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          CA BI G3 · Item · ca. 1920

          Item is a catechism, collection of hymns, prayers and council concerning the seven deadly sins. This was first produced by Fr. Alexander MacDonald (Maighstir Alasdair Mór). Rev. MacDonald was born in Lochaber, Scotland in 1801. He was ordained in Scotland in 1824 and after serving as parish priest in Moidart, immigrated to Cape Breton where, in 1842, he became parish priest in Mabou and Vicar General to the bishop of Arichat. D. 1865 in Mabou. Item was licenced to print by Bishop James Morrison, b. of Antigonish from 1913-1950.

          G2 · Item · 19-?

          Item is a catechism, collection of hymns, prayers and council concerning the seven deadly sins. This was first produced by Fr. Alexander MacDonald (Maighstir Alasdair Mór). Rev. MacDonald was born in Lochaber, Scotland in 1801. He was ordained in Scotland in 1824 and after serving as parish priest in Moidart, immigrated to Cape Breton where, in 1842, he became parish priest in Mabou and Vicar General to the bishop of Arichat. D. 1865 in Mabou. Item was licenced to print by Bishop James Morrison, b. of Antigonish from 1913-1950.

          CA BI T-2034 · Item · 1982
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Biographical Sketch
          Genealogy of the Loch Lomond MacDonald'
          Farming in the early days
          Dominion Coal Company cut lumber at Silver Mine
          Describes the operation, log bridge built across the river
          The log drive to the sawmill...
          Describes the process of hauling logs to the river
          Logs provided lumber for company houses
          Started school at age of 10
          His first teacher, Jessie Morrison
          Far from school, boarded with his aunt...
          Describes the school, how it was heated, the discipline
          Left school after grade 5
          Started working at the Steel Plant, 1926
          During Depression, little work - plant worked 2 days a week
          Women were hired during the War (WW II)
          Work on the farm - what the women did - the day's routine

          Food - fish, how it was preserved
          Making farm implement
          Hay making in the early days
          Dairy proucts - keeping milk cold
          The arrival of cream separators, their care
          His father was postmaster, 1912
          Carried mail to Salmon River, $1 a trip
          Discusses operation of the post office & mail route
          First post office at Loch Lomond
          News papers - Sydney (N.S.) Weekly Post, Family Herald
          Wages at the Steel Plants after the War
          Describes work at the Plant
          United Steel Workers Union didn't get started until after 1941
          The Plant Council...
          Life on the farm - kerosene lamps, wood stoves...
          Water from the well - never frozen because of its depth
          When the mine started, the well went dry
          No social activities in his youth
          Church history - lay preachers in the earliest times
          Present church built in 1910
          United Church at Loch Lomond opened 1929
          The first ministers...
          Dissension and division over the union
          Choir made up of older people
          Prayer meetings held in school once a week
          Gaelic the only language spoken at home; few could repeat it
          His thoughts on Gaelic Today
          He and all his brothers & sisters, born at home, delivered by a midwife, Peggy Currie
          Never felt that his likfe lacked anything
          Discusses food on the farm; potatoes & turnip the only vegetables
          Implements manufactured in the forge
          Four blacksmiths in the area, he gives their names; none today
          Names 3 merchants that were in the area at the time
          Pioneer craftes, processing wool
          Describes his trip to North Uist, his search for information on Malcolm "The Carpnter"
          Describes the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, his impression
          Describes a Gaelic service he attended
          Sunday laws stricty bserved there
          Some more genealogy
          His mother's weaving - she was self taught
          Mary MacLean whom he visited in Scotland
          Reads in Gaelic

          Macdonald, Wilma J.
          CA BI 77-892-1026 · Item · 1955

          Item is a photograph of the Holy Synod taken at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier. Featured from left to right are Alderman Chicks Chisholm, City Solicitor Michael Whally, Unknown, Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson, Mayor Tony Gallagher, Rev. Calder and Rev. F. Francis.

          Abbass Studios Ltd.
          CA BI 77-338-472 · Item · 1901

          Item is a photograph of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association Band, in front of 'Old Glebe House' in Sydney Mines; the names of the members are listed on the reverse.

          CA BI T-356 · Item · 1972
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Item is an audio recording of a number of old time Cape Breton fiddle tunes. Recording also contains a conversation Malcolm J. Maclean, Boisdale, on his 95th birthday.

