Francis Joseph Sherman, poet and banker, was born 3 February 1871 in Fredericton, eldest son of Louis Walsh Sherman, lumberman and liquor merchant, and Alice Maxwell Myshrall, grand-daughter of James…
James Lawson House
The James Lawson House on Grand Manan is designated a Local Historic Place. James Lawson survived the wreck of the Lord Ashburton off of North Head in the dead of…
New Brunswick Cenotaphs
Every November 11, crowds gather at New Brunswick Cenotaphs and war memorials to pay tribute to those who died in armed conflict. While the rites and rituals surrounding Remembrance Day…
Village of Doaktown
The first substantiated record of settlement in the Village of Doaktown began with the arrival of a United Empire Loyalist, Ephraim Betts (b. circa 1730), and his associates in the years…
Nathan Cummings
Nathan Cummings (1896–1985) was born in Saint John. He became an American businessman, investor and philanthropist. He was the founder of Consolidated Foods, which later became known by one of…
Boiestown United Church
The Boiestown United Church, formerly the Boiestown Methodist Church, was constructed in 1868 an is situated near the banks of the Taxis River on the north side of Route #625…