Day 9 - MacDonald's Day in Mulgrave

We spent a great night at the The Cove Motel in Auld Cove. I would recommend this motel to everyone. The cabin was great, the staff were super friendly the food was delicious!

After breakfast and laundry we set off to visit the MacDonald family in Mulgrave. Gail (daughter Mary MacDonald Ryan) and George Freer arranged for some family members to come to their house to visit. Joanie (daughter of Frank MacDonald), Jane (daughter of Lawrence MacDonald) and Mike (son of Michael MacDonald) and Gail's sister Marie arrived armed and ready to share family history. It was wonderful to hear all the stories and history of the MacDonald of the area.

Mike brought me a copy of a photo of my great grandfather Alexander taken aboard the CNR Scotia Ferry on which he worked. Having never seen a picture this is very exciting. (Don't worry everyone I will make sure everyone gets a copy of the pic once I am home)

Alexander at top right

George and Gail took us on a tour of the Mulgrave Heritage Centre, it was quite evident that they were quite a driving force behing the creation, development and on going support of this Centre. The community contributions were wonderful. Quite a project to be proud of! The building itself was designed to like the Scotia II, the CNR ferry which was an intergral part of the Towns history. You can see the website here: http://www.guysboroughcountyheritage.ca/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=14&MMN_position=15:15

After the Museum, we drove around the corner to see the house that my grandfather built in 1925/26.

All in all this was a GREAT DAY! I am so happy to have met family who I have spoken to on the telephone but never in person.

L to R - Sandi (me), Steve, Jane, Joanie, Marie, Gail and George

So left we Mulgrave with tears in my eyes and a promise that I would be back again, but this time for longer. after dinner on Monday and set off to New Glascow for the night.

We are off to PEI tomorrow. I warned Steve that we are heading home just in time to miss Earl's visit, he thinks we should stay! 

Keep you posted.

From the road, S & S