          Violin selections by:

          MacMaster, Buddy
          MacKenzie, Karl
          Cameron, John Allan
          MacLellan, Theresa
          Cameron, John Allan
          MacMaster, Buddy
          Beaton, Donald Angus
          MacKenzie, Karl

          MacDonald, Joseph L. - Brief biographical sketch

          MacLean, Malcolm J. - Interview with MacLean on 95th birthday

          MacLean, Catherine - Recitation of prayers in Gaelic

          MacDonald, Joseph L. - Gaelic address

          MacLean, Malcolm J. - Story of mother's life in Boisdale

          MacKenzie, Hugh - Reading of Gaelic address to MacLean

          MacLean, Malcolm J. - School teachers at Boisdale

          MacDonald, Joseph Lawrence
          CA BI MG 6.45 · Fonds · 1929

          Fonds consists of the constitution and minutes of a meeting of the St. Andrew's Society of Sydney.

          CA BI T-107 · Item · 1969
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Item is an audio recording of Dan A. MacDonald and Neil MacDonald. Includes Gaelic songs, hymns, and stories.

          Dan A. MacDonald (Framboise):

          "'Se Ceap Breatunn Tir Mo Ghraidh."(Patriotic Song) Composed by Dan A. MacDonald.

          'Laithean Sona M'Oige.' (Song of his youth) Composed by Dan A. MacDonald.

          "Tell us something about your early industries, schools, churches, etc." Very interesting early history.

          Angus and Donald - Travel. (Anecdote--Humour) Related by Dan A. MacDonald.

          "Summer Time." Composed and sung by Dan A. Macdonald (Pastoral Song)

          Life in early Framboise (Narrative about frolics and pie socials; no pipers in Framboise).

          Introduction to our interview by Mrs. Neil MacDonald of Fourchu.

          Neil MacDonald (Fourchu):

          "D.A. MacDonald looks in the mirror" Composed by D.A. MacDonald about himself. (Humourous Song)

          'O Chanada' (Neil MacDonald) (Patriotic Song)

          Talented people in Forchu - Composed Poetry even at work; gifted in every way.

          Early life in Forchu - History

          "Spinning Wheel" (Anecdote)

          "Tell me about the early religious life in Forchu - is the early Baptist Church still extant?"

          All Protestants are now members of the United Church.

          "We would like to have a few words about your early schools."

          There is a little story about Captain Hooper. (Anecdote)

          "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" - Gaelic - Neil MacDonald accompanied by his wife on a seventy-year-old organ. (Hymnology)

          "Nearer My God to Thee" - Gaelic - Neil MacDonald accompanied by his wife on a seventy-year-old organ. (Hymnology)

          Beaton, Sister Margaret
          Gaelic Songs and Prayer
          CA BI T-384 · Item · 1972
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Cameron, Finlay - Nighean Bhàn Ghrùlainn

          Sadie Beaton Cameron - An Té Ruadh 's am Bodach

          MacDonald, Rev. Stanley - Tha Mo Bhreacan 's a fo'n Dìle

          MacNeil, Frank - Òran do Reisimaidh Bhraid-Albann

          MacDonald, Rev. Stanley - O 's e mo run a maraiche

          Rankin, Peter - Each am Màbu by Sam Nicolson

          Cameron, Finlay - Tha mi 'n diugh gu tinn

          Rankin, Agatha - Song composed by Janet MacPherson (Creignish)
          MacDonald, Hector H. - Will you Marry Me my Bonnie Lass (Gaelic)
          MacDonald, Hector H. -
          MacDonald, Hector H.
          Rankin, Rev. Donald - Gaelic prayer, Preface of Mass

          MacEachern, Elizabeth - Oran do Cheap Breatuinn

          MacEachern, Elizabeth - O tiugainn a leannain

          MacEachern, Elizabeth - Legends and customs

          MacEachern, Elizabeth
          CA BI T-411 · Item · 1972
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Item is an audio recording of Gaelic songs and stories collected in the Boisdale area. Recording includes a Gaelic mass and Gaelic hymns.

          Steele, John - Biographical sketch

          Steele, John - Story of a man buying a horse (Local)

          Steel, John - Story about Loch Mor (Loon Lake)

