History

Frank Gillespie’s story of adventure during the Klondike Gold Rush has me temporarily hooked on adventure stories from those days. I found a news clipping in My Mother’s Scrapbook about…

Frank Gillespie was born in 1871 in the farmhouse by the old forge on the Bannockburn Road in Clyde River with the heart of an adventurer. In 1889, he and…

“In 1916, W.K. Rogers of Charlottetown offered his car to a young officer to visit his family in Tignish before going overseas. It was the first car to be driven…

“Autos must be hung up for all time…a $500 tax…we have no right to allow such a nuisance on PEI…only a foolish fad of millionaires and fools.” From a letter…

We are beginning a new website series called My Mother’s Scrapbook. Many of our mothers saved clippings and wrote diaries about daily life in Clyde River. These scrapbooks show us how…

[slideshow]The following is a transcript of the speech Helen MacPhail presented at the 5th Clyde River Lecture recounting her and her husband, former Lieutenant Governor Lloyd G. MacPhail’s visit to…

Our fifth and final lecture for the 2013 winter season will feature Helen MacPhail. Helen and her husband, former Lieutenant Governor Lloyd G. MacPhail, had the rare opportunity to meet…

The son of David and Cathy Livingston and grandson of Edna and the late Bill Livingston of Clyde River left for Thurri, Kenya on February 5th for 20 days as…

Do you ever wonder about where a tradition comes from? Someone starts one, other people enjoy it, they all want to enjoy it again, participants have even more ideas on…

Dog River – 12 June 1810 – Plans are underway to construct a bridge over the Dog River. This new bridge will make a significant impact on the daily lives…