James Peters Jr. Residence – Saint John

Posted on July 9, 2020July 8, 2020 by MyNB

The James Peters, Jr. Residence at 42 Coburg Street in Saint John is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture, for its association with the Loyalist Peters family and for its cultur... Read More

Robert Keltie Jones Residence – Saint John

Posted on September 6, 2018April 20, 2020 by MyNB

The Robert Keltie Jones residence on Mecklenburg Street in Saint John was built in 1899.  Robert Keltie Jones, a member of one of Saint John’s outstanding pioneer business familie... Read More

Last Fatal Duel in New Brunswick

Posted on May 17, 2018April 21, 2020 by MyNB

George Frederick Street, born 21 July, 1787 in Burton to a British land granted immigrant. He was a lawyer, politician a judge, an educator and a public servant. He was well-respected in the community... Read More

Benedict Arnold

Posted on December 25, 2017April 30, 2019 by MyNB

In the same month, Benedict Arnold arrived in Saint John, where he soon acquired what was described as “quite a pretentious home” at the corner of King and Canterbury Streets. It was a 2 1... Read More

Edward Barron Chandler – Dorchester

Posted on September 7, 2017April 24, 2020 by MyNB

Edward Barron Chandler was an influential force in New Brunswick politics in the decades preceding Confederation, serving as the leader of the government from 1843 to 1854, a period in which responsib... Read More

Hon. John Lewis House – Hillsborough

Posted on May 26, 2017April 26, 2020 by MyNB

John Lewis was of Welsh extraction. His father, Ichabod, established the town of Lewisville in 1785 after arriving in the Moncton area from New York, as a United Empire Loyalist. John trained to be a ... Read More