1950s Friendship Log that belonged to Mrs. Mary L. Taylor, wife of Bliss Taylor of Moncton, New Brunswick.
Clues in the log indicate that Mary may have been a native of England, possibly with the maiden name Redstone or with an inlaw by that name. Mary's husband was Edward Bliss Taylor, or possibly Isaac Edward Bliss Taylor.
The first completed page is that of Mary's husband Bliss; it includes a photograph of the couple and their dog.
Because many of the people who inscribed pages in the log could be living or are recently deceased, no photographs appear here, but an alphabetical list of the inscribers appears at the end of this post.
The log contains pages completed by relatives and friends, including photographs - mostly New Brunswick, Canada, with some Quebec, Ontario, England and Scotland. Below, one of the very few empty pages, for an idea of what the other pages contain - they're a treasure!
The alphabetical list below was developed with research online and, thus, may contain errors. If you notice errors, please leave a comment or contact me directly so they can be corrected.
The relationships shown are to the log owner, Mary L. (Redstone ?) Taylor.
The relationships shown are to the log owner, Mary L. (Redstone ?) Taylor.
| Sister Ethel of Primrose House, Mkt Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire, England | Sister |
| Isabel G. Agnew of Moncton, New Brunswick; born at River Hebert, Nova Scotia | |
| Lillian Chaddock Bagnall of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| Allen Bertram Balser (1911-2007) of Moncton, New Brunswick, son of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976); photograph in uniform | Nephew |
| Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser, "Meda" (1883-1976), daughter of Albert Winslow Taylor (1848-1941) and Elva Jane (Bonnell) Taylor (1853-1903) and wife of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) | Sister in law |
| Bertha V. (Carruthers) Balser (1899-1985) of Montreal, Quebec, wife of Robert Roy Balser (1897-1974) | Niece in law |
| Bliss Alden Balser (1916-1999), in 1964 in London, England, son of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976) and husband of Margherita Yolanda (Vercesi) Balser, "Rita" (1908-1985) | Nephew |
| Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) Balser, "Carrie" (1878-1953), and husband George Washington Balser (1875-1949) of Moncton, New Brunswick. Photograph shows her and, presumably, her husband | Sister in law |
| Catherine Velma (Scott) Balser (1917-2002), wife of Leverett Dean Balser (1923-2006) | Niece in law |
| David Allen Balser of Wingham, Ontario, born in 1953; no photograph | |
| Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) of Moncton, New Brunswick, husband of Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976) | Brother in law |
| George Kenneth Balser (1899-1997), son of George Washington Balser (1875-1949) and Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) Balser, "Carrie" (1878-1953); photograph shows him holding fish he caught | Nephew |
| Geraldine Avril (Berry) Balser (1912-2003), wife of Allen Bertram Balser (1911-2007) | Niece |
| Leverett Dean Balser (1923-2006), son of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976) | Nephew |
| Margherita Yolanda (Vercesi) Balser, "Rita" (1908-1985), wife of Bliss Alden Balser (1916-1999) | Niece in law |
| Maureen Lyall Balser (1934-2001), daughter of Allen Bertram Balser (1911-2007) and Geraldine Avril (Berry) Balser (1912-2003) and the wife of John Clelland | Niece |
| Robert Roy Balser, of Montreal, Quebec, born August 24, 1897, son of George Washington Balser (1875-1949) and Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) Balser, "Carrie" (1878-1953) | Nephew |
| Kathryn Elaine Blakely of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| Queenie Bridges of "Roslyn", Littleton Powell, Devizes, Wiltshire, England; "died May 1965" | Bridesmaid |
| Audrey F. (Steeves) Bulman (1935-2010), daughter of Stewart Gordon Steeves and Myrtle Irene (Taylor) Steeves and wife of Allison J. Bullman; living at Goose Bay , Labrador when she inscribed the page on September 13, 1959 | Niece |
| Nina Belle (Chapman) Cash (1904-1993), daughter of William James Cashman (1872-) and Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973) and wife of George William Cash (1900-1965) | Niece |
| Ethel Maude (Chapman) Chamberlain (1899-1973) of Worcester, Massachusetts, daughter of William James Chapman (1872-) and Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973) and wife of Mr. Chamberlain. | Niece |
| Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973), daughter of Albert Winslow Taylor (1848-1941) and Elva Jane (Bonnell) Taylor (1852-1902) | Sister in law |
| Eva Colman of London, England, wife of Phil Colman; photograph missing | Niece |
| Phil Colman ("cartoonist"), of London, England; husband of Eva Colman | Nephew in law |
| Marie Meda (Balser) Cook (1917-2017), daughter of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976) and wife of Rowland Cook | Niece |
| Rowland Cook, native of Preston, Lancashire, England, and husband of Marie Meda (Balser) Cook (1917-2017) | Nephew in law |
