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Four little girls on the rocks at the cove. MacEachern girls. Gail, Connie, Heather and not sure about the last one.

BC059

Little girl in plaid skirt on the rocks down at the cove. She is Mary Alice MacEachern.

BC058

Group of kids at the beach at the cove. Only three identified. Connie, Gail and Heather MacEachern. In the background there is a...

BC057

Couple and five kids in a dory at the cove. Couple is Cyril and Iola MacEachern. Three of the kids are Gail (swim cap), Joe and...

Will of David Ballantyne

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Memorial for Billy Ballantyne

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1882 Pay of William Condon – Gov of Canada Session Papers

LGT004.pdfDownload From the Government of Canada Session Papers from 1882 - the pay of William Charles Condon per year.

Appointment Letter of David Condon as Lighthouse Keeper

LGT002.pdfDownload Appointment Letter of David Condon as the new lighthouse keeper at Cape George (1861) written by Joseph Howe...

Timeline of Lighthouse at Cape George

LGT001.pdfDownload Please download .pdf file to read entire document.

LGT014

This shows the first and second lighthouses that were at the Cape George Point. The second and newer freestanding lighthouse was...

LGT013

This shows the first and second lighthouses that were at the Cape George Point. The second and newer freestanding lighthouse was...

LGT012

This is the first lighthouse built at Cape George Point. It shows the lighthouse mounted on top of the family residence. The...

LGT011

This is the first lighthouse built at Cape George Point. It shows the lighthouse mounted on top of the family residence. The...

LGT010

Small photo of the second lighthouse located at Cape George Point. This one was built around 1908 and it was in use until the...

Cape George School Registry 1929

School Related Records

CGS008.pdfDownload This is a portion of the booklet filled out every year by the teacher documenting everything from attendance,...

Cape George School Registry 1918

School Related Records

CGS007.pdf-General-RegisterDownload This is a portion of the booklet filled out every year by the teacher documenting everything...

Cape George School Registry 1906

School Related Records

CGS006.pdfDownload This is a portion of the booklet filled out every year by the teacher documenting everything from attendance,...

History of St. George’s Church, Georgeville

LH019.pdfDownload Transcribed from a document loaned to the museum, this brief history explains how St. George's Church came to...

Stories from Lillian Roberts/MacInnis

LH033.pdfDownload In 1984, Lillian Roberts/MacInnis wrote out a little family history for her relatives. A copy of these...

Saving a Life at Ballantynes Cove – 1912

LH034.pdfDownload Details surrounding the award given to Arthur MacMillan and his brother for their life saving skills at...

Diary of Cameron MacEachern – 1947

LH004.pdfDownload Excerpts from the diary of Cameron MacEachern who documented the fire that threatened the communities along...

Cape George Forest Fire – 1947

LH003.pdfDownload This story was written from the diary writings of Cameron MacEachern who lived at the Cape during the fire of...

First Century at Cape George

Letters and Correspondence

LH002.pdfDownload Written by Wilena MacInnis Penny, this document outlines what life was like in the area during the time it was...

Holy Rosary Anniversary Booklet 2016

Catholic Church

Holy Rosary Church 2016.pdfDownload This booklet was created for the celebration of Holy Rosary Church in 2016.

Letter from Billy Ballantyne

WD004.pdfDownload Letter from Billy Ballantyne to "Grandpa" written on February 8th. Ballantyne served in WWII. Download file to...

Communion Roll – Cape George Congregation

DAV026.pdfDownload Communion Roll of Cape George Congregation in Communion with the Presbyterian Church. Dates 1879, 1912, 1913,...

Liquor Ticket Receipt – Lester Hawes

Newspapers Etc.

NP016.pdfDownload It is hilarious that Lester kept this all these years - but this is the receipt from the very first (and...

Retirement of “Ray the Mailman”

Newspapers Etc.

NP011.pdfDownload Written by Anne MacEachern in 2004.

Reminiscences of Clyde Westhaver – Summer Student 1943

DAV019.pdfDownload Transcribed from documents borrowed from St. David's Church, Clyde Westhaver was a summer student at the...

Church Records 1886-1912 (Incomplete)

DAV025.pdfDownload A church record of the Cape George Mission compiled in 1912 containing a list of catechrist supply since 1886...

Memories of Margaret Ballantyne

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Recovered Gravestones of Ballantynes

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Brief History of St. David’s Church

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Newspaper Article – History

Catholic Church

Casket 14 Nov 2001 (.pdf)Download Article written for the Casket newspaper in Antigonish on November 14, 2001 that showcases the...

100th Jubilee Anniversary

Catholic Church

Holy Rosary 100 Anniversary (.pdf)Download Celebrated August 7th, 1991 Holy Rosary turned 100 years old. It was a big...

Map of Original Land Grants Cape George

Cape George Land Grants (,pdf)Download Created by the Department of Lands and Forests Nova Scotia - Dated 2009

Registered Births from 1836 – 1910 Cape George Area

Births 1836 - 1910 (.pdf)Download This list is probably incomplete, but this was all that was found in the records. It is...

Local Census 1921

Census 1921 (.pdf)Download There were only certain years that the government gathered census information. The information is...

Local Census 1911

Census 1911 (,pdf)Download There were only certain years that the government gathered census information. The information is...

Local Census 1891

Census 1891 (.pdf)Download There were only certain years that the government gathered census information. The information is...

Local Census 1881

Census 1881 (.pdf)Download There were only certain years that the government gathered census information. The information is...

Local Census 1871

Census 1871 (.pdf)Download There were only certain years that the government gathered census information. The information is...

