Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of
Antigonish. This is the third installment recounting its history.
In 1832 a new pastor was sent to Arichat to replace the
ailing Father Pierre Roy. The new...
Within 24 hours, this virulent infection had spread
throughout the community and beyond. Terror and panic spread just as quickly.
Doctors warned people to keep to their homes, and
families were decimated - some losing five...
The small boy pulled his woolen hat tightly onto his head and down over his ears in a futile attempt to escape the damp, bitter November chill as it rushed in off the Atlantic and wrapped itself...
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 Muise.
It’s Arichat back in 1935 and we’re travelling east
toward Petit de Grat. The last home encountered was that of Bennie and Jennie
(Richard) Marchand, later owned by Newman Skinner.
The house next door was that...
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of
Antigonish. This is the second installment recounting its history.
In his diary, Bishop Plessis wrote that the people are
either involved in a seafaring way of life...
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of
Antigonish. This is the first installment recounting its history.
Fathers Bailly and Bourq were the first missionaries to
attend to the spiritual needs of the Arichat parish....
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 on the property, but, instead...
Who is to blame for what befell Acadians in “Le Grand
Derangement” of 1755: the heartlessness and stubbornness of Charles Lawrence;
the pressure applied by the New England colonies to secure the region; the
failure of British authorities to adequately...
Who is to blame for what befell
Acadians in “Le Grand Derangement” of 1755: the heartlessness and stubbornness
of Charles Lawrence; the pressure applied by the New England colonies to secure
the region; the failure of British authorities to adequately...