Chapter I: Naval engagement, roads, ferries and bridges early days, first buildings, places of worship and cemeteries, 1st sermon, belfry, unknown grave, clergymen who lived in Long River, taking up the census. -- Chapter II: Clearing the land, plows, harrows, sickle, scythe, reaper, binder, combine, threshing mills, potato machinery, oyster mud digging, oldest machinery owners, etc. -- Chapter III: Johnstone Mill 1820, doctors and dentists in the 19th century, mails and postal services, 1st polling district in Queens. Chapter IV: Accidents, October Gale 1860, Flora Ramsay, near tragedy, near drowning accident, an upsetting catastrophe, big forest fire and bear stories. -- Chapter V: Schools, great changes, tradesmen, Long River boys and girls. -- Chapter VI: United Empire Loyalists, Duncan MacLean Esq, Rev. Lewis Charles Jenkins and family, Robert Fitzsimmons, Col. E. W. Johnstone, Campbells. -- Chapter VII: Honor Roll, Red Cross, Missionary Societies, Women's Institutes, choirs past and present, rural beautification and Long River girl who presented a bouquet to the Queen. -- Chapter VIII: Long River Hall, social life, Farmers' Institutes, egg circles, cheese and butter factories, illustration station, house hauling, railway survey. -- Chapter IX: Ye Olde Mill Museum, fox farming, unusual weather, mysterious beliefs. -- Chapter X: Sports, harness racing, tug of war, bowling, hockey -- Chapter XI: Map of Long River, present farm owners and acreage 1967. Sources of information.
Metadata
Model
Book
Contributors
Creator: Long River Women's Institute
Publisher
s.n.
Place Published (Jurisdiction)
Prince Edward Island
Place Published
S.l
Date Issued
1967
Mode of Issuance
monographic
Resource Type
Book
Form
print
Extent
63 p. ; ill.
Genre
local histories
Table of Contents
Note
Long River Women's Institute.
Subject (Topical)
History
Subject (Geographic)
Prince Edward Island
Long River (P.E.I.)
Rights
In Copyright
Member of
