ST. CROIX PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 King St.
St. Croix Public Library
St. Stephen
St. Stephen, NB
E3l 2C1
Tel: 506-466-7529
Fax: 506-466-7574
 
Website: www.gnb.ca/publiclibraries
Contact: Elva Hatt
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Library Hours:
 
Summer Hours (starting on the 3rd Monday in June):
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:  10:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday: 12:00pm-8:00pm

Fall/Winter/Spring Hours (starting on 2nd Monday in September):
Tuesday: 12:00pm-8:00pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm

 
Location: 
The library is situated next to the NB Information Centre at the corner of King Street and Milltown Blvd. There are two parking lots adjacent to the library providing a total of 64 parking spaces.

In addition to the print collection, the library has a number of reels of microfilm as well. The library has three microfilm readers (two are reader/printers). The library also houses the collection of the Charlotte Branch, New Brunswick Genealogical Society, which holds its monthly meetings here at the library.

The following is a list of the different types of records available:

Census returns for 1851, 1861, 1871 (printed format), 1881,1891, 1901, 1911 (microfilm) for all Charlotte County parishes.

Cemetery records for all the parishes of Charlotte County and Washington County, Maine.

Directories – Local directories for St. Stephen & Charlotte County, NB and some for Washington County, Maine.

Land Grants – Crown Land Grant Index for New Brunswick and the Crown Land Grant maps for Charlotte County.

Family histories for Charlotte County, NB and Washington County, ME.

Vital Statistics – Dan Johnson’s Vital Statistics from NB Newspapers; Index of Vital Stats from the Saint Croix Courier, 1865 – 1957; Maine Vital Records for parts of Washington County.

Project Preservation – A collection of 172 reels of microfilm of assorted material relating to the history of Charlotte County and Washington County including items such as town records, business records, family records, church records, James Vroom papers, scrapbooks, and the Charlotte County Historical Society Collection. There is also a two volume table of contents and a partial subject index.

Other related histories.

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Charlotte County Archives

 
Old Gaol
Charlotte County Archives - Old Gaol
Charlotte County Archives
Old Gaol
123 Frederick Street
St Andrews, NB E5B 1Z1

Tel: (506) 529-4248

Contact: Janice Fairney
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Website: www.ccarchives.ca

How to find us:
From the West on Route 1, turn right at exit 25 onto Route 127 and follow it into St Andrews. You will be on Reed Avenue, which becomes Parr Street. Turn right onto Frederick Street.

From the East, on Route 1, take exit 39 and turn left unto Route 127 and follow it into St Andrews – You will be on Reed Avenue, which becomes Parr Street. Turn right onto Frederick Street.

Located in St Andrews by the Sea, the Charlotte County Archives began in 1975 and found a permanent home in the old Charlotte County Gaol in 1982. Founded by a group of volunteers known as the “Friends of the Charlotte County Historical Society”, the archives was created to preserve and organize historical documents relating to Charlotte County. It is affiliated with the Charlotte County Historical Society and its rich and varied collection reflects the diversity, experience and achievement of Charlotte County people.

The collection dates back to the 18th century and includes:

Thousands of original documents reflecting various individuals, groups and businesses who have contributed to our social, cultural, economic and political development.

Over 5,000 photographic images – dating from the 1850’s.

Manuscripts and theses.

Charlotte county newspapers.

Maps and architectural drawings.

Letters and logs.

The following will be of particular interest to the Irish:
Out of Ireland – May 22, 1999 – First published as a series in the Times –Globe June 9 to July 25, 1997. Mostly articles on history rather than genealogy. About 48 essays on Irish coming to New Brunswick.

In Search of Your British and Irish Roots- Angus Baxter 1982.

Surplus People- Jim Rees(2000) The Fitzwilliam Clearances and the coming of the STAR to St. Andrews in 1848.

Irish Immigrants in NB Census 1851- by Peter Toner.

Crown Land Grant Index Book – Minister of Natural Resources 1988.

R. C. Interment Records of St. Andrews.

St. Andrews Rural Cemetery Internment Records.

New Ireland Remembered- Essays edited by Peter Toner 1988.

Passengers to New Brunswick Custom House Records Saint John 1987.

Some Other Place… Than Here- Ron Rees (2000).

Book of Lists.

Passenger Lists of Susan, Star, William Henry.

Census Books 1851 (2 Volumes).

