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A Heritage Festival at MacDonald House Museum in Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia.
1990
East Lake Ainslie
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Story tellers of note were John Angus Collins, a well educated historian who had a huge library
of rare books, Dolena Mac Innis, Ida Mac Kinnon, Patty Spicer, and Florence Campbell had a collection of stories and artifacts which they shared in their time as Story Keepers.

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Stanley Collins
1989
East Lake Ainslie
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One who told his story through song and left a great musical legacy was Stanley Collins. The
"Bard of Lake Ainslie", with his wife, Marjorie, sang of life at Lake Ainslie. The ballads he
composed will live on as they tell of the joys of marriage, the events of the community and the
beauty of Lake Ainslie.

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Hamilton School Reunion at MacDonald House Museum, Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia.
1989
East Lake Ainslie

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A group of children on the MacDonald House Museum site for a nature walk on the 'Bunny Trail'.
1988
East Lake Ainslie

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Gatherings throughout the years celebrate our stories. The festivals, the ceilidhs, the frolics, the ecumenical church services, children's days, the one-room school re-enactment and the countless meetings and training sessions all tell of who we are.

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April MacLean
2002
Lake Ainslie

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We continue in the tradition of those who began our stories. Pauline Mac Lean is a genealogist
with the Nova Scotia Highland Village, Iona , Cape Breton Island, and as a member of our
society gives freely of her time and training in the furtherance of our goals. She, her daughter,
April and Cathy Mac Lean have been instrumental in gathering the stories together for this exhibit

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Barrie Fraser at his hockey art exhibit at St. Francis Xavier University.
1999
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

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Barrie Fraser has been associated with our society over the years. He has written and researched many facets of our community through words, art, music and story. Through his art, he has depicted the rural way of life, both past and present. He has researched the written word, blended it with his art, and so continues our story.

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MacDonald Family: L to R Ann, Jessica, Charles, Bobby, Charlie, Jessie.
1988
East Lake Ainslie
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Charles N. Mac Donald, along with his wife, Jessie, donated the family farm buildings of his parents to our society, thereby giving us a most generous start in our efforts to maintain the history of Lake Ainslie. Mr. Mac Donald also remains a stalwart in his desire to tell the stories of the past.

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Hugh Campbell
1989
East Lake Ainslie