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Day: July 31, 2023

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By Rev. Bill Randall January 1994 (Later the St. James United Church of Canada and presently The United Baptist Church) Let’s go back to September 1886 and in our imaginations try to share with the mothers and ladies of the Village some of their concerns. They felt they and their families were isolated from the … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall  February 1994 Written this month by Jocelean Swan Hall. In 1937, at the time of Harvey’s centennial celebration, the Daily Gleaner copied a few news items which had been printed in their newspaper during the year 1887, when Harvey was fifty years old. One of the items was: “The school at … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall December 1994 December 18th was a very exciting day for the Tweedside School. The teacher, Fannie Rodgers, wrote the following remarks upon the school register of 1901. “The pupils were examined in arithmetic, reading, spelling, writing, geography, grammar, history and health reader. Several recitations were given by the pupils. There were … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall August 1994 Have you ever wondered how you would cope with the reality that you might not have long to live? While visiting Mrs. Fleetwood Hannington (Glenna) recently she told me a remarkable story which I would like to share with you. Last summer, 1993, Brockway had a Vail family reunion … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall Harvey Lionews April 1994 (Prepared by Helen Craig and Jocelean Hall) The first settlers of Harvey Settlement sailed from Berwick-upon-Tweed on 28 May 1837 on board the brig. “Cornelius of Sunderland”, landing in Saint John on 12 July 1837, and travelled up the St. John River to Fredericton on the steamer … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall November 1993 Reprinted from The Harvey Lionews Have you ever looked up at a Devil Tree? There was one in Brockway – I say “was” because I can’t find it in 1993. However, it is remembered by some of the senior citizens of Brockway as Dan Dowling’s Devil Tree. I have … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall May 1931 Reprinted from The Harvey Lionews Property fires have always been a major concern in any small community, and in earlier times there was very little mechanical firefighting equipment, so, when the Davis store was threatened in the early morning of 1931, the Village of Harvey reacted heroically. The Davis … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall June 1993 I was greatly impressed upon my first visit to Katie Carmichael. She was the last survivor of the Carmichael name and the grand daughter of one of the original settlers. Her gentle, humble manner was reflected in the simple, unadorned surroundings of her household – the homemade furniture, the … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall July 1993Reprinted from The Harvey Lionews One of the satisfactions of preparing these items for the Lionews is the enjoyment of the cooperation I get from others. You might remember in an early winter item I told you that Allen Hood had promised to take me on a tour of Magaguadavic … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall January 1993 Reprinted from The Harvey Lionews Writer’s Note: The Harvey Lions Club has been the principal financial supporter of the Harvey Historical Association. It is my hope that they and their readers will enjoy some of the interesting bits of information gathered from the stories I am constantly trying to … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall April 1993 Having access as I do to the photocopies we have made of many family scrapbooks I get an appreciation of what the lives of the early settlers must have been like. Here is an early newspaper account of Harvey. Excerpt from newspaper account of Settlement of Harvey undated – “For … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall February 13, 1992 Jessie Moffitt remembers when there was a large public hall at Farm Point on Magaguadavic Lake. In the summertime it was the focal point for the local entertainment which included summer cottagers who came by train from Saint John, McAdam or other areas to spend the summer. Saturday … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall February 8, 1991 On December 23, 1990, the St. Andrews United Church had a significant part of their program related to the Craig family. Rev. Ruth Stuart baptized Lauren Craig, the daughter of Dan and Mars. Watching the gentle ceremony were Aunts Wendy and Shelley, Uncle Andy and his wife Beth, … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall January 18, 1991 Recent headlines in our daily papers remind us that a recession in the Canadian economy is real, and may be anticipated to adversely affect our economy for the next five years. For the Senior Citizens of today it’s the second time around, for we can remember the gloomy … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall July 20, 1990 About fifty years ago the community of Harvey displayed a rather unique isolationism. As we have noted most, of the inhabitants were descendants of the original twenty-six families and many were related by ties of blood. From their background in England and Scotland they were almost unanimously anti-burghers … Read more

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By Rev. Bill Randall January 26, 1990 Getting ready for the Royal  Winter Fair in Toronto was a busy time for the Harvey Jersey farmers. Selecting the right animals from the herd; getting them in top condition; getting all the support systems ready – it all took weeks of careful preparation. It was this care … Read more

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By: Rev. Bill Randall November 16, 1990 During the last year our household has experimented with at least three types of mod em telephones, in the hope that a later model might overcome some of the (real or imagined) difficulties with the present model. I sort of smile to myself, because where I was brought … Read more

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