February 1, 1910, Wallace Fougere, son of Firmin Fougere and Anne Boudreau, married Ella Jeanne LeBlanc, daughter of Capt. Augustin LeBlanc and Gertrude Josse, witnesses were Jacques Josse and Amanda Fougere
February 2, 1910, Henry McDonald, son of Urbain McDonald...
Most people recognize the surname Cavanagh and invariably associate it with the St. Peter’s Cavanaghs, particularly the politicians who gained fame as the first and second Roman Catholics to sit in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
Fr. Alexander M. O’Handley (November 17, 1895-December 13, 1902) was the priest at River Bourgeois for seven or eight years.
His conduct was not exemplary due to his...
In 1960 in the Richmond County Baseball League, the rivalry between the Petit de Grat Red Caps and the River Bourgeois Tigers once again took centre stage, but this time the Tigers prevailed by sweeping the championship series.
The final...
In 1978 two teams from the parish of Petit de Grat stole the attention of baseball fans. The Alderney Point Thunderbolts took the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association (RABA) title by defeating the Louisdale Braves.
Although the Red Caps failed to...
The January 1852 church census was transcribed by Stirling Edwards in September 2004, from the records of St. John’s Anglican Church, Arichat.
This list is among the papers of the Rev. James Allen Shaw, the first Rector of St John’s....
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...
We are now, in 1935, on the upper road in Arichat just below the Arichat Academy.
To the west is the home of John Donahue. Continuing west is the home of John Henry (1868-1952)...
The following is a list of Protestants in Isle Madame from January, 1852 transcribed by Stirling Edwards in September, 2004 from the records of St. John’s Anglican Church in Arichat.
This list is among the papers of the Rev. James...
The 1852 Church Census was transcribed by Stirling
Edwards in September 2004 from the records of St. John’s Anglican Church in
Arichat.
This list is among the papers of the Rev. James Allen
Shaw, the first Rector...