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“We have been satisfied for all these years, we have never had any issues with our Insurance or Stanley Mutual. We choose Stanley Mutual because it is local and they insured older houses.”                                                                                                                                                                                            - Karen Bird, Kingsley, NB

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Embracing Our Roots

New Brunswick Facts

A Woodstock man once had a           

stamp featuring his image.

Charles Connell was born in Northampton in 1810 to Charles Connell Sr. and Mary Palmer. He received his education at a public school in Northampton and established himself as a successful businessman in Woodstock, where he became one of Carleton County's leading lumbermen. In 1835, he married Ann Fisher, and they had seven children.

Mr. Connell was nominated as a candidate in Carleton County and emerged victorious. He held a seat in the House of Assembly, a position on the Executive Council, and the office of Post Master General simultaneously.

One of Charles Connell's initial actions, in his role as Postmaster General, was to introduce daily mail service between Saint John and New Brunswick.

In April of 1860, at a time when the only portraits on stamps were those of monarchs, the Postmaster General of New Brunswick, Charles Connell, had his own likeness immortalized on a stamp.

The stamp, bearing a face value of five cents, was eventually withdrawn due to public outrage over Connell's decision to feature his own likeness on it, leading to the supposed destruction of many of the sheets. However, a fortunate few stamps managed to escape the fiery fate, rendering them exceptionally rare and maintaining their high desirability among collectors to this day.

Connell House Woodstock. Located at 128 Connell Street in Woodstock, Connell House stands as a testament to the Greek Revival architectural style, having been constructed in 1839. This grand structure was once the abode of the Honorable Charles Connell (1810-1873).

Photo Credit: Carleton County Historical Society

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