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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 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 […]

Nancy’s Trial in Fredericton

Born a slave in Maryland, in this document Caleb Jones tried to justify Nancy’s enslavement to him for life. Transcription: Nancy was at the time of her birth […]

Ran Away

Nancy and her son Lidge tried to escape enslavement by running away from Caleb Jones in 1786: Transcription: RAN AWAY From the subscriber living at the Nashwakshis [sic], […]

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, […]

Solomon Kendall of the Guides and Pioneers

This 1785 document lists the names of members of the Guides and Pioneers along with number of dependents. The Guides and Pioneers was a unique corps of Loyalist soldiers, […]

Historical Map of Queensbury, New Brunswick

This 1878 map of Queensbury, New Brunswick, shows where the Kendall family lived. This property was first acquired by Solomon Kendall (after receiving a nearby grant of 209 […]

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 […]