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Peggy MacPhie's house and barns
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MacEachern barns in winter
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Old house - windows covered...
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MacDonald house (Capt. Angus) taken around 1936. Woman is unknown. Cows and turkeys in yard.
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Jim Ranald MacEacherns barn and cows
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photo of the Ballantyne home from 1984
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Hugh Donald MacInnis and Catherine Barrett house at the point. 1968
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Fishing sheds at Ballantynes Cove. The shed on the far right and in the middle belonged to Kimball Falkenham. The big shed has a...
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The second, smaller fishing shed owned by Kimball Falkenham.
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Kimball Falkenham's fishing shed built in 1936. Repairs being done to it by Kimball's grandsons Allan and Michael.
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Kimball Falkenham's fishing shed built in 1936 and the tall fishing net once used .
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Writings on the wall of Kimball Falkenham's second fishing shed. Initials "D.H. Sep 66".( Donald Haskett)
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Writings on the wall of Kimball Falkenham's second fishing shed. Initials of Donald Haskett carved in June 23/1966. Includes...
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Old gear in Kimball Falkenham's fishing shed at Ballantynes Cove wharf. Built in 1936. This is an old canvas sail used on the...
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Old gear in Kimball Falkenham's fishing shed at Ballantynes Cove wharf. Built in 1936.
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Old gear in Kimball Falkenham's fishing shed at Ballantynes Cove wharf. Built in 1936. This was used for squid fishing for a...
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Paul van de Wiel who was in charge of the CoOp, Sean Fraser the local MP for Central Nova and fisherman Colin MacDonald on wharf...
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cards 1 Ballantynes Cove wharf. The fishing boat Cameron Annie Mae, Captain Dustin MacInnis. Showing his lobster traps and his...
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Keithie Adams and hihs early traps out on his derelict trailer. He always had to be the first one to get his traps out near the...
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Dustin MacInnis, Will MacInnis, Dan MacLellan and Bert Bouchard with a tuna on Ballantynes Cove wharf (2019-2020)
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Dustin MacInnnis and large tuna off the back of the boat at Ballantynes Cove wharf. Nephew Will MacInnis on the left and Bert...
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Dustin MacInnis with a tuna at Ballantynes Cove wharf. (2019-2020)
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Photo taken at Ballantynes Cove wharf during fishing season. Three lobster boats backed in. The Tanya Lynn, Captain Pat...
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Old photo of wharf looking back down towards fish plant. Lots of traps on wharf and bicycle belonging to Kimball Falkenham...
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Fish and Ships Canteen, Ballantynes Cove (2020)
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Two boys and a little girl on the Ballantynes Cove beach. Calvin MacEachern, Devon MacGillivray and Melissa MacEachern.
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Two boys at the Ballantynes Cove beach. (L to R) Jamie MacEachern and Devon MacGillivray. Veronica MacEachern sitting in the...
How Cape George Got Its Name
LH010.pdfDownload Information obtained from the Internet - to read entire document, please download .pdf file.
Genealogy of David Ballantyne
LH008.pdfDownload To view entire document, please download the attached .pdf file.
Ballantyne Family and Early History of Cape
LH007.pdfDownload This is a paper written by Margaret Jean Ballantyne in 1973 for a history class she was taking. To read the...
Thrilling Rescue at Sea Recalled
LH006.pdfDownload Thrilling Rescue At Sea Recalled. Copied from: The Halifax Herald. Volume 52, No. 175, Saturday, July...
History of James Parker Smith Ballantyne
LH005.pdfDownload Written by Jim Ballantyne. Download file to read entire document
Marriage License of William McNair and Elizabeth Copeland – 1800
1907 Petition South Side Cape George Agricultural Society.
GOV001.pdfDownload Petition dated 18 Mar 1907 from the South Side Cape George Agricultural Society to the Governor in Council...
Cooking Over Time Cookbook
File: NP023 Date: 1996 Cookbook titled: Cooking Over Time - A collection of recipes and stories of women from Antigonish Town...
Geneology of MacEachern’s
MacEachern-Geneology.pdfDownload Some genealogical information associated to the Allan MacEachern family. Download file to see...
Jenna Gavin’s – Record Tuna (2014)
File: NP015 Date: 10 Oct 2014 Source - CBC News Record-setting bluefin tuna hauled in by Nova Scotia girlJenna Gavin reeled in a...
Contract for Wharf Repairs Ballantynes Cove – 1962
File: NP014 Date: 10 May 1962 Source: The Casket Contract for Wharf RepairsA $51, 073 contract has been awarded by the...
Presentation to Rev. Donald Beaton- 1913
File: NP013 Date: 26 Jun 1913 Source: The Casket PRESENTATION - On Monday, June 9th, Messrs. I, J. McEachern and Alexander...
Pte. Dan W. MacDonald Receives War Cross Medal
File: NP010 Date: 5 May 1921 Source: The Casket Mrs. Duncan J. MacDonald, Cape George has received the war cross issued in...
Contract for Painting Holy Rosary Church – 1913
File: NP009 Date: 19 Jun 1913 Source: The Casket The Contract for painting the Catholic Church at Ballantyne’s Cove, Ant., has...
Petition for Better Mail Service – 1904
File: NP006 Date: 18 Feb 1904 Source: The Casket A petition asking for a daily mail between Antigonish and Ballantyne’s Cove is...
T. Eaton Co. Payment Envelope
File: NP002 Date: Unknown Source: Unknown Back in the day when you had to pay your Eaton's bill by mailing in payment, or...
Retirement of Smith Ballantyne
File: NP001 Date: Unknown Source: Most likely a newspaper serving the Kapuskasing, Ontarion area. A lengthy article written by...
Original Land Grants Cape George
File: NP004 Date: Unknown Source: Unknown A rough and simple map of some of the original land grants at the cape - who had them....
