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...
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...
Did you know that at one time in Arichat: there were three licensed barrooms between the Court House and Godfrey’s Lane; there was a tavern called The Pig and Whistle; there was a photo salon at the...
The journey to discover Arichat as it was in 1935 continues. In 1935, the church was at the western extremity on the upper road of the village with the exception of the home of...
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 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...
It was not until the late 1800s that the Western Union Telegraph Company brought electronic communication to the island. George Spry, after his service in the British Navy, took up residence at Arichat and...

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At one time, Arichat’s main street was one of the busiest and most progressive in the province. There were hotels, barrooms, a Chinese laundry, a photography studio, ice cream/candy parlours, 10 or 11 general...
At one time Arichat’s main street was one of the busiest and most progressive in the province. There were hotels, barrooms, a Chinese laundry, a photography studio, ice cream/candy parlours, 10 or 11 general...
In the early 1960s, after the establishment of two district high schools, one at Arichat and one at St. Peter’s, there were 25 schools in Richmond County: Acadiaville: West Arichat, Principal Sister Marie Therese...




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