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Writings

Any collection of writings about the history of the St Peters Bay area has to start with Gone to the Bay by Juanita Rossiter.
You can view or download a full PDF of the book here.
www.islandlives.ca/fedora/ilives/ilives:259552
We are in the process of collecting oral histories, photos and other artifacts about the lighthouse -- if you have something to share please contact us; we'd love to post it here in our historical section for others to enjoy and learn from!
Here is an old article by Marion Boyd about a hurricane that hit the "Harbour" Oct. 1st, 1923. Thank you to Danny Geldert for providing the copy.
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Here are several versions of short stories by Frances Macdonald (Fran Griffith) based on the same storm of 1923.
Thank you to Skip Macdonald Maureen Ledwell, and Anne Macdonald, for background information and their copy of one of the versions. We would also thank Ian Rowe for a copy of the other versions that he found in a cottage he bought years ago.
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Click on the links and wait for them to load for full PDF versions
drive.google.com/open?id=1NQ01zG4-CBMt-0fB8pRbGxB6_ditqzR6

drive.google.com/open?id=0B67tV1OIll0TN0thNVZNMzNIUm8
The Settlement of Havre St Pierre by George Arsenault.
Click on link and wait for it to load.
2.upei.ca/islandmagazine/fedora/repository/vre%3Aislemag-batch2-683/OBJ

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Here is an article by Juanita Rossiter on the history of the Stukley, now the Cairns farm.
You will find the full article here.
www.islandregister.com/stukelyfarm.html
A small write up from Virtualmuseum.ca.
While not specifically about the old Harbour itself these are two interesting articles about the life of Islanders tied to the fishery in times gone by. Click the links to view the full article.
vre2.upei.ca/islandmagazine/fedora/repository/vre%3Aislemag-batch2-765
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vre2.upei.ca/islandmagazine/fedora/repository/vre%3Aislemag-batch2-764


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The article Discovering Local History Through Church Records of Saint-Pierre-du-Nord (1724-1758) found online here
http://museeacadien.org/lapetitesouvenance/?p=713

Here is more from George Arsenault  about Francois Douville an perhaps the most important settler in the French settlement of Havre St. Pierre,. as well as some writings and information about his son Pierre Douville who became a hero of the American Revolution as a spy for George Washington against the British..
www.islandregister.com/douville.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Douville

museeacadien.org/lapetitesouvenance/?p=871

An article by Jean-Paul Arsenault that appeared in The Island Magazine available through UPEI
Find the full article here...
vre2.upei.ca/islandmagazine/fedora/repository/vre%3Aislemag-batch2-716
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  • BLOG
  • About
    • Who/What?
    • Current Board
    • AGM Minutes
    • Location
  • Heritage
    • Maps
    • Photos
    • Writings
    • Oral History
    • Artifacts & Other
  • videos
  • Memberships/Donations
  • Contact
  • Draft Heritage
    • Puku’samkek
    • Saint-Pierre
    • Stukely Farm
    • St. Peters Harbour
    • Cottage Country