New Brunswick Historical Tidbits by Mitch Biggar Mitch Biggar is a freelance journalist that lived in the Perth-Andover area of New Brunswick. He has a keen interest in history and science ficition, and was working on a book entitled, True Tales and Tibits Of New Brunswick History. (ca 1999) Most of the articles in this series have appeared in various New Brunswick newspapers, including The New Brunswick Reader,  The Valley Weekend, and The Bugle Plus to name a few. The articles are ongoing as is his research, so leads to new data will be most welcomed. These are brief items, intended to introduce you to many, and varried topics in New Brunswick's history. All articles are copyrighted to him.

This page prepared by Cleadie B. Barnett - as part of New Brunswick's Past website.
Items in red can be found at The Gloucester Co. GenWeb site.

Table of Content (in random order)
 
1. A New Province
2. The French-British Conflict
3. The Pork and Beans War
4. The First Bank In Woodstock
5. An Affair Of Honor
6. Benedict Arnold
7. A Royal Visit
8. Campobello
9. The Master Thief Henry Smith
10. Churches 1763-1775
11. Fort Beausejour
12. 1833 Fredericton
13. New Brunswick’s First Hospital
14. Lumbering Pioneers
15. Meductic
16. Miramichi Beginnings
17. New Brunswick's Hemp Farms
18. Other Loyalist Settlements
19. In the Northeast 1763-1775
20. On the St. John River
21. The Madawaska Conflict
22. The Revolutionary War
23. Settler From Europe
24. The March Of The 104th
25. The Southeast 1763-1775
26. St. Andrews
27. Communications
28. New Brunswick’s Final Duel
29. Simonds, Hazen and White
30. The Meeting House
31. The Miramichi Fire
32. Fredericton Under Siege
33. The Spy of Beausejour
34. The Steamboat Woodstock
35. Ward Chipman
36. The Emperor of Grand Manan
37. Woodstock Businesses 1830- 1840
38. The Gubbins Tour
39. Where Is The Key?
40. The 1840 Census
41. The First Provincial Jail
42. The Leper Colony
43. Dorchester's Baron
44. The Westmorland Road