Doiron, Sylvio.
Embellir.
Moncton, NB: Les Éditions Doiron, 2003, 200 pp. [ book ]
Collection(s): Religion
Commodore George Walker at Alston Point, Nepisiguit, 1768-1777New Brunswick Culture & Sport Secretariat, Archaeological Services Fredericton20030-155396-052-1engNew Brunswick Manuscripts in Archaeology31ArchaeologyYesKOERNER LIBRARY microforms (Floor 2) MICROLOG 103-0521121p.Commodore George Walker, one of the most successful British privateer captains of the 18th century, moved to Nova Scotia in 1763 and later successfully established a fishing station and trading post at Nepisiguit in northern New Brunswick. He was the first British subject to set up a land-based trading & fishing post on that coast and his establishment lasted until the late 1770s, when it was destroyed by American privateers. This publication reviews the achievements of George Walker from his seafaring days through his commercial activities in Canada until his untimely death in London, England in 1777. It also discusses the possible sites where archaeological remains of Walker's trading/fishing establishment might still be found.BilingualNew Brunswick archaeology / New Brunswick. Archaeology Branch ; 31.BNBA 11 Collection(s): Archaeology
288074427Saint John Fortifications, 1630-1956Sarty, RogerAuthorKnight, DougAuthorGoose Lane/New Brunswick Military Heritage Project Fredericton2003978-0-86492-586-2engMilitary Installations120ArchitectureNoOpen WorldCathttp://www.deslibris.ca/ID/415469Since the 17th century, Saint John has been an important seaport occupying an equally important military position. Guardian of rivers during the colonial era, the city evolved over three centuries to eventually deploy the more sophisticated and industrial harbor defenses required in the two world wars. This book tells the story, from Fort LaTour built in 1632 through to the 20th-century concrete gun emplacements of the Second World War. OCLC: 288074427BNBA 342 Collection(s): Architecture
Wolastoqiyik Ajemseg The People of the Beautiful River at Jemseg, Volume 1: Important Stories and Spoken HistoriesArchaeological Services, Heritage Branch, New Brunswick Culture and Sport SecretariatFredericton20031-55396-147-1engWolastoqiyik Ajemsegxii, 30012New Brunswick Manuscripts in Archaeology34EArchaeologyNohttps://www.gnb.ca/content/dam/GNB3/t/ch-cp/archeo/docs/wolastoqiyik-vol-1-2003…This monograph was produced during the Jemseg Crossing Archaeology Project (companion volume, Blair, ed. [2004] describes archaeological results). Includes 22 chapters of Wolastoqey stories, oral histories, and traditions from firsthand accounts and interviews with Wolastoqiyik community members. BNBA 456 Collection(s): Archaeology
Alston Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick: an important community centre throughout the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuriesNew Brunswick, Culture and Sport SecretariatFredericton2003978-1-55396-136-9engAlston Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick26New Brunswick Manuscripts in Archaeology32ArchaeologyNoOpen WorldCathttps://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/thc-tpc/pdf/Arch/MIA32english.p…Alston Point, at Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada has been an important center in this northeastern region throughout the past three centuries. Using the evidence from historical documents and oral histories, this paper details the importance of this locale during the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The role played by Alston Point in the development of the town of Bathurst is explored. Alston Point was a commercial shipping center for fishing and lumbering products but it also served as a place of residence, a 19th century shipbuilding station, a militia training grounds, a bird hunting destination, and as a recreational property. This summary of the more recent history of Alston Point covers an era in the social, commercial, and industrial heritage of the emerging town of Bathurst on New Brunswick’s north shore.files/34/Allen et al. - 2003 - Alston Point, Bathurst, New Brunswick an importan.pdfBNBA 8 Collection(s): Archaeology