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Saint John and Its Neighbourhoods: The Past Online: Individuals, Families, and Peoples
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General Histories
City and County of Saint John
- Saint John : past and future : readings in Congregational Church vestry, Union street, under the auspices of the Ladies' Society, June 29, 1882, [James Woodrow], Saint John, N.B.: Ellis, Robertson & Co, Globe Press, 1882
- Centennial prize essay on the history of the city and county of St. John
, D. R. (David Russell) Jack, St. John, New Brunswick: J & A McMillan, 1883
- The Story of Saint John: an historical sketch, Frank Butler Ellis, Saint John Board of Trade, 1903
Provincial Histories
- Sketches of New Brunswick; containing an account of the first settlement of the province, with a brief description ..., An Inhabitant of the Province [Peter Fisher], Saint John: Printed by Chubb & Sears, 1825
- A Subaltern's Furlough. Descriptive of Scenes in Various Parts of the United States, Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, during the summer of 1832, E.T. Coke, New York: J.J. Harper, 1833
- Notitia of New Brunswick for 1836 and extending into 1837: Comprising historical, geographical, statistical, and commercial notices of the province, By An Inhabitant [Peter Fisher], Saint John: Printed for the author by Henry Chubb, 1838
- Sketches and tales illustrative of life in the backwoods of New Brunswick, North America gleaned from actual observation and experience during a residence of seven years in that interesting cology, Mrs. F. Beavan, London: George Routledge, 1845
- New Brunswick; with notes for emigrants ..., Abraham Gesner, London: Simmonds and Ward, 1847
- New Brunswick; with a Brief Outline of Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island: Their history civil divisions, geography and productions ..., Alexander Monro, Halifax; Printed by Richard Nugent, 1855
- New Brunswick, as a home for emigrants, J. V. Ellis, London: Printed by James Wakeham, 1862
- Seventy years of New Brunswick life : autobiographical sketches, William T. Baird, Saint Anne's Point Press, Canadian Reprint Series No. 1, originally printed by Geo. E. Day, St. John, 1890
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Business and Commerce
- St. John and its business [microform] : a history of St. John, and a statement in general terms of its various kinds of business successfully prosecuted ... together with an account of one hundred business houses embracing the leading or representative establishments in each of the different lines, St. John: H. Chubb and Co, Steam Job Printers, 1875
- Our dominion : mercantile and manufacturing interests, historical and commerical sketches of St. John and environs, Toronto: Historical Pub. Co. of Canada, 1887
- Royal charter of the Commercial Bank of New Brunswick [microform], [Saint John: Printed by Chubb and Co., ca. 1834
- Act of incorporation and bye-laws of the Saint John Rural Cemetery Company [microform], Saint John: Printed by W. L. Avery, 1859
- [Catalogue] John & Thomas M'Avity, hardware merchants [microform] : importers and dealers in English, American and German hardware, Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John: Printed by W. L. Avery, 1854
- Report to the Chamber of Commerce, Saint John, N.B., of their delegates to the commercial convention held in Detroit, Mich., July 1865 [microform], Saint John: Printed by J. & A. McMillan, 1865
- The story of a crime [microform] : the Harris land job and its results : how the leading industry of Saint John was crushed out of existence and the public money wasted, Saint John, 1896
- The act of incorporation and the by-laws of the Saint John Board of Trade [microform], Saint John: J. & A. McMillan, Printers, 1881
- The book of Saint John [microform], [Saint John Board of Trade], Saint John: Telegraph, ca. 1903
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Crime, Police, and the Courts
- Index to Justice of the Peace Appointment Register, 1863-1963, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
- A full report of the Venning vs. Hunter trial [microform] : at the Circuit Court, St. John, before his Honor Justice Ritchie, March, 1863, as reported for the "Morning Telegraph", Saint John: Printed by George w. Day, 1863
- A full report of the trial of Capt. William H. Tower [microform] : charged with feloniously scuttling the barque, Brothers' Pride, of Saint John, N.B. on the 7th day of May 1879, in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida, Saint John: Telegraph Steam Job Print, 1880
- The Black River Road Tragedy: Full reports of the coroner's inquest and the trial of John A. Munro for the murder of Sarah Margaret Vail and Ella May Munroe, Saint John: Printed by Geo. W. Day, 1869
