Published in The Casket, July 17, 2014 Richard MacKenzie, http://www.thecasket.ca/archives/39717 (Excerpt) New to this year’s Games was a tent set-up by Art Health Antigonish [AHA] which displayed their vintage photo project. “We have Highland Games photos but we have everything,” Dorothy Lander, project leader along with John Graham-Pole, said. “I think our earliest photo is […]
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Imagine Antigonish at Stroll The Main
Imagine Antigonish had its initial exhibition at various locations on Main Street Antigonish during the Stroll The Main. Volunteers talked to people about the project and photos and stories. Passport for Health activities saw individuals finding all the locations and getting their passport stamped. Locations on Main Street: Header banner / Aphrodite Cooperative […]
St. Martha’s Hospital Patient Room, circa 1930
St. Martha’s Hospital Patient Room, circa 1930. Courtesy of Dalhousie University Archives, Waldren Studios Collection, 300-022. Restoration: Jeff Parker
St. Martha’s School of Nursing, Anatomy lesson, c 1930s
St. Martha’s School of Nursing, Anatomy lesson, c 1930s. Courtesy of Dalhousie University Archives, Waldren Studios Collection, 300-086. Restoration: Jeff Parker.
St. Martha’s Hospital, Operating Room, 1930s
St. Martha’s Hospital, Operating Room, 1930s, L-R: Dr. J. L. MacIsaac, Sr. Delorosa (giving anaesthetic), Dr. Philip Neri, Dr. W. F. MacKinnon, two nurses unidentified. Restoration: Jeff Parker Perhaps a photo staged for instruction purposes, rather than an operation in progress?
Venedam men, four generations, 1948
Venedam men, four generations, 1948. Peter Venedam (1854-1953); Charles Venedam (1886-1972); Moses Venedam (1916-2000); Arthur Venedam (1948- ). Courtesy of Arthur Venedam, Family Album.
Van Berkel family with tea service from Holland, Salt Springs, c. 1955
Van Berkel family with tea service from Holland, Salt Springs, c. 1955. Courtesy of Toosje Van de Sande, family album. In conversation with Toosje Van de Sande, June 27, 2014: This is a staged photo, featuring the china that came from Holland, which would be sent to family back home.
Highland Games, multicultural float, c 1970
Highland Games, multicultural float, c 1970. Courtesy of The Casket. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald The Gaelic translation (via Catriona Parsons to Jocelyn Gillis): For the glory of God and the good of all humankind.
Sam Vincent, Pomquet
Far left Sam Vincent Courtesy of PomquetHéritage. Restoration: Joe Fraser. The Vincents were among the first of five families to come to Pomquet in 1772. After the deportation, the Acadians settled in small groupings so as not to attract attention.
Alex MacLean, grandson of Gaelic poet John MacLean at his tombstone, Glen Bard cemetery, Antigonish County, c 1930
Alex MacLean, grandson of Gaelic poet John MacLean at his tombstone, Glen Bard cemetery, Antigonish County, c 1930. Photographer: Clara Dennis. Courtesy of Nova Scotia Archives, Dennis Collection NSARM 200801948 Clara Dennis (1881-1958) was one of Nova Scotia’s first native-born travel writers, and the first women to write about Nova Scotia from a personal perspective. […]