Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley was a strong supporter of both Confederation and the construction of the Intercolonial Railway. He is believed to have suggested the name “Dominion of Canada” for…
Professor Peter C. Kent
Peter C. Kent, a respected Professor Emeritus of History and Dean Emeritus, is an esteemed alumnus of the University of New Brunswick, graduating in 1959. He has since dedicated his…
Harriet Irving Library
This structure was named in honour of Harriet (MacNairn) Irving (1899 – 1976), the spouse of K.C. Irving, a prominent industrialist from New Brunswick. The first floor underwent renovations in…
Katherine MacLaggan
With the establishment of the Hôtel Dieu Hospital in Montreal by Jeanne Mance 357 years ago, and Florence Nightingale’s publishing of Notes on Nursing 140 years ago, Canadian nurses have…
Bryan Priestman
When I first arrived in Fredericton in the late 1950s, I was fascinated by the array of street names, particularly one named PRIESTMAN, situated on the South Side atop a…
Poets’ Corner
Fredericton’s title as the “Poets’ Corner of Canada” was formally recognized in 1947 when the Canadian government installed a monument at the University of New Brunswick. This memorial honors three…
Elmcroft Place
Henry Smith, a notable Fredericton businessman, builder, and landowner, procured the plot now known as Elmcroft Place in 1797. He lived there until around 1806, and it is assumed that…