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McKeen Family fonds
CA BI MG 12.109 · Fonds · 1820-1865

Fonds consist of papers relating to William McKeen and son John McKeen's personal, business, and political life in Mabou. Majority of records consist of correspondence, business ledgers including one of John McKeen's dated 1884-1887. The ledger information notes sales of fruit trees, plants and seeds including plant varieties, names of buyers and prices paid.

McKeen, William
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brown
CA BI 77-288-422 · Item · 1867-1870

Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Port Hastings Post Office
CA BI MG 16.49 · Fonds · 1867-1883

Book of mail sent from the Port Hastings post office, 1880-1883; alphabetical list of money order offices in the United Kingdom, 1867.

Dr. Thomas E. Jeans
CA BI 77-369-503 · Item · ca. 1867

Item is a photographic portrait of Dr. Thomas E. Jeans, the first G.M.A. doctor from 1829-1867.

William James Jones
81-815-5895 · Item · ca. 1868

Item is a photograph of William Jones, son of William Jones and Mary Leaver, born on November 17, 1801. He was the first white male child born in Big Baddeck. Copied from two original tintype in the possession of Dr. C.H. Bethune.

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brown
CA BI 77-289-423 · Item · October 2, 1868

Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Rev. C.W. MacDonald
CA BI 77-1366-1500 · Item · ca. 1868

Item is a photograph of Rev. C.W. MacDonald, the Vice Principal of Xavier Junior College who was killed in a skiing accident in 1973.

Catherine Jones
81-814-5894 · Item · ca. 1868

Item is a photograph of a woman and child. The woman is Catherine Jones and the child is Mary (Jones) Bethune. Copied from a tintype in the possession of Dr. C.H. Bethune, Baddeck.

William James Jones
81-816-5896 · Item · ca. 1868

Item is a photograph of William Jones, son of William Jones and Mary Leaver, born on November 17, 1801. He was the first white male child born in Big Baddeck. Copied from two original tintype in the possession of Dr. C.H. Bethune.

Mrs. Mary (Lever) Jones
82-1408-8108 · Item · ca. 1868

Item is a photograph Mrs. Mary Jones, the wife of William Jones. They were married September 4, 1799 on "Stoney Island", Baddeck. She was the mother of William James Jones, grandson of Johnathan Jones, Baddeck.

CA BI 77-226-360 · Item · ca. 1869

Item is a photographic portrait of Richard Brown and Barbara (Davidson) Brown.

CA BI MG 12.155 · Fonds · 1869-1972

Fonds consists of a paper presented by MacKenzie on medical laboratories, a guest book from a testimonial dinner, and a history he wrote on the MacKenzie family.

MacKenzie, Donald J.
St. Peter's Canal
CA BI 79-534-3514 · Item · ca. 1869

Item is a photograph of St. Peter's Canal under construction.

Masonic Hall
CA BI 76-110 · Item · 1869

Item is a photograph of Sydney's Masonic Hall. The hall was built in 1869 on the corner of Esplanade and Dorchester Street, on a piece of property that was purchased from Henry W. Crawley for $300.00. An act of incorporation was passed in 1869.

Shipping Piers, Sydney
CA BI 77-1348-1482 · Item · 1870

Item is a photograph of shipping piers located on the Esplanade, Sydney.

Msgr. Neil MacLeod
CA BI 77-671-805 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Msgr. Neil MacLeod (born 1807, ordained 1837, parish priest at East Bay 1838-1872).

CA BI 78-1157-2908 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of the General Mining Association operation in the area of Pitt and Cottage Streets, Sydney Mines.

Mary (Leaver) Jones
81-813-5893 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of a portrait of Mary (Leaver) Jones daughter of John Leaver Sr., Big Baddeck. Copied from the original daughter type in the possession of Dr. C.H. Bethune, Baddeck.

Sir Hector Langevin, M.P.
CA BI 77-1188-1322 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Sir Hector Langevin, M.P.

Rev. James Fraser
CA BI 77-1379-1513 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Rev. James Fraser who was born in James River in 1842.

The Emery Colliery
CA BI 77-1356-1490 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of the Emery Colliery.

Lady Monck
CA BI 77-759-893 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Lady Monck, Vice-Regal Escort.

A.A. MacDonald, M.P.
CA BI 77-763-897 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Andrew Archibald MacDonald.

Hon. Hugh MacDonald
CA BI 77-800-934 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Hugh MacDonald who represented Inverness County at the House of Assembly from 1859-1867 and Antigonish County from 1867-1873.

