History
New Book Features Local War Heroes
Gary Silliker is proud of his Miramichi roots. He has always had a keen interest in the men and women who were swept up into the events of the world’s first global conflict – The Great War for Civilization. He had a lengthy military career, proudly serving with the Canadian Military Engineers. While attached to…
Read MoreMemories of War: George Routledge
Roland “George” Routledge was born on February 17, 1938 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He enlisted as a peacekeeper with the Canadian Forces on August 26, 1955 and was with the Black Watch (B.W.) Depot until February 1956 in Sussex, New Brunswick. From February of that year to November 1959 he was with the B.W. 2…
Read MoreMemories of War: Benjamin & Helen Campbell
In late January, I was approached by the Blackville Women’s Institute and asked to participate in their Heritage Day celebrations. Heritage Week is celebrated in communities throughout New Brunswick each year. This years theme was New Brunswick Remembers: 1914-2014, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War and the…
Read MoreGrady Descendant Seeking Family History
James Douglas, a descendant of the Grady family of Blackville, is looking for information about his ancestors.
Read MoreSisters Bring New Life to Old Trinity
How did an old country church from Blackville become known as the oldest chapel in Oklahoma? Find out how two sisters from America brought new life to “Old Trinity”.
Read MoreLocal Church Celebrates 175 Years
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Howard celebrated its 175th anniversary at a special outdoor mass on Sunday, July 22. The Annual Shrine Mass (Healing Mass) was celebrated by Bishop Robert Harris and well attended by other clergy, parishioners and visitors. On July 19, 1987 Most Reverand J. Edward Troy, Bishop of Saint John,…
Read MoreBlackville Celebrates Heritage Day
The Blackville Women’s Institute recently hosted an afternoon of stories and music to celebrate our heritage on February 16 at the Community Center. This year’s theme was War and Peace. The afternoon began with a welcome from Women’s Institute president Lillian Brennan. Local residents Frank Myers and Roy MacRae kept the large group entertained by…
Read MoreHistoric buildings – vacant but not empty
By Lynda MacGibbon Amazing grace, how sweet the sound …. The church was silent, but if I listened with my heart, I was certain I could hear voices singing, feet shuffling, the rustle of onion skin-thin pages turning. In front of me, the arched window framed a view of a deep, blue river, leafy birch…
Read MoreMiramichi students involved in unique history project, Old photos being scanned and stored on Internet provide pictoral history of school districts
When Bob Gillis hears stories of people throwing out boxes of photos from their dearly-departed relative’s attic, he cringes. And when he hears high school students talking about American or world history, he shakes his head, wondering why they’re not talking about their own Canadian or New Brunswick past. That’s why he’s so revved up…
Read MoreOld Trinity Church in Blackville to be Dismantled
The movers came to Blackville this week. They came to tear the guts out of the old church. When they left, the old church looked almost untouched, except for the boarded- up windows and doors. But inside, it is completely hollow; the flooring, the pews, the ornaments – all gone. When the snow goes, when…
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