Lower North Shore History

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Contents 1 Lower North Shore History 2 Fishing for Seals 3 Lower North Shore Timeline 4 Sharon Ransom's Genealogy Information 5 Books and Publications 6 Historical Photo Gallery 7 Additional Information

Lower North Shore History

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Fishing for Seals

An article on the history of the seal fishery on the Lower North Shore.

Lower North Shore Timeline

Sharon Ransom has submitted a timeline of the history of the Lower North Shore.

Sharon Ransom's Genealogy Information

Sharon has allowed us to add the Genealogy information that she has collected over the years to the community web site. You can now find and edit the information at the following link.

Books and Publications

• History of Cross River (pdf article)
• The Forgotten Labrador by Cleophas Belvin
• Mariages de la Basse-Côte-Nord 1847-1987 par Réal Doyle

Historical Photo Gallery

Gert Boland with children Reg, Alex and Maggie)	The last dog team mail run through Mutton Bay March 3rd, 1930 with Sammy John Robertson and Joe Joncas )	Miss Massey She was a school teacher and nurse. She later married Mr Newbury and moved to Gaspe )	Miss Newbury Massey with Abe Poland Thanks Susan for sharing your mom's (Mina's) photos with us. )
Landing dried cod Miss Massey Collection )	Blanc Sablon 1930's From the Miss Massey Collection. Thanks Susie for sharing the photos )	Government bridge next to Bill Woodland and ##### Mc.donald's house)	Old photo of a dog team on the Lower North Shore
Lower North Shore dog team	Clifford Robertson mending a net	First real school in old fort bay)	Beatrice Buckle with brother Tom Bilodeau)
Shipping the dried cod)	Unloading the dog teams at Blanc Sablon)	Landing the summers catch at the wharf in Blanc Sablon to sell)	Boat load of fish in Blanc Sablon)
Miss Massey and Abe Poland He would walk from St.Pauls to date Miss Massey, dressed to kill )	Mina and Winnie Chubbs Thanks Susie for sharing your mom's old photos. )	Percival Nadeau)	Mrs Charlie Best )
Mr Charlie Best)	Hudson Bay manager at Mutton Bay Mr. and Mrs Webster with George )	John Bateman and Mack Howell )	Joe Joncas on a mail run to Old Fort Bay.)

Additional Information

Sharon Ransom also maintains an excellent web site on the history of the coast at this link