Category: Document

“The Paris Crew” Crest

An excerpt of “The Paris Crew” crest as part of a coloured newsprint (Maritime Lith Co. Ltd., Saint John NB) donated into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of […]

Extra, Extra Newspaper

It took nearly 10 days before news of the Saint John rower’s victory in Paris reached Canada. In the days before modern communications, newspapers relied on dispatches sent […]

Early map of North America

North American ports cities where competitive rowing grew in popularity. In port cities like Saint John, Halifax, New York and Boston, men who worked every day on the […]

Commemorative 150th Anniversary logo of “The Paris Crew”

The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame’s commemorative 150th anniversary logo of “The Paris Crew”. Established in 1970, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit […]

Saint John Sports History Book

In 1985, competitive rower Brian Flood researched, wrote, and published a National Best Seller (Hard Copy) account of the sporting history of Saint John, New Brunswick from 1785 […]

Induction Portrait, Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame

Team portrait used by Canadian Rowing Hall of Fame

Artist’s drawing of the Exposition site

An artists’ drawn conception of a bird’s eye view of the 1867 International Rowing Regatta in Paris, France in 1867.

Paris Exhibition 1867, Official Catalogue

The English version of the complete Official Catalogue of the Paris Universal Exhibition 1867. The International Exhibition of 1867 was held in Paris, France from April 1 to November […]

Transatlantic Route

Map showing the Transatlantic steamer route from New York, United States of America to Southampton, England. In the 1860s a Transtlantic journey by steam ship could take as long […]

New Brunswick Legislative Assembly Journal

Excerpt from the 1868 Journal of the House of Assembly of the province of New Brunswick. Look closely as the picture shows how the provincial government gave $2,500 […]

Robert Fulton Bio Bullets

Elijah Ross Bio Bullets