| Daisy Eileen Drillen of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Bessie A. Dryden of Moncton, New Brunswick; photograph of two women on a doorstep, perhaps mother and daughter | |
| Evelyn Eileen (McKay) Edgett (1927-2015), wife of Fred Brewster Edgett (1915-1988); photograph shows her and a dog | Niece |
| Fred Brewster Edgett (1915-1988), husband of Evelyn Eileen (McKay) Edgett (1927-2015) | Nephew in law |
| Lucretia Bessie Francis of Primose House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire; wife of Peter Francis; of Primrose House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England; wedding photograph | Niece |
| Peter Francis, husband of Lucretia Bessie Francis; of Primrose House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England; no photograph on this page, but he appears in photograph of his bride, Lucretia Bessie | Niece's husband |
| Cecilia W. Gaudet of Moncton, New Brunswick; born in 1910 in Sydney, Nova Scotia | |
| Gordon Goggin of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; no photograph on this page but he appears in a wedding day photograph with his wife Jane on her page. | |
| Jane Goggin" of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; shown in a car with new husband Gordon Goggin after their wedding ceremony | |
| Beatrice H. Griffin (1899-) ofDevizes, Wiltshire, England | |
| Emily Griffin (1869-) of Devizes, Wiltshire, England, "my favorite aunt" | Aunt |
| Marjory Eileen Gye, "Peg" of Wiltshire, England; born in 192; wife of Thomas Edward James Gye | Niece in law |
| Thomas Edward James Gye of Wiltshire, England; husband of Marjory Eileen Gye | Nephew |
| Eric Hale of Platts Farm, Easterton, Devizes, Wiltshire, England | Schoolmate |
| Ed & Doris Hamer of Riverview Heights, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada; no photograph | |
| Ella Katheryn (Chapman) Hannon (1901-), daughter of William James Chapman and Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973) | Niece |
| Ernest R. Jarvis (1896-1989) of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, son of Hubert B. Jarvis and Ella Maud (Taylor) Jarvis | Nephew |
| Florence Myrtle (Taylor) Jarvis Carruthers (1892-1970), daughter of Albert Winslow Taylor (1848-1941) and Elva Jane Bonnell (1852-1902) and wife of Allan Wilmot Jarvis (1873-1941) and John Edwin Carruthers. Photograph, taken in 1952) would be of Myrtle's second husband John Edwin Carruthers or her son | Sister in law |
| Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Malenfant of 62 Tenth St, Moncton, New Brunswick; photograph taken outside in Montreal in 1959 | |
| Helen Francis McBride of Toronto, Ontario | Niece |
| Edward Neil McKay (1899-1959), "Ned", husband of Mildred Maude (Balser) McKay (1903-1995); photograph shows a group of people | Nephew in law |
| Mildred Maude (Balser) McKay (1903-1995), wife of Edward Neil McKay (1899-1959). Photograph show her, a child and a dog | Niece |
| Elsie Moulson; "died May 1965". | Lifelong Friend |
| John Moulson of England; husband of Elsie Moulton | Lifelong Friend |
| Alan Newbery of Dundee Scotland; photograph of his parents, Eric F. Newbery and Margaret (Redstone) Newbery and his brother Geoffrey | Nephew |
| Margaret Newbery of Dundee, Scotland; Margaret (Redstone) Newbery, wife of Eric F. Newbery | Niece |
| Mina Noseworthy of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; born at Harry's Harbour, Newfoundland, in 1927 | |
| Edith Price of Moncton, New Brunswick, native of Manchester, England | |
| A. C. Redstone of "Avalon", West Hill, Wrascall, Bristol, England | |
| Susan Alice Redstone of Avalon, Wrascall, Bristol, Somerset, England | Sister |
| Jean Reid of Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| S. A. Scott of England | |
| Hughena Somerville; presumably Hughena (Underhill) Somerville of Moncton, New Brunswick, sister of Harold Edison Underhill and ex-wife of Quintin Somerville; photograph of a couple and two children | |
| Woodie Somerville of Moncton, New Brunswick; possibly Quinton Somerville; husband of Hugena (Underhill) Somerville | |
| Myrtle I. (Taylor) Steeves of Hillsborough, New Brunswick. Myrtle Irene (Taylor) Steeves (1909-1985), daughter of Albert Raymond Taylor and Ida Mary (?) Taylor and wife of Stewart Gordon Steeves | Niece |
| Stewart G. Steeves of Hillsborough, New Brunswick, husband of Myrtle Irene (Taylor) Steeves (1909-1985) | Nephew in law |
| Edward Bliss Taylor (1886-) of Moncton, New Brunswick, husband of Mary L. Taylor, owner of the Friendship log. | Husband |
| Mrs. Mary L. Taylor of Moncton, New Brunswick, wife of Bliss Taylor, owner of the Friendship Log | Log owner |
| Eva Upward (1898-) of East Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Jack & Julio Upward of Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| John Ward (1924-1955) of Devizes, Wiltshire, England |
My family knows many of these peoole! My Grampie and Bliss Taylor were friends! I would love to see this! I know the 5 Edgett daughters (all alive and living in NS. Offspring of Fred Edgett and Evelyn McKay,daughter of E. Neil McKay and Mildred Balser. What a small world!!
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