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Cape Breton Black/West Indian Community Scrapbook
Item is a scrapbook that was compiled for the 200th Anniversary of Sydney celebrations that includes reproductions of photographs, event tickets, and newspaper articles, as well as listings of Black men who served during wartime, and a history of the Black population in Sydney.
Item is a photograph of the war memorial monument at St. Andrew's Church, Judique.
Item is a photo of three Canadian headstones that are together in a cemetery in Italy. There is no explanation as to why they are grouped together.
Cape Breton Highlanders World War II war diary
File consists of 5 reels of microfilm that contains the full war diary for the Cape Breton Highlanders World War II service.
Unit war diaries were submitted monthly by units and chronicled the daily activities of the unit. In addition to the monthly diary were appendices that consisted orders and instructions issued during the month as well as other information of worth. The diaries cover the periods as follows:
1.) August 26, 1939 - January 31, 1943
2.) February 1, 1943 - October 31, 1943
3.) November 1, 1943 - August 31, 1944
4.) September 1, 1944 - August 31, 1945
5.) September 1, 1945 - January 26, 1946
Dr. Elizabeth Beaton interviews Mr. Mayich and discusses the Slavic language, WWII, and working in Canada.
Recording available for streaming: T-1178a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-1178a.mp3]
Folio consists of various post-World War II publications including The General By-Laws of the Royal Canadian Legion, The Veterans' Land Act, a Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia holiday planner, The National War Memorial, A Reference Guide to Navy, Army, & Air Force Insignia, the 58th annual report of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, The Canadian Army in the Netherlands 1944-1945, The Canadian War Museum, issues of Legion Magazine from March to July 1979 and issues 62,63, 65, and 68 of the History of the Second World War magazine publication.
Item is a photograph of soldiers from the "A" Company, Cape Breton Highlanders in Bolsward, Holland, celebrating the end of World War II in Germany. The man step dancing in the center is identified as Louis Michael Broussard of Pomquet, N.S. Also identified are Leo ? of New Waterford, Earl [?]ilson of Sydney, Hikam Connelly of Annapolis Valley, McLeod (with fiddle) of Inverness, White of Halifax, and Curtis of Sydney with the rest being unidentified.
Item is a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders at VE Day celebrations.
Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.
Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.
Cape Breton Highlanders "D" Company
Item is a copy of a list of the members of the Cape Breton Highlander's "D" Company at Aldershot in England in 1942. The list notes names of the members of the unit and where they are from.
Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.
Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.
Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.
Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.
Item is a photograph of five naval chaplains, with their names featured on the reverse of the photograph.
Item is a photograph of convoys in Sydney Harbour during WWII.
Fonds consists of two minute books and one photograph of the South Bar Knitting Club. Though the club was formed in 1938, records of meetings begin for the organization on January 6, 1939, and continue until February 12, 1951. The minutes of the club record the election of officers, fundraising events, and general business of each meeting. The minutes detail the involvement of the club in fundraising for the war effort during WWII. Various engagements with other community organizations such as the Young Men's Christian Association, Red Cross, and Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire are recorded. The photograph was taken in 1950 and is a black and white image of the members of the society.
South Bar Knitting Club
Cape Breton Highlanders members list
Item is an unidentified list of members of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War II. The list notes each soldier's regimental number, rank, name and which company they belong to.
Men leaving for war, Grand Narrows
Item is a short film that documents Major Gordon MacNeil of Grand Narrows and other militia leaving for war on September 4, 1939, 26 hours after declaration of war by Great Britain. To read more about the film, in Malcolm MacNeil's words: FT-212 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/atom/files/FT-212.pdf].
MacNeil, Malcolm F.
Fonds consists of correspondence. Gabriel Sylliboy was a Mi'kmaw chief from 1918-1964.
Fonds consists of Poetry and correspondence of Mr. MacFarlane, as well as
several scrapbooks and postcards of WWI.
A. The poem “Springtime in Margaree” was a gift of Sister St. Frances of Rome, C.N.D.
B. Correspondence and papers presented by the MacFarlane Family are arranged as received:
MacFarlane, Walter Scott
Cape Breton Highlanders Collection
Collection consists of records related to the Cape Breton Highlanders including documentation spanning a century of service. Various iterations of the unit are included beginning with the 94th Victoria Regiment "Argyll Highlanders," 185th Overseas Battalion Cape Breton Highlanders, Cape Breton Highlanders (World War II), 2nd Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton Highlanders) as well as records of the Cape Breton Highlanders Association. The records focus heavily on activity during World War 2 and post-war service by members of the Association.
Cape Breton Highlanders
Collection consists of the following:
Series A
Series B: Memoranda including background information for Mr. Stephenson’s two books.
Series C: Deeds: Photocopy, 1826-1946 relating to the Bridgeport area, 31 pages, 1 folder.
