Arctic News was established in 1929 by Church of England Missions. Publication was moved to Canada in 1939, and became the responsibility of the Diocese of the Arctic. It is published twice a year.
Charles Edward Whittaker (1864-1947), graduated from Wycliffe College,1895. Ordained deacon,1897 and priest, 1898. Rector to the Indians at Fort McPherson,1897-1901, 1907-1912 and 1914-1918. Rector of Whitehorse, 1918-1921. Archdeacon of Mackenzie River in 1916. Translated portions of the New Testament into Eskimo.
Scope and Content
Reel 2 - M71-4 Series 5-3-2 #2. Draft, Eskimo Vocabulary: preliminary vocabulary of the Western Arctic; #4. Supplement Eskimo Grammar, in brief for Mackenzie River; Series 5-33 #1. Translation of Genesis into Eskimo
Finding Aids
Finding aid available. See: M71-4 Arctic Collection
Gabriel Eldon Merritt (1888-1940) left St. John, NB for the north in 1914. He served at Inman River and Bernard Harbour until 1929 and at Cambridge Bay from 1929-1930. He left the north due to illness in 1930 and settled in Ottawa, ON. He was ordained deacon in 1924.
Scope and Content
Microfilm consists of 8 diaries kept during period of service in Yukon and Arctic, April 1914 to July 1930.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available. See: Microfilm collections- Gabriel Eldon Merritt Diaries
Clyde River, Nunavut, Church of the Redeemer - Baptisms, 1962-1963; Confirmations, 1965-1975; Marriages, 1965-1987; Burials, 1962-1987
Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. [Iqaluit, Nunavut], Parish of St. Jude and St. Simon - Baptisms, 1955-1986; Confirmations, 1960; Marriages, 1956-1970; Burials, 1957-1962
Lake Harbour [Kimmirut], Nunavut, St. Paul's Mission - Baptisms, 1913-1942; Confirmations, 1918-1980; Marriages, 1918-1947; Burials, 1928-1970
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Lake Harbour [Kimmirut], Nunavut, St. Paul's Mission - Baptisms, 1942-1986; Confirmations, 1968-1969; Marriages, 1947-1986