- Murder of Sarah Vail, the song, Digital Tradition Mirror
- Francis Tumblety, one-time Saint John resident, suspect in Jack the Ripper slayings, Casebook: Jack the Ripper
- "Dr. Tumblety, the Indian Herb Doctor": Politics, Professionalism, and Abortion in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Montreal, Michael McCulloch, Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 10, issue 1
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Education
- University Archives and Special Collections, University of New Brunswick
- The Development of the Theory and Practice of Education in New Brunswick, 1784-1900: A Study in Historical Background, Katherine F.C. MacNaughton, MA Thesis, University of New Brunswick, 1947
- Index to Petitions for Teachers' Licences & Payment, 1812-1882, RS655, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
- Bye-laws of the Board of School Trustees of Saint John and its standing committees [microform] : with a list of the public schools and departments, their location, names and class of teachers and school accommodation, Saint John: Daily Globe Printing and Publishing Office, 1874
- Historical sketch of the St. John Grammar School from its establishment in 1805 to 1884, John A. Bowes, Saint John, New Brunswick: J. Bowes, 1885
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Events and Celebrations
Fairs and Exhibitions
Fires
- History of the Great Fire in Saint John, June 20 and 21, 1877, Russell H. Conwell, Boston: B.B. Russell; Saint John: Jones & Morrison; Toronto: Might & Taylor, 1877
- Report of the Saint John Relief and Aid Society : disbursements of contributions for the sufferers by the fire in Saint John of 20th June, 1877, Saint John Relief and Aid Society, Saint John, N.B.: Daily Telegraph Book and Job Office, 1879
Royal Events
- The Tour of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales through British America and the United States, By a British Canadian [Henry James Morgan], Montreal: Printed for the compiler by James Lovell, 1860
- Souvenir of the Queen's jubilee [microform] : an account of the celebration at the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, in honour of the jubilee year of Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria, Saint John: J. & A. McMillan, 1887
- Souvenir programme of the celebration in honor of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, to Saint John, New Brunswick, October 17th, and 18th, 1901 [microform], ca. 1901
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Fraternal, Sororal, and Civic Organizations
Freemasons
Civic Organizations
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Individuals, Families, and Peoples
Media
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Politics and Government
Collective Resources
City of Saint John
Elections and Electors
- Saint John City, New Brunswick, Electoral Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, 1895
- Saint John City and County, New Brunswick, Electoral Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, 1895
- List of electors for the city & county of St. John for 1878 [microform]: revised by the sheriff, 1878
- The story of a crime [microform] : the Harris land job and its results : how the leading industry of Saint John was crushed out of existence and the public money wasted, Saint John, 1896
- The winter port, the great achievement of the people of St. John [microform] : a brief sketch of the forty years agitation which secured the recognition of St. John as the principal winter port of Canada : St. John ignored by the Conservative Party for a quarter of a century is recognized as a national port by the Liberal government and made the point of departure for all government aided steamship lines, ca. 1910
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Religion and Churches
Churches
- A Review of the first half century's history of St. Luke's Church, Portland, St. John, N.B., L. G. Stevens, ed., Saint John, N.B.: J. & A. McMillan, 1889
- Trinity Church and its founders [microform] : a sermon by the Rev. I.W.D. Gray, D.D. ... preached on New Year's Day, 1854, and published at the request of the vestry, Saint John: Printed at Henry Chubb and Company, 1854
- The fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Carleton Baptist Church in Carleton, Saint John, May 16, 1841, Sunday May 17, 1891 [microform], Saint John, 1891
- The Baptists of Saint John, N.B. [microform] : two sermons on the rise and progress of the Baptist Church in Saint John, New Brunswick; preached in Germain and Brussels Street churches by the Rev. I. E. Bill, Saint John: Printed by Barnes and Company, 1863
- Hand-book of the Brussels Street Baptist Church, Brussels St., St. John, N.B. Organized in 1850[microform], Saint John: Printed at "The Gazette" Job Office, 1895
