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Great Gift IdeasThe following publications are available from the Tantramar Heritage Trust. Enjoy reading more about our historic region, add to your research collection, or give the gift of history to someone you know. All proceeds are used to fund projects of the Tantramar Heritage Trust. To order, please print out and complete the Publications Order Form, available in .doc format , or PDF format , and mail to Tantramar Heritage Trust, Box 3554, 29B Queens Road, Sackville, New Brunswick, E4L 4G4. Payment by cheque or money order made out to "Tantramar Heritage Trust" will be accepted. All prices in Canadian dollars; American funds currently accepted on par with Canadian. Your book(s) will be sent as soon as payment is received. Thank you for your support. |
NEW PUBLICATION !Roberts Country: Sir Charles G.D. Roberts and the Tantramar , by Charles H.H. Scobie. Sir Charles G.D. Roberts (1860-1943), ìthe Father of Canadian Literature,î spent the first fourteen years of his life in Westcock, in the Tantramar area of south-eastern New Brunswick. This book shows how his boyhood in the Tantramar profoundly influenced much of Robertsí later work: his historical writings, his animal stories, his novels and above all his poetry. With the help of over thirty illustrations and three maps the book also provides the visitor with a guide to ìRoberts Country.î Cost: $19.95 . |  |
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History of Sackville New Brunswick , by Dr. W.C. Milner(Sackville: The Tribune Press Ltd., 1934). As one of the early texts to chronicle Sackville's history, Milner provides detailed information about this area's settlement. He examines the community's public buildings,
its schools and teachers, churches, Mount Allison, the graveyards, mills and shipbuilding, the Port of Sackville, and lists many of its notable families and citizens.
Cost: $12.00 . |
| The Life and Times of Josiah Wood , by Dean Jobb. This superbly researched publication was originally completed in 1980 as an honors dissertation in Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University. It was published by the Trust in April 2007. The book chronicles the life of Sackville's most famous native son. Wood spent 35 years in public life as MP, Senator and Lt. Gov. of NB. He operated one of the largest shipping and wholesaling firms in Sackville, he built the Cape Railway and served as Sackville's first mayor. 120 pages. Cost: $18.00 . For further information see the author's web site at www.deanjobb.ca , and also the author's Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia site at http://www.writers.ns.ca/Writers/djobb.html . |
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Three Generations of Loyalist Gentlemen: The Botsford Men of Westmorland County, by Lorna E. Milton Oulton. Researched and written in 1980/81 as a BA honours thesis in English and History at Mount Allison University, this document was published by the Trust in November 2006. The publication chronicles the lives of three generations of this influential loyalist family commencing with Amos Botsford (1744-1812).
Cost $18.00 . |
| Atlas of the Acadian Settlement of the Beaubassin 1660 to 1755, The Great Marsh, Tintamarre and Le Lac, by Paul Surette. Published in 2005 by the Tantramar Heritage Trust.
Author/Researcher Paul Surette's 204-page atlas is a momentous work of geography, which is also deeply rooted in genealogy. The book presents a detailed chronology of events leading to the settling of villages and maps the locales of families who founded these new settlements along the edge of the Tantramar Marsh at the head of the Bay of Fundy. The atlas can actually be used as a road map to visiting these historic locations and will be a great interest to all readers interested in Tantramar's early settlement history, particularly during the period 1660-1755. Cost $35.00. Available in English or French - please specify. |  |
| Now available: Dykes and Aboiteaux, a booklet by the Societe Promotion Grand-Pre on how the Acadians turned the salt marshes into fertile meadows.
Cost $4.00. |
 | Aboushagan to Zwicker: An Historical Guide to Sackville, New Brunswick Street Nomenclature, (ISBN 978-0-9784100-3-2) by Al Smith - This Trust publication launched in May 2004 explores the historical origins of Sackville's 131 street names. The publication includes a wealth of historical information and a number of early maps and photographs. 84 pages.
Cost $14.00 . |
| At The Crossroads: The History of Sackville New Brunswick, by Dr. William B. Hamilton. The Trust was the sponsoring agency for this magnificent new book on Sackville's proud history. Published by Gaspereau Press, this 310 page history walks you through the centuries from the earliest Mi'kmaq to present day. The publication was launched on 24 September 2004.
