Day: July 31, 2023

By Rev. Bill Randall July 1994 I made a count of the cottages on the east side of Harvey Lake beginning at Taylor Field and I was surprised to count seventy-seven. Some of these are used as year round homes now but still the number surprised me. In the early days of Harvey history only … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

By Rev. Bill Randall September 1993 My Smokey is a beautiful solid black cat born March 4, 1993. She has gorgeous yellow eyes and is for us the personification of what a beautiful native cat should be. Of course, I really wanted to know her genealogy! O.K.? She came to us from the Henry’s in … Read more

By Rev. Bill Randall October 1993 I thought this month I would share with you some of the challenges involved in trying to piece together bits of the early History of the Harvey area and district. When I first came to Harvey in 1954 I had access to the memories of second and third generations … Read more

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

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

By Rev. Bill Randall March 1993 In 1928 a hunter from McAdam hunting near the shore of the southwest end of the Magaguadavic Lake, in a dense pine forest found a skeleton of a man. Obviously the body had been there for some time, so he hurried back to McAdam to notify the police. The … Read more

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

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

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

By Rev. Bill Randall February 1993 Cecil MacLean has some interesting stories about his earlier days. He tells me that he was born in Happy Corners on June 17, 1899. I had never heard of Happy Corners. Cecil took me out to Lake George and showed me where the old road used to be. It … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

By  Rev. Bill Randall October 12, 1990 I had a great idea for a story this week! It would have been about a moose hunt! Surely, I thought, some of my sources would have a successful hunt…but sorry about that, no luck. How about a ‘bear’ story? I realize I’m close to infringing on Ed … Read more

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

By Rev. Bill Randall May 25, 1990 It is a pleasure for me to hear the response from the readers of the “Scrap Book” and to realize that there are so many genuinely interested in local history. This week I want to lead you back a little further in time in an attempt to understand … Read more

By Rev. Bill Randall May 18, 1990 T. K. Craig went into the hospital last week to correct visual problems. Kay is ninety three years old. It is hoped that he will be able to come back and see the new truck and the new concept of Emergency Service which is provided by the Harvey Volunteer … Read more

By Rev. Bill Randall May 4, 1990 July 9, 1943, was a hot, humid day with huge thunder clouds building in the sky. It seemed impracticable to cut anymore hay down, so it was a good night to go to the dance at Halford’s Hall. By intermission time, 11:00 pm, everyone was anxious to step … Read more