Four families share a toboggan, Protestant manse in background c. 1959. Anne Louise MacDonald smiling for the camera in front of Pushie, Gillis, and Taylor children. Photographer: J. J. MacDonald. Courtesy of Anne Louise MacDonald. Email from Anne Louise MacDonald: It’s got many of the elements of the social determinants of health; Religion (the old […]
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Antigonish Curling Club formed around 1850, c 1883-1884
Antigonish Curling Club formed around 1850, c 1883-1884. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald. Member Names on Virtual Gallery. A letter on the letterhead of The Union Fire Insurance Company Limited of Paris, France from F. N. Arnaud of Annapolis Royal to Alex MacGillivray, Antigonish, dated 13th June, 1931, describes Antigonish’s first […]
Women on snowshoes, c 1910
Women on snowshoes, c 1910. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum.
Leonard Boudreau (1916- 2014), Pomquet, 1920
Leonard Boudreau (1916- 2014), Pomquet, 1920. Courtesy of PomquetHéritage. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald. 4-year old Leonard (b. 1916), son of Mary Jane (Doiron) & Leon Boudreau. Maternal grandparents are Elizabeth (Doiron) & Fidele Doiron. Paternal grandparents are Elizabeth (Cross) & Jean Boudreau. Leonard Boudreau died on February 3, 2014. To give you an […]
The 1924 Antigonish Highland Games on the campus of St. Francis Xavier University
The 1924 Antigonish Highland Games on the campus of St. Francis Xavier University, a Fundraising Bazaar to build St. Martha’s Hospital. Photographer: William Archibald. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum The Minutes of the Antigonish Highland Society for May, 1924 record an agreement with the trustees of St. Martha’s hospital to stage the Highland Games as […]