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Source References for "Beginnings" Files
Cleadie B. Barnett

Note:
    From time to time new items may be added to each source grouping. Most of these references are taken from my old "Publications for New Brunswick" site, which has been turned over to the New Brunswick GenWeb site. Some links have been placed online at that site, if I know where this item can be purchased. Other items may be found in local libraries, etc., which you may be able to obtain through the Inter-Library loan system.

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A:   Books, Articles & Manuscripts 
(numbers used to count entries - will change as new items added)

  1. Quinpool, John ~ First Things in Acadia1936 First Things Publishers
  1. Rackham, Eric N. ed. ~ History of Bass River 1765-1978 1978
  2. Rayburn, Alan ~ Geographical Names of New Brunswick Government of Canada, 1975. Hb, 304pp., illustrations.  A key to New Brunswick place names rich in both geographical and historical information.  Based in large part on the research of the late Dr. William Francis Ganong and containing  his "Essay Towards An Understanding of The Principles of Place Nomenclature."  Out of print and hard to find but an essential component of any good New Brunswick book collection.
  3. Raymond, W.O. ~ Scrapbooks (Item on Anthony Baker, Jr.)
  4. Raymond, W.O. ~ The Ancestry of The Family of Wm. Odbur Raymond
  5. Raymond, W.O. ~ The River St. John: Its Physical Features, Legends and History from 1604 to 1784 Sackville, NB, 2nd ed., 1950 printing.  Hb, 280pp., 7" x 10", maps, appendix, index.  The second edition and last printing of Archdeacon William Odber Raymond's 1910 work on early New Brunswick, up to the Loyalist period and the official founding and naming of the province.  Edited by Dr. J. C. Webster.  Arguably the single most essential volume in any collection on New Brunswick history.
  6. Raymond, W.O. ~ The London Lawyer: A Biographical Sketch of Elias Hardy 1894
  7. Reicker, Marion Gilchrist ~ Those Days Are Gone Away, Queens County, NB 1643-1901 (a Queens County Historical Society Publication)
  8. Reicker, Marion Gilchrist ~ A Time There Was (Petersville and Other Abandoned Settlements In Queens County, NB 1815-1953Queens County Historical Society, 1984.  Pb, 142 + 92pp.  The story of settlements displaced by Canadian Forces Base Gagetown and otherwise abandoned. Includes an alphabetical list of settlers prior to 1860, as well as several other lists and a 92-page appendix of the names of settlers whose properties were expropriated by the Defence Department in 1954-55.
  9. Reid, John G. ~ Mount Allison University (2 VOLS.)  Vol. I, 1843-1914.  Vol. II, 1914-1963.  University of Toronto Press, 1984.  Hb, 391pp. + 500pp., photo sections, notes, appendices, indices.  A commissioned work by a leading historian on the three Mount Allison institutions at Sackville, New Brunswick, i.e., the original academy, the ladies' college, and the university, from their 19th century Methodist origins until 1963.  A remarkable tour de force of historical analysis which will long serve as a model for studies of institutions, businesses, families, and other well-defined entities within the larger society.
  10. ~ Six Crucial Decades1987 Nimbus Publishing Limited
  11. Representative New Brunswick Organizations ~ Brief presented to The Executive Council of the New Brunswick Government by representative New Brunswick organiations on Tuesday, August 22, 1933 1933  Telegraph-Journal and the Evening Times-Globe Newspapers
  12. Richards, David Adams ~ The Coming of Winter1974 Oberon Press
  13. Richardson, Herbert Central ~ Blissville: A Brief Historical Sketch1984 Central Blissville Bicentennial Committee
  14. Rigby, Ann B. (for PANB) ~ A Guide to the Manuscript Collections In the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB 1977) (Out of Print) Although this book is outdated, and uses the old call numbers, it is still a good source of what is on the films it covers.
  15. Rigby, Carle A. ~ The Old St. Andrews Road Vol 1 1982
  16. Rigby, Carle & Lily ~ A History of Hartland (Hartland Publishers Ltd., Hartland, 1980)
  17. Riverview Historical Association, The ~ A History of Riverview - Bridgedale, Gunningsville, Riverview Heights (1984, Bicentennial Committee)
  18. Robertson, Marion ~ Red Earth: Tales of the Micmacs Halifax, NS, 1969.  3rd printing (1977), saddle stitched, 98pp., original sketches.  An introduction to the traditions of the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) people of New Brunswick and the other eastern provinces of Canada. Sections included tales of the stars and moon, the origin of things, the little people, and "the Great Glooscap."
  19. Robichaud, Donat ~ Paquetville n.d. [1990s] in French only.  Pb, 623pp., bibliography, index.  Monsignor Robichaud's weighty and generously-illustrated history of Paquetville, the New Brunswick village widely known as the hometown of the Acadian singer Edith Butler. Chapters on the settlement of the community, the pioneers, religious, educational, and economic topics, with a chapter of special interest on the mills which were built and operated in the Paquetville area during the past 120 years.  Three appendices, one of which includes the information on the residents of the community which is contained in the census of 1901.
