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Amherst Island (Ont.)--History
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Kingston, Ontario: H.C. Burleigh, 1980
Tales of Amherst Island
Burleigh, H.C.
Table of Contents
Cover
Map
Title page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter I. In the beginning
1. Geology of the Bay of Quinte
2. Where is the Bay of Quinte
Chapter II. Discovery and settlement
1. Struggle for a continent
2. French collapse in Canada
3. Henri de Tonti
4. Restoration of Fort Frontenac
5. A journey up the St. Lawrence River
Chapter III. Revolution and loyalism
1. Sir John Johnson receives a grant
2. The McGinness family
3. Jean Richard, U.E.
4. Sergeant Colin McKenzie
5. Who was Sarah Storing?
6. The wrong Barney Wemp
Chapter IV. The Irish take over
1. A sheriff's sale, 1857
2. The County Down Inn
Chapter V. Idioms, customs and strange words
1. A new use for alcohol!
2. A solution to a perennial problem
3. Pure water by the shore
4. A cure for convulsions
5. The lawn cutter
6. The Radcliffe Red Plaster
7. An Irish point of view
8. Gossip!
9. Island hospitality
10. What does she waiah?
11. Island neighbourliness
12. Strange words
13. I learned a new word
14. The old man's reason
15. Paging David Tait
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
21. All things in their time
Chapter VI. Trips to the island
1. My first trip across the ice
2. My second trip across the ice
3. Across the ice on a rope
4. I took my patient to hospital
5. My green lifetime pen
6. The island ice boat
7. One more crossing
8. My first boat trip to the island
9. Ice can cut like a saw
10. Ice!
11. Just in case!
Chapter VII. Artists and poets
1. David Fowler
2. A Canadian poetess and author
3. The limestone city
4. Above the guns
5. Saskatoon
6. Robert Cumberland
7. In the cemetery
8. Kitty of Coleraine
9. Meaningful sounds
10. Leaden money
11. Warden Robert Filson
12. Robert Preston Esq., Reeve
Chapter VIII. Island churches
1. The first religious service on Isle Tonti
2. The Anglican Church
3. The Amherst Island United Church
4. The Presbyterian Church
5. The Roman Catholic Church
Chapter IX. Interesting families
1. The Instant family
2. Hughie the Hermit of the Brothers Islands
3. The Gates sisters
4. The Radcliffe family
5. The Beaubien family
Chapter X. More casualties
1. The wreck of the William Jamieson
2. Found: a cable and anchor
3. The sinking of the steamer Richelieu
4. When the schooner 'The City of Cheboygan' foundered
Chapter XI. Island militia
1. Land militia on duty in 1838
2. Lieut.-Col. John Hitchins
3. Amherst Island militia, 1838
4. Thoughts by the way -- Fenian Raid
Chapter XII. Sad casualties
1. Murder of Thomas Jackson
2. Drowning 1883
3. Distressing casualties
4. Who likes sausages?
5. A few more drownings
6. More drownings
Chapter XIII. Comments
1. Napanee Beaver, 1888 - Amherst Island
2. A summerless year, 1830 - Mail and Empire
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