The New Brunswick Provincial Archives
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| Provincial archives of New Brunswick |
The New Brunswick Provincial Archives offers an excellent source for genealogical research.
The documents in the Archives are provincial treasures. Many are fundamental in protecting the rights and interests of the people, or are essential for understanding and preserving our heritage and culture. Materials which are not in archives, particularly those in danger of being lost or destroyed, should be brought to the attention of the Archives staff.
The web site is very user friendly and offers the researcher vital statistics, both newspaper and governmental; historical images, and all documents pertaining to the history of New Brunswick. Further it offers guidance on using records, collecting and managing your information and directions in using their services to your best benefit.
The mailing address of the Provincial Archives is:
Department of Supply and Services,
Provincial Archives (Bonar Law – Bennet Building),
P.O.Box(6000)
Fredericton, N.B.
CANADA E3B 5H1,
tel.:(506) 453-2122
fax:(506)453-3288
The Archives are housed in the Bonar Law-Bennett Building centrally located on the campus of the University of New Brunswick, 23 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick and is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 until 5:00, Saturday from 8:30 until 5:00. They close for statutory holidays and hours may change in the Christmas and New Year period.
The Archives collects and preserves documents that have a bearing on the history of the province. It is the repository for all government records of enduring value. It also acquires documents or reproductions from individuals, families, churches, businesses, associations and others. It is the centre for primary research sources in New Brunswick history and attracts a wide range of visitors, including government and legal researchers, scholars in all branches of history, family historians, statisticians, and environmentalists. The Archives also supports the work of regional and thematic archives throughout the province by providing professional advice, service and assistance.
Most documents are viewed on microfilm. You may enter the archives armed with no more than a pencil and there are lockers provided. However, one may take photographs or request duplication for a small charge.
The archives hold 23,318 records of “Canadian Irish Famine Migration to New Brunswick 1845-1852” through which one can search either on line, or on site.
Established in 1967, the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick collects and preserves the documents of the people, institutions and government of the province. Most of the holdings are for the period from 1784, when New Brunswick was made a separate province of British North America. However, some materials relating to the earlier exploration, Acadian and pre-Loyalist periods have also been acquired.
Under provincial legislation the Archives has responsibility to assemble, and to make available for research, records bearing upon the history of New Brunswick. The Records Management Program ensures the regular transfer and archival retention of all non-current government records that have permanent legal and historical value. The records of individuals, churches, businesses and associations are acquired through donation of original material, and loans for copying.