  20. Robinson, Charlotte Gourlay ~ Pioneer Profiles of New Brunswick Settlers Mika Publishing Co., Belleville, ON, Pb, 221pp., illus.  Twenty profiles of women pioneers of New Brunswick.  Attractively printed and illustrated book.
  21. Rollins, Paul ~ Village of Minto: 75th Anniversary1978 
  22. Ryder, Huia G. ~ Edward John Russell, Marine Artist (The New Brunswick Museum, 1953 / The Lingley Printing Co., Ltd, Saint John) 
  23. Ryder, Huia G. ~ Antique Furniture By New Brunswick Craftsmen McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd, Toronto, 1965.  180pp., pb edition (1973) of the leading book on the historical furniture of New Brunswick, Canada.  Eighty-two illustrations.  Organized by time and place of manufacture. Lists of cabinet makers with dates, bibliography, and index.
  1. Sabine, Lorenzo ~ Biographical Sketches of Loyalist of the American Revolution With an Historical Essay (2 vols. / reprinted about 1994, also on CD) - To order on CD - 
  2. Saint John High School Alumnae ~ A History of the Saint John Grammar School 1805-1914 1914 Saint John Globe Publishing Co. Ltd.
  3. Saunders, Edward M. ~ History of The Baptists of the Maritime Provinces 1902
  4. Saunders, Kenneth  Riverview, NB ~ The Rectory Murder 1989 / Published by James Lorimer & Company, Toronto, 1989. Story about the first execution by hanging on Albert County, NB, in 1907. (Many stories about the people in the county, and much historical data.)
  5. Schuyler, George W. ~ Saint John: Scenes from a Popular History 1984 Petheric Press
  6. Scott, Ruth ~ The Unknown New Brunswicker Fredericton, NB, 1988.  Pb, 113pp., illus. Biographical work on the Rev. Roscoe J. Heine (1865-1942), a Baptist minister in New Brunswick.
  7. Searle, Eva ~ 100 Years More or Less VOL. 1, Radio Atlantic, Fredericton, NB, 1972.  Pb, 96pp.  The first of three stand-alone volumes containing the scripts of historical broadcasts relating to Fredericton and central New Brunswick which were aired on Radio Atlantic (CFNB), beginning in the 1960s.  This collection contains 43 scripts, examples of the titles of which are: "Old Customs," "Martin Butler," "Exhibition - 1852," "Fredericton Women Organize," and "Carman and Low Tide at Grand Pré."
  8. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County Happenings - New Items From the "Religious Intelligencer" 1853-1879 In and Around Sunbury County - Volume I  (*) 
  9. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County Happenings - New Items From the "Religious Intelligencer" 1879-1889 In and Around Sunbury County - Volume II  (*) 
  10. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County Happenings - New Items From the "Religious Intelligencer" 1879-1889 In and Around Sunbury County - Volume II  (*)
  11. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County Happenings - New Items From the "Religious Intelligencer" 1890-1896 In and Around Sunbury County - Volume III  
  12. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County Happenings - New Items From the "Religious Intelligencer" 1896-1900 In and Around Sunbury County - Volume IV (*) 
  13. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County 1861 Census Returns 
  14. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County 1881 Census Returns 
  15. Seeley, Janice ~ Sunbury County 1891 Census Returns
  16. Seheult, Louis R. ~ Report of the Royal Commission on Primary Forest Products in New Brunswick1964
  17. Sellick, Lester B. ~ The Wanderer Lives On 1973 Dartmouth Free Press 
  18. Sherwood, Roland H. ~ Tall Tales of the Maritimes1972  Lancelot Press
  19. Sherwood, Roland H. ~ Legends, Oddities and Facts from the Maritime Provinces 1995 Lancelot Press
  20. Simpson, Ted ~ The Forgotten Man & Our Own Robin Hood Smith, George Timber 1977 Print N Press
  21. Sinclair, Josephine (Morrell) ~ Weaving the Fabric of Life: Family History & Autobiography  1998.   Cerlox bound book, 5 ½ x 8 ½ , 158pp, illustrations.  A book in which the history of the Morell, Boyd, and related families of Kings County, N. B., is interwoven with the author's autobiography.
  22. Sisson, Leatha Boudreau ~ Our Family Tree - Acadian, Colonial, Loyalist and Mayflower, Vol. 1 (1981 / privately published) 
  23. Smith, Mary Elizabeth ~ Too Soon the Curtain Fell: A History of Theatre in Saint John Brunswick Press, Fredericton, NB, 1981.  Pb, 244pp., illus., drawings, photos, biblio., index.  The product of thorough research by a University of New Brunswick professor of English drama.
