Category Archives: Intergenerational Learning & Culture

1866 Headstone uncovered at Tenbrinke home in St. Andrews

  http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=484097   This CTV story with Dan MacIntosh unfolds the story of the 1866 headstone of Catherine Livingstone, found buried at doorstep of the 150-year old home of Mary and Jerry Tenbrinke in St. Andrews. Catherine MacGillivray, an amateur researcher with the Antigonish Heritage Museum, says a major clue in solving the mystery of the headstone […]

Lakevale Resident Patrick Delaney, 1880s tintype restored by Bob Gourley

This photo is in the collection of the Antigonish Heritage Museum and in the graphic documents of the Archives of Nova Scotia, which describes it this way. ACCESSION NUMBER: 2008.001.001 CATEGORY: GRAPHIC DOCUMENTS DATE: 1880 – 1890 MATERIALS: PAPER MEASUREMENTS: 24 CM; 19 CM COLLECTOR: ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE NARRATIVE: Portrait of Patrick Delaney, a native of Pictou County […]

Robert Frank’s mid 1950s B/W Photos exhibited in Anna Leonowens Art Gallery Sept. 5 – 12

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1234142-exhibit-of-celebrated-photographer-robert-frank-pops-up-in-halifax Robert Frank’s photos will appear as newsprint copies at the Anna Leonowens Art Gallery for just one week, beginning today, and will then be destroyed.   This is the landmark concept that caught my eye: “Robert Frank was the first artist to insist that photographs alone tell a story, though he did relent and […]

Imagine Hong Kong 1950s

Have a look at Chinese street photographer Han Fo’s b/w photos of Hong Kong in the 1950s.    Imagine Hong Kong!!!!  Look for some of the same conditions for community health in this bustling urban metropolis as in Imagine Antigonish, a bustling rural town and county:  Social Support Networks; Early Childhood Education & Play; Intergenerational […]

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.