Census Books Microfilm 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901

The materials housed in the Charlotte County Archives can be viewed in the research room of the Old Gaol Museum. There is no charge but donations are accepted. Although we have support from the Province, we are a non-profit organization and money is needed for preservation and cataloguing as well as day-to-day operations. Donation forms are available on our website.

 
 
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Nepisiquit Family History Research Centre

The Nepisiguit Family History Research Centre is manned voluntarily by members of the Généalogie Nepisiguit Genealogy (GNG) group.
Nepisiquit Centennial Museum & Cultural Centre
Nepisiquit Centennial Museum & Cultural Centre

Location:
Basement level of the Bathurst Heritage Museum on Douglas Ave. in Bathurst.

Mailing Address:
360 Douglas Ave.
Bathurst, NB,
E2A 4S6.

The Centre does not have internet connection but contact may be made by emailing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Directions:

Persons coming into Bathurst who take the King Ave turnoff would follow King towards downtown until St Andrew Street. At that point turn left and go to the corner of St Andrew and Douglas. The centre is across from the Sacred Heart Cathedral. The entrance is at the side door facing the park.

Hours of Operation:
We are open from June 1 to August 31 Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm.

From September 1 to December 15 Tuesday and Thursday, 12 noon to 4pm.

From December 16 to the end of February – closed.

No appointments are necessary during regular hours of operation. For visitors coming from away, we are always willing to open for them, provided they call and make arrangements with either Patsy Hennessy at 1-506-548-5624 or Maurita Bourque at 1-506-546-9156. These two individuals are the co-chairs.

There is no charge for using our centre. We are not funded in any way and rely solely upon membership fees to GNG which are $15 per year, as well as donations from visitors and selling tickets now and then on donated items such as a quilt or afghan.

We have a microfilm reader in good working order for reading both microfilm and microfiche. The printer mechanism is not in working order so we use a digital camera for printout of pages or items. We have both a printer and a photocopier for which we charge $.25 per sheet, with deal arranged if multiple sheets are required by our visitor.

Our in-house rules are very basic. No pens allowed, but pencils, paper and various family tree forms are provided free of charge. There is place to plug in a laptop.

There are separate washrooms for both sexes. We have a kitchen with microwave and coffee or tea, should our visitor(s) bring their own lunches. Being in the center of the city of Bathurst, we are in proximity to most types of restaurants/eating establishments, some by walking and others by car. Taxis are the only means of public transportation to date.

Since the Irish who came here are listed in almost every church record or publication that we have, it would be too long a list for this item. Suffice it to say that the pertinent church records we do have cover much of the Gaspe, all of Gloucester County, and several for Northumberland County.

Census books for Gloucester, Restigouche and Northumberland.

Many family history books purchased or donated.

Obituary notices for the area covering 1838 to 2006.

Cemetery books of gravestone inscriptions for all 69 cemeteries of Gloucester County.

Local newspaper “The Northern Light” from 1913 to present, and an index of names from the “Courrier Provincial de Maritimes” which contains a goodly number of Irish items. From this index we can copy the original articles as we have the newspapers themselves. (which are very fragile).

We also have in our filing cabinet copies of research already done by people who have visited and ourselves. These folders are listed alphabetically by family name and are at your disposal.

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Upper St. John River Valley Research Centres

Currently, we have only one research facility pertinent to Irish New Brunswick research identified for the counties of Carleton, Victoria and Madawaska.

We invite you, our viewers, to contact us with any suggestions for additional research centres that should be added within this section. In the meantime, please click on the link below to learn about one such facility:

Grand Falls Museum – Grand Falls, NB

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Saint John Area Research Centres

For the purposes of the ICCANB, the Saint John Area includes Kings and Saint John counties. In terms of sheer numbers of immigrants arriving in New Brunswick, the port of Saint John certainly saw a goodly share of Irish entering North America. Some who arrived through this harbour settled in the Saint John area, others moved on to other locations in the province, and a great number used Saint John as a “stepping stone” to other parts of North America.

For anyone researching their Irish roots in the Saint John area, or who has a general interest in the Irish in these counties, the following facilities can provide varying amounts of materials useful in your quest. Please click a link below to go to the specific research centre description:

Archives and Research Library, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John

Diocesan Archives – Saint John

Kings County Museum

Reference Department, Saint John Free Public Library

Stake Family History Center (Church of Latter Day Saints) – Saint John

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