Black and white photograph of the lighthouse at the east end of Pictou Island at the end of the 19th century.
The lighthouse at the east end of Pictou Island at the end of the 19th century, with lightkeeper Andrew MacFarlane (1855-1927), his wife Flora MacPherson (1862-1931) and their children. The fathers of Andrew and Flora both came from Mull.
Black and white photograph of an iceboat crew at Pictou Island in the early 20th century.
An iceboat crew at Pictou Island in the first half of the 20th century. The Northumberland Strait is frozen during the winter and, before the advent of air services to the island in the 1920s or 1930s, iceboat was the only form of transportation to mainland Nova Scotia.
Black and white photograph of a horse-drawn wagon transporting lobster creels at Pictou Island in the early 20th century.
A horse-drawn wagon transporting lobster creels at Pictou Island in the mid-20th century. Lachie Dan MacCallum (1881-1967), great-grandson of the first miller at Cornaig, would have used a similar wagon to haul his gear until he stopped fishing around 1964.
Black and white photograph of Christena and Flora Brown, the daughters of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol.
L-R: Sisters Christena (b. 1876) and Flora (b. 1868), daughters of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol and his wife Sarah Henderson. Christena married Frank Fowler in 1906 and settled in Seaforth, Ontario. Flora married Archie McKinnon and lived in Teeswater, Ontario.
Black and white photograph of Sarah Ann Brown, the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her husband.
Sarah Ann Brown, the seventh child of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol and his wife Sarah Henderson, with her husband Edwin Herbert Muir, photographed in Canada.
Black and white photograph of Sarah Ann Brown, the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her family.
Sarah Ann Brown with her husband Edwin Herbert Muir and children Opal (b. 1895), Neil Hilton (b. 1900), Dora (b. 1907) and Bertha (b. 1909), photographed in Canada. Sarah was the seventh child of Neil Brown (1819-1905), Heylipol, and his wife Sarah Henderson.
Black and white photograph of Isabella Brown and her husband William (Bill) Donnelly, photographed in Canada. Isabella was the eighth child of Neil Brown (1819-1905), Heylipol, and his wife Sarah Henderson.
Black and white photograph of Sarah Ann Brown, the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her family.
Sarah Ann Brown, the seventh child of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol and his wife Sarah Henderson, with her family. L-R: (back) Neil (b.1900), Opal (b. 1895), (front) Bertha (b. 1909), Sarah Ann Muir nee Brown, Sara Elizabeth (b. 1911), Edwin Herbert Muir and Dora (b. 1907).
Black and white photograph of Angus Brown, the son of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with his wife and children.
Angus Brown (b.1872), the son of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with his wife Jemima Cooper and children Roy and Margaret (b. 1901).
Black and white photograph of Christena Brown, the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her husband and son.
Christena Brown (b. 1876), the daughter of Neil Brown (1819-1905) from Heylipol, with her husband Herbert Fowler and their son Frank (b. 1907), photographed in Canada.
