Alyson Scott fibre artist

Angela Belyea fibre artist

Jack Bishop painter

Matt and Mark Bishop Rothesay brothers who have helped create the award winning children's show, This is Emily Yeung

Winston Bronnum sculptor

Darren Byers  wood carver

Laura Calder  cooking personality on French Food at Home, on Food Network Canada

Deb Carr fibre artist

Ron Davis wood sculptor

Erica Deichmann Gregg  potter

Kjeld Deichmann  potter

Keith Eldridge  painter, calligrapher

Andrew Giffin  muralist

Linda Homenick potter

Kathy Hooper sculptor, painter

Sue Hooper painter, visual arts

Lars Larsen wildlife artist

Pat Mercer visual artist

Phil O'Donnell songwriter (co-writer of Montgomery Gentry's Back When I Knew it All)

Patricia (O'Hagan) Stout painter

Pat Pearson photographer

Beth Powning photographer, author

Jake Powning swordsmith

Peter Powning sculptor

Jamie Roach  photographer

Brent Rourke maker of Shaker boxes

Katie Swift  actress studying with National Theatre School

Carol Taylor painter, sculptor

Amy Carpenter Tonning fibre artist

Sheila Watters visual artist, mixed media

Alice Whitney visual artist

Lee Whitney photographer

James Wilson photographer

 

 

 

1920-25 Sussex Amateur Athletic Club  hockey; member NB Sports Hall of Fame

Amadeus Mozart Ara-Li  Three-time North American champion Lippitt Morgan Horse

Lesley Armstrong  builder in the figure skating community; NB Sports Hall of Fame; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Margaretta Bayley  a pioneer in women's golf (Sussex Sports Wall of Fame)

Murray Carr  baseball; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Charlotte Ranch  Standardbred horse farm

Mike Eagles hockey player; 2005 NB Sports Hall of Fame inductee; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Mark Fawcett snowboarder

Mike Gallagher of Hampton  Chef de mission for Canada's equestrian team to the 2004 Athens Olympics; the Pan Am Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, July 2007; and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Doug MacAfee  the first NB resident to accomplish the rare feat of being part of the 1964 NB/PEI junior and Willingdon golf teams; hockey player

Cecil McGarrigle  golf; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Christian Meier  Olympic cycling hopeful for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Peter Myers curling rink  1985 Canadian champions when Myers, third Bill McCready, second stone Murray Myers and lead stone Richard Sullivan won the Royal Canadian Legion title over Ontario with a 7 win, 1 loss record at the Sussex Golf and Curling Club. Peter and his father, Murray, were the first father and son team to ever win a national Legion championship. The team is a member of the Sussex Sports Wall of Fame.

Ron Harvey Jr.  golfer; he is a member of the Sussex Sports Wall of Fame. Among his accomplishments are 2001 New Brunswick provincial champion, 2001 East Coast Junior champion, 2001 Atlantic Junior Champion, 2000 and 1999 provincial runner up.  

James Howe  cyclist; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Aaron Johnson  19-year-old baseball player drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers

Joe Lamb  hockey player; member NB Sports Hall of Fame; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Andrew Miller  champion high jumper; member NB Sports Hall of Fame

Zan Miller  track and field; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Don Mockler curling rink  Mockler, third Jack Mann, second stone Murray Myers and lead stone Frank Duke were 1986 provincial senior mens champions. They were undefeated 7-0 at the Moncton Beaver Curling Club that February.

Charlene Parlee  leading Canadian archer

John Perkins  Western riding coach

Tanya Phillips  archer

John Quigg  speed skating; NB Sports Hall of Fame member

John Ryan  basketball; Sussex Sports Wall of Fame

Pierre Turnbull  archer

Bart Yerxa  hockey

 

 

 

Joan Clark attended high school and began her working career in Sussex

Kelly Cooper "Eyehill"

Karen Davidson "Jewelweed"

Dorothy Dearborn  several New Brunswick-themed titles

Elaine Ingalls Hogg  "When Canada Joined Cape Breton", "Historic Grand Manan"

Walter Mallery  "Gros Morne Justice"

Beth Powning "Shadow Child", "The Hatbox Letters"

Winnifred Thomson  "Knocks at our Door", helped co-ordinate the Spirit of Sussex series; died Aug. 8, 2001, at 85 years

 

 

 

* This area is known for the depth of its fiddling talent. Learn more about the men and women who set toes tapping in Gary Copeland's excellent book, Fiddling in New Brunswick, the History and its People.

ISBN 0-9688105-0-0

To order a copy, contact Gary Copeland, 53 Arthur Street, Moncton , NB E1C 9Y1   Tel: 506-859-9284; email: sharsc@hotmail.com

 

39 Toes  Celtic music

Julian Austin This wildly popular country music singer was born in Sussex

Winston Crawford Canadian champion fiddler; Maritime Fiddle Champion; inducted into New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame (Fredericton, 506-472-7194) in 1991. Has played on Parliament Hill at Canada Day celebrations; helped found the NB Old Tyme Fiddle Orchestra and has been teaching the fiddle for more than 20 years.

