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A souvenir of Upper
Stewiacke - 1918 |
A family friend surprised us one day in 2004 by mentioning that she
had a family memento from Upper Stewiacke. It was this antique
glass, which dates back to the early part of the last century.
While living in Halifax, she inherited it from her grandparents, who
told her they had spent their honeymoon in Upper Stewiacke after
being married in 1918.
Our friend moved to the North Gower area, about 50 kilometres south
of Ottawa, several years ago and prizes the glass as family
heirloom. It bears the inscription, 'Souvenir of Upper Stewiacke,
N.S.' There are no other identifying markings.
If anyone has seen this or similar souvenirs from the village, and
knows how they originated, it would be interesting to know the
details. Please let us know.
E-mail.
From Alan
Pearson,
June 2005
Alan Pearson grew up in Upper Stewiacke, where his parents, Wilfred
and Catherine Pearson, ran the local (then Fina) service station for
many years. Alan, who lives in Saskatchewan, has shed some insight
on the origins of this long-ago souvenir.
"I thought it looked identical to one we had at home when I was
young so I printed that page off and took it home and showed it to
Cora to see if she remembered it. As soon as she read the article
and looked at the picture she went over to our china cabinet,opened
the door and took out the exact same glass," Alan writes.
"I really don't know much about them except I think they were sold
at Fulton Hickman's store. The writing on them looks as if it was
done freehand in gold."
"Must tell you I really enjoy your web site. Kind of nice to be able
to go in and browse through. Certainly brings back memories.
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