          Steele, John - Song: Eilean a' Fhraoich

          Steele, John - Stories

          Steele, John - A fishing story

          MacIntyre, Joseph - Biographical sketch

          MacIntyre, Joseph - A story about the supernatural

          MacIntyre, Joseph - Tha m'Inntinn Trom 's Cha Tog Mi Fonn

          MacIntyre, Joseph - Tha Mo Bhreacan-sa fo'n Dìle

          MacIntyre, Joseph - Ailein Duinn Nach Till Thu'n Taobh-sa

          MacIntyre, Joseph - Horo is Toigh Leam Fhìn Thu

          MacIntyre, Joseph - Eilean Sgitheanach nam Buadh

          MacDonald, Mrs. Marie - Biographical sketch

          MacDonald, Mrs. Marie - Two funny stories

          MacNeil, John Hector - Biographical sketch

          MacNeil, John Hector - Recitation of Lord's Prayer in Gaelic

          MacDonnell, Rev. Malcolm - Gaelic Mass televised - 1964

          MacLellan, Theresa - Violin selections

          MacDonald, Joseph Lawrence
          Gaelic Songs in Framboise
          CA BI T-215 · Item · 1971
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          "Party Telephone Song" (D.J. MacDermaid)
          "Eilean mo Chridhe 't truaighe nach" (Angus MacDonald)
          "Psalms..." (D.N. Morrison) Precenting
          "Laithean Sona M'Oige" (D.N. Morrison)
          "Laithean Sona M'Oige" (Kenneth Morrison)
          "Eilean Sgiathanach" (Alex MacLeod)
          "Hith-ill-en na hill-ean i"(Angus MacDoanld)
          Dan W. Strachan
          Angus MacDonald
          "'Faill ill o agus ho-ro eile" (Dan W. Strachan)
          "Hith-ill-en na hill-ean i" (Kennie Angus)
          "Ged tha sheol mi air M'Aneol" (Neil Morrison)
          "Hug Oireann O" ( Neil Morrison)
          "Hith-ill-en na hill-ean i"
          "HIth-ill-en na hill-ean i" (cont'd)
          "Hithill-en na hill-ean i" (Kennie Angus)
          "Nighean donn an t-sugraidh" (Norman MacDermaid)
          Kennie Angus
          "Suas Leis a' Ghaidhalig" (Dan Neil Morrison)
          Kenneth Morrison
          "Ballad of John Harvey" (Mrs. Mary MacLeod)
          "Cabar feidh" (Mrs. Mary MacLeod)

          Morrison, Kenneth
          CA BI T-2051 · Item · 1982
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          His people came from North Uist Angus "Mor" MacDonald & his friends prepared for a year to emigrate

          The people who "drove" them out

          People who came: MacLeods, Morrisons, MacKinnons, Beatons

          His grandfather's family - 10 children, 2 born here

          His grandmother told him stories of Scotland

          They sailed from Loch Maddy on "The Commerce", weeks & 6 days on the journey

          Half the group went to West Bay, the rest stayed at Irish Cove - finally all moved to Loch Lomond area

          How they acquired stock - oxen, horses, cattle

          Many brands - songs were never published

          His experiences going west on the "Harvest" trains

          Wages & working conditions

          Describes different types of work in the lumber camps

          The pioneers' religion

          Log churches - snow blew in between the logs

          Church services, precenting

          Social life - ceilidhs, milling frolics,

          Milling songs - the best singers were in Loch Lomond

          Weddings - the "drive" after the marriage, as many as 100 wagons

          One of the songs they sang during the drive - "Cha bhi mi buan 's tu bhi buan"

          Sings a chorus of the song

          Macdonald, Norman
          CA BI T-155 · Item · 1969
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Item is an audio recording of Mrs. Archie Kennedy. She speaks on life in Broad Cove and Margaree, education in the area, local lore, and prevalence of Gaelic language especially in the church.

          Early days at home in Margaree...

          Early school days at Captain Allan's House...School books, studies, school hours, discipline, temperature of school room.

          "Hard shoes and woolen stockings" Mogans were pulled over the shoes to keep the feet warm.

          Story about the "brocan cruaidh"

          A day in school...The day started with a prayer, then the pupils stood in a row and read. Next came the spellings. Places of honour were won according to one's ability to spell. This was an ungraded school.

          Teachers and method of teaching. The Friday program.

          Nothing was learned in Gaelic in the schools.

          The Church in Margaree. Prayers and Catechism all learned in Gaelic.

          Beaton, Sister Margaret
          MG 13.58 · Fonds · 1891 - 1957

          Fonds consists of correspondence, personal papers and writings, petitions, published papers, and newspaper clippings. The fonds pertains to Msgr. MacPherson’s role as a Roman Catholic priest, Gaelic language and culture in Cape Breton, and Mi’kmaq language and culture in Nova Scotia.

          MacPherson, Fr. Donald
          Reminiscences of Gabarus
          CA BI T-47 · Item · 1966
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Robert Morgan Ottawa (Ont.), Gabarus (N.S.), Rouses Point (N.S.) Interrogates Mr. Fred Reid on his early life in Gabarus (N.S.), his birthplace, his ancestors, the history of Gabarus (N.S.), etc.

          Mr. Fred Reid Speaks of the Catholic Church which was there 68 years ago.

          Mr. Fred Reid Discusses the different families of Gabarus (N.S.) and their Religions

          Mrs. Truman Clark Asked Mr. Reid questions concerning the early settlers of Gabarus (N.S.)

          Mr. Fred Reid Said that the Roy family, after leaving Scotland, changed their name to Reid.

