Continuing our way around the county with a stop in Hillsborough looking towards Surrey in the early 1900’s. First Building on the left was A blacksmith Shop, now it is the modern Post Office. The Albert Manufacturing Office is the first Building on the right.

An interesting shot of Edgetts Landing taken in the early 1930’s. The Big Cape in the background.

To Hopewell Cape and the County Court House in this 1957 photo. An interesting fact is the oak tree on the left of the courthouse was planted in commemoration of the Coronation of King George VI in 1936/37. So in this photo it would be 20 years old.

And now a trip to Hopewell Hill, NB with this 1906 Postcard.

Back to School Monday with the Riverside Consolidated School. This school was built largely due to the influence and financial backing of Abner Reid McClelan. All the the local one room school houses were consolidated into one large modern school. The Riverside Consolidated School was opened in 1905.

Happy Easter Sunday! Here is a postcard from 1912 showing Saint Mary’s Church in Hillsborough. It’s an amazing piece of architecture.

Con Osmond, with the remains of the Hillsborough Mastodon at location in 1936

Continuing our drive around the county, here is the Covered Bridge at Alma, NB.

On this day 103 years ago, this gun was captured April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge by Canadian forces during the First World War. In the photo is Sheriff Ernest W. Lynds, and you can prominently see the plaque on the top left of the cannon stating how the cannon arrived in Albert County. This photo dates from 1920.

This cannon was captured at the Battle of Vimy Ridge - April 9, 1917 by Canadian Forces. On April 11, 1917 this cannon was turned on the enemy by the Royal Field Artillery. In the fall of 1919 this cannon was awarded to the people of Albert County for raising the highest percentage of money over their set goal for any area in the province during the Victory Loans Campaign of 1919. Their set goal was $110,000.00, and the people of Albert County raised $347,600.00. Three times the goal! (In today's dollars that is equivalent to $6.2 million. Not bad for a population of 8700 people!) The cannon arrived in Hopewell Cape on March 4, 1920 by train to Cape Station, and then by horse to Cape Square.

And now a trip to tthe Capital of the County, the old “Albert House” hotel at Hopewell Cape, NB.

Let’s go west to Elgin with a photo from around 1900.

Back to School Monday, with a trip to the Berryton School. This photo was taken by John Whitmore in the summer of 1973.