perth-Andover, Hartland, Woodstock and parts of Maine. But by far the most dramatic effects were in the lower valley. In P296-21C Fredericton, the river level reached Lincoln. On the side of novelty, it evacuation from the various flooded 28.3 feet, or 25 feet above its normal provided the sight of canoeists pad- areas; it eventually numbered at least summer level. Water spilled into dling past the stately homes of 1450, of whom several hundred were older residential areas, lapped Waterloo Row and nearby streets, accommodated at CFB Gagetown and against newer subdivisions, and even sparked a rumour that an incor- the University of New Brunswick. welled up around public buildings. rigible angler had caught a fish on In an assessment of the flood It poured into the basements of the University Avenue. published the following year, the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel and the Larger drama took place downriver Inland Waters Directorate of New Brunswick Legislative in the Maugerville-Sheffield farm Assembly Building, where it threat- country, where the water’s sudden ened the destruction of valuable pub- rise surprised even people who were lic documents (see related story). It fairly accustomed to having the river forced the closure of the provincial wash over their lands in the spring. government’s principal office com- At first, many refused to budge, plex, the Centennial Building. Above despite the implorings of various the city, it swept over a million- public officials. “We hate to go away dollar fish hatchery at Mactaquac as long as we can make it here,” said and, at the other end of town, nearly one. “We’re not going to let every- P296-12C A man leaves his mobile home obliterated an 87-unit trailer park in thing go to hell.” But things almost in a trailer park at Lincoln. did, and it wasn’t until cat- tle were standing in water Environment Canada reported that in their barns that the more than 2200 homes and cottages farmers relented. As a and nearly 370 businesses along the result, the massive evacua- St. John River had been affected. tion of livestock mounted Total cost in the whole province was by military personnel, agri- estimated at almost $12 million. That culture officials and others included about $1.1 million in - became infinitely more ages on other New Brunswick rivers, difficult and dangerous. including the Restigouche, Miramichi Nevertheless, some 1200 and St. Croix. All of the rest was incurred on the St. John. In today’s

P296-17C cattle, 400 hogs and 20 Soldiers and a farmer pull cattle horses were moved by dollars, it would amount to a loss of from the flood waters. barge and other river craft to higher at least $50 million. ground, with the loss of only six ani- Inevitably, there was a certain mals. There was also a large human

2 EXTRA!EXTRA! Spring 2003 Centre: The scene in front of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly Building (P296-15C). Clockwise from top left: Rising waters spilled into the residential streets of Fredericton (P296-11C); in today’s dollars, the flood did more than $50 million in damage (P296-19C); large logs washed up against a road at Barker’s Point (P296-13C); this fish and chips stand on the Fredericton waterfront was among 370 businesses affected along the St. John. (P296-8C0). amount of finger-pointing during and couldn’t possibly mitigate a flood. even earlier flood, in 1923, while after the flood. In particular, criti- The , wrote Dineen, while valu- reaching a height of 26.4 feet at cism was directed at the New able for power generation “are of Fredericton, was estimated to have Brunswick Electric Power essentially no value in the control of caused $13.3 million in damages (in Commission over why the commis- a major flood.” 1973 dollars). But this estimate was sion had not done more to control So was the Great Flood of 1973 based mainly on newspaper reports, river levels with its dams, especially the largest ever experienced on the without much solid data, and is there- the new . But a St. John? Almost certainly. In 1936, fore understandably suspect. Given report commissioned by the utility the water level at Fredericton actually the amount of development that and written by James O. Dineen, an rose to 29.2 feet, or nearly a foot occurred in the half century between engineer and one-time president of higher than the 1973 flood. (A plaque 1923 and 1973, including a good deal UNB, pointed out the river flows on the provincial government’s of it on the flood plain, it is difficult were so great (they reached nearly Departmental Building indicates the to conclude anything other than that 400,000 cubic feet, or 2.5 million high water mark of the earlier flood.) the more recent flood was not only gallons, of water going by every sec- But this resulted from an ice jam, and bigger but also costlier. ond) that the hydroelectric barriers the waters quickly subsided when the jam was released. Then again, an

