Born in St. Stephen in 1885, Henry Burr, a highly prolific recording artist of his time, made recordings under various names including his real name, Harry McClaskey, and pseudonyms like…
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley was born on 8th May 1818, in the parlour bedroom of the quaint house now known as the Tilley House, located in Gagetown. The house was…
Gianna Patton, Model, Makeup Artist and Actress
Gianna Patton was born in Oromocto on July 5, 1974, and is a model and actress. Her mother is of Swedish and English descent, while her father has Russian, Irish,…
Mary Majka
Mary Majka was born in Poland but during the Second World War, she was arrested and sent to a labour camp in Austria. Following the war, she went to medical…
Bob Nolan founder of the Sons of the Pioneers
Bob (Robert Clarence) Nolan was a country singer and songwriter born in Winnipeg in 1908. He was raised in Hatfield Point and moved at 14 to Arizona. He attended the…
Betty Riley a black trailblazing TV producer from Saint John
Betty Riley was a trailblazing television producer from Saint John. She later moved to Montreal and worked as an office supervisor for cable TV. Riley noted that, while there was…
Sarah Emma Edmonds
In the period leading up to and during the American Civil War, Canada was a sanctuary for runaway slaves, a base for Confederate secret operations, and a source of volunteers…
Aida Flemming
Aida Flemming, a Canadian educator, author, and animal welfare advocate, was the founder of the Kindness Club and wife to Hugh John Flemming, the Premier of New Brunswick from 1952…