Object Archives | The Paris Crew of Saint John, New Brunswick: Canada’s First International Sports Heroes

“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 […]

“The Paris Crew” Heritage Minute

A title appears on the screen: Paris, 1867. The title fades. The scene opens on a view of a river with three four-person rowing sculls competing on the water. […]

Early rowing skull model

A model of a two-person out-rigged rowing skull. August 18, 1819: earliest recorded boat race in Saint John. First prize was $25 (nearly $500 today). Second prize was $10 (nearly […]

Paris Crew 150th Anniversary Commemorations Theatrical Troop

In celebration of the 150th Anniversary, the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame commissioned theatrical vignettes, that were performed at the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame and […]

Paris Crew Trophy Presentation

Rothesay Netherwood School team, members include: (Back row, left to right) Mark Sun, Matthew Morehouse, Cameron Hickman, Ryan Bessey, Ian Morrison, Javier Azagra, Ore Alugo, Charles Beaton, Angus […]

Paris Crew Trophy Presentation

Recipients of the Paris Crew Trophy, represented by (left to right) Rothesay Netherwood School coach Dolores Young, Rothesay Mayor Nancy Grant and Rothesay Netherwood School coach Jennifer Dykerman.

The team arrives in Southampton, England

Excerpt from a widely used image of the team and their rowing skulls in Southampton, England. The team’s manager, Sheriff J. A. Harding, is positioned in the far right […]

Wooden sculpture of a four-man rowing crew in their rowing scull

Wooden sculpture of a typical four-person rowing team, similar to what was used by “The Paris Crew” by John O’Neill, c. 1920 English reporters called the St. John boat a “Chinese Puzzle […]