Rankin-Sibley · Community history
East End, May 1, 1983
A view of Pictou Island’s East End from Darrell Rankin’s slides. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-EAST-END-1983
Family & Community Collections
Named family collections and photographs of Island community life.
Pictou Island Wharf at night — photograph credited to PIHS
Historic colour photograph of Pictou Island Wharf
Church Cemetery — PIHS photograph
The Hall, Pictou Island — photograph credited to PIHS
1914–1918 Roll of Honour
The White Lady
Pictou Island Hearse House
Forerunners and the Hearse House
Historic Pictou Island iceboat illustration
Pictou Island iceboat
Daily Patriot, 23 February 1903 — Minto passengers at Pictou Island
Daily Patriot, 17 March 1903 — Minto and Stanley report
Pictou Island ferry
Pictou Island mail plane
Pictou Island fisheries
Margaret MacDonald
Ralph Hooper
Military gravestone of Lance Corporal J.R. Hooper
Veterans Affairs service and burial record for Lance Corporal J.R. Hooper
Sunday school picnic at the Rankin farm
Jack and Mary Rankin
The MacLean sisters
Sidney, Ralph, and Theodore Hooper
Lorne Matheson collection photograph
Unidentified wreck — view 1
Unidentified wreck — view 2
Unidentified wreck — view 3
Unidentified wreck — view 4
Historic lighthouse view
Island shipbuilding
Factory Road
Historic lighthouse and outbuildings
Pioneer Cemetery
Heritage Centre and Iceboat exhibit
Eddie Glover, Billy MacMillan Sr., and Punch Patterson with an iceboat
Historic illustration of the Pictou Island hearse
Historic lighthouse view
South Side Lighthouse
Boat passing Sutherland Memorial Church in 2019
Boat passing Edward Rankin’s former house in 2019
South Side Lighthouse, fishing boats, and people
People loading cattle aboard a boat
Historic East End Lighthouse
Historic West End Lighthouse and keeper's buildings
Historic South Side Lighthouse
Lorraine MacDonald and Rena Ferguson on the South Lighthouse steps
Early photograph of Sutherland Memorial Church
Sunday school picnic in the 1940s
Island community members at Sutherland Memorial Church
Archibald Sutherland
Pioneer Cemetery restoration volunteers
Pioneer Cemetery during restoration
Headstone recorded during Pioneer Cemetery restoration
Historic view associated with the Pioneer Cemetery
Andrew MacFarlane
William C. “Bill Cole” MacDonald
Archibald “Archie” MacDonald
Charles “Charlie Dan” Patterson
John Alexander “Jack Happy” MacDonald
Hugh “Big Hughie” MacLean
Lauchlan “Lauchie” Rankin
John M. MacLean
Pictou Island Sunday School class, August 16, 1942
The Hearse House—PIHS's first project
Pictou Island group portrait
Welcoming a soldier home, probably 1945
The vessel Morag near Pictou Island
Ward MacCallum grading an island road
Opening the Iceboat Exhibit
PIHS lighthouse-keeper photograph search
Pictou Island Auction 45 rules
Old-time card party, 2022
Old-time card party gathering, 2022
Pictou Island 45s tournament, 2023
Sheila Rankin painting of the South Lighthouse
South Lighthouse painting raffle winner
Sutherland Memorial Church restoration, 2024
First annual PIHS work party, 2024
Caring for PIHS heritage buildings
Wharf Lighthouse work party
Pictou Island heritage photography, 2024
Pictou Island heritage photography, 2024—second view
Piping in the lobsters at LobsterFest XVI
Cooking for LobsterFest XVI
Gathering for LobsterFest XVI
LobsterFest XVI at the wharf
LobsterFest XVII volunteer
Community meal at LobsterFest XVII
Longtime and new island residents at LobsterFest XVII
Skipper Ronny honoured at LobsterFest XVII
LobsterFest XVII cooking crew
LobsterFest XV, 2023
LobsterFest XV community gathering
LobsterFest XV volunteers
The first PIHS bottle drive, 2017
Transporting PIHS refundables, 2023
PIHS refundable-container fundraiser, 2025
Gathering for LobsterFest XVIII, 2026
LobsterFest XVIII community meal
Lobster prepared for LobsterFest XVIII
Arriving for LobsterFest XVIII
Young visitors at LobsterFest XVIII
LobsterFest XVIII volunteers
Community dinner at LobsterFest XVIII
Fisheries and Canneries — view 4
Fisheries and Canneries — view 5
Fisheries and Canneries — view 6
Fisheries and Canneries — view 7
Fisheries and Canneries — view 8
Fisheries and Canneries — view 9
Ray Hayman family and community photographs
Ray Hayman family and community photographs — view 3
Ray Hayman family and community photographs — view 4
Ray Hayman family and community photographs — view 5
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Rankin-Sibley · Working life
East End fishermen
Logan MacDonald and Vernie Rankin at the East End. Photograph from a Darrell Rankin slide; Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-EAST-END-FISHERMEN
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Pictou Island Wharf
Historic view of the island wharf, preserved from Hazel MacDonald’s collection. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PICTOU-ISLAND-WHARF-HAZEL-MACDONALD
Rankin-Sibley · Places
Jack and Mary Rankin’s farm
Jack Rankin bought a farm with a log house and built this house with Mary before their 1910 marriage, using wood brought from Wood Islands. The small building at right was used as a store. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-RANKIN-FARM
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Jack and Mary Rankin
Jack and Mary Rankin. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-MARY-RANKIN
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Sunday school picnic at the Rankin farm
An island Sunday school picnic at Jack and Mary Rankin’s property. Participant identifications were supplied with the Andrea Rankin Sibley collection. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-SUNDAY-SCHOOL-PICNIC
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Vernie and Duncan Rankin
Brothers Vernie and Duncan Rankin. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-VERNIE-DUNCAN-RANKIN
