By Rev. Bill Randall October 1996 On October 8th, I was invited to talk about Harvey History to a Senior’s Group from Fredericton who came to Harvey for their autumn celebration of the autumn colors. I enjoyed this as always and as a part of my research for material I once again scanned old scrapbooks. … Read more
Day: August 3, 2023
By Dr. Bill Randall Looking through my Scrapbooks I came across an item written by Alistairs Cameron and published in a Woodstock newspaper some years ago. It seems an ideal item to share with you so close to Christmas. I phoned Alistairs, whom I have known for many years. Emma trained in nursing with his … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall May 1996 Dewitt Lister is working on a project to document the history of the Jersey breed of cattle in the Harvey area. We are sharing some information that I have here in the Harvey Historical Association’s library, and in the process he has shown me some 1936 Daily Gleaner clippings … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall March 1996 Worth’s Cove In 1991 I was writing items for the Southwest Valley Reporter. The particular story, Worth’s Cove, was fairly long, so I decided to do it in two parts. The first part was printed and read, but then the Southwest Valley Reporter went out of business, and the … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall June 1996 I am fascinated by stories! This month I want to share with you some family stories written by Grade 8 students. I wish we had space to share them all, but I know you’ll enjoy the warm emotions displayed by these great young people – Bill ( Stories are … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall July 1996 It is exciting to think that this year Harvey will host another family reunion, on the first week-end in August. The Piercy Clan Gathering. I am pleased to have been invited to share in a part of the activities, and I would like to tell you what I expect … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall January 1996 Seventh Day Adventist Church & The United Pentecostal Church Part I I would like to share with you some of the information which I am accumulating, relative to the history of some of the younger churches which are presently minister ing in the Harvey area. This month I will … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall February 1996 Franklin Luke Lawson was born 11 April 1939 at Grafton, N.B. and married Judith Ann Middlemiss of Fredericton. After the birth of their first child in 1964 Frank began researching his family background and preserved his findings in a book entitled “BEFORE MY TIME: Alexander and Deborah (Kelly) Lawson … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall August 1996 I would like this month to share three poems. Poem #1 was composed by Jennier B. Heiser, 705 New Britain Ave., Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. This was her response to me related to an earlier item about Jersey cows. Her father, Robert Byers brought the first jerseys to Harvey. Poem … Read more
April 1939By Rev. Bill Randall Reprinted from The Harvey Lionews April, 1996. In 1934 the Harvey Creamery was built by an enterprising family from Scotsburn, N.S., The McLean family; William McLean, Elwood McLean and Edgar McLean. Elwood had a nephew Dean R. Gordon who came from Nova Scotia in the summer to work for the … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall September 1995 It’s a new school year and I am hoping I will be invited again to speak to Grade 2 about the History of Harvey. I am especially fascinated that after I have visited their classroom the teachers ask them to write me letters telling me what they enjoyed most … Read more
By Rev. William Randall October 1995 Ann Lawton MacLean & Al Knowlton As we approach November 11, we will hear the expression, “Lest we forget”. I wish to help you remember, or if you’re too young to go back fifty-six years, to give you a glimpse of what the Second World War was like to … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall October 1995 The annex at the Art Smith Seniors’ Complex was officially opened on Thursday evening with dignitaries, residents of the complex and members of the community joining in the celebration. Harold Culbert, MP for Carleton-Charlotte, and John Flynn, MLA for York, held the ribbon while Art Smith, president of Harvey … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall November 1995 Recently I took a snapshot of Cecil MacLean. It was one of those clear, crisp autumn days and Cecil was standing in front of a log house which may be twice as old as Cecil. Cecil will soon be 97 so that means the house may be close to … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall May 1995 We are familiar with the expression; We took it for granted that ___.” This seems to have been the concept of the early Harvey settlers that the portion of land where they laid their loved ones in the grave had indeed been granted to the community for a graveyard. … Read more
By Dr. Bill Randall March 1995 One of the people who is always willing to assist me in preparing material for the Scrapbook is Helen Craig, wife of Avens Craig who was the son of the late T.K. Craig. She has prepared this material, Harvey Surnames, but I am taking the liberty of adding a … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall June 1995 Marston Scott born 1871 spent much of his early life as a lumberjack. The Scott family were sawmill owners and operators. When they had a sawmill at the southern end of Magaguadavic Lake the location was called Scott’s Cove – the same place now is known as Magaguadavic Siding. … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall January 1995 I’m going to do something different this month. In order to emphasize the early struggles of our Harvey ancestors, I want to present a comparative picture of the struggles of a young New Brunswick family in 1995. To do this I am going to tell you the stories of … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall February 1995 On December 28, 1994 I went to visit my friend, Hazel Grieve. Hazel will have celebrated her 97th birthday before you read this, but her memory is excellent. We talked about her early days of nursing. She trained as a nurse and nursed, in Boston. She came back to … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall December 1995 Visiting Ted and Lynn Brockway they showed me an album of pictures and stories Ted’s sister Donna Neilson has prepared so that her children will know something of their family history. Such a project thrills me! I wish more parents would do this! Donna has given me permission to … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall Looking through my Scrapbooks is sort of like looking into Gramma’s attic. Do you remember what fun it was?, all those funny looking bonnets, high top button shoes, and sometimes an old album of tin-type pictures! The problem was no one had ever stopped to write the names on the pictures … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall April 1995 How The Manzers Came To Harvey By Helen Craig In 1868 Harriet Hay was born at the home of her grand Annie and Aaron Hay lived in Williamsburg. Harriet married parents, James and Isabelle Cowe in Harvey. Her parents, Willoughby Avens Manzer in 1884 and they had 9 children. … Read more