Simon Vincent on fiddle, Pomquet kitchen party, c 1950s. Courtesy of Pomquet Héritage. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald. Simon Vincent on Fiddle, son Joe next to him, others unidentified, Pomquet kitchen party, 1950s. Courtesy Pomquet Héritage. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald Email from Daniel Benoit to AmberleeBoulton, July 5, 2014: The kitchen party photo the one […]
Category Archives: Cooperative Arts
Choir at Crucifix, St. Mary’s Church, Maryvale
Choir at Crucifix, St. Mary’s Church, Maryvale, c 1915. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Joe Fraser.
Choir visiting Maryvale, Antigonish County, circa 1912-1917
Choir visiting Maryvale, Antigonish County, circa 1912-1917. Unidentified album, Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum, 99.61.118. Restoration: Betty Cameron
StFX Orchestra, early 1900s
StFX Orchestra, 1917-1918. Doc Pat Nicholson centre . Courtesy of StFX University Archives, 90-877-3384. Restoration: Joe Fraser. Nicholson Hall, the highest building on the StFX campus carries his name. Note the drummer in uniform, possibly part of Hospital Unit No. 9, which had several talented musicians among its membership. Although it was quite unusual for […]
Gaspereau Lake, Antigonish County, 1901
Gaspereau Lake, Antigonish County, 1901. Contributed by David McCurdy to the Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker
Peeling Potatoes for Fricot á Poule
L-R Annie DeYoung & Mary Melanson peeling potatoes for fricot á poule, parish hall, Pomquet, c 1960. Courtesy of Pomquet Héritage. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Fricot is a traditional Acadian recipe with many local variations. This is the Pomquet recipe. From “Home Cooking Secrets of Pomquet”
Clara Seaman’s rose garden on Court Street, c 1900
Clara Seaman’s rose garden on Court Street, c 1900. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum, Cunningham Album. Restoration: Wayne Ezekiel. Clara (Cunningham) Seaman was President of the Downtown Beautification Association.
Highland Games Parade, Main Street, 1940
Highland Games Parade, Main Street, 1940. Photographer: Ronnie Jaques. Courtesy of National Library and Archives of Canada. Source: Library and Archives Canada/Ronny Jaques fonds/e010979728
St. Paul’s Anglican Church Choir, c 1900
St. Paul’s Anglican Church Choir, c 1900. Photographer: Waldren Studios. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Courtesy of Dalhousie University Archives, Waldren Studios Collection
Henry Doiron and Edmund Broussard, Pomquet, 1950s
Henry Doiron and Edmund Broussard, Pomquet, 1930s. They were very popular and would play till the wee hours at dances. Courtesy of Pomquet Héritage. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald This is the unrestored photo. We will resize the restored photo so it can be uploaded here. DL