Number 16 EXTRA!EXTRA! 3 Impact of the Flood of 1973 on the Provincial Archives by Harold Holland By early Sunday morning, April was made on the radio for volunteers 29th, the river was flooding the to help salvage the remaining collec- HIRTY YEARS AGO, the downtown area and inundating lower tions from the bowels of the St. John River overflowed levels of most buildings. There was Legislative Building. Within the hour its banks and inundated not a formal disaster response plan in several dozen volunteers, wading much of downtown place, but Sandy DiGiacinto, through a couple feet of water, Fredericton immersing Registrar of the Supreme Court, arrived on the scene, and, by late TT 10,000 government publi- alerted Eric Swanick, of the evening, any collection that could cations of the Legislative Library, Legislative Library, of the rising possibly be retrieved was removed 3,000 rare volumes of the Provincial waters and the need to take action. and transferred to one of several dry Law Library and Barristers Society Preliminary efforts organized by Eric venues. All of the salvaged records Library, and over a million Swanick included filling postal bags and some of the books were sent to Provincial Government records of with sand and placing them in the the Provincial Archives for recovery. great legal, historical, and adminis- doorway to the basement of the Over the following days divers trative value. Such critical records as Legislative Building. This impeded retrieved a few more items but they adoption files and orders, divorce flow for a time permitting a great were all beyond salvaging. records, chancery matters and decree volume of material to be moved On the evening of the 29th, records were affected. upstairs. The Fire Department was Dr. George MacBeath, Deputy Head The afternoon editions of The also requested to pump water out of of Historical Resources Administra- Daily Gleaner of Friday April 27th the basement but soon abandoned the tion, called together at his home, and Saturday April 28th 1973, car- effort as there was too much water members of the agency’s senior staff ried no alerts to warn people of the for their pumps to handle. An appeal to develop a plan of action to save possibility of severe flooding over the following 48 hours in down- town Fredericton. So perhaps it is not too surprising that no effort was made to move these collections and records out of harm’s way.

Article from Daily Gleaner, May 4, 1973

4 EXTRA!EXTRA! Spring 2003 the government records. He included or blotting paper. Stacks of about Harold Holland, the only conservator 15 cm in height were covered with a in the agency’s employ who was piece of plywood and weighted. For Conservation Supervisor at Kings each stack, paper towels or blotters Landing and who took the lead in the had to be replaced at least twice to recovery effort. By midnight it was ensure that the documents dried with agreed that the immediate freezing of a minimum amount of wrinkling and the collections was necessary to pre- curling. Once dried, they were vent the onslaught of mould until the placed in new acid-free file folders wet materials could be dried. Over ready for storage. While processing the next couple days the ad hoc com- these documents other preservation mittee would assess drying options, needs, such as removing staples and Loading documents into trailer identify health and safety concerns steel paper clips that might rust, to freeze until recovery and security issues, and determine were addressed. space and equipment needs. While the recovery process was unrecoverable. The publications of On Wednesday morning, May 2nd, uncomplicated, the logistics of imple- the Legislative Library that were the staff of the Provincial Archives menting it were not. Purchasing rules duplicated in the library of the adopted a recovery plan that focused and procedures made it difficult to University of New Brunswick, as on air-drying the documents in- gain timely approval for the rental of well as all of the 3,000 law books, house. Air-drying is an excellent the freezer trailer required to head off considered rare by many librarians, option for drying flat documents mould development. Loss of the were sent to the dump. although it is labour intensive. The Archives research room and of staff The silver lining of the 1973 other option, of freeze-drying, was reassigned to the recovery effort flood was an increased awareness of rejected, as no commercial recovery made it difficult to meet public the fragility of New Brunswick’s facilities existed in Canada, and pur- service demands and normal work printed and documentary heritage. chasing a freeze-drying of the scale requirements over the better part of The Legislative Library was given required for this one-time applica- year. A staff of 93 was employed $100,000 to help rebuild and expand tion, would be financially unviable. over the course of the summer and its collection of New Brunswick By mid-afternoon, approval was fall to complete the project. material, and to add publications on received to rent the freezer trailer In September dried sheets from health, the environment, social that was required to accommodate five groups of records were sent for a issues, management, and other the large quantities of records and conservation assessment to the subjects. There was increased will- that would become a fixture in the recently formed Canadian Conserva- ingness on the part of government Archives parking lot over the next tion Institute in Ottawa. Analysis of departments to transfer their records nine months. A team of a dozen vol- the documents suggested that the to the Archives records centre for unteers worked well into the washing with river water was actually semi active storage, and pressure for evening, loading hundreds of boxes beneficial as the documents were the relocation of that function to an of records into the trailer, taking care neutralized. While most of the critical appropriate space on a secure site. to ensure boxes would not freeze records were successfully recovered, This was accomplished in 1978. together or tip over spilling their impact of the disaster was great. Six The impact of the disaster also con- contents. record boxes of early and important tributed to the effort to gain approval The air-drying process employed Equity Court material on parchment of a conservator’s position at the was fairly straightforward. One or two still wait for development of a suit- Provincial Archives. This was boxes of documents were removed able treatment to recover this materi- accomplished 18 months after the from the freezer trailer daily and al. Of the records recovered many flood making New Brunswick the allowed to thaw overnight. Once had inks that bled or faded badly. first province to appoint a qualified thawed, pages were separated and Many published materials printed on archival conservator. placed between sheets of paper towel coated stock stuck together and items with badly distorted binding were

