by Hughie Ferguson and Greet Macdonald as told to David Ferguson Greet: When Roddie was really sick, we made a point of going. We always stopped to see them anyway as we drove down and back. But the last year we were going to stay two or three days in Antigonish. And we were going [...]
by Frank Macdonald [This] 1935 photo of Jack D and Annabel is Jack D.’s railroad pass with his wife’s photo on it so that she could travel free as well, along with the children. The story that photo reminds me of is one my father told me. He was in grade 10 and on a [...]
by Julene Coady One of the fondest memories and stories I have of my Mom and Dad [Edith Macdonald and Bernie Coady] is their Big Trip. In 1972 Ford Motors of Canada ad a contest; the prize was a trip Chicago, to see the Black Hawks play. Bobby Hull was playing for the Hawks then, [...]
by Hughie Ferguson and Greet Macdonald as told to David Ferguson David: Do you remember your grandparents? Hughie: My grandfather was Hughie. Greet: And his grandmother lived with them after the grandfather died. She couldn’t speak English. Hughie: With the Gaelic, oh, yeah. They did a lot of talking about it. David: What did he [...]
by John Ferguson Very young in life, I unfortunately contracted polio. As a result I was required to be tied down in bed or sitting in a chair so as not to put any strain on my leg. My grandfather, Mattie Ferguson, and my uncle, Danny Ferguson, would come from the store frequently and bring [...]
by Greet Macdonald as told to David Ferguson [I talked to my mother tonight and told her about Rose getting her own room when she was a baby. Mom pointed out that I did once have a room of my own. -- Dave] [It was] at Bertie’s house [on MacIsaac Street in Inverness], the one [...]
by Greet Macdonald as told to David Ferguson [Hughie Ferguson's brother Johnny] died before John [Ferguson] was born [April, 1948]. I went home from Halifax because we didn’t have any money to have a baby in Halifax, and it would be cheaper at home. So I went home to Inverness in March, and Johnny Ferguson [...]
Characters • Ferguson, Hughie • Ferguson, John • Ferguson, Johnny • Ferguson, Mattie • Ferguson, Sadie • Macdonald, Freddie • Macdonald, Greet • Macdonald, Jack D • Rankin, Annie Belle • Stories • Storytellers • told by Greet Macdonald | Dave Ferguson February 20, 2006 | 
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by Marion Coady My name is Marion (Coady) Soroka. I am Edith and Bernie Coady’s youngest daughter. I am married to my husband Jeff, and we have two boys: Barton is 15 and Jonathon is 13. I do have a quick story to tell about Uncle Hughie and Aunt Greet when they came to Canmore, [...]