  24. Smith, Rankine M. ~ The History of Basketball in New Brunswick Canada, 1892-1985  Sussex, NB.  Pb, 320pp., photos, lists.   A thoroughgoing history of the sport of basketball at all levels in the province.  Twenty chapters, including chapters entitled "The Early Days," "The Hall of Fame," "The Merit Awards," "The All-Province Teams," and "Team Championships."
  25. Solway, Kenneth ~ The Story of The Chestnut Canoe Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, NS, 1997.  Pb, 256pp., 10 x 7, b&w photos and other illustrations.  A book on New Brunswick's Chestnut family and the famous canoe built in Fredericton by the Chestnut Canoe Company, beginning in 1897.
  26. Somers, Arnold J. ~ Memories of a Miramichi Lumberman Fredericton, NB, 1994.  Pb, 137pp., illus. Reminiscences of one of the last of the old time lumber contractors and portable mill operators on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick.
  27. Somerville, Graeme F. ~ Some Burial Records of the Loyalist Burial Ground - Saint John, N.B.(1985 / privately published)  Records from several sources were used to determine who was buried in this cemetery.
  28. Southampton Advisory Committee ~ Temperance Vale: The People and Times of a New Brunswick Settlement 1987 New Ireland Press 
  29. Spencer, Grace MacMillan ~ A History of Early Boiestown, 1987  Pb, 251pp.  A locally-written history of the central New Brunswick community of Boiestown, which was founded on the Upper Southwest Miramichi River in the early 1820s by Thomas Boies, a native of New Hampshire.  Text and numerous b&w photos on a wide range of subjects. Selected census records from 1851 through 1891 appended.
  30. Spray, Carole ~ Will O' The Wisp: Folk Tales and Legends of New Brunswick Brunswick Press, Fredericton, NB, 1979.  Pb, 132pp., illus.  A well-known collection of 40 folktales which include "The Wizard of the Miramichi" and "The Dungarvon Whooper.
  31. Spray, W. A. ~ The Blacks in New Brunswick Brunswick Press, Fredericton, NB, 1972.  Pb, 72pp.  plus appendices, illus.  A brief history of the black settlements in New Brunswick.
  32. Spray, W. A. ~ David's Kingdom  St. Paul's Church Corporation, Chatham, 1979.  Pb, 140pp., illustrations, appendices, notes, index. The definitive history of the Anglican parish of Chatham (Miramichi), NB, written by a professional historian. Also of biographical and genealogical interest.
  33. Squires, Susan Katherine ~ One Hundred Years in Lemuel Allan Wilmot's Church 1952
  34. Squires, W. Austin ~ The 104th Regiment of Foot; The New Brunswick Regiment 1803-1817 1962 Brunswick Press
  35. Squires, W. Austin ~ History of Fredericton: The Last 200 Years 1980 Centennial Print & Litho Ltd.
  36. Squires, W. Austin ~ The Birds of New Brunswick1952
  37. Squires, W. Austin ~ A Naturalist in New Brunswick 1972
  38. Stanley, Della M. M. ~ A Man For Two Peoples: Pierre-Amand Landry Frdericton, NB, 1988.  Pb, 142pp., index.  Sir Pierre-Amand Landry (1846-1916) was the first New Brunswick Acadian to become a lawyer, provincial cabinet minister, and federal court judge, as well as the first to be knighted. This book depicts a man "fired by his devotion to L'Acadie and to his dedication to harmonious relations between Acadians and English-speaking New Brunswickers."
  39. Stanley, Della M. M. ~ Louis Robichaud: A Decade of Power Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, N.S., 1984.  Pb, 262pp., photos, notes, appendices, bibliography, index.  A thoroughgoing account of the origins and early life of Louis J. Robichaud, and of his precocious rise to power as premier of New Brunswick in 1960, at age thirty-five.  "Through a combination of courage, audacity, and conviction" states the author, "he confronted the traditional, often antiquated, discriminatory, and inefficient philosophies and structures of a then backward province and wrested New Brunswick to the forefront of  social change and governmental reorganization."
  40. Stanley, George F. G. ~ "The Caraquet Riots of 1875," in ACADIENSIS, II, 1 (Fall 1972), pp. 21-38.  A distinguished historian attempts to give an objective account of one of the most divisive events in New Brunswick's history.  Journal of 112pp. has five other major articles.
  41. Stanley, Laurie C. C. ~ Unclean! Unclean! Leprosy in New Brunswick, 1844-1880 Title repeated in French.  Les Editions d'Acadie, Ottawa, 1982.  Pb, 56pp. in English + 59pp. in French.  A scholarly account of the outbreak of leprosy in northern New Brunswick in the 19th century and the establishment of the leprosy lazaretto to treat its victims.
  42. Starr, Richard ~ Richard Hatfield: The Seventeen Year Saga Formac Publishing, Halifax, NS, 1987.  Pb, 258pp., photos, index.  An account of the rise to political power of the late Richard Hatfield and of his lengthy term as premier of New Brunswick (1970-1987). Intelligent, cultured, and charismatic, the unmarried Hatfield was also highly trouble-prone and controversial. 
