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 […]

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.

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 […]

Highland Games Parade, float carrying model of the cenotaph, c 1950s

Highland Games Parade, float carrying model of the cenotaph, c 1950s. Red Archie MacGillivray, Chief of Police is on horseback. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum, 99.51.3. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Red Archie MacGillivray, so called for his red hair, is on horseback. He became Chief of Police in 1938, and served for 15 years. In an […]

Armistice Day celebrations in front of J. A. Wall’s house, Nov. 11, 1918

Armistice Day celebrations in front of J. A. Wall’s house, Nov. 11, 1918. Photo Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Wayne Ezekiel

Antigonish Red Cross folding bandages, circa 1966, Sisters of Charity, Havre Boucher

Antigonish Red Cross folding bandages, 1941, Sisters of Charity, Havre Boucher. Photo Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Wayne Ezekiel. Conversation with Mary Lillian MacDonald, former CSM, June 18, 2014: This photo of the Marthas, or any photo depicting the Marthas in volunteer or recreational activity, up to Vatican II, can be placed either at […]

Several Musicians among Hospital Stationary Unit, No. 9, before departing Antigonish Train Station, 1916

Several Musicians among Hospital Stationary Unit, No. 9, before departing Antigonish Train Station, 1916. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald. Several members of the No. 9 Hospital Stationary Unit were talented musicians. Although it was quite unusual for such a small Unit to have its own band, the arrangement was made possible […]