Author Archives: James Joyce

Seventy-one years ago, when the Dunvegan “Church Social” was first introduced, this type of gathering was all the rage — assuming the Glengarry News archives accurately reflect the zeitgeist of this region in the late 1940s. The pages of the ... Read more »

It’s becoming increasingly obvious to me that Dunvegan’s Smith-in blacksmith festival and the 1812 Living History Re-enactment are cut from the same cloth. While the exhibitors are very welcoming of those outside their circle, they appear to derive their greatest ... Read more »

Last Saturday, Mat Williams, chair of the Glengarry Pioneer Museum, and his team of volunteers crossed off a number of items on Jennifer Black’s museum maintenance to-do-list. For example, broken windows in the second story Orange Lodge office were reglazed. ... Read more »

To set the record straight, “St. Mungo’sHospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries” from the Harry Potter universe will not be one of the stops on the Glengarry Pioneer Museum’s Historical Driving Tour. However, the popular excursion planned for Saturday, June ... Read more »