Series D: Clippings
Series E: Photographs (See Photograph Collection #25)
Four volumes pertaining to the Town of Dominion and the organization of Mr. Stephenson’s two books: Dominion, Nova Scotia 1906-1981 and souvenir booklet on the History of the Dominion Volunteer Fire Department.
Series F. Scrapbooks:
Stephenson, Leonard Fielding
Item is a map depicting the Allied movements in South-Eastern Sicily of July 10-12, 1943 and a blown-up view of the Canadian assaults.
Item is a map depicting the Allied movements from Valguarnera to the Simeto that took place from July 19 into August 1943.
Item is a map depicting the Allied movements for the Battle for Rome that took place between May 11 and June 4, 1944.
Item is a map that depicts the Allied advance to Rimini that took place September 3-22, 1944. The map also contains blown-up maps for the fighting at San Martino (September 15-19) and The San Fortunato Ridge (September 19-20).
Item is a map that depicts the Allied advance into the Romagna sector between Rimini and Cesena that took place between September 22 and October 20, 1944.
Item is a map that depicts the Allied advance from Montone to the Senio River that took place between December 2, 1944 and January 5, 1945. The map also contains a blown-up map of the advance to the Valli Di Comacchio that took place from January 2-6, 1945.
Item is a map depicting the Allied movements from Giarratana to Valguarnera that took place July 14-18, 1943 and includes a blown-up map of Valguarnera offensive that took place July 17 and 18, 1943.
Item is a map depicting the Allied movements for the fighting for Agira on July 24-28, 1943.
The breakout from the Hitler Line
Item is a map depicting the Allied breakout from the Hitler Line that took place May 24-28, 1944.
Item is a map depicting the movements of the Allied invasion of Sicily that took place July 10 to August 17, 1943.
The advance to the Foggia Plain
Item is a map depicting the Allied advance to the Foggia Plain that took place September 8 to October 1, 1943.
The breaking of the Gustav and Hitler Lines
Item is a map depicting the Allied movements in the breaking of the Gustav and Hitler Lines that took place between May 11-23, 1944.
Battle maps of the Italian front
File contains reproduction maps of various battle fronts of the Italian Campaign during World War II. The maps were reproduced by the Armey Survey Establishment R.C.E. and compiled and drawn by the Historical Section, G.S.
Item is a map depicting the Canadian and other Allied movements in the fighting of the Adriatic Sector between November 28, 1943 and January 4, 1944. The map also contains a blown-up map of The Crossing of the Moro and The Battle for Ortona that took place between December 6, 1943 and January 4, 1944.
The advance to the Gothic Line and the breaking of the Gothic Line
Item is two maps that depict the Allied advance and subsequent breaking of the Gothic Line that took place between August 26 and September 3, 1944.
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Liberation of Italy
Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings and maps relating to the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Liberation of Italy.
In 1975, two members from each Canadian unit who participated in the Italian campaign during World War II were invited to take part in a official Canadian pilgrimage to places around Italy where veterans would tour former battle sites, war graves, towns and cities. In the case of the Cape Breton Highlanders, Charles "Sharkey" MacDonald and Ralph S. Davies were selected to represent the Highlanders.
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Italy photographs
Folio consists of photographs taken on the trip to Italy for the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Italy that prominently feature Charles "Sharkey" MacDonald and Ralph Davies, veterans of the Cape Breton Highlanders. Photos consist of those taken in Ottawa before departure, various places in Italy that the delegation traveled to including various war cemeteries where Cape Breton Highlanders are buried and photos of Highlanders who gave their lives during the war.
File consists of eight large poster boards that contain items related to the Cape Breton Highlanders such as newspaper clippings, photographs, cartoons, a copy of a war savings certificate, programs from the 1982 and 1984 Cape Breton Highlanders Association reunions, and reports detailing the recommendations for medals for four Cape Breton Highlanders (Lt.-Col. Boyd Sommerville, ACpl Angus Donald MacLeod, Lt. Lindsay Eaton Brannen and Sgt. Michael Bernard MacDonald).
Cape Breton Highlanders member lists
File consists of an original and a copy of a list of Cape Breton Highlanders' soldiers that includes names of ranks between private and warrant officer, and a list of members of "D" company at Aldershot, England in 1942 that includes names of members and their home address on enlistment.
Series consists of photographs, unit lists, postcards, the Bay News, and newspapers and newspaper clippings, and a microfilm copy of the Cape Breton Highlanders War Diary from their World War II service.
Folio consists of photographs of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War II taken in locations such as Canada, England, Italy and the Netherlands.
Cape Breton Highlanders members list
Item is a duplicate copy of an unidentified list of members of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War II. The list notes each soldier's regimental number, rank, name and which company they belong to.