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Person · 1857-

Joseph N. Rice was born in 1857 in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, the son of Timothy Rice and Mary Alice (Newcomb). He was a direct descendant of Beriah Rice, Sr., an original land grantee in Annapolis County in 1760. Little information is available about his life, but by 1881 he apparently had a photographic gallery in the upper flat of the old Bridgetown Monitor building. He later erected his own house and studio a few doors further down on Queen Street, and was reputed to be a popular and efficient photographer in Bridgetown for many years. He married Mary C. Allen in 1888 and they had two sons, J. Allen (b. 1888) and Victor (b. 1892). According to census records Joseph and family resided in Bridgetown at least until 1901. It is believed that his death occurred sometime between 1902 and 1909. His photographic studio was taken over first by Edith Crosskill and then by Georgia H. Cunningham, who purchased it in 1909.

Person · 1925-2013

The daughter of Captain Clarence Burgoyne and Clara (Awalt) Burgoyne, Marjorie Patricia Burgoyne was born at Clearland in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia in 1925. She attended school in Halifax and Mahone Bay. She married William Rice of Halifax, who served in the Canadian military in both the Second World War and the Korean War. She died at Ottawa, Ontario in 2013.

Richard F. R. Tolson

Richard Tolson was born in Bedford, N.S. in 1899. He graduated from Maritime Business College, taking the train into Halifax every day. He sold hard and soft coal through Tolson Coal and Coke and worked with the Maritime Preserving Co. before going into real estate. He was involved with the development and sale of land belonging to the St. Paul’s School for Girls, and sold Tolson land for the building of Bedford Tower office complex. Richard Tolson served on the County Planning Board for eight years and the Unemployment Insurance Commission Board for 28 years. He was an avid horseman and hockey player; he co-owned shares in the Sackville Raceway Ltd., and was an active curler with the Halifax Curling Club. Richard Tolson married Elsie Churchill in the mid-1930s. In the late 1940s, they bought and restored Fort Sackville in Bedford.

Richardson, Evelyn M.
Person · 1902-1976

Evelyn May Richardson was the daughter of Hattie (Larkin) and Arthur Douglas Fox. She graduated from Halifax Academy, attended Dalhousie University, and taught in various schools in Nova Scotia. In 1926 she married Morrill Richardson and moved to Massachusetts. In 1929 the Richardsons bought and moved to Bon Portage Island as lighthouse keepers. They had three children and resided on the island for thirty-five years, retiring to Doane's Point near Barrington, N.S. Evelyn Richardson wrote and published works both of fiction and non-fiction, winning a number of awards and commendations including the Governor General Award in 1945 for We Keep a Light. She held offices in the Shelburne Historical Society and the Cape Sable Historical Society.

Person · 1902-1976

Evelyn May Richardson was the daughter of Hattie (Larkin) and Arthur Douglas Fox. She graduated from Halifax Academy, attended Dalhousie University, and taught in various schools in Nova Scotia. In 1926 she married Morrill Richardson and moved to Massachusetts. In 1929 the Richardsons bought and moved to Bon Portage Island as lighthouse keepers. They had three children and resided on the island for thirty-five years, retiring to Doane's Point near Barrington, N.S. Evelyn Richardson wrote and published works both of fiction and non-fiction, winning a number of awards and commendations including the Governor General Award in 1945 for We Keep a Light. She held offices in the Shelburne Historical Society and the Cape Sable Historical Society.

Richardson, Harriet Taber
Person · fl. 1930s

Harriet Taber Richardson was an American from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who spent her summers in the Annapolis Royal area from about 1923. An admirer of Samuel Champlain, her interest in him broadened to include Port Royal. In 1928 she teamed up with local historian Loftus Morton Fortier to rebuild Habitation. She established the Associates of Port Royal, with chapters in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia, with the goal of raising money for the reconstruction.

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Harriet Taber Richardson was an American from Cambridge, Massachusetts, who spent her summers in the Annapolis Royal area from about 1923. An admirer of Samuel Champlain, her interest in him broadened to include Port Royal. In 1928 she teamed up with local historian Loftus Morton Fortier to rebuild the Habitation. She established The Associates of Port Royal, with chapters in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia, with the goal of raising money for the reconstruction.