Chris Cummings  country music singer

Jimmy Flynn comedian

Ken Greer  guitarist with Tom Cochrane's band, Red Rider, is originally from Norton

Brandon Jones  singer (2006 Canadian Idol contestant) from Quispamsis and proud member of the KidSing program!

Joan Kennedy  country music singer originally from Gagetown area

Aaron Kyte Actor/singer originally from Quispamsis. He will play Gilbert in the popular Gilbert and Anne production in PEI this summer.

Juanita MacDonald  fiddler

Debbie McMillan  champion fiddler

Eugene Morris fiddler

Eve Sakell  singer and Highland dancer

Gerry Taylor traditional music columnist

Shanklin Road  St. Martins (Formerly Black's Mountain)

Three Season Ant  Christian rock

Tim Steeves  comedy writer for the Rick Mercer Report on CBC

 

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Patricia Allen -- The first female chair of the New Brunswick chamber of commerce

Tom Anderson  Offered first farm vacations in Canada; founding president of Agricultural Museum of New Brunswick; founder of Sheep Breeders Association of Canada

Barbour Foods  Proud producers of such Maritime staples as King Cole Tea, Barbours peanut butter and a wide range of spices

Dairytown Products  Makers of the best butter in the world

Arthur Goold  Strong supporter of many community projects ranging from the Atlantic International Balloon Fiesta to the Princess Louise Park Show Centre, the Sussex and District Chamber of Commerce and the JCI Sussex Valley. Owner of the oldest business in Sussex, Goold's Nurseries, which has been serving the area for more than a century.

Hugh McMonagle  Hugh McMonagle, the youngest son of Anne Scott and Cornelius McMonagle, was born at Sussex Vale, Kings County, New Brunswick in 1817. On 16 December 1837 he married Margaret Roach (d. 1859). Following Margaret's death, in 1860 he married Mary McArthur. His marriages produced no fewer than 9 children, namely, William, James R., Hugh R., Elizabeth, Beverley, Margaret J., Carrie, Walter, and Maude.
The McMonagles settled at Upper Corner near Sussex, where Hugh engaged in farming and raising thoroughbred race horses. As well, he operated a stables and an inn known as Sussex House. Hugh McMonagle also became involved in provincial politics, being elected to the House of Assembly of New Brunswick in 1856 as a member for Kings County. He died 12 October 1889 at Upper Corner, Sussex, New Brunswick. (information from the NB Archives)

J.D. O'Connell  aka "The Picnic King" and "Summer Santa Claus"

Bob Osborne  leader in the development of hardy plants suitable for the North American climate

Jim Sackville  internationally renowned landscape designer specializing in sustainable projects 

Sussex and Studholm Agricultural Society  North America's oldest agricultural association, dating back to 1841

 

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Bev Harrison, Speaker of NB Legislature 1999 - 2006

John Peters Humphrey  co-author of the UN Declaration of Human Rights

George B. Jones, Minister of Customs under Prime Minister Meighan

Frank McKenna Former Canadian ambassador to the US

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley  Father of Confederation

Albert W. White, Speaker of NB Legislature, and MP

 

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HMCS Sussexvale  A river class naval frigate built at the time of the Second World War and named after the Sussex area

Princess Louise was the much loved horse mascot of the Eighth Hussars (Princess Louise's) Regiment. She was named after Princess Louise, the regiment's namesake. The mare and her daughter are buried near the Hampton cenotaph.

RCMP District Commissioner Leonard Nicholson, Mount Middleton

Born in Mount Middleton in 1904, he joined the RCMP at 19 years old. He helped create the NB Provincial Police Force in 1928, before moving on to the NS force two years later. When RCMP took over the NS force in the 1930s, Nicholson started a career as an inspector, later moving on to Saskatchewan. He would become the first Maritime commissioner of the RCMP, and described by many of the force's members as the best commissioner it has had.

He is part of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of the British Empire. After his death on Mar. 22, 1983, he was buried in the RCMP cemetery in Regina.

Warrant Officer David Pickett, originally of Coles Island, is prominently featured in a painting used on Canadian Forces public relations material regarding the Canadian mission in Afghanistan.

 

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Leo Forbes  left a legacy of $1 million to the Town of Sussex in 2004, providing a strong start for the Sussex Area Community Foundation

Ruby Gray   tireless volunteer whose accomplishments include serving as deputy mayor of Sussex, the establishment of the Little Jackie Fund for children with orthodontic challenges, and the launch of the Relay for Life cancer fundraiser in Sussex.