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            CA BI 77-892-1026 · Item · 1955

            Item is a photograph of the Holy Synod taken at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier. Featured from left to right are Alderman Chicks Chisholm, City Solicitor Michael Whally, Unknown, Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson, Mayor Tony Gallagher, Rev. Calder and Rev. F. Francis.

            Abbass Studios Ltd.
            Backyard
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-82-30727 · Item · [ca. 1942]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch in her parents' backyard on Webster Street.

            Backyard Scene
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-55-30700 · Item · [ca. 1948]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Ted Mroz and John J. Paruch in the backyard of the Paruch home on Bay Street.

            Blacks and West Indians
            CA BI T-2199 · Item

            Item is an audio reel that features a sound recording of Kay (Morrison) Borden being interviewed by Pam Newton about the Blacks and West Indians of Whitney Pier.

            Blacks at Whitney Pier
            CA BI T-2104 · File · 1984

            File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of Neville Gibson, Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford being interviewed by Elizabeth Beaton about the Black population of Whitney Pier.

            Track listing is as follows:
            Side A:

            • Biographical information (Neville Gibson)
            • Rev. Phillips founder; White people creating problems for them (Neville Gibson)
            • Problem - St. Cyprians on Henry Street (Neville Gibson)
            • Re-iteration of involvement; Split in Black community (Neville Gibson)
            • The "Brethern" Bible study meetings (Neville Gibson)
            • Land bought by church; Bishop Trotman; History of African Orthodox Church (Neville Gibson)
            • Marcus Garvey; Black Star Line; U.N.I.A. (Neville Gibson)
            • Father lost house; Went to night school (informant); Picnics at Mira; Tennis courts; Menelik Hall (Neville Gibson)
            • Dr. Calder (Neville Gibson)
            • Connection between U.N.I.A. and A.O.C. (Neville Gibson)
            • Cricket Club (Neville Gibson)
            • Marcus Garvey; United Mission; Home and School (Neville Gibson)
            • Discrimination; Black scholarship program; Influence on Stanfield (Neville Gibson)
            • Black Methodist Church (Neville Gibson)
            • Reid Family (Neville Gibson)

            Side B:

            • Biographical information; Born 1912; Arthur Stanley Trotman was father (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • Robertson from States; One named Jones (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • A.O.C. history; Robertson worked out of church on Henry Street (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • Robertson gone by 1924; Trotman had church on Victoria Road; Never a Methodist Church (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • Chronology of Priest (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • St. Alban's problems (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • Trotman, third bishop of A.O.C. (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            • Marcus Garvey (Ralph Trotman, Vernal Till and Mae Crawford)
            CA BI MG 12.198 · Fonds · 1900-2005

            Fonds consists of papers that reflect Elizabeth Beaton's work at the Beaton Institute and personal academic research. The materials included cover a wide variety of topics concerning Cape Breton history, especially ethnicity. Beaton's work contains extensive research on Whitney Pier's West Indian and Ukrainian population.

            Beaton, Elizabeth Dr.
            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-91-30736 · Item · ca. 1952
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Paruch family in yard of home on Bay Street. Pictured left to right: Richie Paruch, Judy Paruch, Stella Paruch (nee Breski), Carol Paruch, and Charlotte Paruch.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-64-30709 · Item · [ca. 1948]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Kenny Paruch by road on Bay Street.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-111-30756 · Item · [ca. 1952]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of members of the Mroz and Paruch family in front of a home on Webster Street. Pictured from left to right: Joseph Mroz, Caroline Mroz, Catherine Mroz (nee Juscur), and Richard Paruch.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-68-30713 · Item · [ca. 1960]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Alan Paruch in front of home on Webster Street.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-41-30686 · Item · [ca. 1988]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch outside her home on Bay Street.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-35-30680 · Item · [ca. 1991]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Stella Paruch holding her granddaughter Maria Paruch in Stella's home on Bay Street.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-105-30750 · Item · 1945
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of the Paruch and Mroz family in a yard on Webster Street. Pictured left to right: Josef Mroz, Catherine Mroz, John J. Paruch., Teddy Mroz, and Stella Paruch.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-112-30757 · Item · [ca. 1954]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of three children in front of a garage on Bay Street. Pictured left to right: Kenny Paruch, Colette Starzomski, and Rosalie Starzomski.

            Family Photo
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-83-30728 · Item · [ca. 1948]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Eddie Melski and John J. Paruch. in front of a home on Bay Street. (Stella Paruch pictured in window)

            CA BI MG 13.131 · Fonds · 1912-1984

            Fonds includes one parish brochure (1982) containing a brief history of the founding of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Sydney with images of congregation members. Also included is one reel of microfilm (MB 66) listing the following vital statistics for the parish :

            Birth and Baptism Records 1912-1985
            First Communions
            Marriages 1932-1984
            Deaths 1935-1984

            Informal Religion
            CA BI T-559 · Item · 1985

            File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of a speech presented by Reverend Vincent Waterman at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church to the Friends of Whitney Pier that outlines the history of the Church.

            Track listing is as follows:
            Side A:

            • History of A.O.C. priests, problems, establishment, etc.; Pier not an "ethnic ghetto," Synod in Pier
            • Trained by American Catholic Church, Endich Theological Seminary
            • Commitment to A.O.C.
            • Majority of Blacks belong to either United or Anglican or Catholic Churches
            • More support from whites, negative defeatist attitude in Sydney
            • Need for pride in community
            • Informal religion and A.O.C.
            • Father came in 1940
            • Sunday very important day, always dress up for church

            Side B:

            • Christmas preparations, food and customs
            • Sermons based on gospel
            • Holy days
            • Christmas celebrations
            • Women in church
            • Prayers
            • Superstition, preach good behaviours, no African Methodist Episcopalian Churches in Nova Scotia
            • Brought up very strict
            • Awareness of African Heritage
            • Food was very important, West Indian dishes
            • Linguistics, dialects
            • Further from Cuba, mother from Antigua
            • Many left A.O.C.; Very discouraging at times
            Inside Backyard
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-61-30706 · Item · [ca. 1948]
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Richard Paruch in the backyard of the Paruch home on Bay Street.