Number 16 EXTRA!EXTRA! 5 News from the Associates HE ASSOCIATES Board that the Associates have entered into have been active in encouraging the of Directors held meetings with the Minister of Supply and support of the New Brunswick on Nov. 4, 2002 and April Services. Genealogical Society and its branch- 3, 2003. Gwen Davis On-going projects of the es for the reader printer purchase. agreed to serve again as Associates include fund raising to Directors also discussed ways of TT President and Bill Spray support the acquisition of the origi- increasing membership, outlets for accepted the nomination of Vice nal editorial cartoons of Josh Beutel PANB products, and ways of extend- President. Both were elected unani- and the purchase of a reader-printer ing the cemeteries database project. mously. The Associates passed a equipped with scanner to permit dig- The Conservation Coop reported on vote of thanks to Fernand Levesque itization of records on microfilm. A treatments undertaken for UNB, the who is leaving the Board. He donation of $2500 has been received Saint John Free Public Library and became an Associate in 1994 and from the Viscount Bennett Trust the Water and Sewage Department of was involved in a number of initia- Fund and commitments totaling the City of Saint John. tives including the development of $2000 have been made toward the The Associates welcomed Alfred the by-laws and of the agreement acquisition of the editorial cartoons. Chiasson of Lamèque to the Board. Betty Sewell and Frank Morehouse

Report on the Provincial Archives HE MAJOR preoccupa- to new storage in exacting environ- Archives and a number of projects tion of the Provincial mental conditions. have been undertaken investigating Archives over the fall and Also related to the move is the the history of volunteer organiza- winter has been preparing challenge of planning the logistics of tions, criminology, the history of for the transfer of records transferring approximately 40,000 ft. medicine, and post World War II TT to the new repository. of records to the new repository from immigration. Contents of boxes have been con- the six locations where they have Staff has been busy giving firmed, labels have been verified, been in temporary storage. Another addresses and presentations on the and records put in new protective critical task was enhancing the data archives to a number of community, boxes and containers. Approximately base controlling holdings to accom- seniors and genealogical groups who 1200 boxes, folders and enclosures modate the new storage locations are especially interested in the new were produced by project workers and to track records. Changes are repository and its impact on under the direction of conservator also planned for operations and pub- researchers. Dean Lund, and 6000 films and lic service during the move and once Regular Archives activities have videos were placed in new cans. the new storage and retrieval system not slowed. The National Archival Not only will records be safe for the is on line. It is hoped that inconven- Appraisal Board and several exter- move, but for the first time in the iences can be kept to a minimum for nal experts came to the Archives in history of the Archives, the majority researchers February and March to appraise a of archival records will be housed in The Archives has experienced number of acquisitions made in the appropriate containers as they move significant growth in research use by last several years for which donors university students. There have been have requested a receipt for tax a number of sessions offered to ori- purposes. ent them to archival research and the procedures of the Provincial 6 EXTRA!EXTRA! Spring 2003 Tribute to Janet Toole

