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Donation from Stewart Family of Strathgartney
The Friends of Clyde River Historical Committee received a donation to our archives of a small trunk/sea chest with the initials H.S.B. on its lid in brass nail heads. This…
Read MoreThis Saturday’s Lecture: Island Nurses in the Great War
Saturday, February 4th – 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Author of Those Splendid Girls “The Heroic Service of Island Nurses in the Great War” In Those Splendid Girls, author Katherine Dewar combines her love of history and knowledge…
Read MoreMillar MacFadyen
Millar’s Life Review was provided to us by Joanne (MacFadyen) Turner which was written by Norma Thomson (Millar’s niece, Norman’s daughter) in 1986 for a course she had taken on the Dynamics of…
Read More2017 Clyde River Lectures
Our 5th Annual Clyde River Lecture Series is back after attracting record audiences in 2016. The series has become the place to be on Saturday afternoons during an Island winter, where…
Read MoreLawson Drake to receive Mentor Award
(Article appeared in The Guardian. Reprinted with permission.) The Meadow Bank resident will be recognized on Dec. 7, 7:00 p.m., during a dinner in his honour at the Delta Prince Edward…
Read MoreLadies Night Out – Dec. 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Clyde River Women’s Institute is hosting a Ladies Night Out on Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Riverview Community Centre. They will be doing crafts with pinecones. Participants can…
Read MoreIndignant Silence – A Place for Public Worship
Here is a story submitted to us from Donald E. Holmes with photography by Florence Wall. With such strong historical ties between our two communities, we are delighted to feature our…
Read MoreDoris & Donald MacDonald receive 2016 Selkirk Award
It was an honour to attend the Belfast Historical Society Fundraising Dinner last evening at St. Andrew’s United Church in Vernon Bridge. They mentioned that the Belfast area at one time…
Read MoreBelfast Historical Society to host Fundraising Dinner, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
The Friends of Clyde River Historical Committee reached out to the Belfast Historical Society last year to learn more about their activities and to begin discussions on how we could collaborate. Our Lot…
Read MoreAnnie Boyle recognized for Fundraising Efforts
This article was written by Journalist Sally Cole and appeared in The Guardian on October 24, 2016. Annie grew up in Clyde River and taught 4-H in the community for a decade. At a…
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