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
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.
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.
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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The Settlement of Havre St Pierre by George Arsenault.
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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
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
vre2.upei.ca/islandmagazine/fedora/repository/vre%3Aislemag-batch2-765
The article Discovering Local History Through Church Records of Saint-Pierre-du-Nord (1724-1758) found online here
http://museeacadien.org/lapetitesouvenance/?p=713
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..