Hill's School, Sydney
CA BI 77-185-319 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Mr. John L. Hill and the students of his Charlotte Street school. This early photograph was taken at the corner of Charlotte and Yorke Streets in Sydney, showing students attending school taught by Mr. John L. Hill. Some of the pupils identified in the photo are: Mr. Hill's daughter Anne (later Mrs. George Boggs); Mary Ann Muggah, daughter of Captain Charles Muggah (later Mrs. Colin MacKinnon); John Muggah; James Burchell; his sister, Emma Burchell (later Mrs. Bartlett of Brigus, Newfoundland); Dora Uniacke (later Mrs. Kay); two daughters of Thomas Townsend; William (Mac) MacLeod; and F. Harrington. In the background is the Cossitt House; one of the oldest surviving buildings in Sydney. Today it is a museum operated by the Old Sydney Society on behalf of the Nova Scotia Museum.

Margaret and Elizabeth Brown
CA BI 77-284-418 · Item · 1870-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, sitting in the conservatory at Beech Hill, Sydney Mines.

Margaret and Elizabeth Brown
CA BI 77-286-420 · Item · 1870-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Sydney Mines Harbour
CA BI 78-108-1858 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a tinted print of of a view of Sydney Mines harbour.

LeBreton
Hon. Murray Dodd
CA BI 76-107 · Item · 1870-1871

Item is a photograph of Judge Murray Dodd, Master of St. Andrews.

Shipping Piers, Sydney
CA BI 77-1347-1481 · Item · 1870

Item is a photograph of shipping piers located on the Esplanade, Sydney. The artist of this item is W.O. Carlisle.

Sydney Town and Harbour
CA BI 77-1349-1483 · Item · 1870

Item is a photograph of the town of Sydney and its harbour.

D.M. MacGregor
CA BI 77-824-958 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of D.M. MacGregor.

Richard Brown
CA BI 78-19-1769 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photographic portrait of Richard Brown, the general manager of the G.M.A. and the author of "Brown History of Cape Breton" (1869). Richard Brown married a daughter of Captain Chase Barrington.

Charley Jones
81-817-5897 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Charley Jones. Copied from a tintype in the possession of Dr. C.H. Bethune, Baddeck.

Archbishop MacKinnon
CA BI 77-1176-1311 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Archbishop MacKinnon.

Judge Edmund Murray Dodd
CA BI 77-188-322 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photographic portrait of Judge Edmund Murray Dodd, the son of Chief Justice A.C. Dodd (1797-1876).

Margaret and Elizabeth Brown
CA BI 77-285-419 · Item · 1870-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Rev. James Quinan
CA BI 77-1174-1308 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Rev. James Quinan who was the pastor of St. Patrick's Church from 1853-1872 and Sacred Heart Parish from 1872-1904.

Rev. Alexander Chisholm
CA BI 77-825-959 · Item · ca. 1870

Item is a photograph of Rev. Alexander Chisholm who was ordained on November 19, 1866.

International Shipping Piers
CA BI 77-1570-1704 · Item · ca. 1871

Item is a photograph of the International Shipping Piers on the Esplanade in Sydney.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-275-409 · Item · 1871-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, who became a Red Cross nurse.

Lingan Bay
CA BI 79-1184-4164 · Item · 1871

Item is a photograph of the north shore of Lingan or Indian Bay, an illustration that was removed from "Coal Fields and Coal Trade of the Island of Cape Breton," by Richard Brown F.G.S., published by Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, London 1871.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-276-410 · Item · 1871-1873

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, pictured leaning on a chair.

Hugh McDonald
CA BI MG 9.19 · Fonds · 1871

Fonds consists of a letter from Rev. K.J. MacDonald pertaining to politics in Inverness County. Hugh McDonald (1841-c.1902) was MLA for Inverness County 1868-1871. He was the Postmaster and Telegraph Operator at Mabou to 1881 when he became Sheriff of Inverness County, which position he held until he resigned in 1902. Letter from Rev. K.J. McDonald pertaining to politics in Inverness County.

CA BI MG 12.22 · Fonds · 1871-1964

Fonds consists of letters from Gordon H. Harrington, clippings, deed, and genealogical notes regarding the Campbell and Curry families, and five scrapbooks related to politics, world events, Nova Scotian sports, and one related to the career of Campbell.

Campbell, Andrew D.
Michael Dwyer fonds
CA BI MG 12.40 · Fonds · 1871-1971

Fonds consists of research materials, professional and educational appointment records and certificates, original materials used for research, personal correspondence, research regarding coal, and public addresses.

Dwyer, Michael
Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone
CA BI 77-282-416 · Item · August 1871

Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown, at the age of 2 years and 4 months.

Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone
CA BI 77-278-412 · Item · 1871-1900

Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown who married Dr. L.W. Johnstone.