The Islands: Island Stories

The Written Word

This page is for any and all articles, stories, poems and songs, letters, diaries
about the Islanders. Please email me to submit one!

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Diaries

William Wells Bamfrod Diary 1911-Wolfe Island

William Wells Bamfrod Diary 1912-Wolfe Island

Irene Dixon Bamford Diaries-1887-1922-Wolfe Island

Diary of Perley Kiell-1884-Wolfe Island

Diary of Perley Kiell-1883-Wolfe Island
Perley was son of Alexander Kiell and Lovina nee Cool

Diary of Jane Gordon-1898-Wolfe Island
Jane was a teacher at the foot of the island for this year. She lived with the Niles family and many island names are listed-very interesting read into the life of this time period. (large file-may take a moment to load)

Articles

Please see new Main ARTICLES page

OLD NEWSPAPERS STORIES

Papers

Rights, Justice, Power: Gendered Perspectives on Prohibition in Late Nineteenth-Century Canada By Dianne Hallman
"This paper places within a broad social context a debate on the merits of prohibition between two highly respected Victorian Canadians: Agnes Machar (1837-1927), an established author, and J. A. Allen (1814-1900), a retired cleric."-OFFSITE!

History of Music on Wolfe Island

Stories/Memories

OFFSITE! 3 Stories on Augustus Rodney HINCKLEY 1856-1935
(All on same page- so will have to scroll down)
-Augustus Hinckley, Lake Ontario Mariner By Richard Palmer
-unamed story 1973 by the late Theodore Hinckley
-Reminiscences of the Wreck of the Hinckley By R. Dewey Peters 2000

Memories of Howe Island circa 1937-as told to Kristin Zita by Bob Fitzgerald

Pamphlets/Brochures/Programs etc

Wolfe Island Hi Lo Hickory Campground brochure-1995-maps and ferry schedules.
Front
Back and inside

Wolfe Island Tourist Pamphlet 1995-includes maps.
Side 1
Side 2
Submitted by Thelma Moye

Programme for Literary and Musicale under the Auspices of the Wolfe Island Social and Literary Club-March 5th 1896:
Cover
Inside
(Surnames: McLaren,Phillips, Pyke, Dudley,Keys, Spankie, Payne, Ferguson & Doyle)
Submitted by Pat McAvoy-Costin: from the personal papers of Jane Yott Rodgers courtesy of Marilyn Rodgers Ryan

Books

Excerpts and photos from Wolfe Island Past and Present
By Winston Cosgrove with the kind permission of Mrs. Cosgrove.

OFFSITE
From OurRoots site-full books digitized!:
Tales of Amherst Island
By H.C. Burleigh, 1980

Wolfe Island Past and Present
By Winston Cosgrove 1973

Poetry/Lyrics

The late Agnes Oakley rhymed off a part of the Poem but couldn't remember the other verse. Does anyone know?
She thinks it was composed by Mr. Galloghy. As recited by Agnes Oakley March 22, 2002.

When old John died
A large fortune I got
For, I bought at auction a plough and ox
And other utensils, a hoe and rake
That's all I got at Gilligan's wake

Alexander Grattan poems (Amherst Island)

William C. Dixon lyrics/poems (Wolfe Island)

Howe Island Poem: An Island Episode

Wolfe Island Poem: The Rival Boat by Irene Bamford 1897

Letters/Post cards

Post Card Front
Post Card back
NOTE: According to her death certificate, Rose Ann (Rosie) McAllister was 26 when she died on December 8, 1911. The cause of her death was tuberculosis and heart failure. She had been sick for two years. She was the daughter of James McAllister and Lucy Margaret Hennessy. Rose was a life long resident of Wolfe Island.
This post card was sent on the day of her death. It says:
Dec 8th
Dear Laura
Poor Rose McAllister died this morning at 5 o�clock and is to be buried on Sunday at 3 o�clock. This is terable for her poor mother Aunt Maggie.
Unsigned
To
Miss Laura O�Conner
342 Berkley Street
Toronto, Ont
The picture on the post card is of St. Mary�s on the Lake, Kingston, Ont., Canada
From Pat McAvoy Costin

Letter from Casey Payne 1989(Wolfe Island)
-Family history related

Letter from Maud Watson(Wolfe Island)
-she was staying with Bamford family

Letters from Irene Dixon Bamford(Wolfe Island)

Letter from bank to Sam Woodman 1939
Envelope of above letter-at first wrongly addressed!

Excerpts from Letters by Ilena Driscoll(Howe Island)

Letter from Jane Sluman Walker to son Lewis 1879(Wolfe Island)

Letter from William Rattray to Catherine Farr 1853 (Wolfe Island)

Letter from John MacDonald to his brother Ed(Wolfe Island)

4 Letters from Mary Dixon Woodman of Wolfe Island to sister Nellie Dixon Getman of Watertown, NY

Letter from Harold Cosgrove to Ernie Crawford 1970

Letter from Bruce Keill to Claude Keill-1892

Letter from Joanah Lapish to Samuel and Elizabeth Hitchcock-1863

The Islands: Island Stories