Fredericton Public Library

12 Carleton Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5P4

 

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Fredericton Public Library

 

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Phone: 506-460-2800
Fax: 506-460-2801
 
Summer Hours (Starting the 3rd Monday in June):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – 10:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday, Friday – 10:00am-9:00pm


Fall/Winter/Spring Hours(Starting the 2nd Monday in September):
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday – 10:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday, Friday – 10:00am-9:00pm

Staff:

City Librarian – Brian R. Steeves
Head of Reference Services – Stephanie Furrow
Children’s Librarian – Deborah Van Der Linde
Young Adult and Adult Services Coordinator – Leslie Cockburn
Circulation Supervisor – Sheila Grondin-Lyons

In New Brunswick, public libraries exist as part of a partnership between the provincial government and participating municipalities. The Fredericton Public Library gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the City of Fredericton.

Photocopying and microfilm printouts are available on site. Fees are 15 cents per sheet for all photocopying. Our computer lab has 12 terminals offering public access to the internet and also provides printing at 15 cents per page. 

Parking:

There are 130 metered spaces on the street and behind City Hall. Parking is free after 5pm and on Saturdays.

The Fredericton Public Library houses a reference archival collection of items pertaining to local and provincial history, which are available for the public to view upon request. Photocopying of this material is permitted. The library also holds microfilm copies of several newspapers, including a full archive of the Daily Gleaner.

Research Centres

Family History Centre
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Fredericton

 

986 Smythe Street
Fredericton, NB
(506) 450-4103


Website: www.familysearch.org

Hours of Operation:
Thursday, 10am-2pm
Saturday, 10am-4pm
Closed on holidays, two weeks at Christmas and in bad weather
Telephone before coming if unsure of weather conditions

Directions:
From the south, take Exit 294 on Highway 2/7 and proceed on Highway 7 into Fredericton. Take Exit 6 at Regent Street and then make a left onto Prospect Street. Then turn right onto Smythe Street.

From the north, take exit 281 from Highway 2 and proceed into Fredericton on the Hanwell Road. At Prospect Street, turn right and then left onto Smythe Street.

Family History Centres are found throughout the world and are privately funded by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints.

The Family History Centre provides access to the largest collection of free family history, family tree, and genealogy records in the world. It also provides research guidance, forms, and an opportunity to preserve and share your family history.

A list of materials available are on the website. Some materials are on-site and are card indexed. Off-site materials can be acquired on inter-library loan for a small fee. We have several sources for Irish research.

Materials at the Centre are available free of charge to the public. There is a fee for copy services and ordering microfilms and microfiche from the main Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Some family history forms are available for pennies a copy. We are not a lending library.

We have two voluntary staff on duty.

There are washroom facilities, free parking, no stairs to climb and area to eat lunch if you bring one from home. Library rules are posted on the bulletin board as you enter and include: please maintain a quiet atmosphere; smoking is not permitted in the building or on the church grounds; and no food and drinks are permitted in the library.

Paper photocopies: 15 cents a copy
Microfiche/microfilm copies: 25 cents a copy
Computer print-outs : 25 cents a page

Research Centres

ST. CROIX PUBLIC LIBRARY

 

St Croix Public Library

St. Croix Public Library


11 King St.,
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.

 

 

Research Centres

Charlotte County Archives

 

 

Charlotte County Archives

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.

Research Centres

Nepisiquit Family History Research Centre

 

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

 

Nepisiguit centennial museum and 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.

Research Centres

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