N DECEMBER 2002, to help preserve the voices Janet Toole was honoured by and thoughts of those who colleagues and friends to mark were part of significant the culmination of her work as events, developments and oral historian at the Provincial trends in New Brunswick Archives. She worked on two political, social, and major oral history projects before religious history. Equally l-r Marie Resmer, Vetta LaPointe Faulds, coming to the Provincial Archives in important she captured the experi- Barry Toole, Janet Toole, Marion Beyea October of 1987, one interviewing ences and memories of individuals maritime politicians and bureaucrats for whom recording in written form experience in public relations and on the formation of the Council of was not a regular activity. has been involved in fund raising for Maritime Premiers; the other inter- As well as compiling a large col- a number of causes including a new viewing professors and administrators lection of oral histories herself, she building for The Pre-School Centre at the University of New Brunswick gave workshops, and made presenta- on Windsor Street, International on the history of the university. tions on oral history and her work at Women’s Year projects, UNICEF, Janet holds both a Bachelor of the Archives to historical societies, and a series of books on life in Arts degree and a Bachelor of church and community groups and Restigouche County by Vetta Education degree from the University university classes. She encouraged LaPointe Faulds. of New Brunswick. Her first employ- and supported students and other Janet has researched and written ment was with CBC, followed by a individuals and groups in doing oral on her own interesting New variety of positions that included history. The Association of New Brunswick origins. Her grandmother teaching and managing the Brunswick Land Surveyors and the came as a young Norwegian immi- Brunswick String Quartet. Base Gagetown Community History grant to Chamcook in 1912 to work Janet’s knowledge and experience Association oral histories are only two in the sardine cannery of Sir William provided a strong background, in of such projects. Van Horne. She married (Charles particular for political interviews and Her interviews frequently led to Wallace) there and had two daugh- issues surrounding women in society, the acquisition of valuable papers, ters. Delphine Wallace Maclellan, but her broad interests, research abili- photographs and collections. The Janet’s mother, worked at the ties and curious mind have made her papers of Dalton Camp, journalist St. Andrews Biological Station and a successful interviewer in many sub- and political pundit; Senator Muriel went on to have an outstanding ject areas. New Brunswick politicians Fergusson; Kelsey Jones, composer scientific career. Janet is married to including premiers Richard Hatfield, and founder of Symphony New Barry Toole and has two daughters Charles Van Horne, and Louis Brunswick; and suffragette Gertrude and two grandchildren. She loves to Robichaud; Deputy Ministers and Harding, are a few of the significant travel and lived for a period in other civil servants, NB Power senior groups of records that came to the Africa. She has visited family in management, entrepreneurs, labour Archives as a result of Janet’s activi- Norway pursuing her roots in that leaders, immigrants, feminists, and ty. Her familiarity with the content country. She plans to continue her community leaders are among the of interviews and the background work in oral history and will, no people she has interviewed. study that supported her interviewing doubt, pursue her many other inter- In a time when increased travel have enabled her to provide a high ests, including friends, politics (self- and use of the telephone and internet level of service to researchers work- declared political junkie), honing her have changed methods of communi- ing on topics related to the oral his- French language skills, singing in the cation, and letter writing and diary tories she has done. choir, activism, and Grand Manan. keeping have become less common, Janet also assisted in fund raising Janet used oral history to great effect for oral history and acquisition initiatives of the Archives. She has

Number 16 EXTRA!EXTRA! 7 Fund-raising Campaign for Genealogy Fair Reader-Printer Nears Target Saturday, May 10, 2003 HE NEW BRUNSWICK 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Genealogical Society, Inc. Fredericton High School recently presented a cheque for $1500 to The Cafeteria Associates of the Features include research material TT Provincial Archives. The from the Provincial Archives of funding is for the acquisition of a New Brunswick and an Associates reader-printer for the use of sales table with genealogical and researchers at the Archives. It will be historical publications. As well, equipped with a function that per- mits scanning of documents on genealogists can get advice on microfilm for transfer to computer in l-r Ivan Edgett, NBGS member, starting a family history, answers digitized form as well as production Betty Sewell, Board of Directors to questions from experienced of regular paper print outs. Stan of the Associates, and Stan Balch, family historians, and visit dis- Balch, president of the NBGS pre- President of the NBGS. plays by genealogical and histori- sented the cheque to Betty Sewell, the Associates who accepted on cal societies and researchers. member of the Board of Directors of behalf of the Associates.

