The Hero of Priestman Street
Fredericton’s Bryan Priestman survived two world wars — only to lose his life on Remembrance Day, trying to save an eight-year-old boy. (Provincial Archives…
November 7, 2025
1900s Fredericton War Long Read Popular
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Malobiannah and The Destroyer: The Heroine of Grand Falls
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,…
April 29, 2025
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Nancy New Year of the North Shore
Nancy New Year is a centuries old tradition which still survives today along New Brunswick's North Shore of a fairy, imagined here by the…
December 28, 2023
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The Second Halifax Explosion
On 18 July 1945, an ammunition barge blew up at the Naval Magazine jetty on Bedford Basin. Fire spread quickly to piles of ammunition.…
November 19, 2023
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The World’s Worst Nazi Spy
On the moonless night of November 9th, 1942, during the Second World War, a German U-Boat lay in the Bay de Chaleurs, watching through…
September 15, 2023
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When The Fascist Italian Air Armada Came To Town
This propaganda poster by Fascist Italy shows the route of the Italian Air Armada's fleet of 24 flying boats as they crossed the Atlantic…
February 2, 2023
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Nova Hollandia: When The Maritimes Were A Dutch Colony
We’re always taught in school that ever since European colonists arrived in what is now Canada, that it was always a colony of either…
January 11, 2023
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The Mystery Of Mount House
Mount House as photographed around 1935. (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick RS310-B9-10) One of New Brunswick’s greatest mysteries is a massive, ancient mansion on…
January 14, 2022
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The First Christmas In North America
This photo is from 1904 in downtown Saint John, New Brunswick a massive week long celebration of the 300 year anniversary of Samuel de…
December 3, 2021
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Two Minutes To Go: The Last Soldier To Die In The First World War
The last Allied soldier to die in the First World War was Maritimer George Price, who was killed only two minutes before the war…
November 11, 2021
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The Last Of The Beothuk
Shanawdithit. The photo is from Library and Archives Canada. It is thought to be her, though it’s not entirely sure. The painter was either…
September 8, 2021
1600s and Before Newfoundland War Women Long Read Popular
Sarah Emma Edmonds: The Woman Who Fought the Civil War
Sarah Emma Edmonds (as a woman) A lone New Brunswick woman lies buried with full military honours among the other veterans of the American…
July 18, 2021
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