  43. Steeves, Helen Harper ~ The Story of Moncton's First Store and Storekeeper: Life Around The Bend a Century Ago J. & A. McMillan, Saint John, NB, 1924.  Hb, 178pp. The story of William Harper (b. 1764), Yorkshireman, British naval officer, and trader, who settled at the future site of Moncton, New Brunswick, in the 1790s. 
  44. Stewart, Clayton Stanley ~ Life on the Miranachi Woodstock, NB, 1986.  Pb, 303pp., illus. Autobiographical work by Clayton S. Stewart (1909-1996) of Boiestown, New Brunswick - logger, stream driver, guide and outfitter.  A warm personal account of an active outdoor life spent in the Upper Southwest Miramichi River district.  Interspersed with photos, verses written by the author, and favorite recipes. 
  45. ~ Recollections Fredericton, NB, 1990.  Pb, 170pp., illus.  The last of three books published by the late Clayton S. Stewart, containing accounts and stories, "some true, some that could be true, and some that the reader could believe if so desired." Chapters in the informational category include an illustrated one on "Guiding and Outfitting in New Brunswick" (which lists the names of all charter and early members of the New Brunswick Guides' Association), one on "The Braithwaite Trail" created by the legendary hunter and trapper Henry Braithwaite, one on "Changes in Hunting and Fishing Regulations," and an informative one on "Gaffs and Spears" used to catch salmon on the Miramichi River. 
  46. Stewart, George Jr. ~ The Story of the Great Fire in Saint John, N.B. June 20, 1877 1877 Hunter, Rose & Co.
  47. Stewart, W. Brenton ~ Medicine in New Brunswick Moncton, 1974.  Hb, 413pp., illus. The only book-length history to be published on the practice of medicine in New Brunswick. Surveys the field from the beginning to the early decades of the 20th century.  Non-technical; non-academic. Written for the average reader. Contains local history in regard to doctors, nurses, hospitals, etc., and is of considerable biographical and genealogical interest. Six-page bibliography and 16-page index of names. 
  48. Sutton, Suzanne ~ Westfield: a History Told by Residents  Westfield, NB, 1997. Pb, 167pp., including five appendices.  A book sponsored by the Village of Westfield, Kings County, N. B.,  containing many b&w illustrations. Printed on high-gloss paper. Settlements other than Westfield itself to which chapters are devoted include the following: Ononette, Hillandale, Westfield Beach, Woodman's Point, Lingley, Sagwa, and Nerepis 
  49. Swanicke, Eric L. ~ New Brunswick History: Guide en Histoire du Nouveau-Brunswick 1984
  50. Swim, Mrs. F.D. ed. ~ A Brief History of Doaktown 1990
  1. Taylor, Donald F. ~ Early Steamboats of the St. John River New Ireland Press, Fredericton, NB, 1980.  2nd (1991) printing, pb, 68pp.  Descriptions of 25 nineteenth century steamboats by one of the St. John's last river boat captains.  Sketches by Allison Colwell.
  2. Taylor, George ~ A History of Salisbury 1774-1984 Moncton, 1984.  Pb, 128pp., photos, references.  A history of Salisbury written in commemoration of New Brunswick's bicentennial in 1984.  Sections on the Micmac Indians, the Acadians, the Yorkshire settlers, other early settlers, and many other topics up to the 1980s.  The many Salisbury residents on whom there is biographical and genealogical information in the book include persons surnamed Colpitts, Crandall, Eagle, French,  Geldart, Hopper, Horsman, Jacques, Lee, Lewis, Lewis, Lounsbury, MacDonald, Mitton, Parkin, Ring, Scott, Sinton, Smith, Stiles, Trites, Wilmot, and Wright.
  3. Teed, E.L. ~ Canada s First City, Saint John 1962 Lingley Printing Co.Ltd. 
  4. Temperley, Howard, ed. ~ Gubbins'  New Brunswick Journals, 1811 & 1813  Fredericton, NB, 1980.  Hb, 92pp., illus.  Candid accounts of persons and places from the journals of Lt. Col. Joseph Gubbins, supervisor of militia training in the province.
  5. The Chignecto Post and Borderer ~ Anniversary Number 1895
  6. The New Brunswick Magazine ~ The New Brunswick Magazine1899 W.K. Reynolds
  7. The New Brunswick Museum ~ History Bulletin 1960 
  8. The Weekly Record ~ The Weekly Record 1892
  9. Thomas, L.O. ~ The Province of New Brunswick Canada; Its Natural Resources and Development 1930 F.A.Acland
  10. Thomas, Lowell & Barton, Rex ~ In New Brunswick We ll Find It 1939 D. Appleton-Century Co.
  11. Thomas, Peter ~ Strangers from a Secret Land: the Voyages of the Brig 'Albion' and the Founding of the First Welsh Settlements in Canada U. Toronto Press, 1990.  Pb, 319pp., illustrated.  A superbly written, award winning work by Dr. Thomas on the settlement of the Welsh in New Brunswick in the 19th century, with particular reference to the founding of Cardigan Settlement near Fredericton.  Surnames found  among the settlers include: David, Davis, Edwards, Evans, George, Griffiths, Harris, James, Jenkins, John, Jones, Lane, Lewis, Morgan, Nickles, Owens, Phillips, Richards, Roberts, Saunders, Smith, Thomas, and Williams.
