Photos of the old gypsum trains in Hillsborough are some of the coolest photos around. There were two engines called Connie and Tad. If you have any photos of them please share!

100 years ago today, May 28, 1920, the 1919 Victory Loans War Trophy arrived at Cape Station and was towed to Hopewell Cape. This gun was captured at Vimy Ridge, and was won by the citizens of Albert County in the 1919 Victory Loans Competition. Albert County raised f $346,000.00 more than tripled its goal of $110,000.00. We raised a greater percentage over our goal then any other district in the province and were awarded the trophy. The photo of the five boys on the Hopewell Cape Vimy Ridge Gun is from 1935 and shows Douglas Higgins, Burton Fownes, Vernon Fownes, Cyril Cook and Harold Bishop on the gun. Isn't the original camouflage paint job amazing!

The April 24 photo of an oil rig was of Well 106 on route 114 in Stoney Creek. This well had a storied past producing up to 100 barrels a day at its peak. It was likely the most photographed well in the system because of its prominent location. This photo was taken in 1994 by Harold Toole, and shows the tower replaced by a pumpjack, about 60 years after the first photo.

This is one cool photo of the Mill at Forest Glen on the Pollett River taken July 8, 1959.

Looks like a nice day for a hike in Fundy National Park! It doesn’t get more scenic than this, with the village of Alma in the view, with the old covered bridge!

You might not be able to do much in Fundy Park, but Alma is open for Lobster! Here is a photo of Alma Harbour and lobster traps.

Time for a Saturday Drive through the Harris Steeves Covered Bridge from the Salem end. This photo was taken in 1968.

This is a great photo of the CN Train going over the Turtle Creek trestle.

This nice weather is the perfect time for a parade. Here is the Red Cross parade in Hillsborough sometime during the Second World War. In front of J. Steeves & Son Hardware Store.in Hillsborough. Gordon Steeves (Duke) on Tractor.

And now a trip to what was the most advanced school in the country at the time, the Riverside Consolidated School and one of the early domestic science classes. This photo dates to teh year the school opened in 1905.

Let’s travel to Elgin today. This photo is of the Elgin Turntable from around 1950. The Engine would be turned around on it to head in the opposite direction. I wonder what they did in the winter?

Happy Victoria Day! Countless Canadians have shown great courage on the battlefield, but only the bravest have received the Victoria Cross. This impressive medal – the highest award for military gallantry that a Canadian can receive – was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 and some 100 Canadians have been awarded one since then. Did you know a Victoria Cross recipient was born and raised in Hopewell Hill? L.COL Cyrus Wesley Peck was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on September 2, 1918. The photo shows the Peck family cemetery in Riverside-Albert, the Fence surrounding the cemetery was erected by Lt. Col. Cy Peck in the 1930s.