Jocelean was born at Manners Sutton, New Brunswick on October 13, 1933 a daughter of the late Clarence David and Zella May (Wilson) Swan. Jo contracted polio in 1954. She embraced life and her courage, grace and strength inspired many. Jo taught Home Economics and later switched to secretarial work. She was employed by the … Read more
Sheryl Bartlett
Gene Morris, 82 years of age, passed away October 23, 2003 at the Oromocto Public Hospital, Oromocto, N.B. Born in Magundy, York County N.B. in 1921, Gene was the son of the late Oscar and Mary Jeanette (Crewdson) Morris. “Eugene was a cornerstone in both the dairy and music industries” Gene was passionate about his … Read more
A biography about three-time Olympian Catherine Pendrel, who grew up in Harvey Station.
A biography about Wall of Recognition Inductee Rev. Dr. William “Bill” Randall.
Biography for Gilbert Robison, leading Canadian and North American dairy industry developer, promoter of Jersey cattle breed, and community leader.
Gordon Feeney was born and grew up on a farm in Harvey, York County, New Brunswick. His parents were Arnold Edward Feeney (1910-1987) and Alice Gertrude (McDade) Feeney (1921-2007). He is married to Donna Mae (Coburn) Feeney and they currently live in Toronto. Gordon Feeney commenced his career as a bank clerk at the Royal … Read more
Dewitt Talmage Lister was born in Harvey Station. He was the son of Earle and Elizabeth (Coburn) Lister. He was raised in a farming community that was famous for its Jersey cattle. Dewitt began his education in a one room school that housed grades 1 to 8. He completed his education in Harvey Station, doing … Read more
Harry Corey was born in Temperance Vale, New Brunswick on March 12, 1901 to William Allen Corey and Maud Laura (MacFarlane) Corey. Temperance Vale is located just North of Nackawic. On October 22, 1924 he was married to Nelda Stairs in Woodstock, New Brunswick. They had three children. Harry Corey began his career in the … Read more
A biography about Wall of Recognition Inductee Dr. C. Burke Swan.
Learn how you can obtain copies of interviews that have been conducted with seniors who lived in the Harvey region.
The Village of Harvey held an event on November, 6, 2016 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the village.
In the Adam Wise, Part 1 post, some background concerning slavery and its abolition was summarized as context for Adam Wise’s story. Here, details of his life have been gleaned from official New Brunswick document collections including land registries and petitions. Wills, which are very useful as sources, can be found in the land registries … Read more
Following up on a previous post about the Black community in the Lake George, New Brunswick area in the 1800s, this post along with one or two more will be about one of the people mentioned in the recollections, Adam Wise. Adam Wise was a man of African descent, who was born around 1768 in … Read more
A fascinating account of the early black community that settled at Lake George.