  12. Thompson, Ethel Anne ~ An Eye to the Future: a History of Pocologan, New River, Lepreau, and Little Lepreaue [New Brunswick] Kentville, NS, n.d. [1992].  Pb, 92pp., including bibliographies.  The third in Ethel A. Thompson's histories of coastal communities in St John and Charlotte counties in New Brunswick, and the brightest and best-illustrated of the three - highlights including a chapter of selections from the diary of Edgar Hanson of Little Lepreau, and a section of tombstone inscriptions from the Lepreau cemetery (re. Shaw, Taylor, Chittick, Boyne, Moody, Cameron, Spear, Hope, and Winn).
  13. Thompson, Ethel Anne ~ The Sound of Many Waters: A History of Musquash Print N'Press, St Stephen, NB, 1980.  Pb, 64pp.  A popular history of the parish of Musquash in St. John County, New Brunswick, plus an appendix on schools, notes, map, and 18-page b&w photo section.
  14. Thompson, Ethel Anne ~ The Tides of Discipline Print N'Press, St Stephen, NB, 1978.  Pb, 116pp.  A "personal history" of the fishing communities of Chance Harbour, Dipper Harbour, and Maces Bay on New Brunswick's Fundy coast, plus an appendix and 10-page b&w photo section.
  15. Thompson, Kent ~ A Local Hanging and other stories1984 Centennial Print & Litho
  16. Thomson, Winnifred C., ed. ~ The Spirit of Sussex, New Brunswick (Vol II). Sussex, NB, 1993.  Pb, 80pp., illus.  A stand-alone volume in a set of three.  Community leaders over history in municipal affairs, the fire department, the media, and other fields. Biographical sketches of "citizens of the year" since 1978.
  17. Thomson, Winnifred C., ed. ~ The Spirit of Sussex, New Brunswick (Vol III). Sussex, NB, 1994.  Pb, 72pp., illus.  A stand-alone volume in a set of three.  Articles on the churches, the arts, etc.
  18. Throop, Lousie Walsh, C.G. ~ Early Settlers of Cumberland Township, Nova Scotia (pp183-282, National Genealogical Society Quarterly / ca. 1979-82's)
  19. Tisdale, Florence C. ~ Ancestral Records, Crouse Family of Northern Maine (1965 / family begins in NB) (author deceased / probably out of print)
  20. Tisdale, Florence C. & Rennie, Marjorie A. ~ The Genealogy of the Boulier-Bulyea-Belyea Family 1697-1969 (privately published 1970) 
  21. Toner, P. M., ed. ~ An Index to Irish Immigrants in the New Brunswick Census of 1851 Published in 1991.  Plastic comb binding, 378pp., 8 1/2 x 11.  Forword by Marion Beyea, Provincial Archivist, and 10-page Introduction by Dr Toner, a professor of history at the University of New Brunswick at Saint John.  A list of the names of more than 15,000 Irish immigrants to New Brunswick showing year of entry, age as of 1851, religion, location in the province, and former county of residence in Ireland (in the minority of cases in which this fact was known}.
  22. Toner, P. M. ~ New Ireland Remembered: Historical Essays on the Irish in New Brunswick  New Ireland Press, Fredericton, NB, 1988.  Pb, 188pp., with 24 pages of notes. Articles on "The Reception of the Irish in New Brunswick" (W. A. Spray), "The Irish Community in Saint John, 1815-1850" (T. W. Acheson), "The Irish in Miramichi" (Spray), "The Foundations of the Catholic Church in English-Speaking New Brunswick" (P. M. Toner), "The Orange Order and Social Violence in Mid 19th Century Saint John" (Scott W. See), "The Fortunes of the Orange Order in 19th Century New Brunswick" (See), "The Irish of New Brunswick at Mid Century: The 1851 Census" (Toner), "Squelching the Disloyal Fenian-Sympathizing Brood: T. W. Anglin and Confederation in New Brunswick, 1865-66" (William M. Baker), and "The Enduring Testimony: St Mary's Cemetery, Saint John" (Mary McDevitt).
  23. Tooley, Robert ~ Invicta New Ireland Press, Fredericton, NB, 1989.  Hb, 471pp., maps, photos, bibliography, index.  A scholarly account of the part played by New Brunswick's Carleton and York Regiment in World War II, with appendices of honors earned and fatal and non-fatal casualties.
  24. Tracy, John C. ~ Tracy Notebook(mss began 6 March 1927, Fredericton Jct., Sunbury Co, NB / contains data on the Tracy family who founded Tracy, Sunbury Co, as well as odd historical items.)
