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Category: Genealogy

Make Your Ancestors Proud

Make Your Ancestors Proud

I would say definitely… your lives matter. Your dreams matter. Your voices matter. I kinda liken the moment to the moment of the early 60s… of the Civil […]
Remembering William Francis (1816 – 1894)

Remembering William Francis (1816 – 1894)

William Francis’ father, Joseph Francis, came to Fredericton as a slave and servant to the Odell family. His mother, Hannah, came to Fredericton as a slave and servant […]
There’s One Stained Glass Window

There’s One Stained Glass Window

Dr. Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt reflects on the significance of St Peter’s Anglican Church in Springhill (New Brunswick), and the stained glass window that commemorates her ancestors. Transcription Close […]
Remembering Charles Dymond

Remembering Charles Dymond

Lenisha Dymond speaks about her family connections to St Peter’s Anglican Church in Springhill (New Brunswick), and her memories of her grandfather, Charles Dymond. Transcription Standing outside of […]
Deby Nash Remembers her Parents

Deby Nash Remembers her Parents

Deby Nash talks about her parents Dorrit and Hedley Nash of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Transcription : The two are seated beside the river Saint John, Deby Nash on […]
She Must Have Had Such Tenacity!

She Must Have Had Such Tenacity!

Daniel Leek talks about his great-great-grandmother, Sabinah Grant of Springhill, New Brunswick. She was enslaved to Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Allen. Transcription Seated in front of Lily Lake in Rockwood […]
June Carty Remembers her Childhood

June Carty Remembers her Childhood

June Carty remembers her childhood in Devon (New Brunswick), and her parents Ernest and Stella (Hudlin) Howe. Transcription Seated in a park, June Carty on the left and […]
Rosalie Soutar Speaks about Institutionalised Racism

Rosalie Soutar Speaks about Institutionalised Racism

Rosalie Soutar reflects on growing up curious, and what it feels like to be seen as a visible minority. Transcription Rosalie Soutar and Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt are seated […]
Remembering Solomon Kendall

Remembering Solomon Kendall

Black Loyalist Solomon Kendall settled in New Brunswick in 1783. His direct descendant, Jennifer Dow tells his story. Transcription Standing in front of a very old barn door, […]
The Kendall Family Home on “The Hill”

The Kendall Family Home on “The Hill”

The home of William Kendall, grandson of Solomon Kendall stood atop of a hill overlooking Highway 105 and the Saint John River. This farm house is where the […]