January 2003 Editorial Dear friends, As we hunker down for Winter, this issue of The White Fence hopes to entertain you (we hope!) with some historic bickering (of sorts!) and eavesdropping via fascinating family correspondence. In our last issue, I had informed you about the treasures Marcie Fullerton had dug from the rich Tantramar mine…. Continue reading…
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The White Fence, issue #20
November 2002 Editorial Dear friends, Well, another winter is at our doorstep and now is the time to start thinking once again of that cozy spot in our favorite chair with a good story to read (preferably by a hot fire!). And we have those stories for you here at the ole’ White Fence as… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #19
May 2002 Editorial Dear friends, Welcome to another journey along Tantramar’s historic White Fence where you can read young Miss Morton’s understanding of Middle Sackville’s history in 1914 (studiously ignoring that the first great war was igniting in other regions of the world in that fateful year). When I first became interested in Sackville’s history,… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #18
February 2002 Editorial Dear Friends, Well, Santa has already come and gone (and he did find the cookies by the way… ), the new year is here and deep snows cover our lawns, weigh down the evergreens, and fill our driveways! So, since shoveling is not in the cards today, it’s time to put a… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #17
December 2001 Editorial Dear Friends, As I gaze out the window to the world outside, I think of Santa who, in slightly more than two weeks, will pace the floor of our kitchen wondering where in heck I hid the cookies! But he won’t have reindeer ruining the tiles of my roof; oh no! this… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #16
October 2001 Editorial Dear friends, Another year of mining the great riches of Tantramar’s history is before us and I can’t wait to see what gems my fellow miners will bring up from the depths this year! A few weeks ago, senior miner Al Smith surfaced long enough for air and passed on a special… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #15
April 2001 Editorial Dear friends, At the end of this month, we will be turning over another important page of Tantramar history. Last month, members of the Ford family joined us to unveil a plaque in commemoration of the Ford block (following Phyllis Stopps exhaustive research, I hope to have a complete history of the… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #14
February 2001 Editorial Dear friends, I must start this issue with the sad reality that heritage in the Tantramar area is presently in a state of mourning. First of all, the Tantramar Heritage Trust has lost a true friend with the passing of Bill Johnstone, manager of Johnstone’s Save Easy in Sackville. Since the Trust… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #13
December 2000 Editorial Dear friends, It doesn’t seem long since I last spoke with you at the white fence but so many interesting stories have come my way over this short period of time that I must pass on a few of these to you before the new year appears at our doorstep! Since our… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #12
November 2000 Editorial Dear friends, As we salute the end of summer 2000 and welcome the fall colors, it’s time once more to stop at the white fence and exchange a few stories. If you recall, at our last stop, Ernest Estabrooks told us of the history of Cookville which he had not finished telling… Continue reading…
