Isabella MacLaren
This monument commemorating Sarah Emma Edmonds, born in Magaguadavic in 1841, is located on Saunders Road off of Farm Point Road on the way to Magaguadavic Lake. Sarah served in the United States Civil War disguised as a man named Franklin Thompson. The monument was conceptualized by Terry Middleton, then President of the 20th Maine … Read more
Discover the rich history of the Harvey region through its many monuments, honoring significant events, settlements, and individuals.
This monument, located at 650 Tweedside Road, commemoratesing settlers who came from the Scottish English borderland in the 1840s and 1850s. It was built by Louis Swan and others in 1950s and represents the Swan, Rutherford, Taylor, Cleghorn, Messer and other families who settled in Tweedside. The grounds are taken care of by local residents. More … Read more
Dedicated in 1890, the church was so called because the community was represented by several denominations such as Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, and Plymouth Brethren, and it was to be used by all. The builders of the Church were Robert Vail, and Robert Young, sons of two of the original settlers in Brockway. A corner … Read more
The first Church of Immaculate Conception was built in Cork, York County, New Brunswick in around 1861. The structure was destroyed by the Saxby Gale in 1869 and a second structure was built immediately afterwards. By 1901, the congregation had outgrown the church leading to a third and larger church being built between 1901 and 1903 next to … Read more
All Saints Anglican Church in Magaguadavic The All Saints Anglican Church in Magaguadavic, York County, New Brunswick was built on donated land around 1868. A larger church was built in 1921 which is still in existance today and has changed very little with the exception of the bell tower and steeple which had to … Read more
By Dr. Bill Randall As told by: T. K. Craig It was a warm summer’s day in June 1945, when a call came in that there was a fire at the woolen mill in York Mills. At that time our fire department, located in my garage, consisted of an old 8 cylinder, Ford two ton … Read more
By Dr. Bill Randall This winter we’ve said good bye to the Taylor Hall. We’ve not said good bye to the memory of the Taylors. John Taylor Sr. was born 1825 in Scotland and it is not known precisely when he came to Harvey. In 1857 he had married Elizabeth Swan but they had not, … Read more
By Dr. Bill Randall Did you ever eat marinated deer feet? I tried them once. It was Mac’s idea. I’m referring to Lester McDonald known as Mac at the Rear Road. Mac and I had some things in common. We were both born in Nova Scotia; we both had experienced polio; we both liked dogs, … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall Where is the REAL ORIGINAL Harvey? Is it Harvey Station? Is it Harvey Settlement? Is it the Harvey in Albert County, NB.? By an Order-in-Council of 1837, twenty (20) 100 acre lots of land were set aside for a settling of Scottish pioneers in York County. The migrating families had expected … Read more
Harvey Outreach Selected For National Research Project By Rev. Bill Randall PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH PROJECT — Beverley Weeks of Harvey Out reach Services shows Michael MacLean the “Generations of Good Cooking” cook book put out by Harvey Outreach For Seniors. Proceeds will go toward ongoing education of home support workers. Brenda MacMinn Photo By BRENDA … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall August 7, 1997 Children living in Harvey and McAdam will now have the option of enrolling in French immersion — in one of the last anglophone areas in Canada’s only bilingual province to get the pro gram. In a decision announced to parents this morning, school district superintendent Vic Martin said … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall “Dull damp weather.” That’s the up-to-date weather report from October 4, 189. The three men building what was to be the St. James Presbyterian Church in Harvey, were probably having a coffee break when one of them picked up a triangular piece of pine board left over from making the steeple. … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall After forty some years the graduating classes of 1947, ’48 and ’49 from Harvey Regional High School came together in a joint reunion last Saturday. In 1947 the school graduated Grace (Essensa) Kennedy, Muriel (Grieve) Goodine, Bryce Lister (deceased) and Ethel (Grieve) Hamilton. The following year the Class of ’48 saw … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall The late Ella Swan (1877- 1967) claimed the Devil tempted her – in Church. Ella, one of the six daughters of Jim and Margaret Swan of Tweedside was very keen about school, however, the schoolhouse was quite a distance away and it was hard for her to get there. Ella’s grandfather, … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall Natural Resources and Energy Minister Morris Green is asking residents to keep their dogs secure at home. Each year at this time we face the problem of domestic dogs running free and harassing or killing deer,” Green said. –Dogs running at large put unnecessary pressure on deer herds in winter.” This … Read more
New Brunswick is mourning the loss of a born entertainer and a true gentleman Telegraph-Journal October 24, 2003 Eugene Morris was a cornerstone in both the music and dairy industries. The only two-time inductee into the New Brunswick Music Hall of Fame and member of the New Brunswick Dairy Hall of Fame died at Oromocto … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall December 2000 Probably one of the most significant events that has changed the look of the Village of Harvey was the December demolition of Black’s Store. I sat and watched most of it from Thursday noon until Wednesday morning, and hundreds of questions passed through my mind. What is the history … Read more