  25. Truman, Howard ~ The Chignecto Isthmus and Its First Settlers (William Briggs (Printer) Toronto, 1902) 
  26. Truman, Stuart ~ An Intimate History of New BrunswickMcCelland and Stewart, Lts, Toronto, 1970; reprinted 1982.  Pb, 154pp. An idiosyncratic history of New Brunswick by a well known newspaperman and humorist.
  27. Truman, Stuart ~ The Ordeal of John Gyles 1966 McClelland & Stewart & 1973 McClelland & Stewart editions
  28. Truman, Stuart ~ Tall Tales and True Tales from Down East 1983 McClelland & Stewart
  29. Tulloch, Elspeth ~ We, The Undersigned, Moncton, NB, 1985.  Pb, 147pp., illus.  A well-documented history of New Brunswick women, 1784-1984.
  30. Turner, Charles ~ “New Brunswick in 1802," in ACADIENSIS, Vol. VII, No. 2.  A 21-page excerpt from the journal of Charles Turner, a land surveyor in Maine, concerning a trip which he took from Campobello Island, New Brunswick, to Grand Manan Island, the city of Saint John, and up the St. John River to his place of employment.  Consists of observations on places and persons along the route.  Both informative and entertaining.  Notes by the W. O. Raymond, the well-known historian of the St. John River.
  31. Tweedie, R. A. ~ On With the Dance: A New Brunswick Memoir, 1935-1960 New Ireland Press, Fredericton, NB, 1986.  Hb, 200pp., photos, index.  The engaging narrative of a man who was on the inside of New Brunswick politics and government for half a lifetime.
  1. United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, The / Toronto Branch ~ Loyalist Lineages of Canada 1783 - 1983 (1984 / Generation Press, Agincourt, ON)
  2. U.S. Congress ~ Doc. No. 126; Maine Boundary 1838
  1. van den Hoonard, Will C. ~ Silent Ethnicity: The Dutch in New Brunswick New Ireland Press, Fredericton, NB, 1991.  Pb, 101pp., illus.  A scholarly but readable account of Dutch settlement in New Brunswick by a well-known New Brunswick sociologist.
  2. Veazey, Emma ~ The Maritimer and other poems 1941 The Crucible Press
  1. Waldie, Paul ~ A House Divided: The Untold Story of the McCain Family 1996 Viking 
  2. Walker, Willa ~ No Hay Fever and a Railway [re. St. Andrews, New Brunswick]. Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, NB, 1989.  Hb, 186pp.  A lovingly written and lavishly illustrated book about the summer colony at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, one of Canada's poshiest resort towns.
  3. Wallace, Frederick William ~ The Romance of a Great Port: The Story of Saint John, New Brunswick1935 Barnes & Company Limited 
  4. Wallace, Rev. Isaiah ~ Autobiographical Sketch with Reminiscences of Revival Work 1903 Press of John Burgoyne
  5. Wallace, W. Stewart ~ The Memoirs of The Rt. Hon. Sir George Foster 1933 MacMillan Company
  6. Wallis, Wilson D., and Ruth S. Wallis ~ The Malicite Indians of New Brunswick Bulletin 48. Anthropological Series 40.  Ottawa, 1957.  Saddle-stitched book, 54pp., illustrations, bibliography, beautiful native designs on cover and endpapers.  A study and report from the latter part of the professional career of Dr. Wilson D. Wallis, the principal ethnographer of the Micmac and Maliseet Indians of Eastern Canada during the first half of the 20th century. A concise but important work containing data on the Maliseet culture not to be found elsewhere, and on the principal Maliseet reserve at Tobique, N.B.
  7. Walton, G. Timothy ~1816 Census - Kings County Reprint,1989, and originally issued in three volumes.  Pb, 506pp., 8 ½ x 11, cerlox bound with laminated card stock covers.  Organized alphabetically for the whole county.  Entries show name, sex, relationship, age, race or place of birth, occupation, religion, parish of residence, and census page.
  8. Walton, G. Timothy ~ 1871 Census - Schedule of Deaths Reprint, 1990.  Pb, 277pp., 8 ½ x 11, cerlox bound with laminated card stock covers.  Entries on deaths reported for the whole province plus complete index.  Each entry includes spaces for name, gender, age, religion, country or province of birth, marital status, month of death, cause of death, and more - not all of which were necessarily recorded by the enumerator.
  9. Walton, G. Timothy ~ 1891 Census Index - Albert County Reprint, Pb, 54pp., 8 ½ x 11, cerlox bound with laminated card stock covers. Index contains all names, with age, district, sub-district, and census page number(s) for each.
  10. Walton, G. Timothy ~ 1891 Census Index - Kings County Reprint, Pb, 133pp., 8 ½ x 11, cerlox bound with laminated card stock covers. Index contains all names, with age, district, sub-district, and census page number(s) for each.
