Part Fifteen ~ People of our Past (Part Five)

Part Fifteen ~ People of our Past (Part Five)

Nell kept track of everyone; whether they lived in the village or were just passing through. She also knew who was checking into Westport’s hospital, Mount-View. Mount-View Hospital is shown at the left in this old photograph from the late 1890’s. From cataract...
Part Fifteen ~ People of our Past (Part Five)

Part Fifteen ~ People of our Past (Part Five)

Nell kept track of everyone; whether they lived in the village or were just passing through.  She also knew who was checking into Westport’s hospital, Mount-View.  Mount-View Hospital is shown at the left in this old photograph from the late...
Part Fourteen ~ People of our Past (Part Four)

Part Fourteen ~ People of our Past (Part Four)

In The Diary of Nell McCann, Nell kept tabs on the village and recorded the births and deaths that occurred around her. In the early 1900’s, even though Westport was a thriving village full of young families and hard-working citizens, there were a great number of...
Part Fourteen ~ People of our Past (Part Four)

Part Fourteen ~ People of our Past (Part Four)

In The Diary of Nell McCann, Nell kept tabs on the village and recorded the births and deaths that occurred around her.  In the early 1900’s, even though Westport was a thriving village full of young families and hard-working citizens, there were a great...
Part Thirteen ~ People of our Past (Part Three)

Part Thirteen ~ People of our Past (Part Three)

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about Nell McCann and the diary in which she recorded the comings and goings in early Westport. Since it is the end of the month, we’re going to look again at Nell’s diary and some of the entries that she made during the month of April...