Item is a photograph of the sign for Minuitaqn Craft & Gift Shop in Eskasoni, N.S.
Collection is 14 books of meeting minutes from the Town Council of Glace Bay.
Item is the 1915 annual report for the Town of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
Town of Glace BayItem is one photograph of Ranald Basker [Ronald Basker] and Cassie Bell Basker (née Catherine Isabel McLean) with their arms around each other on the Basker farm in Mull River, Nova Scotia. A horse is standing behind them.
Sub-series consists of photographs of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War 2 (WW2).
File consists of photographs taken at the Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Nova Scotia by an unknown photographer or photographers.
Item is a clothing patch stitched with “Tarbot – Cape Breton’s Music Festival”.
File consists of a letter from the Cook County Graduate School of Medicine, personal correspondence, letters congratulating him on the publishing of his book “Memoirs of a Cape Breton Doctor”, letters from people telling Dr. MacMillan how much they enjoyed his book and their hopes for a sequel.
Item is a promotional poster for Tarbot: Cape Breton’s Music Festival, which took place on August 28, 1977 at Malcolm Dean’s farm in Tarbot, Cape Breton as presented by School on the Hill. The poster lists festival ticket prices and where to buy advance tickets, along with that year’s performers.
File consists of 4 completed manuscript and 2 partial manuscripts of “Memoirs of a Cape Breton Doctor”/ “Hang the Lantern on the Gate”. “Hang the Lantern on the Gate” was the original title of Dr. MacMillan’s novel before it was changed to “Memoirs of a Cape Breton Doctor”.
File consists of a letter written in 1992 from M.L.A. Roland J. Thornhill to Ken Streatch the Minister of transportation and Communication asking that the bell and name plaque from the C. Monty MacMillan Ferry be given to the family, clippings detailing the final crossing of the C. Monty MacMillan Ferry and the opening of the Barra Strait Bridge.
File consists of political speeches written by Dr. MacMillan; Addressing Angus L. MacDonald in Bridgewater in April 1949, expressing his condolences on the passing of King George VI as well as congratulating the Department of Education on it’s success, partial speech talking about the highway needs in Victoria County and the boom in tourism, speech concerning the legalization of the practice of Chiropractic, speech detailing an act to incorporate the Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Limited, speech detailing the damages done by draggers, survey of requirements for the fishing industry, proposition for a committee and minister of Fisheries, a speech thanking the people for nominating him, improving road conditions in Victoria County, speech asking for Cape Bretons rightful share in the tourism industry, a speech thanking the people for re-electing him for the third time, speech thanking the committee for their invitation to the annual celebration of John Cabot setting foot on Cape Breton Island, speech about public health in Nova Scotia, speech at the Gaelic Mod and the gathering of the clans, annual meeting for the Victoria County Liberal Association, speech from the throne debate, addresses the lack of rehabilitation programs for coal miners in the event of a mine closure and the utilization of Nova Scotia’s natural resources, financial figures and an article from the Royal Gazette Extraordinary detailing the House of Assembly Session.
File consists of recordings of the August 1977 Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Cape Breton.
Item is a recording of Marcel Doucet and Sam Moon opening the First Annual Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Nova Scotia. The band, Shore Folk, performs three songs at the end of the recording and their set is continued on Tape 2 (MG 21.18-A-1-1-2).
Sam Moon and Marcel Doucet:
• 00:00:00 – 00:03:01 – “Crossing to Ireland/The Rights of Man”
• 00:03:02 – 00:06:55 - “Hello Cape Breton, Goodbye Nashville”
• 00:06:56 – 00:09:15 - fiddle tune
• 00:09:16 – 00:11:41 - “The Girls of Neil’s Harbour”
• 00:11:42 – 00:14:23 - “Hey Marcel”
• 00:14:24 – 00:18:24 – [unidentified song]
• 00:18:25 – 00:22:10 - [unidentified song]
• 00:22:11 – 00:24:41 - fiddle tune
• 00:24:42 – 00:27:26 - “Christine” (the band’s bassist, Stuart Robertson, is on vocals with Sam Moon)
• 00:27:27 – 00:30:46 - “Space Available” (fiddle tune written by Marcel Doucet)
Shore Folk:
• 00:30:47 – 00:35:19 – “Nancy Whiskey”
• 00:35:20 – 00:39:00 - “Boston Burglar”
• 00:39:01 – 00:45:29 - “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”
The item consist of Tom Carter helping John Allen gather hay to put in the barn.