Cost $32.00 . |  |
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Also Available : Bibliography of "At The Crossroads" A History of Sackville NB - compiled by Anthony Hampton. This new Trust publication is a companion document to Dr. William B. Hamilton's new book on the History of Sackville NB. This publication chronicles the many sources consulted in writing "At The Crossroads" and includes two short essays on the Significance of Local History and the Role of Journalism in Local History. 68 pages.
Cost $10.00 . |
| The Siege of Fort Beausejour ñ 1755 by Chris Hand. This new book, published by Goose Lane Editions, details the military campaign that led to the fall of Fort Beausejour in 1755, the first major battle that led to the cessation of French rule in North America. The Trust is pleased to offer this publication for sale at its outlets. 109 pages.
Cost $15.00 . |  |
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The Siege of Fort Cumberland, 1776 . by Ernest Clarke. This superbly researched book, published by McGill-Queens University Press in 1995, explores the Eddy rebellion of 1776 and the attack on Fort Cumberland in November of that year. 302 pages soft cover.
Cost $25.00 . |
| Down Sackville Ways: Shipbuilding in a Nineteenth Century New Brunswick Outport, (ISBN 978-0-9784100-2-5) by Dale Alward. This exhaustively researched document examines Sackville's shipbuilding era in the golden age of sail when over 160 vessels were built and launched in Sackville Parish. 100 pages.
Cost $17.00 . |
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Tales of the Horse: Personal Reflections - the Trust's first publication - written by Dick McLeod and chronicles his 60+ year love affair with horses. Includes a number of historic photos and sketches that depict the "horse era of Tantramar".
Cost: $5.00 . |
| Nathaniel Smith: Stranger in a Strange Land. Edited by Pat Finney, the publication presents excerpts of letters sent home by Nathaniel to relatives back in Yorkshire, England, during the period 1774-1789. The publication will be of great interest to descendants of Yorkshire settlers and those interested in early settlement history of Nova Scotia.
Cost: $10.00 . |
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 | Our Heritage: A Teacher's Resource Package for Heritage Study. A teacher's resource package focusing on early settlement history with emphasis on the Yorkshire settlement of 1772-1775. The document was compiled by Genie Coates (and committee) and provides much background information, references, sources and curriculum study ideas.
Cost: $18.00 . |
| Short Stories (ISBN 978-0-9784100-1-8) by Will R. Bird. A republication of 5 short stories by Will Bird from a series 'When Yorkshire Came to Nova Scotia' originally published in the Family Herald in 1944. Will be of interest for all those interested in early settlement history. Cost: $9.00 . |
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A Bibliography of Early Settlement History - Chignecto.(ISBN 978-0-9683042-9-7). A comprehensive listing of early settlement references that details much of the reference holdings at Mount Allison University. The document was compiled for the Trust by Renee deGannes and includes a preface on the Yorkshire Immigration. Cost: $7.00 . |
| Tastes of Tantramar: Yorkshire Recipes. Edited by Betty Dobson for Yorkshire 2000 and is a delightful collection of traditional recipes from the Tantramar region. Cost: $5.00 . |
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Footprints in the Marsh Mud - Politics and Land Settlement in the Township of Sackville 1760-1800, (ISBN 978-0-9784100-0-1) by Jim Snowdon. This is the first reprinting of this important reference thesis on early settlement. The document was reprinted with permission from the author and in co-operation with the R.P. Bell Library.
Cost: $25.00 . |
| Six Romantic Tales of the Tantramar, by Mabel Dixon (ISBN 978-0-9683042-8-0). A wonderful little 55 page publication written by Ms Dixon in 1913 and reprinted by C.W Moffatt in 1980. The six short stories all have Tantramar settings and are charming and romantic tales.
Cost: $5.00 . |
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 Celebrating the Forgotten Migration, this 50 minute video explores the immigration and settlement of families in the 1772-1775 migration, and celebrates their rich Yorkshire heritage and many achievements. Cost : $25.00 . |
 Greeting Cards - Package of 10 cards Greeting cards suitable for Christmas cards or general greetings. Two original illustrations (Chapman House and Ford House) done by artist Chris Parker Hunter in 1999. Click here to find out more. Cost: $15.00 . |
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