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
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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
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 Dr. William Randall March 1999 March 1999 Our winter is almost over, and we haven’t had all the “fun in the snow” we’ve had other winters – in fact we haven’t yet had “Winter Carnival.” My source says they may be a ‘SPRING FLING” instead. But since I’, “old fashioned” I’ll report a “Winter … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall April 1999 Emma has a Scrap basket. From it she showed me an item which I want to share with you. Its about Church Organists. Emma, my wife of nearly 56 years, is my favorite organist. On our first date (A blind one Emma had never seen me), her father suggested … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall September 1998 I have written brief histories of some of the local churches in the Harvey area, but have not written about the Church at Thomaston Corner. It may be, because I realize that those people refer to it as the Meeting Room, and this in turn reflects a rather vital … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall October 1998 Telephones become increasingly efficient, but some of us older people a bit complicated. Wouldn’t it be nice to go to that big box on the wall, grab that crank on the side, and accomplish three long and one short! or just one long and be able to talk to … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall March 1998 Fifteen kilometers west from the railway tracks in Harvey, Route #3 makes a right angled turn south, and that corner is known as Thomas’ corner. I thought you might be interested in knowing a bit about the history of the Thomas family. Alfred Thomas was born the 27th of … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall June 1998 I personally have a new Scrapbook, prepared for Emma and me for our 55th Wedding Anniversary celebration – a celebration in which many of you participated. Emma will probably write to you individually to thank you, but this is sort of the man’s easy way out, to sort of … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall July 1998 Another family reunion! The time for the Gass Family. On August 1, Saturday, Allison and Pat Gass will be hosting a reunion of descendants of Marshall and Elizabeth Gass at their home on the Murray Road, once known as Gass Settlement. It is expected that over a hundred people … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall February 1998 The fiddle should be the cultural symbol of Harvey. Popularized by the International Radio and television performances of Don Messier and his Islanders, it was an outgrowth of a musical tradition that you can see whenever you get a glimpse back in time to the social life of these … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall December, 1998 Among interesting people in the history of Harvey are some ladies, who, as time flies by may be forgotten. As we approach a new year I’d like to remind you of one of these ladies – Inez Davis. I remember her as the person at the Davis Store – … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall April 1998 Our modern telephones are wondrous machines! Why you can tell who is calling you before you ever answer the phone—- and if you don’t want to talk to him or her—take a walk! Earlier phones served a wonderful purpose. Here’s a story about our phone’s history. From – N.B. … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall September 1997 Harvey is justifiably proud of its FIRE DEPARTMENT. One of the earliest organizers of the Fire Fighters was T. Kay Craig. “Kay” was an innovative man and devised and built much of the early fire fighting equipment. He also housed, stored and cared for this equipment, working long hours … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall November 1997 One of the benefits of writing for the Lionews is that it directs people to me in their search for family history, and we sit down and share our findings. A good example of this is the communication I have had with Roger McCully by visits and letters. Roger … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall May 1997 Reprinted from The Harvey Lionews I was thinking about an item for the May issue and suggested to Jocelean Hall that I hoped to find an interesting story about some early Harvey wedding. She told me that she and Helen Craig in their research had come across some interesting … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall March 1997 When I first came to Harvey in 1954 Arnold Little was making some carpentry renovations to the Manse. I was delighted to hear the pronounced Scottish brogue, and of course asked him “How long have you been in Canada?” His answer surprised me, “I’ve lived here all my life. … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall June 1997 Summer campers and year around residents living near Lake George are hearing rumors that the bear population in the area is increasing. It seems unlikely but there is a bear story that goes back into the early 1800’s. It was written by John McMurray who was born May first, … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall July 1997 Recently our son Bill was visiting with a student in Ontario who is writing her Ph.D. thesis on the History of Early Farming in Ontario. She was asking Bill if there similar writings from New Brunswick authors, and suddenly there flashed across his memory a poem he had heard … Read more
By Rev. Bill Randall January 1997 Here we go again — already using up almost a month of the New Year! It is also a time of winter’s recurring ills — so I thought you might take an interest in a very special book “The Doctor Book” prepared a hundred years ago “in the late … Read more