Local Census – 1817

Census 1817 (.pdf)Download There were only certain years that the government gathered census information. The information is...

Interred at St. David’s Cemetery

Cemetery Project

Last updated Oct 2025 - St. David's Cemetery is located on Highway 337 at Cape George, Nova Scotia Canada. St. Davids...

Interred at Holy Rosary Cemetery

Cemetery Project

Last Updated Oct 2025. Holy Rosary Cemetery is located on Highway 337 at Ballantyne's Cove, Nova Scotia. Holy Rosary...

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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...

LGT009

Photo of a man and four women (one with a baby) sitting on the porch of a little house. The house is the one at the lighthouse....

FF055

Photo of a barge out in the bay.

FF051

Man cutting hay, identified as Seward MacPhie.

FF050

Photo of boats pulled up on beach.

FF049

Photo of a man walking. Looks like its at the wharf among the lobster sheds. Man is "Big John".

FF048

Fishing

Photo of lobster traps

FF047

Photo of man with horses. Man is Huntley (Last name unknown).

FF046

Hay wagon, three on top and one person beside. Ella MacPhie/Adams, Grampa (Alec MacPhie), Etta MacPhie, Jean MacPhie, and Billy...

FF045

Man and two children on a tractor. Man is "Grampie" (Alec Adams) Children are Roddy and Breton Adams.

FF044

Farm yard. Man on plough with horse hooked up. Man is Alan MacPhie

FF043

Farm yard. Horse/wagon with hay. Man and woman to left are the parents of the others, Allan and Maggie Adams. Two young ladies...

FF042

Other Work

Associated to FF041. Same structure. One man up on the structure. U/K who he is.

FF041

Other Work

Two men building a structured which is just at framing stage.

FF040

Four men in a boat at Ballantynes Cove Warf. Boat the "Cathie F". Fish plant in the background.

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1922 - Sandy Malcolm MacEachern putting three kids on a horse. Kids (L to R) Albert, Gillis, Hughie Bernard MacEachern.

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Three men sitting in a row at harbor. Wearing caps. Fishing plant buildings in back. From L to R: Hughie Bernard MacEachern,...

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Unidentified

Man on the beach with five kids around him. Back of photo says "Dad and assorted kids".

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Gloria Haskett in her snow suit.

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Valerie, Sharon and Gloria Haskett in matching plaid skirts. Probably going to church.

FUN053

Photo from 1941-1942. Two woman on the beach at Cape George. From L to R: Mary Margaret MacEachern and Helen Wallace

FUN052

2011 Lobster Chowder Lunch. From L to R: Cassie MacGillivray, Robin Keizer and Sarah Jane MacDonald.

FUN051

Katherine and Skye MacGillivray in 2011 filling in a draw ballot at the annual lobster chowder lunch.

FUN050

L to R is Gail MacEachern and Velma MacEachern. They were in a hotel in PEI and were over there to go to a Elvis impersonator!

FUN049

Group of people outside the MacInnis house. Donald Haskett is in the brown coat. Girl is Shirley MacInnis, The baby is Joseph,...

FUN048

Photo of Elizabeth MacInnis and an identified child. They are standing in front of an old car in a yard of a house.

FUN047

Shirley and Rosie MacInnis at their home at the Point

FUN046

Group young people - maybe early 20's. Two women and three men. Man sitting on the couch, closest to the camera is Gussie...

FUN045

Helen and William MacDougall in front of barns at Sandy Malcom MacEacherns house.

FUN044

Eva MacEachern riding her bike in the yard of the house.

FUN043

Ruth Conrad MacEachern with "Edna" (Possibly Sparks) Dated 1932

FUN042

Tanned man and three young women standing in a field. Dated 1932. No names for any of them.

FUN041

Two men standing in front of a car. They have a balloon and they are pouring a beer. Male on left is Kimball Falkenham with Alex...

FUN040

Two women at the back of a wagon. The woman facing the camera is believed to be Annie MacPhie/Ballantyne.

FUN039

Photo of kids in a trench shoveled in the snow in front of their house. Banks are taller than the kids. Photo dated April of...

FUN038

Photo of a group of kids taken at Alex MacMillan's house in 1956. On back, Berry Johnson Sylvid Fortier, Kevin Adams, Karen...

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Two men raking hay. Alex Adams and Joe Frazier. 1944.

FF036

Color photo of an older Alex Adams seated on a plough hooked up to two horses. Ploughing the field over by Johnny Vincent...

FF035

Fishing

Color photo on Alex Adams lobster boat. Photo showing Alex and Louis Keizer.

FF034

Fishing

Colorized photo of Eleanor (MacPhie) and her grandpa Alec MacPhie. Two are holding a stick with giant salmon on it

FUN037

Black and white photo of kids playing in a farm yard (probably Adams farm). In forground is Donald Haskett on a piece of farm...

FUN036

Color photo of Anna and Pat MacMillan at a pancake breakfast in 2016

FUN035

Photo of "Tony" the home boy who lived with the MacEachern's

FUN034

Photo of Ruth (Conrad) MacEachern and an unknown male.

FUN033

Group of people at a gathering in a house. The woman on the left wearing the white hat is Maggie Belle

FUN032

Black and white photo of a young Tommy MacEachern riding a bicycle around the farm yard.

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James Morrison MacEachern in front of the old MacEachern home.

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Edna Sparks, Ruth Conrad and Cecil Rudolph sitting on fence in branches of tree.

FUN029

Photo of what looks like 2 boys and two girls swimming. Girls are wearing swimming caps.

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