april 2024 Editorial Dear Friends, In 2012, Colin MacKinnon wrote an article entitled “Mysteries Carved in Stone on Mary’s Point and Grindstone Island” for The White Fence No. 57 in which he presented a photo of a large flat stone at Mary’s Point with the name “R. Hale” engraved on it. Dr. Robert Hale was… Continue reading…
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The White Fence, issue #108
february 2024 Editorial Dear Friends, For those of you interested in aspects of the history of Sackville’s streetscape, this issue should be of special interest. It deals with one street: Weldon Street. I, for one, found the investigative talents and common interests of Paul Bogaard and Al Smith especially captivating. Every street in every New… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #107
december 2023 Editorial Dear Friends, Come sail with us through familiar waters in the 1830s with Captain George McAllister. Captain McAllister kept a diary in which he described day-to-day living, battling the weather and the exceptionally high tides of the Bay of Fundy. The time frame is late fall 1831, including Christmas and the New… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #106
November 2023 Editorial Dear Friends, In this issue we present two articles which, by their titles, may appear unrelated. They were sent to me separately without notification of any connection between the two authors. But they are in fact interestingly connected. In the mid- to late-18th century, much construction in the Tantramar area would have… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #105
May 2023 White Fence #105 PDF Editorial Dear Friends, The Tantramar Heritage Trust has embarked on an exciting new phase of heritage conservation: we’re physically growing! We have added a new building to the Campbell Carriage Factory Museum – a Carriage Shed which will allow us to better conserve and display creations made many years… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #104
March 2023 White Fence #104 PDF Editorial Dear Friends, Come walk an historic path with me. Janet Crawford and Al Smith explore the creation and installation of stone carver Scott Harris’s Yorkshire monument in Sackville. The immigration of Yorkshire settlers to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the late eighteenth century was a significant event… Continue reading…
The White Fence, Issue #103
January 2023 White Fence #103 PDF Editorial Dear Friends It is with great pleasure I tell you that the stories keep coming! What a great way to start our New Year and a new season of newsletters. This issue is primarily about people, past and present. On this topic, Colin MacKinnon informs us of… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #102
november 2022 White Fence #102 PDF Editorial Dear Friends, Today is October 20th. The month of November is just around the corner. For many, it is an important time of remembrance. By the time you read this issue, Remembrance Day, November 11th, will be days away. In this issue, Colin MacKinnon focuses our attention, not… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #101
october 2022 Editorial Dear Friends, Today, as I write, it is the 30th of September. Tomorrow will be a centenary celebration. As Colin MacKinnon reminds us in this issue, tomorrow will be Sackville’s centenary celebration of the dedication ceremony of a memorial to the young boys who died in World War I. The text is… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #100
april 2022 Editorial Dear Friends, Well, here it is: issue number 100! It is a special issue for me, not only as editor since our very first newsletter, but one in which significant people of the Tantramar, forgotten over time, are represented. It has been a pleasure for me, via our contributing authors, to bring… Continue reading…