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Vernie and Isabel Rankin playing hockey
Vernie and Isabel Rankin with hockey sticks on Pictou Island. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-VERNIE-ISABEL-RANKIN-HOCKEY
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Angus and Dollie MacDonald
Angus Hector “Happy Angus” MacDonald and Adeline “Dollie” MacFarlane. They farmed and kept horses on the property later associated with the Stafford family. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-ANGUS-DOLLIE-MACDONALD
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Bush MacDonald and Vernie Rankin
Henry “Bush” MacDonald and Vernie Rankin. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-BUSH-MACDONALD-VERNIE-RANKIN
Can you identify this photograph?Rankin-Sibley · People
Torquil MacLean’s farm
A historic view of Torquil MacLean’s farm. The people shown are not yet identified in the available record. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-TORQUIL-MACLEAN-FARM
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Torquil and Isabella MacLean
Torquil and Isabella MacLean. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-TORQUIL-ISABELLA-MACLEAN
Rankin-Sibley · Transportation
Hector MacLean
Hector MacLean, believed to be Torquil MacLean’s brother. The collection notes that he played bagpipes on the mainland boat journey for Vernie and Isabel’s 1944 wedding. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-HECTOR-MACLEAN
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
The MacLean sisters
Dollie, Janie, Mamie, Bella (Isabella), Annie, and Ena—daughters of Charles and Annabel MacLean. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-MACLEAN-SISTERS
Rankin-Sibley · Community historyRead the biography →
Annabel “Bella” McCallum
Annabel “Bella” McCallum (1853–1922), Isabella MacLean’s mother. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-BELLA-MCCALLUM
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Isabel Hooper Rankin
Isabel Hooper Rankin. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-ISABEL-HOOPER-RANKIN
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Teddy Hooper and Vernie Rankin
Teddy Hooper and Vernie Rankin. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-TEDDY-HOOPER-VERNIE-RANKIN
Rankin-Sibley · People
Sidney, Ralph, and Theodore Hooper
Sidney, John Ralph, and Theodore “Teddy” Hooper, all of whom served during the Second World War. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-SIDNEY-RALPH-THEODORE-HOOPER
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Hooper and MacLean family group
A large family group from the Hooper and MacLean families. Identifications supplied with the Andrea Rankin Sibley collection accompany this family photograph. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-HOOPER-FAMILY
Can you identify this photograph?Rankin-Sibley · People
Skating on Pictou Island
Island residents skating outdoors. The people and date are not confirmed in the available catalogue information. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-SKATING
Rankin-Sibley · Transportation
Vernie Rankin, East End fisherman
Vernie Rankin aboard a fishing boat at the East End, preserved from a Darrell Rankin slide. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-VERNIE-RANKIN-EAST-END-FISHERMAN
Rankin-Sibley · Working life
East End shoreline
Cattle on the beach near the East End harbour, photographed in the 1970s or early 1980s and preserved from Darrell Rankin’s slides. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-EAST-END-SHORELINE
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Annabelle MacLean Hooper
A portrait identified in the supplied collection record as Annabelle MacLean Hooper. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-ANNABELLE-MACLEAN-HOOPER
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Torquil and Isabella MacLean
A second portrait of Torquil and Isabella MacLean, shown seated together. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-TORQUIL-ISABELLA-MACLEAN-SEATED
Rankin-Sibley · Places
MacLean family gathering
A MacLean family group gathered beside a car and farmhouse. Family identifications were supplied with the Andrea Rankin Sibley collection. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-MACLEAN-FAMILY-GROUP-CAR
Rankin-Sibley · Community historyRead the biography →
Annabel “Bella” McCallum at a spinning wheel
Annabel “Bella” McCallum at a spinning wheel, identified in the Andrea Rankin Sibley collection. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-MCCALLUM-SPINNING-WHEEL
Rankin-Sibley · Transportation
Pictou Island Wharf
A colour view of boats and fishing activity at the Pictou Island Wharf. The supplied record identifies Anderson MacLean, Teddy Hooper, Henry “Bush” MacDonald, Isabel and Vernie Rankin, and Logan MacDonald among those present. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PICTOU-ISLAND-WHARF-COLOUR
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Jack and Mary Rankin’s farm
A wide view across the fields toward Jack and Mary Rankin’s farm. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-MARY-RANKIN-FARM-WIDE
Rankin-Sibley · Places
Rankin farm from above
An elevated colour view of Jack and Mary Rankin’s house, outbuildings, fields, and shoreline. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-MARY-RANKIN-FARM-AERIAL
Rankin-Sibley · Working life
Jack Rankin
Jack Rankin photographed outdoors in work clothes. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-RANKIN-WORKING
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Jack Rankin, 1956
Jack Rankin seated at home in 1956. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-RANKIN-1956
Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Jack Rankin in the garden
Jack Rankin standing among tall garden flowers. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-RANKIN-GARDEN
Rankin-Sibley · Places
The Rankin house
A historic exterior photograph of the house Jack and Mary Rankin built before their 1910 marriage. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-JACK-RANKIN-HOUSE
Can you identify this photograph?Rankin-Sibley · Community history
Torquil MacLean’s farmyard
Animals gathered beside the barn at Torquil MacLean’s farm. The person shown has not been confirmed in the available record. Andrea Rankin Sibley collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-TORQUIL-MACLEAN-FARMYARD
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Transportation
Early aircraft · Lorne Matheson’s attributed first mail plane
An early aircraft photograph supplied by Lorne Matheson, who identified the aircraft as Pictou Island’s “first mail plane.” This identification is preserved as Lorne’s family-history attribution, rather than as independent verification of the aircraft, a first flight or the beginning of postal air service. The date, location, aircraft model, pilot and service history remain unconfirmed. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-00
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · People
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 1
Historic family photograph awaiting identification of the people, place, and date. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-01
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 2
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-02
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 3
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-03
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · People
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 4
Historic family photograph awaiting identification of the people, place, and date. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-04
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 7
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-07
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 8
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-08
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 9
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-09
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · People
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 12
Historic family photograph awaiting identification of the people, place, and date. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-12
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 14
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-14
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Lorne Matheson collection — photograph 15
Historic island photograph awaiting identification and context. Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-PHOTO-15
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · People
Matheson family photograph 3
Family photograph preserved in the Lorne Matheson collection. The people and date are not yet confirmed.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-MOMS-03
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Transportation
Nina Vennita Matheson beside an aircraft
Nina Vennita Matheson stands with another woman beside an aircraft. The photograph may date from after the Second World War, and the aircraft may be associated with a later mail-plane service; neither the date nor the aircraft’s role has been confirmed. The second woman and the location remain unidentified. Photograph from the Lorne Matheson collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-MOMS-06
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · People
Matheson family photograph 7
Family photograph preserved in the Lorne Matheson collection. The people and date are not yet confirmed.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-MOMS-07
Can you identify this photograph?Matheson · Community history
Matheson family photograph 9
Historic family photograph preserved in the Lorne Matheson collection. PIHS welcomes names, relationships, locations, and an approximate date.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-OLD-FAMILY-09
Ray Hayman · PlacesExplore the related exhibit →
Factory Road
Historic Factory Road scene showing a horse-drawn carriage and large industrial buildings. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-001-FACTORY-ROAD
Can you identify this photograph?Ray Hayman · Transportation
Unidentified wreck — view 1
One of four photographs of an unidentified vessel wreck on a rocky shore. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Vessel, location and date remain to be confirmed.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-002-WRECK-01
Can you identify this photograph?Ray Hayman · Transportation
Unidentified wreck — view 2
Second view of an unidentified vessel wreck, with a person and barrels visible. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Identification remains provisional.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-003-WRECK-02
Can you identify this photograph?Ray Hayman · People
Unidentified wreck — view 3
Third view of an unidentified vessel wreck on the shore, with people visible. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Vessel, place and date remain to be confirmed.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-004-WRECK-03
Can you identify this photograph?Ray Hayman · Community history
Unidentified wreck — view 4
Fourth view from the same unidentified wreck sequence. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Further identification is being sought.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-005-WRECK-04
Ray Hayman · People
Group portrait — inscription identifies John C. McDonald
