Brothers-in law John D. Brown & Sander Gillis, Livingstone’s Cove wharf, 1940s. John D. fished lobster, salmon, herring, mackerel, gaspereau, cod and hake. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald
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Milkmaids, Antigonish County, early 1900s
Milkmaids, Antigonish County, early 1900s. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald The History of Aprons on Facebook, which includes this photo, would also explain about milkmaids wearing aprons. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152109083201188&set=a.106537651187.98622.575201187&type=1
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Main Street School, circa 1902
Main Street School, circa 1902. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum.
Spinning Frolic, Cloverville, Antigonish County, 1932
L-R Mamie Cashen, Mary Kate (Mrs. Walter) Grant, Mrs. A. G. Stronach, Annabell (Mrs. Angus) MacNeil, JunieCashen, Mary Jane (Mrs. Dan) MacLellan. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker. Stanley-Blackwell and MacLean (2004) capture the essence of the spinning frolic as a force for community health, and the overlaps among the social determinants […]