The item is one photograph of Ann Carter outside in standing by the beach in Broad Cove
The item consist of Alec Beaton playing the fiddle in the Beaton's kitchen in front of a window.
The item consists of a photograph of a abandoned home near Creginish, with over grown grass surrounding it.
Item is a recording of Road performing at the Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Cape Breton.
• 00:00:00 – 00:01:54 – the MC, Dave Healy, performing the “William Tell Overture” and introducing the next band, Road, to the stage
• 00:01:55 – 00:02:53 - Road doing a quick sound check
• 00:02:54 – 00:06:03 - “Pamela Brown”
• 00:06:04 – 00:10:04 - “My Mistakes”
• 00:10:05 – 00:10:44 - Bruce Timmons on guitar, Brendon Hall on steel guitar, Charles Lavery on drums, Allie Bennett and Fred Lavery on lead vocals.
• 00:10:45 – 00:14:50 - “So Far From You”
• 00:14:51 – 00:19:15 - “Cape Breton Dream” (written by Dennis Ryan of Ryan’s Fancy)
• 00:19:16 – 00:24:28 - “Song for Noelle”
Item is a photograph of a group of unidentified men sitting at a banquet table.
Item is a photograph of a group of men sitting at a banquet table.
Item is a photograph of men at a banquet table with a trophy.
Item is a recording of Buddy and the Boys performing at the Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Cape Breton. Their performance continues on Tape 12 (MG 21.18-A-1-1-12).
• 00:00:00 – 00:00:37 - man announcing Berkley Lamey on bass, Ralph Dillon on guitar, Leon Dubinsky on piano, Bobby Woods (from the Minglewood Band) on drums, and Max MacDonald on vocals
• 00:00:38 – 00:03:33 - “Workin’ at the Woolco (Manager Trainee Blues)”
• 00:03:34 – 00:05:09 – on stage sounds
• 00:05:10 – 00:07:59 - “Josephine”
• 00:08:00 – 00:08:53 – on stage sounds
• 00:08:54 – 00:13:38 - “Don’t Fool Yourself (The Sysco Kid)”
• 00:13:39 – 00:14:08 - introducing Ronnie MacEachern, who is going to sing “Gypsy Man” with the band
• 00:14:09 – 00:20:55 - “Gypsy Man”
• 00:20:56 – 00:21:41 - Max MacDonald speaking to the crowd
• 00:21:42 – 00:26:37 - “Last Holiday Weekend”
Item consists of a speech given by Dr. MacMillan, where he talks about how something must be done in order to give Cape Breton its rightful share of the tourism industry.
The item consists of Tom Carter and Isabelle Kennedy, eating Halloween Fuarag, a traditional Gael dessert typically eaten around Halloween and is used to tell the future by different objects put into the dessert.
The item consists of a photograph of a home and barn that overlooks the ocean in Inverness county, Cape Breton.
Item is a print of St. Ann's Bay signed by Dodge.
The item consists of a photograph of the exterior Beaton House, white with green trim, cape cod style home built circa1905.
Item is a recording of Buddy and the Boys finishing their set at the Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Cape Breton (the beginning of their set can be heard on Tape 11 (MG 21.18-A-1-1-11)).
Buddy and the Boys, cont’d:
• 00:00:00 – 00:08:35 - “Open Your Heart”
• 00:08:36 – 0012:55 - “Love the Night Away”
The Minglewood Band:
• 00:12:56 – 00:17:33 – “Blow Wind Blow”
• 00:17:34 – 00:18:18 - talking to the crowd, asking for monitors
• 00:18:19 – 00:22:00 - [“Rock this House”]
• 00:22:01 – 00:26:00 - Envers Sampson Jr. sings an unidentified song
• 00:26:01 – 00:26:51 - talking to the crowd
• 00:26:52 – 00:30:58 - “Patriot Game”
Item is a photograph of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on the day it was unveiled to the public.