          Mr. Fred Reid The Campbell's tried to kill them in Scotland

          Robert Morgan Tell us what you know about the Loyalists

          Mrs. Truman Clark Mrs. Truman Clark presents map and discusses, with the others, the Land Grants

          Robert Morgan Asks what is known about "Squatters Rights"?

          Mr. Fred Reid Armstrong - vessell blew up and he was drowned

          Mr. Fred Reid The land could be had a long time before the grants were given

          Mr. Fred Reid DeOrmistons were Huguenots.

          Mrs. Truman Clark How many factories were there in times?

          Robert Morgan Methodist Church...

          Mr. Fred Reid Was there a battery around here?

          Mr. Fred Reid Asks why Gabarus (N.S.) bigger than it is now?

          Mrs. Truman Clark Discussed the early people of Gabarus (N.S.)...

          Mrs. Truman Clark Why did the fishermen go on strike? They went on strike because of the small price of lobster

          Mrs. Truman Clark Where did you sell the lobster? They were canned and sent to Halifax (N.S.), then shipped over-seas

          Mrs. Truman Clark Speaks of his work in a lobster cannery - .05 cents an hour

          Mrs. Truman Clark Tell us about the politicians around here in your time...

          Mrs. Truman Clark What do you know about Alex Johnson and Dr. Kendall?

          Mr. Fred Reid Gives and interesting history of the Orange Hall.

          Mrs. Truman Clark You were Customs Officer, weren't you, Mr. Reid?

          Robert Morgan What can you tell us about the First World War?

          Robert Morgan Did the Catholics speak Gaelic

          Mr. Fred Reid It is often clear in Gabarus (N.S.) when it is very foggy in Louisbourg

          Robert Morgan He says people want to see the shore and not fancy places through the woods

          Robert Morgan Asks if there are any Mi'kmaq here

          Mrs. Carita Reid Introduces herself

          Robert Morgan Asks Mrs. Reid her age, and where she lives.

          Mrs. Carita Reid The first Bagnell was General Bagnell who came during the war.

          Mrs. Reid Gives the history of her ancestors

          Mrs. Reid Gives the history of the old house on Rouses Point (N.S.)

          Robert Morgan Asks about the story of the French ship...

          Robert Morgan How long were you a Sunday school teacher

          Robert Morgan Information on MacGillivary's, Low Point (N.S.), Newfoundland, and Cape Breton County

          Robert Morgan Do you know anything about the Lobster fisheries here in Rouses Point (N.S.)?

          Mrs. Carita Reid Methodist Church was built long before the Baptist Church.

          Mrs. Carita Reid Were automobiles common in the early days?

          Mrs. Carita Reid Graveyards...

          Mrs. Carita Reid Do you know anything about the Mi'kmaq in the early days?

          Rev. Duncan Joseph Rankin
          CA BI MG 6.32 · Fonds · 1911

          Fonds consists of:
          The 1920 petition by M.R. MacLeod to allow Gaelic to be taught in public schools.
          A letter to the editor of the Casket urging readers to speak Gaelic to their children in the home.
          Various writings in Gaelic, including a story attributed to Joe "Eòs a'Ghobha" MacNeil of Christmas Island, a story about a humorous trip for Boisdale to Christmas Island and a congratulatory speech for the 50th anniversary of Johnny A. and Peggy MacKinnon of Rear Iona.

          CA BI T-391 · Item · 1977
          Part of Sound and Moving Image Collection

          Item is an audio recording of a gaelic church service in Loch Lomond, Cape Breton (N.S).

          MacDonald, Rev. J.B.N. - Opening prayers

          Loch Lomond Gaelic Singers - Hymn

          MacDonald, Rev. J.B.N. - Prayer

          Loch Lomond Gaelic Singers - Precenting

          MacDonald, Rev. J.B.N. - Scripture reading - 23rd Psalm

          Loch Lomond Gaelic Singers - Hymn

          MacDonald, Ross; Morrison, Kenneth - Hymn - "In the Garden"

          Loch Lomond Gaelic Singers - Precenting

          MacDonald, Rev. J.B.N. - Sermon

          MacDonald, Rev. J.B.N. - Sermon

          Loch Lomond Gaelic Singers - Precenting

          MacDonald, Mary Catherine "Kay"
          Rev. John Hugh MacEachen
          CA BI MG 6.67 · Fonds · 1982

          Fonds consists of a Gaelic song (with English translation) composed by Father MacEachen on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of St. Margaret's Parish, Broad Cove.

          CA BI 88-644-18154 · Item · [n.d.]

          Item is a photograph of the congregation of St. Philips African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.

          Synagogue
          CA BI N Series-552.1 · Item · 1947
          Part of Abbass Studios Ltd. fonds

          Item is a photograph of two rabbis standing at the altar of a Synagogue.

          Abbass Studios Ltd.