Category: Ferguson, Janice

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Janice Ferguson’s Spoon Collection

by Frank Macdonald Janice Ferguson, daughter of Johnny and Mina (MacFarlane) Ferguson, has been collecting souvenir spoons for more than 30 years and her collection now stands at 1050. The collecting began, Janice explains, in 1975 when her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Ferguson, gave her a collection of spoons depicting the 12 apostles. One of the [...]

The First Plane in Inverness

by Janice Ferguson as told to Frank Macdonald The first airplane to land in Inverness was not for a joyous occasion. On March 13, 1948, Johnny Ferguson, age 33, died suddenly of diphtheria. There was a terrible snow storm raging and no cars were getting through to Inverness. Johnny’s brother, Roddie, was attending St. Francis [...]

Greet and Hughie’s Second 50th

by Julene Coady While living in Nova Scotia, I got to know family I had only heard about. One time when I was out visiting Aunt Billie, we were talking about weddings and Anniversaries, and the way things were done and the way things were celebrated. Aunt Greet & Uncle Hughie were celebrating their 50th [...]

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