The old cemetery is located on the north side of Route 206, directly across the road from the church. The majority of the early stones and markers are missing and this property is in very rough condition.
The following is...
In what we might call the old days, Arichat boasted a number of hotels. As a centre of commerce there was a constant flow of agents and businessmen.
An aptly named early hotel was...
The name County of Richmond is prominent in the annals of ship building in this region.
In 1875, Isidore LeBlanc commissioned a 410-ton three-masted barque, the County of Richmond, “the largest vessel produced in...
Diseases, which have all but been forgotten, were common and at times fatal 100 years ago: diphtheria, appendicitis, pneumonia, yellow jaundice, and tuberculosis were the main ones.
At one point, a county nurse traveled...
August 15, 1973 final regular season standings:
Louisdale Baracos 14-6
River Bourgeois Schooners 12-7
St. Peter’s Royals 11-7
Port Hawkesbury 11-8
Little Anse Golden Hawks 10-10
D’Escousse Rebels 8-12
PDG Red Caps 8-12
Arichat Triple A’s 4-16
The play-offs began on Saturday August 18 with a quarter-final format...
MacDonald, Alexander 1902 –1975
MacDonald, Mary Margaret 1900 –1995
Kane, Hazel Blanche 1914 –1978
Unsure if she was born a George or the wife of Clarence W. George 1905–1994
Haskell, Robert E. 1888–1971
Mauger, Edward James 1891–1963
LeLacheur, Lilly 1897–1992, his wife
Murray, Mildred C. 1909–1985
MacRae,...
In 1812 Bishop Plessis assumed responsibility for the Parish of Arichat. He wrote that the people of the area depended primarily on the seafaring trade and the industries associated with it. In fact, he noted 60 vessels...
The history of municipal government in Richmond County does not necessarily begin in 1879 when the county was incorporated.
Pre-1820, committees were convened each spring and fall to provide local government. In 1820, the...
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 earned bachelors’ degrees in arts...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed, centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in this area. Two of those names that no longer holds a place here are Begin...