Coronation Parade for King George VI, St. James United Church, Antigonish, 1937. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker Initially this was thought to be part of the Highland Games Parade. Local curator, Jocelyn Gillis identified that this parade is photographed heading in the opposite direction to what was typical of the Highland Games […]
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George and Molly Wong family behind restaurant, 1937
George and Molly Wong family behind restaurant, 1937. Written on photo: Back: Doug, Mom, Lilly, Mom, Grace, “X”; Front: Raymond, Jenny, Stan, Henry. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald.
The George and Molly Lee Wong family in the garden behind Wong’s restaurant off Sydney Street, c. 1937-38
The George and Molly Lee Wong family in the garden behind Wong’s restaurant off Sydney Street, c. 1937-38. Children as written in album: Joyce, Henry , two unidentified. Courtesy of Bill Wong and the Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald Recollections of Kevin Chisholm, born in 1940, eldest son of R. Leo and Irene […]
Backyard of restaurant, Sydney Street, c 1937-38
Backyard of restaurant, Sydney Street, c 1937-38. Photographer: Molly Lee Wong. Courtesy of Bill Wong and Antigonish Heritage Museum. Stanley-Blackwell and MacLean (2004, p. 279) include this photo in their chapter on “The Many Faces of Antigonish.” We learn that George Wong moved to Antigonish in 1928. The laundry on Sydney Street, which appears in […]