  11. Walton, G. Timothy ~ 1891 Census Index - Saint John County Reprint, c1989, and originally issued in two volumes.  Pb, 405pp., 8 ½ x 11, cerlox bound with laminated card stock covers. Separate indices for Saint John (City) District , exclusive of the Town of Portland, and for St. John County, including the Town of Portland.  Indices contain all names, with age, district, sub-district, and census page number(s) for each.
  12. Walton, G. Timothy ~ Saint John County Marriage Register - Book "K" (1887) Pb, 115pp., 11 x 8 ½, cerlox bound with laminated card stock covers.  Contains complete records and index for 461 marriages plus other indices.
  13. Ward, Clarence ~ The Ward Book (mss vitals and historical items extracted from a Saint John newspaper / on microfilm, at PANB)
  14. Webster, J. C. (Dr.) ~ William Francis Ganong Memorial 1967 New Brunswick Museum
  15. Webster, J. C. (Dr.) ~ De Fiedmont's
  16. Webster, John Clarence ~ Cornelis Steenwyck: Dutch Governor of Acadie 1929 privately printed
  17. Webster, John Clarence ~ Acadia at the End of the 17th Century New Brunswick Museum, Saint John.  Reprint (1979) of 1934 volume, 232pp., illustrations, index.  A collection of letters, journals, and memoirs of Joseph Robineau de Villebon, the energetic military officer who represented French authority in Acadia from 1690 to 1700.  Contains an informative introduction by Dr J. C. Webster, a 42-page section of biographical sketches of persons mentioned in the text, a 25-page section on places mentioned, plus sections on the Indians indigenous to Acadia, and on sources consulted in the preparation of the work. A basic resource on the 1690s.
  18. Webster, John Clarence ~ Journal of the Siege of Beausejour1936 The Tribune Press
  19. Webster, John Clarence ~ The Building of Fort Lawrence in Chignecto 1750 1941 The Tribune Press
  20. Webster, John Clarence ~ Memorial Paris, 17631942 The Tribune Press
  21. Webster, John Clarence ~ Historical Guide to New Brunswick1947
  22. Webster, John Clarence ~ A History of Shediac, New Brunswick1953
  23. West, W. J. ~ The Wests of Coles Island Brunswick Press, Fredericton, NB, 1982.  Pb, 227pp., pen and ink drawings.  Judge West's account of his family and of the settlements in the Coles Island area of New Brunswick one and two generations ago.  In the book he also expresses his views and contemporary public issues.
  24. Whelan, Michael (Michael O. Nowlan, ed.) ~ Michael Whelan: Folk Poet of Renous River [Miramichi, New Brunswick].  New Ireland Press, Fredericton, NB, 1990.  Pb, 150pp., biblio.  A collection of his poetry together with appendices containing a critical essay by Prof. W.D. Hamilton, a Whelan bibliography, and a list of sources. 
  25. Whalen, H.J. ~ The Development of Local Government in New Brunswick 1963
  26. Whalen, Hugh et al ~ Report of the Royal Commission on the New Brunswick Potato Industry 1962
  27. White, James E. ~ History of the White Family 1906 Barnes & Co.
  28. Whitebone, Russ ~ Showman: the Russ Whitebone Story  Fiddlehead Books, Fredericton, NB, 1986.  Pb, 118pp. illustrations.  The personal narrative of a man born in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1913 who became a showman under the Big Top and on the vaudeville stage.
  29. Whitehead, Ruth Hoomes and McGee, Harold ~ The Micmac: How Their Ancestors Lived Five Hundred Years Ago 1983 Nimbus Publishing Limited
  30. Wiggins, E. Stone ~ History of Queens County, New Brunswick (Prize essay for The Watchman, 1876 / see George Hayward listing for reprint)
  31. Wilbur, Richard & Harvey, Janice ~ Voices of the Bay; Reflections on Changing Times along Fundy Shores 1992 Data 1 Ltd.
  32. Willet, D. Gordon ~ People of Note and General Information 1906-1910 1910
  33. Wilson, Gretchen ~ With All Her Might: The Life of Gertrude Harding Militant Suffragette1996 Goose Lane Editions 
  34. Wilson, James R. ~ Wilsons of Upper Miramichi Priceville, NB, 1994.  Pb, 51pp., 8 1/2 x 11, appendix, index.  The story of John Wilson, who settled on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick around 1800, and his descendants.  Colorfully narrated by descendant James R. Wilson, an internationally-known harpsicordist and professor emeritus of Rutgers University. Associated surnames include Amos, Bamford, Gilks, Hovey, Lyons, MacDonald, MacKinnon, Munn, Odonnell, Russell, and Stewart.
  35. Winans, Patricia, B.Sc.N, B.Ed. ~ Entries from the 1795 Diary of Captain John MacDonald regarding his inspection of the Estates of Lt. Gov. DesBarres, Menudie or the Elysian Fields, Macan, Napan and Tatamagouche.
