Waterbury, David

From: https://johnwood1946.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/a-retrospective-look-at-saint-john/#

  • The following article was written in 1919 by David H. Waterbury who, at the time, was a vice-president of the New Brunswick History Society (NBHS). The article is from the Collections of the NBHS, Volume 4, No. 10.
  • Waterbury was a resident of Saint John, and worked as an architect for the federal Department of Public Works. He wrote several articles about local history and, from what I have observed, he was known for a folkloric style. Reading the article now, it seems old-fashioned and overly sentimental. It is also decorated with poems, and they are not good for the same reasons. It is pleasant reading nonetheless, and reveals many interesting facts about early Saint John.