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Shaw, Gayle
Person · 1945-2020

Gayle Shaw nee Colpitts was born in 1945 and raised in Port Greville, N.S. Gayle moved to British Colombia as a young adult. There she met and married Terry Shaw 1949-present. Once retired they returned to N.S. to care for family. They owned the Port Greville Shaw Country Market and Ebb Tide B&B from 2000-2015. Both Gayle and Terry were very involved in the Port Greville community.

Howard, David S.
Person · -1911

Captain David S. Howard was born in Port Greville, N.S. He went to sea at an early age and became Captain of the Parrsboro-built schooner Gilbert Bent at the age of nineteen. He also was the Captain of Brigantine Landora. For a time, Captain Howard turned towards shipbuilding, but later returned to sea as the Captain of some of the schooners he built including the Davida, Earl of Aberdeen and the H.J. Logan. He passed away on June 12, 1911 at the age of 65.