The Lobster Season- May 1921
The Casket - May 5th, 1921 A Ballentyne’s Cove correspondent writes: “The Burnham & Morril company opened their...
News from Ballantynes Cove – 1924
The Casket - May 15, 1924 The Burnham & Morril Company’s steamer Ruby M. arrived here May 5 with supplies for the lobster...
Fundraising Picnic for Holy Rosary Church
The Casket - July 2nd, 1908 A picnic is to be held at Ballantyne’s Cove, Ant., on Tuesday, July 7th. The object of the...
Petition to Continue Shipping Gravel from Ballantynes Cove.
The Casket - October 8, 1914 A PETITION is in circulation praying the Government to continue the privilege of shipping gravel...
Ode to the Ballantynes
NP018..pdfDownload Found in the possessions at the Ballantyne Home. Unsure who wrote it. Download the file to read the entire...
Margaret Smith Ballantyne
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Group at Ballantynes Cove Beach. Probably the MacInnis family and friends.
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Man in a suit on the beach. Identified as "Buster" and Ma's brother who would be Harold Dawe.
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Two men in swim costumes at the beach. Men are Dan Hugh and Colie MacInnis - 1932
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Boats at wharf at Ballantynes Cove. Early 1930's
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Mae Dawe/MacDonald in 1931/1932
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Woman far right is Patricia Dawe/MacInnis. Mark MacInnis in front row with dark clothing. John Hugh MacInnis is to the right of...
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August of 1982 prior to wharf being built where lobster pound is. Woman back left is Mrs. Reddin (FNU). Boy beside her is David...
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Man and five kids in front of the cookhouse building at Ballantynes Cove. (L to R) Joan MacPhie, Anthony MacDonald, Dotty,...
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Store at Ballantynes Cove when it belonged to the Macphie Brothers - sign over door has their name.
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Man on front of boat - Harold MacPhie at Ballantynes Cove.
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Two men on the wharf at Ballantynes Cove. Allan MacDonald and Hughie Duncan MacDonald.
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Summer of 1954 (L to R) Charlotte Roberts, Dottie, Caddie, Gladys, Anne MacPhie. Last person is unknown.
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Photo (damaged) of wharf at Ballantynes Cove.
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Dan Hugh MacInnis at beach in swim costume. c. 1930
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Dan Hugh MacInnis at beach in swim costume. c. 1930
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Bea and Ann MacInnis with members of the Roberts family. 1944. Down near the wharf.
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Woman on a rock out in the water. Shore in background. Up near the MacInnis land in South Side Cape George. Woman is Patricia...
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Man on the rigging of a schooner at Ballantynes Cove wharf. Man is Dan Hugh MacInnis.
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Pat MacInnis and her kids sitting on step of Dougall's shack. Pat, Wilena, baby Anne, Bea and Ronnie. Summer of 1944
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Pat MacInnis and Marie "Bea" MacInnis at wharf.
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Alice MacInnis (wife of Colie MacInnis) and children on the beach. Wilena on left, Ronnie in front. (Pat and Dan Hugh's kids)
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Two people behind a big rock on the beach. Mary MacInnis and Chris MacDonald c. 1960
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Two little ones and a man at the cove. Ronald Dawe with grandaughters Rosemary MacDonald and Anne MacInnis. 1949 Ronald Dawe is...
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Post card of Ballantynes Cove from wharf looking over beach and over towards store.
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Post card of Ballantynes Cove from lookout by Smith house.
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Tug boat Felicia that was stranded in Ballantynes Cove for a few months in early 1942
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Crew aboard the tug Felicia at Ballantynes Cove. Tug was from Quebec. Rene Michaud - Chief, Mr. Tremblay (mate), Gisile Michaud,...
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Crew from the tug Felicia. (L to R) Maurice Tremblay, Robert Champlaine, Gisile Michaud, Rene Michaud Chief,
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Three men and a woman standing in front of the tug Felicia . (L to R) Maurice Tremblay, Rene Micharch, Mary Margaret MacEachern...
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Two men on the wharf at Ballantynes Cove in winter. Back of picture says Maurice Tremblay and Rene Micharch. Taken in 1943 and...
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Three men on the Cathi F fishing boat with the beach and factory in behind. That was Kimball Falkenham's boat.
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View of Ballantynes Cove from the point overlooking farmland.
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View of Ballantynes Cove and the Point from further down the coast.
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Women at the wharf. (L to R) Isabel MacEachern, Mary Margaret MacEachern, Mabel MacPhie and Betty Webber.
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Man and boy at the wharf. Back says Kevin Meagher and Sam Peeples
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Blurry photo of Ballantynes Cove from lookout above Smith house.
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Man on wharf playing a guitar. Front says "Big Stuff". Back says Paul Balduc Felicia Feb 1943
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Man on wharf with two big fish. Back says "J? Ballantyne 1944" Rest is obscured.
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Crew members off the tug boat Felicia Back: Maurice Tremblay, paul BAlduc, Rene Micand/Marchand, Robert LNU. February 21st, 1943
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Group of unknown women down at the cove beach. Wharf in back. Probably workers from the fish plant.
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Two women at the beach at Ballantynes Cove. Possibly MacEachern's
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John W. MacInnis and "Teacher" John D. MacEachern.
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Matilda MacEachern holding Wilena Penny. Ronnie MacInnis and Dan Hugh and Patricia MacInnis.
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Older and younger man. Glady's grandfather John Vec MacInnis and her uncle Danny "Meadow Mouse" MacInnis.
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Group of people on a front porch of house. Man in suspenders and woman beside him are Collie Capt. Angus and wife Ella. Ray...
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Two men and a woman posing in front of a big brick building. Man on far right is Gussie MacDonald.