            CA BI T-730 · File · 1974
            Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

            File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of of Dr. Leo W. Bertley of the United Negro Improvement Association discussing the organization and its history in Cape Breton.

            Track listing is as follows:
            Side A:

            • Came to Cape Breton in 1974 to do research, C.B. U.N.I.A. people involved
            • Thesis to be controlled into book
            • U.N.I.A. not a West Indian organization, people of African descent tied together
            • Marcus Garvey, here on way to England
            • A.O.C. in Pier, Bishop MacGuire, U.N.I.A., tried to make A.O.C. established church of organization
            • Dr. Alvinus Calder, first president of organizations; W.E. Robertson was a later Bishop
            • Phillis Family
            • Sydney had three associations; West Indian and Black characteristics

            Side B:

            • Various backgrounds, several different organizations; West Indians importance of education; Dr. Bertley's other interests
            • A.O.C. has only one church in Canada and it's in Whitney Pier, do not want to be called Africans
            • Marcus Garvey stressed the importance of maintaining archives
            • Bertley met Garvey's son
            John Huk Collection
            CA BI MG 21.13 · Collection · 1898-2004

            This collection consists of textual records, photographs, sound recordings, publications and artifacts documenting the history and activities of the Ukrainian community in Cape Breton. Within the collection there is a focus on music and dance with over 1 meter of 78 and LP albums of Ukrainian music. Also included is a comprehensive collection of research related to Ukrainian immigration to Cape Breton with records pertaining specifically to the Ukrainian community in Whitney Pier. Personal papers from the Huk family are also included in the collection along with the manuscript and research related to Mr. John Huk's publication Strangers in the Land: The Ukrainian Presence in Cape Breton.

            Huk, John
            May Day Celebration
            CA BI N Series-224.2 · Item · ca. 1940
            Part of Abbass Studios Ltd. fonds

            Item is a photograph of the interior of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church during the May Crowning celebration.

            Abbass Studios Ltd.
            May Day Celebration
            CA BI N Series-224.4 · Item · [ca. 1940]
            Part of Abbass Studios Ltd. fonds

            Item is a photographic portrait of young women, children and clergy gathered during the May Day celebration in the Ukrainian Church Hall.

            May Day Celebration
            CA BI N Series-224.6 · Item · [ca. 1940]
            Part of Abbass Studios Ltd. fonds

            Item is a photographic portrait of young women, children and clergy gathered during the May Day celebration in the Ukrainian Church Hall.

            Item · 1980

            Item is a report that features information about the Black, Jewish, Newfoundland and Eastern European communities in Whitney Pier. The report pays special attention to issues faced by the Black Quarter, including racism and out-migration, and features population statistics for the years 1961-1980. Part of the report also focuses on the establishment of St. Philip's African Orthodox Church (1921).

            Paruch Family fonds
            CA BI MG 21.26 · Fonds

            Donation consists of Paruch family documents including photographs and textual materials as well as recordings of Johnny Paruch's band.

            Paul MacEwan fonds
            CA BI MG 9.30 · Fonds · 1936-1998

            Fonds consists of the personal materials of Paul MacEwan, founder and leader of the Cape Breton Labour Party from 1982-1987 and former member of the Nova Scotia Legislature for Cape Breton Nova from 1970-2003. Included is correspondence, subjects files concerning healthcare and agriculture, press releases, and papers related to the New Democratic Party and Cape Breton Labour Party.

            MacEwan, Paul
            Polish Band
            79-1097-4077 · Item · [ca. 1920]

            Item is a photograph of male members of a Polish band.

            Polish Wedding
            CA BI 79-1096-4076 · Item · ca. 1910

            Item is a photograph of a large wedding party, including the bride and groom.

            84-157-14257 · Item · May 1959

            Item is a photograph of a procession of Ukrainian clergy, taken in May 1959.

            Pysanky
            84-163-14263 · Item · 1965

            Item is a photograph of children being instructed in painting Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky) at the Ukrainian Hall in Whitney Pier, taken in 1965. Identified in the photograph are: Michael O'Jolick, Catherine Sawka, Ann Hawrylak, Natalie Pronko, William Melnyk, Denise Mahalik.

            Abbass Studios Ltd.
            Rev. England
            CA BI 84-158-14258 · Item · 1925

            Item is a photograph of Reverend England of St. Cyprian's Anglican Church, Whitney Pier. Rev. England was
            West Indian and served a congregation of mainly West Indian Blacks.

            82-953-7653 · Item · [ca. 1918]

            Item is a postcard of St. Mary’s Polish Church with a portrait of Rev. Camillus Grzybala, in the top-right corner. The text at the top of the photograph reads, “Kościół Narodzenia N. M. P. w Whitney, Pier, N.S.” The text at the bottom of the photograph reads, “Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Polish R. C. Church, Whitney Pier, N.S. Canada.”

            CA BI 79-1098-4078 · Item · ca. 1910

            Item is a photograph showing a group of members of the St. Michaels Benefit Society. It appears to be taken during the first year of its founding. Members not identified.

            Stella's Kitchen
            CA BI MG 21.26-18-05-30650 · Item · 2002
            Part of Paruch Family fonds

            Item is a photograph of Paruch family in Stella's kitchen on Bay Street. Pictured left to right: Eddie Paruch, Mary Paruch Enderly, Stella Paruch (nee Breski), and Stella Paruch