MacDonald, Alexander 1902 –1975
MacDonald, Mary Margaret 1900 –1995
Kane, Hazel Blanche 1914 –1978
Unsure if she was born a George or the wife of Clarence W. George 1905–1994
Haskell, Robert E. 1888–1971
Mauger, Edward James 1891–1963
LeLacheur, Lilly 1897–1992, his wife
Murray, Mildred C. 1909–1985
MacRae,...
As early as the late 19th century, there was pressure
to provide some type of permanent crossing to connect Cape Breton to the
mainland.
After World War II, with the increase in steel and coal
production, as...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed, centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in this area. One of those names that no longer holds a place here is Kelly.
In what we might call the old days, Arichat boasted a number of hotels. As a centre of commerce there was a constant flow of agents and businessmen.
An aptly named early hotel was...
The 1959 season in the Richmond County Baseball League (RCBL) saw the Petit de Grat Red Caps resume their winning ways and recapture the championship.
The young, talented squad that had fallen to the River Bourgeois Tigers in the finals...
Edwards, Burton, Dobson, Maugher: these surnames are familiar to this area, and are most certainly British, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish. These people, like other ethnic groups, came to the New World and established the foundation of a...
Our ramble through Arichat in 1935 brings us to the main street - more commonly known as the “Low Road” or Veterans’ Memorial Drive today. We stroll east past the American House Hotel and the homes of Alfred Gagnon...
Jeffrey, Christopher, Jan. 1, 1829, Arichat, parents William and Margaret
Chandler, Maria Susan, April 28, 1829, Arichat, parents Thomas and Marie L.
McLellan, Effey Isabella, April 15, 1825, Caribou Cove, parents...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated:
The Silver Jubilee of Rev. Father Pierre Robitaille
At the Solemn High Mass the jubilee was assisted by Fathers Leo Keats, priest at St. Peter’s and Alfred-Abraham Boudreau...
Main Street Arichat 1935: On the water side of this street and approximately in the centre of the village
is the vacant home of the late Dr. A.A. LeBlanc (who died in 1919 at age 54) of New Brunswick who...