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PICTURES AND ARTCLES OF THE PROTESTANT ORPHANAGE

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1945 December--Children from the Protestant Orphanage & St. Joseph's Orphanage

 

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1950 April 10--Children from the Protestant Orphanage & St. Joseph's Orphanage

 

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1957--New Officers were elected to the Women's Auxiliary

 

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1957-- Mrs. Tooke organized a new nursery school at the Halifax Protestant Orphanage.  Mrs. E. Patriquin is Superintendent of the Orphanage.

 

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1956--State of Israel donated several cases of oranges to the Orphanage.  Mrs. C. McGinn is Superintendent of the Orphanage.

 

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1957-- Kennie, Sandra and David Bruce, in Orphanage

 

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Linda Gray and sisters in Protestant Orphanage in 1957

 

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Protestant Orphanage summer camp 1966-67

 

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June 1959--The Armdale Klwanis Club entertained about 43 children from the Orphanage at Hubbards.

 

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Child from Orphanage presenting Queen with flowers in 1959

 

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   Nursery School at the Protestant Orphanage in the Halifax Chronicle Herald June 15, 1949

They children, some neighbourhood children and some from the Orphanage, are members of the primary class of Uniacke School who held their closing at the Orphanage.

 

Front Left Row:  Danny Hollis, Philip Boulsen, Phyllis Strong, Scott Moore, Charley Smith, David Eddy.

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Middle Left Row: Nancy Channel, Carole Purcell, Kaye Purcell, Lyn Thompson

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Back Left Row: Gloria Cleveland, Carol Ann Archibald, Judy McLean, Betty Overland, Buddy Smith, Ken Power, David McKay, Billy McMaster, Edna Bezanson, Carol Paddon, Mary Ann Mullane

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That is m Linda Gray, and children enjoying cake and pop.  Oya is on table, one of the Riggs twins in far blue, Timmy Young, Paul, Timmy Day & Jeffery Wood in front.

 

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This is me, Linda Gray, Janice Hilchey and children in 1967.

 

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That is m Linda Gray, Richard Riggs next to me and other children in Orphanage in 1967

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My self, Linda Gray, and children going to Expo 67 in Montreal.

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This is me, Linda Gray and Elaine Hilchey at Expo 67 in Montreal.

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Miss Alley, Mrs. Langley, Mrs. Goomer and Peggy MacDonald, all staff in the Orphanage in 1969

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Mrs. Goomer, Linda Gray and Mrs. Gilespie, all matrons at the Orphanage in 1969.

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Mrs. Hector Montgomery, in white hat, member of the Orphanage Board.    Oya presenting Miss Fraser flowers on the celebration of 25 years service working as cook at the Orphanage.  

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Isabell Langley, has been a "front-line" worker for 20 years with Veith House and the former Protestant Orphanage.  Shown are Dan Dolon, staff at Veith House, Linda Gray-LeBlanc, former resident and worker of the Protestant Orphanage and staff of Veith House.     

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    Plaque near Veith House 

 

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