Baseball

The is one of several copies I have of Maritime Baseball, a periodical that celebrated baseball in the region in the 1940s. I don't believe that pictures from this magazine will scan well, the quality seems quite poor. I was going to select a few of the famous Middleton Cardinals that appeared here.

Anyway, the Major Leaguers are assembling in Florida, and baseball will be on its way across North America before long. This magazine cover is used to both recall the heady days of baseball in Nova Scotia and announce that Spring and baseball will be here before we know it.

Hurricane Hazel

Anyone remember Hurricane Hazel. I believe it was the hurricane that toppled the trees at my grandparents' home. A search mentions 1954 and that it hit Toronto and southern Ontario hard. Do any of you have hurricane stories or pictures ?

Vaughn Reagh

Vaughn Reagh 1902-1976 was one of the original inductees of the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. Vaughn was a fireballer, with the Middleton Baseball Team of the 1920s, culminating in the provincial championship in 1923. That year he was invited to a tryout with the Boston Braves. Besides being one of the finest pitchers in the province, he was an excellent hitter and first baseman. For this picture and information, I'm indebted to the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame which you can visit at:

www.novascotiasporthalloffame.com

Canadian Canners

This picture of Canadian Canners elicited numerous comments in some of my recent emails. Some of my buddies found summer employment which no doubt encouraged them to go on in their education and find different employment. My Middleton summer employment included the Peat Moss fields in Alyesford and McKenzie's Cold Storage in Middleton. Any other industrial pictures ?

May Hibernate

Seem to have a lot on my plate - meetings, getting a newsletter out, and collecting stuff for a TAS Art Exhibit. Most of the art is art and will be paintings, scuptures, etc. but they seem to want a cartoon element, comic relief. Therefore, I've got to collect, select and frame as well as doing some digital items. Fun, but time consuming. I amy hibernate, or retreat to my den, and put my two blogs on hold for awhile. Cheers, Neil

Sunday Afternoon at the Beach

In the midst of this cold snap, let's go to the beach in Margaretsville, late Twenties or the Thirties. I can see my father and mother nearest the camera. Besides my mother is a Dr. Mullhall from Liverpool. His wife and her two sisters continue that row. The last lady with the hat is my Grandmother Fisher. Not sure who the youngsters are. If my brother or I are there; we're young and hidden.
May be before our time. - Neil

MRHS Hockey

This picture from a newspaper clipping is the first MRHS hockey team 60 years ago.
Front Row: Roy "Bummer" Dowell; Charlie vidito, Bob Montgomery, Billy armstrong, Bob Rafuse, and Ken Perkins; Second row: Al Peppard (coach), Don Appleby, Ted Marshall, Fred Grant, Gerald Stillwell, Frank Martin, and Wilfred Morley (manager).