Louisbourg in 1900 – 100 years ago – Irving Gas Station – by Bill O’Shea (2000)

LOUISBOURG HERITAGE NOTES IN THE LOUISBOURG SEAGULL Extracted from © The Seagull Louisbourg Heritage Notes "January 2000" Louisbourg in 1900 - 100 years ago. The big Louisbourg event for the summer of 1900 was a visit by the Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He came to the fortress site to address the annual picnic of the...

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Bill O’Shea (Fortress of Louisbourg)

W.A. (Bill) O’Shea 1946 - 2019 Someone once remarked that we see further when we stand on the shoulders of giants. Bill O’Shea was such a giant for the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site.  Bill’s career with Parks Canada spanned over 40 years beginning in Placentia and ending at Cornwall, but he is best...

“Rescued by Gallant Fishermen…” (Heritage Notes No. 3) by Jean Kyte

This Louisbourg Heritage Notes, was written by Jean Kyte and edited by William O'Shea. It was published by the Louisbourg Heritage Society in January 1993. “I couldn’t believe we were 25 or 30 minutes”, was the comment Ed Levy afterwards, in describing the rescue of the crew of the United States sub chaser SC-709 which...

Stella Maris – Roman Catholic Church – by William & Helen O’Shea

Introduction Twenty-five years ago the Roman Catholic community in Louisbourg celebrated the completion of its newest church. Bishop William E. Power blessed Stella Maris on January 28, 1968. The event was a new beginning for the community. It was also another phase in the over two hundred and fifty years of Roman Catholic history in...

The Town of Louisbourg in 1901 (Heritage Notes No. 2) – by William A. O’Shea

Published in July of 1991 by the Louisbourg Heritage Society. No.2 in the Heritage Notes series. "In 1901 the mood in the newly incorporated Town of Louisbourg was optimistic. The population stood at 1046. Six years earlier, in 1895, the Dominion Coal Company the Sydney and Louisbourg Railway line. In the town the company constructed...