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 Sullivan.
Four teams comprised the 1961 Richmond County Baseball League (RCBL): Petit de Grat Red Caps, River Bourgeois Tigers, Port Hawkesbury, and L’Ardoise Ramblers. The rivalry between Petit de Grat and River Bourgeois was resumed. In a June 18 contest, the...
Looking back over the decades, and indeed, centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in the Isle Madame area. One of those names is Murphy. This surname was once very...
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...
The following is a list of Members of Parliament who have represented Richmond County: Richmond William Joseph Croke 1867 Anti-Confederate Isaac Levesconte 1869 Anti-Confederate (by-election)
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 Murray.
Little Anse had established its own school in 1912-1913 in the home of Walter D. Samson. In 1918 it was moved to the home of Willie H. Samson at Samson’s Cove, and then back to Little Anse...
John Josselyn Latimer married Hilda Marie Leslie Dec. 29, 1921 Charles John Howard Latimer married Annie Esther Stewart (Boston) Sept. 14, 1921 Harry J. Murray (Methodist, from Lynn, Massachusettes) married Agnes...
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. The following is an excerpt from an interview with Maria...
The first missionary to visit Arichat was Father Bailly de Messein, a native of France serving in the diocese of Quebec. Bailly was replaced by Father Bourg who directed the parishioners to build a...




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