Fredericton Historical Society

Year
1882
Month
1
Day
17
Article Title
Fredericton Historical Society
Author
G.E. Fenety, Andrew Archer
Page Number
1
Article Type
Language
Article Contents
FREDERICTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Fredericton Historical Society (instituted December 22nd, 1881) has been formed with the object of gathering together any and all documents, papers and manuscripts which bear or throw light on the history of the Province, with a view to their preservation and chronological arrangement; and, also, of collecting materials, of the present and passing day, for the writing of its history in the future - such as pamphlets, reports of all kinds, books, legislative documents, and all newspapers, published in New Brunswick. The society desire to repair, to as great an extent as possible, the neglect of such collections in the past, and to ensure the Province against the chance of a similar charge of neglect being brought in the future against the present time. In connection with the library which the society hopes to be able to form, there will be a museum, where will be preserved memorials of the era when the Indian tribes and the Acadian habitants were scattered throughout the Province, and of the time before and after the American Revolutionary War, when the British settlers and the U. E. Loyalists came in to possess it. The President and Council are convinced that there is much matter lying away hidden, or all but forgotten, in waste places and lumber rooms throughout the Province, which would be invaluable for the objects of the Society. In order to further these objects, they take this method of soliciting the people of Fredericton and of the Province generally, to give them aid, by entrusting to the Society’s care any and all such documents, papers, manuscripts and memorials as before mentioned, as any of them may possess, and which they may feel free to part with for a public purpose. Due acknowledgement of all gifts of that nature, with the names of the donors, will be made through the medium of the Press. [As the object of the Society is strictly Provincial, all editors of newspapers friendly disposed to, and willing to assist it, will confer a favor by their publishing this circular (once) gratis, and sending a copy of the papers containing the same to the secretary – to whom also all communications and parcels will be addressed.] ANDREW ARCHER, Secretary. G.E. FENETY, President. Fredericton, 13th Jan. 1882.