Captain Alex MacDonald, early 1900s. Photography: Waldren Studios. Courtesy of Dalhousie University Archives, Waldren Studios Collection, 108-023. Restoration: Betty Cameron Jocelyn Gillis, Curator, Antigonish Heritage Museum, noticed the likeness in this photo to a man with a trumpet (3rd from left, front row) in a band photo in Pat Walsh’s (1989) The History of Antigonish, […]
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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 […]
Antigonish Highland Games, 1961 Piper and children
Antigonish Highland Games, 1961 Piper may be Rannie Kennedy from Dunvegan, Inverness County. Courtesy of Nova Scotia Archives, No. 12158. Email from Danny Gillis, June 11, 2014: I’d guess this picture was taken in 1961 when the NS Information Bureau sent a photographer to Antigonish during Highland Games week. That photographer took a number of posed […]
Choir visiting Maryvale, Antigonish County, circa 1912-1917
Choir visiting Maryvale, Antigonish County, circa 1912-1917. Unidentified album, Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum, 99.61.118. Restoration: Betty Cameron
StFX Orchestra, early 1900s
StFX Orchestra, 1917-1918. Doc Pat Nicholson centre . Courtesy of StFX University Archives, 90-877-3384. Restoration: Joe Fraser. Nicholson Hall, the highest building on the StFX campus carries his name. Note the drummer in uniform, possibly part of Hospital Unit No. 9, which had several talented musicians among its membership. Although it was quite unusual for […]
Highland Games Parade, Main Street, 1940
Highland Games Parade, Main Street, 1940. Photographer: Ronnie Jaques. Courtesy of National Library and Archives of Canada. Source: Library and Archives Canada/Ronny Jaques fonds/e010979728
St. Paul’s Anglican Church Choir, c 1900
St. Paul’s Anglican Church Choir, c 1900. Photographer: Waldren Studios. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Courtesy of Dalhousie University Archives, Waldren Studios Collection
Henry Doiron and Edmund Broussard, Pomquet, 1950s
Henry Doiron and Edmund Broussard, Pomquet, 1930s. They were very popular and would play till the wee hours at dances. Courtesy of Pomquet Héritage. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald This is the unrestored photo. We will resize the restored photo so it can be uploaded here. DL