The item consists of a photograph of a Border Collie owned by Isabelle and John Kennedy sitting in the carriage of horse drawn wagon.
Item is a photograph of a man standing in the entrance of the McLeod & Stanfield Bookstore in Glace Bay, N.S.
Item is a photographic portrait of the Glace Bay boxing team.
Item is a photographic portrait of the Glace Bay boxing team.
The item consists of a photograph of the exterior of the Beaton barn, faded cedar with red trim built circa 1905.
Item is a continuation of The Minglewood Band performing at the Tarbot Music Festival in Tarbot, Cape Breton (the first half of their performance can be heard on Tape 12 (MG 21.18-A-1-1-12)). The Minglewood Band was the last act of the 1977 festival and they close out the show by thanking the crowd and festival staff and volunteers.
The Minglewood Band, cont’d:
• 00:00:00 – 00:04:26 – [unidentified song]
• 00:04:27 – 00:05:45 - asking to keep all the mics on and asking for a doctor/St. John’s Ambulance to go to the house
• 00:05:46 – 00:11:00 - “Caledonia”
• 00:11:01 – 00:13:01 - asking for a doctor/nurse to go to the house on the property for an injury and calling Marcel Doucet to the stage
• 00:13:02 – 00:15:16 - Marcel Doucet on fiddle with the Minglewood Band
• 00:15:17 – 00:15:53 – on stage/crowd sounds
• 00:15:54 – 00:19:08 – “Crossing to Ireland” Marcel Doucet on fiddle
• 00:19:09 – 00:26:50 – band members each playing an instrumental
• 00:26:51 – 00:29:09 - Matt Minglewood thanking the crowd, thanking Steve Grose for organizing the festival, and festival staff and volunteers
The item consists of Alec and John Beaton playing the fiddle together.
Item is a photo of Wanda Robson with Mayann Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and Peter MacKay, Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova, at the unveiling of the Viola Desmond information panel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. A small crowd of people can be seen standing in the background.
Item is a photograph of troops of the 94th Regiment at arms in front of Marconi Station. Dozens of troops are lined along a path with an officer standing at the right end. There are multiple buildings visible in the background.
Item is a photograph of troops of the 94th Regiment at arms in front of Marconi Station. Dozens of troops and officers are lined in rows in front of a large house, some sitting and some standing.
Item is a photographic portrait of the first Sydney Cub Pack.
Item is a photograph of a group of female students at Holy Angels Convent.
The item consist of a young boy and son of the Beaton family, the black and white image shows the boy wearing rubber boots, a wool hat, ripped pants and a flannel shirt with a button up sweater tied at the waist with a leather belt.
The item consists of a photograph of John Beaton standing on his hay wagon outside carrying hay in 1979.
Item is a recording of two fiddle tunes performed by Mike MacDougall, Winnie Chafe, Buddy MacMaster, Allie Bennett, and Dougie MacPhee. It is a short extract from their performance at the Tarbot Music Festival and the whole set can be heard on Tape 3 (MG 21.18-A-1-1-3) and Tape 4 (MG 21.18-A-1-1-4).
• 00:00:00 – 00:04:00 - Fiddle tune by Mike MacDougall, Winnie Chafe, Buddy MacMaster, Allie Bennett, Dougie MacPhee
• 00:04:01 – 00:05:36 - fiddle tune
Item is a photographic portrait of the Colby Glee Club in uniform and holding a plaque.
Item is a photographic portrait of the Central School Glee Club holding a plaque that reads "C.B. Music Festival Shield School Chorus (Gr.3) Taught by Grade Teacher."
The item consists of a photograph of Timber in the Beaton’s farm showing how parts of the barn were built.
This item is a photograph of a Ukrainian band taken by Ostrander Studios in Glace Bay in the late 1930s. Pictured left to right are Vasyl Markew, Fedyo Hutch, Harry Segdon, and Pavlo Drabek. The tsymbaly (цимбали) , a traditional Ukrainian instrument is part of the ensemble.
The postcard shows many people on a snow covered hill in North Sydney. The event may have been the opening of the ski slide. The view from the hill shows the harbour as well as buildings.
Item is a photographic portrait of young men and women from Central School holding a plaque that says "C.B Music Festival Shield Grade 7."