Hillsborough and Albert County were included in the Mi’kmaq First Nation’s territory, which included northern Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and much of New Brunswick. The Acadian people, who established…
Barbour’s General Store
G. E. Barbour was founded in Saint John in 1867 by George L. and William Barbour. The company has been producing consistent, quality tea. Starting out selling food products in…
Doak Historic Site
The Doak Historic Site, also known as the Doak House, is a Provincial Heritage Site located in Doaktown. The farm was purchased in the early 1820s by Robert “Squire” Doak…
Grand Manan Island
On a small island in the Bay of Fundy lies a mystical place called Grand Manan Island a place of legends and lore and its only a ninety minute ferry…
Henry Braithwaite
Henry Braithwaite was born in 1841 near Fredericton. He was the son of Alfred Braithwaite, a native of England who married Sarah Flinn of New Brunswick. From his boyhood, Henry…
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…
Alexis Cyr House – Saint-Basile
Alexis Cyr House is a rural building from around 1825. This “pièce sur pièce” building is located on a new site on De la Chapelle Street in Saint-Basile, an integral…