It is time to investigate the homes and families in the Robins-Cap Auguet area back in 1935.
In 1935 the first house in Robins, on the left or south side of the road, was...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere, he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees...
After winter drift ice floated up the Strait of Canso, it would disperse into the harbours of Arichat, Canso, Mulgrave, and Guysborough.For mariners and other seafarers, winter meant contending with ice floes.This northern drift ice would make...
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his father and continued the paper into the 1970s.
The following excerpts are...
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...
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 Sutherland.
Looking back over the decades and, indeed, centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in Isle Madame.
One of those names that no longer hold a place...
As early as 1824, a functioning school existed in Arichat.
By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties, and as a result, the creditors – primarily John Tyrrell, a prominent Arichat merchant – foreclosed...
In 1935, the area from the main highway running east on Rocky Bay Road contained seven homesteads:
The first belonged to Peter Paon (1875-1942), who married Mary Fougere in 1897 (1872-1971) and had Amedee...
Matheson, Isabella, born November, 1824, St. Esprit, parents Roderick and Martha
Matheson, Christian, born Sept. 26, 1826, St. Esprit, parents Roderick and Martha
McDugald, Alexander, born Feb. 13, 1827, Grand Anse,...