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Tales of Amherst Island
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Burleigh, H.C.
Cover
Map
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Title page
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Dedication
Acknowledgements
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Contents
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Chapter I. In the beginning
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2. Where is the Bay of Quinte
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6
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Chapter II. Discovery and settlement
2. French collapse in Canada
3. Henri de Tonti
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12
4. Restoration of Fort Frontenac
5. A journey up the St. Lawrence River
15
Chapter III. Revolution and loyalism
2. The McGinness family
3. Jean Richard, U.E.
19
4. Sergeant Colin McKenzie
5. Who was Sarah Storing?
22
6. The wrong Barney Wemp
24
25
26
Chapter IV. The Irish take over
28
Chapter V. Idioms, customs and strange words
2. A solution to a perennial problem
4. A cure for convulsions
5. The lawn cutter
7. An Irish point of view
9. Island hospitality
11. Island neighbourliness
12. Strange words
14. The old man's reason
16. Bill for service
17. My bottle of Holy Water
18. Times have changed
19. Send mum for a pail of water
20. Two treasured prints
43
Chapter VI. Trips to the island
2. My second trip across the ice
4. I took my patient to hospital
5. My green lifetime pen
48
6. The island ice boat
8. My first boat trip to the island
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53
9. Ice can cut like a saw
10. Ice!
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11. Just in case!
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64
Chapter VII. Artists and poets
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2. A Canadian poetess and author
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3. The limestone city
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71
5. Saskatoon
6. Robert Cumberland
7. In the cemetery
8. Kitty of Coleraine
9. Meaningful sounds
11. Warden Robert Filson
78
Chapter VIII. Island churches
2. The Anglican Church
81
3. The Amherst Island United Church
83
4. The Presbyterian Church
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5. The Roman Catholic Church
Chapter IX. Interesting families
89
2. Hughie the Hermit of the Brothers Islands
91
3. The Gates sisters
4. The Radcliffe family
94
5. The Beaubien family
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97
Chapter X. More casualties
99
2. Found: a cable and anchor
101
4. When the schooner 'The City of Cheboygan' found
103
Chapter XI. Island militia
105
2. Lieut.-Col. John Hitchins
3. Amherst Island militia, 1838
108
109
4. Thoughts by the way -- Fenian Raid
111
112
113
Chapter XII. Sad casualties
115
116
2. Drowning 1883
3. Distressing casualties
4. Who likes sausages?
5. A few more drownings
121
Chapter XIII. Comments
2. A summerless year, 1830 - Mail and Empire
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Cover
Map
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image 0004
image 0005
image 0006
Title page
image 0008
Dedication
Acknowledgements
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Contents
image 0014
image 0015
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Chapter I. In the beginning
2
3
2. Where is the Bay of Quinte
5
6
7
Chapter II. Discovery and settlement
2. French collapse in Canada
3. Henri de Tonti
11
12
4. Restoration of Fort Frontenac
5. A journey up the St. Lawrence River
15
Chapter III. Revolution and loyalism
2. The McGinness family
3. Jean Richard, U.E.
19
4. Sergeant Colin McKenzie
5. Who was Sarah Storing?
22
6. The wrong Barney Wemp
24
25
26
Chapter IV. The Irish take over
28
Chapter V. Idioms, customs and strange words
2. A solution to a perennial problem
4. A cure for convulsions
5. The lawn cutter
7. An Irish point of view
9. Island hospitality
11. Island neighbourliness
12. Strange words
14. The old man's reason
16. Bill for service
17. My bottle of Holy Water
18. Times have changed
19. Send mum for a pail of water
20. Two treasured prints
43
Chapter VI. Trips to the island
2. My second trip across the ice
4. I took my patient to hospital
5. My green lifetime pen
48
6. The island ice boat
8. My first boat trip to the island
51
52
53
9. Ice can cut like a saw
10. Ice!
56
57
58
59
60
11. Just in case!
62
63
64
Chapter VII. Artists and poets
66
67
2. A Canadian poetess and author
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image 0086
image 0087
image 0088
image 0089
image 0090
3. The limestone city
70
71
5. Saskatoon
6. Robert Cumberland
7. In the cemetery
8. Kitty of Coleraine
9. Meaningful sounds
11. Warden Robert Filson
78
Chapter VIII. Island churches
2. The Anglican Church
81
3. The Amherst Island United Church
83
4. The Presbyterian Church
85
86
5. The Roman Catholic Church
Chapter IX. Interesting families
89
2. Hughie the Hermit of the Brothers Islands
91
3. The Gates sisters
4. The Radcliffe family
94
5. The Beaubien family
96
97
Chapter X. More casualties
99
2. Found: a cable and anchor
101
4. When the schooner 'The City of Cheboygan' found
103
Chapter XI. Island militia
105
2. Lieut.-Col. John Hitchins
3. Amherst Island militia, 1838
108
109
4. Thoughts by the way -- Fenian Raid
111
112
113
Chapter XII. Sad casualties
115
116
2. Drowning 1883
3. Distressing casualties
4. Who likes sausages?
5. A few more drownings
121
Chapter XIII. Comments
2. A summerless year, 1830 - Mail and Empire
124
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