by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Before The Cove was The Cove, it was the Tweedsmuir (or ‘The Tweeds’ as many would remember). But prior to The Tweeds, it was called The Lexena. Alex and Lena Brown combined their names to give The Lexena its title. It operated as a...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Before it was the bank, it was… the bank. The Merchant’s Bank was opened in the old Cameron Hotel in the late 1800s, and has remained a bank since that time. In 1913 a second financial institution opened in the village; the Union Bank was located on the...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
“The Death of Wm Foley occurred at his home here on Feb 7th 1917 of Appoplexy. He fell in the Cellar where he had went to get an Apple to eat before retiring. Father D. E. Foley of Toronto said his Funeral Mass & Father ORourke sang the Libera. ...
by | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
This week we’re looking at some vintage Westport photos of early transportation in the village. Oxen on Church Street, circa 1910. This photo is from a 1989 edition of The Mirror, in which a couple of people thought they could identify some of...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
From 1900 to 1909, the list of the most popular baby girl names usually brought Margaret out in the top three. Maggie, sometimes a given name, and often the shortened form of Margaret, also shows up frequently somewhere in the list. Today, we shall look at...
by | Jun 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happenings in 1919 in the words of Nell McCann“Sister OHara Died at Philadelphia – with her her Sisters – & her Remains were brought to Kingston on Mar 12th accompanied By Margaret, Jenny & John & his Wife – Met in Kingston by Steve OHara & Wife...
