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...
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 of...
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began The Richmond County Record, a
periodical that lasted for almost eighty years. Marshall Bourinot worked with
his father and continued the paper into the 1970s. The following excerpts are
taken from The Richmond County Record
of...
The book Acadian Lives consists of interviews with Cape
Breton Acadians and was collected and edited by Ronald Kaplan with Rosie Aucoin
Grace. The book was published in 2004.
2. Wilfred
Poirier’s favorite job was in a...
The book Acadian Lives consists of interviews with Cape Breton Acadians
and was collected and edited by Ronald Kaplan with Rosie Aucoin Grace. The book
was published in 2004.
“Wilfred M. Poirier was born in 1885...
It is interesting to note early place names in Isle
Madame and their evolution over time.
For example, with the founding of Ile Royal (Cape
Breton) in 1713, most community names were given a religious connotation,...
The book Acadian Lives consists of interviews with Cape Breton Acadians and was collected and edited by Ronald Kaplan with Rosie Aucoin Grace. The book was published in 2004.
“
“Well...
Part 26:
Arichat:
1935; on the lower road moving eastward toward Petit de Grat we’ve arrived at
the home of Hector DeCoste. His house had originally been the property of Henry
Boudreau and his family of thirteen;...
The following is a newspaper account of the
circumstances surrounding the murder of Clarence F. Glover of Waltham,
Massachusetts in 1908 and the subsequent trial of Hattie LeBlanc accused of the
crime.
Part 2
The following is a newspaper account of the circumstances
surrounding the murder of Clarence F. Glover of Waltham, Massachusetts in 1908
and the subsequent trial of Hattie LeBlanc accused of the crime.
“Many more things than...