Apple Blossom Time, early 1900s

Apple Blossom Time, early 1900s. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Joe Fraser.

“Charlie Hughie” in action, 1916

“Charlie Hughie” in action, 1916. Courtesy of Bart Sears, C. J. MacGillivray Album, and Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald

Adrian Van Berkel and Adrian Van de Sande examine the turnips crop, Salt Springs, 1957

Adrian Van Berkel and Adrian Van de Sande examine the turnips crop, Salt Springs, 1957. Courtesy of Toosje Van de Sande. Restoration: Jeff Parker Dorothy Lander and John Graham-Pole in conversation with Toosje and Casey Van de Sande, June 27, 2014. Casey: We grew turnips for ourselves but also for the cattle. Casey gave us […]

Billy Collie MacDonald, mother bear and two cubs, source of food and income, James River, c 1948

Billy Colin MacDonald, mother bear and two cubs, source of food and income ($50 bounty on pelts), James River, early 1950s. Courtesy of Mary Lillian MacDonald. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Dorothy Lander in conversation with Mary Lillian MacDonald, June 30, 2014. I remember when this happened. We ate the meat. […]

Bringing in the hay, c 1920s

Bringing in the hay, c 1920s. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Wayne Ezekiel.

Freshet, 1906, St. Mary’s Street, Antigonish

Freshet, 1906, St. Mary’s Street, Antigonish. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Excerpted from Stanley-Blackwell and MacLean, 2004, p. 237: The December 1906 freshet was particularly destructive. The combination of warm temepratures, melting snow, and torrential rains left the low-lying areas of Antigonish submerged. Some residents reported two fee of water in their […]

Chimney Sweeps, Aquinas House, StFX, 1909

Chimney Sweeps, Aquinas House, StFX, 1909. Photographer: Fred Piper, Drafting Instructor at StFX. Courtesy of StFX Archives. Restoration: Jeff Parker This photo is part of the Fred Piper collection, which became part of the StFX Archives in 2007. Fred Piper’s son Bill wrote to say: My father was an instructor at the Antigonish College in […]

The pause that refreshes, Second Bridge, August 1897

The pause that refreshes, Second Bridge, August 1897. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald

Crystal Cliffs, c 1940

Crystal Cliffs, c 1940, Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Joe Fraser. Jocelyn Gillis, Curator, Antigonish Heritage Museum in conversation with Emily Sweet and Margie Jennings, September 22 , 1993: Emily Sweet and Margaret Sweet Jennings remembered the many well known personalities who visited the “Guest House” which was operated by Margie’s mother. Clark Gable […]

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.