  36. Winans, Patricia, B.Sc.N, B.Ed. ~ The Life and Times of Miss A.J. MacMaster, R.N., Superintendent of The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB from the early 1900's to the late 1940's. The social and health care history of Moncton and New Brunswick forms the backdrop for her personal and professional story.
  37. Woloschuk, Michael ~ Family Ties: The Real Story of the McCain Feud 1995 Key Porter Books
  38. Wood-Holt, B. ~ Early Marriage Records of New Brunswick(privately published, 1978, by Holland House, Inc. Saint John, NB.Holland House Inc., Saint John, NB, 1986.  Pb, 359pp., illus.  Marriage records for Saint John city and county from the beginning to 1839. 62-page index of names of parties and witnesses.(Saint John County Marriage Registers A & B, with some pre-register entries from newspapers.)
  39. Wood-Holt, B. ~ The King's Loyal Americans Holland House Inc., Saint John, NB, 1991. Pb, 455pp., revision of 1990 book.  Narrative of the settlement of the Loyalists in New Brunswick after the Revolutionary War, plus numerous appendices and a 166-page master list showing name, origin, occupation, etc.  A useful companion volume to Esther Clark Wright's Loyalists of New Brunswick.
  40. Woodbridge, J. Eliot ~ Cowperthwaite - Seven Generations From Hugh (1) Born in 1648; 1648-1983 (privately published at Princeton, NJ 1983.)
  41. Woodword, Calvin ~ The History of New Brunswick Provincial Election Campaigns and Platforms, 1866-19741976 Micromedia Limited
  42. Wright, Esther Clark ~ The Loyalist of New Brunswick, Second Edition, Moncton Publishing Co., Ltd., Moncton, NB, 1972 (5th printing (1985) of 1955 book. Pb, 365pp.  A basic work on the Loyalists and disbanded soldiers who settled in New Brunswick after the Revolutionary War.  Numerous name lists, including a comprehensive 90-page list showing state of origin, regiment (where pertinent), and place(s) of settlement. (also 1972 Moncton Publishing Company & 1977 Lancelot Press)
  43. Wright, Esther Clark ~ Planters and Pioneers Nova Scotia 1749 to 1775, Revised Edition, Lancelot Press Ltd., Hantsport, NS, 1982  334pp.  A dictionary of settlers in Nova Scotia (including what is now New Brunswick) between 1749 and 1775. A gold mine of information and a favorite with genealogical researchers in particular.
  44. Wright, Esther Clark ~ Samphire Greens - The Story of The Steeves (reprint 1970 / Pte Edition for Steeves Family Inc, Hillsborough, NB, 1970)  Kingsport, NS, 1961.  Hb, 109pp.  A history of the family of Heinrich Stief (Henry Steeves), who settled along the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick in the 1760s.  This short volume is a preface to Wright’s 918-page genealogical work entitled The Steeves Descendants (1965).
  45. Wright, Esther Clark ~ The Miramichi (The Tribune Press, Sackville, NB, 1945) 
  46. Wright, Esther Clark ~ The Petitcodiac 1945 The Tribune Press
  47. Wright, Esther Clark ~ Back a Long Way 1966. Pb., 152pp.  Reminiscences of the author's early life in Fredericton, New Brunswick, her travels, and people she met.  Also two of her short stories. (also 1986 Sentinel Press)
  48. Wright, Esther Clark ~ Grandmother's Child: The Life of Harriet H. R. Clark 1959 privately printed
  49. Wright, Esther Clark ~ Saint John Ships and Their Builders1975 Lingley Printing Co.
  50. Wright, Esther Clark ~ The St. John River and its Tributaries 1966.  Pb reprint, 218pp. Historical-geographical work on the St. John River and such tributaries as the Kennebecasis, Jemseg, Oromocto, and Tobique.
  51. Wright, Esther Clark ~ People and Places I - New Brunswick 1973, Lancelot Press Ltd, Windsor, NB. Misc. articles about places in NB, and a few about people, taken from old Christmas, newspaper article, and other sources. A good article on pre-Loyalist settlements, and a Charlotte County article.
  52. Wright, Harold E. ~ Partridge Island: A Gateway to North America Saint John, NB, 1995. Staple-stitched book, 71pp., 8 1/2 x 11, photos, maps, checklists of plants and animals. A guidebook in English and French to historic Partridge Island at the mouth of Saint John Harbour, the former location of North America's first quarantine station.
  53. Wright, Harold E., and Rob Roy ~ Saint John and the Fundy Region Neptune Publishing, Saint John, 2nd., ed. 1988.  Pb, 129pp., 9 1/2" x 6 1/2".  Narrative, maps, b&w historical photos, and beautiful color photos of Saint John, Canada's oldest incorporated city, plus short sections on recommended tours to St. Andrews, Rothesay, Sussex, and St. Martins. 
  54. Wynn, Graeme ~ Timber Colony 1981 University of Toronto Press
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