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Andrew Merkel fonds Annapolis (N.S. : County)
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A Nova Scotia serendipity / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel describing the history of the Granville Shore's economic decline, its lack of transportation routes and the impact on tourism triggered by reconstructing the Port Royal Habitation. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.

America's first garden / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel reporting the development of historic gardens adjacent to the reconstructed Habitation in Lower Granville. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.

Andrew Merkel fonds

  • MS-2-326
  • Fonds
  • 1900-1954
Fonds contains records created and collected by Andrew Merkel, including correspondence with friends and associates such as Charles Bruce, Kenneth Leslie, and Robert Norwood; manuscripts; newspaper clippings; and copies of The Song Fishermens’ Song Sheet and The Order of Good Cheer.

Merkel, Andrew Doane

Harriette Richardson : a one act play, by Andrew Merkel : [manuscripts]

File contains four manuscript copies of a one-act play by Andrew Merkel titled variously "Harriet Richardson" and "Mrs. Richardson Wins." The latter version contains hand-written edits that appear in the both copies titled "Harriet Richardson." One manuscript lists the author as "Marc Lescarbot" and is two pages longer than the others. The copy typed on legal-sized onion skin paper contains a note that the play was originally presented at the Community Centre, Annapolis Royal, on 5th June 1947. There is also a short note critiquing the play.

I buy a farm : [manuscript]

Item is a partial manuscript written by Andrew Merkel describing how he came to live in Lower Granville after his retirement. The first page is missing and it's unclear whether there are more missing after page number six. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.

Manuscripts of newspaper articles written by Andrew Merkel

Subseries consists of typewritten manuscripts of 1000 word articles by Andrew Merkel largely regarding events in Granville and the Annapolis Basin. Letters to R.J. Rankin at The Herald that accompany several of the manuscripts suggest that these articles were all submitted to (and published by) the Halifax newspaper.

The church at Karsdale / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

File contains a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel about the history of Christ Church, Karsdale, near Lower Granville, the third oldest Anglican church in Nova Scotia, but originally built by Congregationalists in the 1760s. The file also contains a letter to R.J. Rankin at The Herald newspaper in Halifax.

The Lower Granville causeway / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel reporting on the arguments in favour and against the building of a causeway or upgrading the bridge spanning the Annapolis River at the point at which it is divided by Coat Island, between Annapolis Royal and Granville Ferry. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.

The way to Port Royal / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel about the significance for tourism of paving the highway from Granville Ferry to Lower Granville. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.

Waiting for a bus / Andrew Merkel : [manuscript]

Item is a 1000 word article by Andrew Merkel deploring the lack of public transport in Lower Granville and the politics underpinning the problem. The manuscript contains no information about where or whether the article was published.