Wentworth-Westchester Historical Group

Another interesting article about the history of Westchester's postal service, written by Terasa Brown Webb in 1960.It's scanned in two parts as the article was too big for our scanner. Thank you to Brenton Beebe for sharing the late Laura Purdy's scrapbooks with us #WestchesterStation

This aerial photograph shows the former Wentworth Center School building on the right,next to the home of Leonard Giles who bought the building and moved it up the valley to be used as a chicken coop in 1960.Arthur T Betts&Sons lumber mill is located at the top of the photo. Thank you to Eleanor Murray Sprague for sharing her photo with us #WentworthValley

Catherine"Ma"Purdy enjoying a ski day.Catherine or Tilley as she was known locally,sold 40 acres of land to George Wilson in 1957 for $10000.That land would become what most of us know as the Beaver trail at Ski Wentworth. Thank you to Marilyn Little Carroll for sharing her photo collection with us #WentworthValley

Terasa Brown Webb was a school teacher on Westchester Mountain "The Crossroad" for several years as well as correspondent for the Oxford Journal,Halifax Herald and the Amherst Daily News.She was well known as a local historian and author of Railroading in Westchester N.S. Thank you to Brenton Beebe for sharing the late Laura Purdy's scrapbooks with us #WestchesterStation

This weeks post is in honor of one of our members who passed away on Boxing Day.Elizabeth Hope Tratt Bridgewater loved Wentworth and spent many hours volunteering in the community.Hope wrote and published many stories about the history of the area and shared many of her families pictures and documents with us.She will be missed by many https://www.mmcfunerals.com/obituary/elizabeth-bridgewater

We believe Frank&Millie Mayne's store was destroyed by fire in 1956.Anyone remember when this happened or if they ever found out what caused the fire? #WestchesterStation

In 1913 George Gough along with David Teed,Mike Mahoney,Arthur Miers and Bert Stevens were awarded a grant or bounty of $100 for participating in the defense of Canada during the Fenian Raids 1866-1871.The local men trained in a field located beside the Wallace river where the west and main branch meets at Wentworth Center. #WentworthValley

Kenneth"Joe"Franklin Swallow served with the Canadian Armed forces during WW11 until he was injured on duty.He lived to be 96 and is buried in Wallace River. Hollis Edward Langille lived to be 74 and is buried in the Wentworth Baptist Church cemetery.We don't have any information on his service during WW11. Thank you to Hope Tratt Bridgewater for sharing her photo collection with us #WentworthValley

Therasa Brown Webb was a teacher as well as a correspondent for several local newspapers.Her husband John Harris Webb was employed with the railway for over 30 years.Unfortunately we don't know what year the fire occurred. Thank you to Brenton Beebe for sharing Laura Purdy's scrapbooks with us #WestchesterStation

On October 1st,1919 Charles and Gladys Gower were married in Wentworth and went on to raised four daughters and five sons.Here they are in 1979 celebrating their 60th Anniversary with family and friends. Thank you Beverly Palmer Patriquin for sharing her mother Florence McGill Palmer's scrapbooks with us

View over the valley towards the Wentworth Train Station taken in 1916 by Wm.Notman&son studio.One of several pictures of Wentworth held by McCord Museum in Montreal,Quebec. #WentworthValley

This undated newspaper clipping shows Yvonne Webb Henderson presenting Mabel Betts with a certificate from The Terry Fox Foundation for being the oldest participant in the annual Terry Fox Run held every year on the second sunday after labour day in september. Thank you to Beverly Palmer Patriquin for sharing her mother Florence McGill Palmer's scrapbooks with us #WentworthValley

Westchester School possibly 1937 Thank you to Wyman"Bun"Betts for sharing his photo collection with us #WestchesterStation

Recognize anyone in this undated picture from Lower Wentworth school?Possible names could be McGill,Tuttle&Crawford. Wentworth-Westchester Historical Group photo collection

Anyone like to guess what year this Wentworth Center class photo was taken? Wentworth-Westchester Historical Group photo collection #WentworthValley

This picture is one of a series of photos taken at Folly Lake in 1915 most likely by a staff photographer working for the Notman company.It would be interesting to know who was on the sailboat McCord Museum photo collection #FollyLake

In 1915 Edna Mae Macpherson was a 26 year old looking for adventure.This is her account of the journey by train to Saskatchewan.Anyone know who the two funerals may have been for? Thank you to Harvey Gullon for sharing #WentworthValley

An interesting picture of the inside of Stevens Restaurant when smoking and sitting on the counter was the norm lol Stevens Restaurant was owned by Ollie&Marilyn Stevens and was located in the former Crown Copper Hotel which had many owners before burning down in 1974.Anyone recognize the woman in the picture? Thanks to Stephanie Stevens for sharing her photo collection with us #WentworthValley

We think this may have been a birthday party for one of Frank&Millie Mayne's grandchildren.Everyone looks like they are enjoying the celebration. Thank you to Wyman"Bun"Betts for sharing his photo collection with us #WestchesterStation

A very interesting read about Gabriel Purdy of Westchester and his descendants. #WestchesterStation https://purdyreunion.wordpress.com/family-history/

Anyone recognize these two local lads or know what year this may have been taken? Thanks to Hope Tratt Bridgewater for sharing her photo collection with us #WentworthValley

Lots of familiar names in this Facebook from the past.Anyone care to guess what year this was? #WentworthValley

In my treasure trove of letters my grandmother (Ola Belle Wark) saved there are several written to her from Tressa Webb (Mrs J. Harris Webb) I'm sure many of yo...u here will recognize the name as she was a student of Westchester history, a collector of "gossip", and she wrote articles and obituaries for the newspapers! I am carefully working my way through the letters Tressa wrote- a time capsule of news. In fact- she writes about Westchester's connection to the mystery of Oak Island- Frederick Blair managed to talk many residents at the time to invest in his treasure hunting endeavours!! The photo here is Tressa (right) standing with my Nan, in Tressa's back yard, but behind the house that was next door (I'm told). The roof seen here is that of the Rushton home across Ash brook and the house on that road on the left burned in 2018. It was probably taken early to mid 1960s! See more