- A Manual of the rules of faith and order of Zion's Church, parish of Portland, N.B. [microform], Saint John: Printed by Barnes and Company, 1863
- Articles of faith and covenant adopted by the First Congregational Church, in Saint John, New Brunswick, A.D., 1858 [microform] : organized A.D., 1844, Saint John: Printed by George W. Day, 1859
- Atlas of the Presbytery of St. John, N.B. [microform], compiled by Rev. T. F. Fotheringham, Saint John: 1886
Church Organizations
- Constitution of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of New Brunswick [microform] : together with the proceedings of the first annual convention of the union, held at St. John, N.B., June 29th and 30th, 1872, St. John: Printed by Geo. A. Knodell, 1872
- Constitution, by-laws and rules of St. Malachi's Total Abstinence Relief Society [microform] : organized December 20th, 1868, revised December 11th, 1877, Saint John, 1877
- Constitution and by-laws of the Saint John Young Men's Christian Association [microform] : with a list of the officers and committees, and also the inaugural address of the president, Saint John: Printed by Barnes and Company, ca. 1855
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Science, Medicine, Technology
- Observations on the geology of southern New Brunswick, made principally during the summer of 1864 ..., prepared and arranged with a geological map by L. W. Bailey, Fredericton: G. E. Fenety, Printer, 1865
- Constitution and by-laws of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick [microform], St. John: Barnes and Co., Ltd., Printers, 1910
- History of the General Public Hospital in the city of Saint John, N.B., William Bayard, St. John, New Brunswick: 1896
Mechanics Institute
- Catalogue of the library, with the constitution and by-laws, and rules and regulations of the reading room and library of the Mechanics' Institute of the city of Saint John, N.B. [microform], Saint John: Printed by William L. Avery, 1855
- Introductory addresses [microform] : lecture season commencing November 17th, 1863, Saint John Mechanics Institute. Saint John: J. & A. McMillan Printers, 1864
- [Catalogue of the Library of the Mechanics' Institute, city of St. John, N.B.] [microform], ca. 1878
- Act of incorporation, constitution, by laws, rules to be observed at meetings and regulations of the reading room and library of the Mechanics' Insitute of St. John [microform] : (as revised and amended to date) 30th March, 1881, Saint John: J. & A. McMillan, 1881
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Sports and Leisure
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Travel, Transportation, Tourism
Collective Resources
Guidebooks, Tourist Information
- St. John River [microform] : the Rhine of America, [New Brunswick Tourist Association], [Saint John: Globe]
- Appletons' new and complete United States guide book for travellers: embracing ... Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc. ..., W. Williams, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1851
- Livingston's hand book and visitors' guide to Saint John [microform] : with an account of Fredericton and the St. John River, Gordon Livingston, Saint John: Printed by H.W. Chubb and Company, 1869
- New Brunswick and its Scenery: a tourists' and anglers' guide to the province of New Brunswick, Jno. R. Hamilton, Saint John, N.B.: J&A McMillan, Printers, 1874
- Saint John, and the province of New Brunswick : a hand book for travellers, tourists and business men, Eastern Provinces Guides, [Saint John Board of Trade], Jno. R. Hamilton, 1883
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada [microform], D. R. Jack, St. John: Telegraph Press, 1897
- Saint John as a Canadian winter port [microform], issued under the auspices of the City Corporation and Board of Trade, 1898
- St. John, the city of the loyalists [microform], Canadian Government Railways, Intercolonial Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, 1st edition, [ca. 1900]
- St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1905 [microform] : the city of the Loyalists, [New Brunswick Tourist Association], Telegraph Press, ca. 1905. This publication is an earlier version of the one that follows.
- St. John, New Brunswick. What to see in the City and vicinity and how to see it [caption title], [New Brunswick Tourist Association], ca. 1911. This publication is an later version of the one above and appears to be missing its cover.
- The Romance of a great port, Frederick W. Wallace, Committee on the Transportation Festival on the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King George V, May 31 - June 3 1935
Rail and Railways
Shipbuilding, Harbour and Port
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