ACQUISITION OF NEW MATERIAL

Anglican Church, Saint John (Parish of Carleton), Government Records 1826-1865. Includes Baptisms, Marriages, Burials & Confirmations. F22300. RS141 New Brunswick Vital Statistics, 1908, 1953. Represents newest release of vital statistics information: MC3074 Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of A1b/1908 Late Registrations of Births; A5/1908 New Brunswick fonds. Includes Biennial Conferences, Provincial Returns of Births; B4/1953 Provincial Returns scrapbooks, clippings & club histories. 1952-1996. 20cm. of Marriages; C5/1953 Provincial Returns of Deaths. 15 microfilms. MC3091 The Currie-Huestis Striped Stocking Case, 1885. Printed précis of testimony and verdict of slander RS169 Legislative Library Records, 1854-1995 case held in York Nisi Prius Sittings. The Rev. Stephen E. Subjects covered: Acadia (Archives de Paris material), Currie accused Charles Huestis of slander. In addition to early New Brunswick history, House of Assembly, the details of the case, there is evidence of the division Libraries, Territorial boundaries, Legislative building. between the Free Christian Baptists and NB Free Baptists 2 metres textual, 10 microfilms. (Orserites) 15 pages.

MC3099 Alice Beatrice Wiggins diaries, 1903-1908, Private Records 1911. B. Dec.14, 1888; d. October 13, 1972. Native of Lower Hainesville, York County until her marriage to MC2333 Earliest Church Register of St. George’s William Tyler Reed on September 20, 1916. Attended Normal School in 1911. Diaries and a photo of her class.

8 EXTRA!EXTRA! Spring 2003 MC3102 John Wesley Steeves fonds, 1908-1909. Protestant apprentices who successfully defended Farmer in Boundary Creek, Albert County. Journals pro- Londonderry, a Protestant stronghold in norhtern Ireland, vide an interesting record of the life and work of a typi- against the Catholic forces of James II during the revolu- cal New Brunswick farmer. The journals are being tran- tion of 1688. King Edward Lodge, Protestant Association scribed by Steeves’ great-granddaughter, Jane Wood of of ’Prentice Boys of America No. 30 was first organized Riverview; 1908-1909 are currently available, journals in West Saint John, NB probably about the turn of the continue to the 1950’s. 20th century. Minute Book dating 1928 to 1937. 4 cm.

MC3103 The Railway Record, Moncton railway news- MC3080 Grand Lodge of ’Prentice Boys of America paper, April-May 1905, published in Saint John. fonds. 1889-1972. The Grand Lodge of ’Prentice Boys of America was the administrative unit of the Protestant Photographs. Significant additions to the photo collec- Association of ’Prentice Boys of America. Constitution tion include images of the Entomological Building on the and laws, printed copies of rituals & mysteries, reports of UNB campus and collection of Saint John photographs. proceedings, financial records. 11 cm.

