Sam Gero and David Phee, Morrison Hall, c 1965. David’s first communion. Courtesy of Sandra Gero. David Phee, aged 12 in this photo in front of Morrison Hall, would go on to a career in food services in this same building on the StFX campus.
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Death of Queen Victoria, January, 1901
Death of Queen Victoria, January, 1901, Antigonish Post House at College and Main Streets, formerly StFX’s first building. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Joe Fraser. The Bishop decreed that on the day of the Queen’s funeral all church bells in the diocese should be tolled for at least a half hour “in token of […]
Procession to grotto, Feast of St. Anne, St. Anne’s Church, Summerside, 1965
Procession to grotto, Feast of St. Anne, St. Anne’s Church, Summerside, 1965. Courtesy of John R. Prosper, Paqtnkek.
The Way of the Cross, Immaculata Auditorium, Morrison School play, 1951
The Way of the Cross, Immaculata Auditorium, Morrison School play, 1951. Christ: Oona Landry; John: Germaine MacDonald (Silver); Mary Magdalene: Sharon Chisholm; Mary: Karen Crawford; Narrator (in black): Anne Marie Chisholm. Courtesy of Oona Landry. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald Dorothy Lander in conversation with Oona Landry, June 19, 2014 The Way of the Cross was […]
Rev. Louis Arthur Venedam (1899-1958) with nieces and nephews c1950
Rev. Louis Arthur Venedam (1899-1958) with nieces and nephews, children of Arthur H. & Rachael (Venedam) Benoit, Pomquet, c 1950s. L-R: Delores Ann, Charles, Arteen, Rachael, Arthur, Jacques. He served with Scarboro Fathers Mission in China 1938-1954. Courtesy of PomquetHéritage. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald. Fr. Venedam first went to China in October 1931 as part […]
Arthur Venedam, First Communion, Ste. Croix Church, Pomquet, 1955
Arthur Venedam, First Communion, Ste. Croix Church, Pomquet, 1955. Courtesy of Arthur Venedam. Restoration: Jeff Parker.
Ste. Croix Eglise, Pomquet, early 1900s
Ste. Croix Eglise, Pomquet, early 1900s, the oldest known photo of the church. Courtesy of PomquetHéritage. Restoration: Betty Cameron
St. James United Church (formerly St. James Presbyterian), 1955
St. James United Church (formerly St. James Presbyterian), from The Chronicle Herald, no. 17, 1955, p. 3. Courtesy of Nova Scotia Archives. NS Bureau of Information, No. 3944.
Joe Landry and Angelique Vincent Cross, Feast of St. Anne, at St. Anne’s Church, Summerside, near Bayfield, 1910
Joe Landry and Angelique Vincent Cross, Feast of St. Anne, at St. Anne’s Church, Summerside, near Bayfield, 1910. Courtesy of PomquetHéritage. Restoration: Jeff Parker. The Acadians and the Mi’kmaq would celebrate the Feast of Saint Anne (July 26) together at Summerside. Antigonish County. Saint Anne was the patron saint of the Mi’kmaq and the clans […]
Gathering for a funeral procession, 1910
Gathering for a funeral procession, 1910. Thomas Brothers, Marshall on white horse. Courtesy of Oona Landry. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald Cross-referencing this photo to the one on page 197 in Dr. Pat Walsh’s (1989) book, The History of Antigonish, raises a few questions about the notation from Mary Landry that this was Bishop Cameron’s funeral. […]