Histories

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

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

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

By Rev. Bill Randall February 1997 After reading January’s issue, Louie Messer phoned me and identified the Nell Lister whose name appeared relating to Home Remedies. I’m very grateful for

By Rev. Bill Randall August 1997 The summer of 1997 has been a summer of nostalgia for many Harvey people — especially we who are older. The 50th anniversary of the

By Rev. Bill Randall April 1997 I have a special treat for my readers this month. I have been reading other people’s stories, and I know you will enjoy them

By Rev. Bill Randall October 1997 We have enjoyed a beautiful autumn with the great array of colors and as the leaves fall we recognize that our summer season is

By Rev. Bill Randall September 1996 Did you ever stop to think how the month’s which have R’s in them are the colder months, but wasn’t the first day of

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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