October 2013 Editorial Dear friends, In the course of our daily lives, we always lose something. These things may mean little to us at the time. But when these same items are found three centuries later, they take on a very different meaning! And so it was with Colin MacKinnon when he found a rusty… Continue reading…
Category: The White Fence
The White Fence, issue #60
May, 2013 · ISSN 1913-4134 Editorial Dear friends, As I began preparations for this newsletter, it was (and still is!) wonderful to ponder that we have already reached the 60th issue of The White Fence. As the old saying goes: how time flies when you’re having fun! It is certainly very fitting here. We are… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #59
February 2013 Editorial More love letters and a special move Only in Canada Dear friends, I am in the midst of an editor’s dilemma! I have too much information to pass along to you and, therefore, suffer the accompanying fear of running out of space! So this editorial, by necessity, will be short. We continue… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #58
December 2012 Editorial Dear friends, In this issue, we (via Eugene Goodrich) bring you a very different approach to local history. Ancient (read historical!) friendly correspondence between citizens always brings about interesting details and insights about an area’s past, its people and customs. But in this case, it’s not just “friendly” correspondence that we refer… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #57
October 2012 Editorial Dear friends, As recently as two days ago, I had nothing to present to you for this newsletter! Yes, for those of you who follow events in the town of Sackville, you are well aware (as I am) that much has happened in recent months in connection with this town’s 250th anniversary,… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #56
May 2012 Editorial Dear friends, As I have long known since I first walked on the Tantramar marshes and met people of this region, this small part of Canada is full of interesting and innovative people. Jeff Ward has also known this for a long time and over the next few pages, follow Jeff’s account… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #55
February 2012 Editorial Dear friends, As I prepared the final draft of this newsletter, I quickly realized that we just had more information than the newsletter spacing allowed us to use! The only solution was to eliminate many of the beautiful photos which were submitted with each article, especially Paul Bogaard’s remarkable collection of photos… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #54
February 2012 Editorial Dear friends, History is sometimes discovered via diaries and letters. At other times it requires reconstruction, as in buildings and/or their foundations, or compilations of oral histories passed on through generations. And special folks are required to make it all happen! All these tools of the heritage trade, including those special folks,… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #53
November 2011 Editorial Dear friends, To many of us in Canada, World War I and the Korean War are distant events. In this issue, Colin MacKinnon brings these historic international conflicts closer to home, both temporally and geographically. Once I read the two stories about Walter and Stanley, I drew close to them and felt… Continue reading…
The White Fence, issue #52
October 2011 Editorial Dear friends, As the saying goes, there are two sides to every coin. When dealing with heritage, we can sometimes renovate and protect while, in other circumstances, time takes its toll and demolition becomes the only option. The summer of 2011 presented both options to Sackville — great joy and hope with… Continue reading…