MC3081 Queen Alexandra Lodge, Protestant New Finding Aids Association of ’Prentice Boys of America No.34 fonds. 1904-1948. Established at Lorneville, NB. Minutes of the MC223 Q1 Anglican Parish of Queensbury fonds. ’Prentice Boys Degree, of the Royal White and Blue Parish Registers. 1846-1960. F22327. Degree, and of the Royal Crimson Chapter Degree as well as roll books. 8 cm. MC3028 John Browne fonds, 1843-1849. Immigrant from County Clare to Bathurst, probably in the early MC3082 Florenceville United Church Pastoral Charge 1820’s. Three letters written by Browne to his friend fonds. 1862-1998. Church Registers, 1862-1960; Michael Studdert in County Clare, Ireland. Browne dis- Quarterly Official Board Minutes, 1862-1981; minutes of cusses various aspects of colonial life in NB Ð trade, Session, Trustees, Congregational meetings, Women’s, economic depression, poverty, manufactures (grindstones, Men’s and Youth Groups of the Methodist and railroad sleepers), industry (agriculture, lumbering, ship- Presbyterian congregations in this area that have united ping, fishing), railway construction, weather conditions, over the years to form the Florenceville Pastoral Charge the onset of the famine Irish, out-migration to the USA, of the United Church of Canada. Microfilms F22232- the state of the colonial press and the collapse of Joseph F22234. Cunard’s business in 1847. He also comments on provin- cial, North American, and colonial politics, particularly MC3083 Peter R. McMonagle fonds. 1859-1886. Gloucester County politics. Photocopies. 12 p. Medical doctor, Parishes of Brighton and Peel in Carleton County. Daybook recording dates of medical MC3075 Meahan fonds, 1860, 1877. Bathurst family, visits, names of patients, medicines prescribed or services NB. Two letters: September 27, 1860 letter from M. performed, sums charged and payments received. 4 cm. O’Kane of County Omagh to John Meahan, the ship- builder, thanking him and his friends for contributions MC3084 Sunbury County merchant and trader fonds. made towards the establishment of schools in Omagh, 1834-[1875]. Cashbook recording the daily activities of a Ireland, under the care of the Christian Brothers; general mercantile business located in the parish of December 21, 1877 letter from student John C. Meahan, Burton, NB. Notes monies received from sales of mer- St. Joseph’s College, Memramcook to his parents, thank- chandise and for payments on notes, loans and accounts, ing them for their gift to him of an “excellent education.” monies paid out on notes and for supplies, postage, freight, advertising, rent, household expenses and servants’ wages. MC3079 King Edward Lodge, Protestant Association Beginning about August 1835, entries were made in con- of ’Prentice Boys of America No. 30 fonds. 1928-1937. nection with a shipping or trading business. 7 cm. Fraternal organization, established in 1850 to honour the

Number 16 EXTRA!EXTRA! 9 MC3088 Presbytery of Saint John, Presbyterian Church in Canada fonds. 1925-2002. Minutes of EXTRA!EXTRA! is published twice yearly. St. John Presbytery from its re-establishment (or continu- Inquiries about the newsletter should be addressed ance) after the formation of the United Church of Canada to Paula Glendenning in 1925. Microfilms F22302-F22304. c/o Provincial Archives of New Brunswick P.O. Box 6000 MC3089 E. Bertha Jones Diary [1893-1895]. Widow, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Greenwich, Kings County. Diary of E. Bertha Jones or via e-mail to [email protected] highlighting the difficulties faced by widows in support- ing their children, their reliance on neighbours and fam- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ily for emotional and material support. Records her of The Associates of the Provincial Archives of business and financial transactions, routine household New Brunswick are members of the public who and farm activities, and social events, local deaths, the have volunteered to support the activities of the arrival & departure of boarders and travelers and visi- Provincial Archives. They come from many walks tors, church attendance, communications from family of life and have diverse cultural interests. In some members. Microfilm F806. way all had some connection with the Archives before this appointment. All have experience using MC3092 Celebration of Women Millenium Project the documentary holdings of the Archives. The 2000. Records of the project and listing of notable Associates for 2002/2003 are: President, Gwen women with their biographies. 30 cm. Davies, Alfred Chiasson, John Corey, Joseph Day, Cyril Donahue, Ernie Forbes, Joe Knockwood, MC3094 Ouigoudi District, Women’s Institute. 1930- Jocelyne LeBel, Frank Morehouse, Mark Pedersen, 2002. Minutes of the Ouigoudi District Conventions, Elizabeth Sewell, and Bill Spray. Queens County Women’s Institute, from their organiza- tional meeting in August 1930 to the seventy-first annual ARCHIVES WEBSITE http://archives.gnb.ca meeting in September 2002. Microfilm F22333. provides general information on the Archives, its holdings, hours of operation and its programs as well as information on the Associates of the Additions to Archives website Archives. Also available are some general guides to holdings and genealogical guides for each RS141A5 Births county. Additional information continues to be Index to 1907; digitized originals 1900-1903. added and existing information is updated to reflect changes in publications dealing with RS141C1 Deaths records management and electronic records, Victoria County Death Registers, 1888-1920. information on exhibits and finding aids, and growing databases.

CEMETERIES THE ASSOCIATES OF THE PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF NEW BRUNSWICK CFB Gagetown cemeteries. Searchable database with a P.O. Box 6000 digitized image of each tombstone. Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Phone: (506) 453-2122 NB Cemeteries main database is regularly updated and e-mail: [email protected] now contains over 61,000 records. If you wish to become an Associate, please complete the enclosed form. Contributions are welcome and tax receipts will be provided.

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