Historic group portrait carrying the handwritten inscription “John C. McDonald.” The inscription is preserved as supplied evidence; PIHS is seeking confirmation of the people, date and location. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-006-PEOPLE-JOHN-C-MCDONALD
Ray Hayman · Community history
Two men — provisional handwritten readings
Historic photograph of two men with handwritten names that appear to read “Sam Giddings” and “Mark McKenzie.” The readings are provisional and may need correction. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-007-SAM-GIDDINGS-MARK-MCKENZIE
Ray Hayman · Places
Children on the shore with industrial buildings
Two children on the rocky shore with large shoreline buildings and wharf structures in the background. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. People, date and exact location remain to be identified.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-022-CHILDREN-CANNERY-SHORE
Ray Hayman · Places
Children with a small wagon
Children playing with a small wagon near shoreline buildings. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Names, date and location remain to be identified.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-027-CHILDREN-WAGON
Ray Hayman · Community history
Children at the beach
Children wading at the beach. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. PIHS is seeking names and an approximate date.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-028-CHILDREN-BEACH
Ray Hayman · People
Gathering at a wharf or landing
A group gathered at a wharf or landing, with a barrel in the foreground. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. The occasion, people and date remain to be identified.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-017-WHARF-CROWD
Ray Hayman · Places
Men at a wharf or landing
Historic group of men at a wharf or landing with boats and shoreline buildings visible. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. PIHS is seeking identifications and context.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-035-WHARF-GROUP
Ray Hayman · Places
Man with boats in a yard
A man stands in a yard with boats and buildings behind him. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Person, place, date and activity remain to be confirmed.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-038-MAN-BOATS-YARD
Ray Hayman · Places
Historic lighthouse view
Distant view of a lighthouse and associated buildings across the water. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. The lighthouse and date remain to be confirmed.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-016-LIGHTHOUSE-DISTANT-VIEW
Ray Hayman · Transportation
Group in a rowboat
Adults and children in a rowboat close to shore. Ray Hayman / PIHS collection. Names and date remain to be identified.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-RH-029-ROWBOAT-GROUP
Events · People
Gathering for LobsterFest XVIII, 2026
Island residents and visitors gather outdoors during PIHS's eighteenth annual LobsterFest on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-GATHERING
Events · Working life
LobsterFest XVIII community meal
Guests share the annual LobsterFest meal, a community gathering and fundraiser for the Pictou Island Heritage Society, June 6, 2026. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-COMMUNITY-MEAL
Events · Working life
Lobster prepared for LobsterFest XVIII
Lobster donated and prepared for PIHS's 2026 LobsterFest. Island fishers have traditionally supported the event by contributing part of their catch. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-LOBSTERS
Events · Working life
Arriving for LobsterFest XVIII
Community members gather for the 2026 LobsterFest meal on Pictou Island. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-ARRIVAL
Events · Places
Young visitors at LobsterFest XVIII
Children explore the grounds during the June 6, 2026 LobsterFest gathering, with a model lighthouse and the South Lighthouse visible nearby. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-CHILDREN
Events · Working life
LobsterFest XVIII volunteers
Volunteers help with serving and cleanup during PIHS's annual LobsterFest fundraiser in 2026. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-VOLUNTEERS
Can you identify this photograph?Events · Working life
Community dinner at LobsterFest XVIII
Guests enjoy the LobsterFest XVIII meal on June 6, 2026. Names and additional details can be submitted through the photograph's identification form. Source: PIHS event photograph collection; individual photographer not recorded.
Photograph record details
Catalogue reference: PIHS-DINNER
Oral histories
Islanders remember
Recorded conversations preserve memories of fishing, winter life, Gaelic, family and community change. This selection presents excerpts PIHS can share publicly.
July 19 and August 15, 2018David Harding and Maureen Hull
Newcomers, fishing, winter life, and Gaelic memory
David Harding and Maureen Hull discussed joining other young adults on the island in the 1970s, finding work in the fishery, learning from established residents, raising children, winter routines, and changes in community services and communications. Harding also recalled that older Islanders he knew and fished with had grown up with Gaelic, understood it, and that a few could speak some words. This is an attributed recollection, not a count of speakers or a fluency finding. They described mutual dependence as ‘one thing about an island—you do all have to get along.’
“The old people that we knew and fished with had grown up with Gaelic—they understood it and a few could speak a few words of it.”
— David Harding, July 19, 2018
- 1970s arrivals
- Fishing
- Gaelic memory
- Raising children
- Winter life