One hundred and twenty nine years ago, New Brunswick suffered what was initially called a “terrible catastrophe” and its worst ever train wreck, leaving…
Janet Webster gave her life in the French Resistance. This summer, her granddaughter, Sophie Roche (right) returned to New Brunswick to rediscover the family’s…
The stars of the 1951 Shediac Lobster Festival. From left to right: Leah Cormier, Betty Amireault, Florine Borque (the Lobster Queen), Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard,…
Grand Falls name in Wəlastəkwey is Chik-un-ik’-a-bik, which means “The Destroyer.” The name refers back to the story of a young woman named Malobiannah,…
New Brunswick experienced some growing pains as more people began driving cars, including some remarkable struggles adapting to one particular new technology: the traffic…
This curious early attempt at Photoshop on Miscou Island from the 1930s played up the legend of the GouGou Monster. Centuries earlier, French explorer…
While Shediac, NB, briefly captivated the world's attention as a port for gigantic flying boats, dreams of becoming a port for regular transatlantic flights…
When the provincial government refused to upkeep New Brunswick's roads, some citizens turned to forming local associations to fix their roads themselves, including the…
In 1899, a reader of the New Brunswick Magazine wrote in inquiring why Nova Scotians and New Brunswickers were nicknamed “Bluenosers.” Evidently insulted, the…
In 1905 New Brunswick's most celebrated naturalist and historian William F Ganong went to the North Shore to personally investigate and get to the bottom…
October 26, 2023
1600s and Before •1900s •North Shore •Strange Tales
