Here is a photo of my Great Uncle Alex (Sander) Mackay, a brother to my Grandfather Colin. Their father John arrived from Scotland, Sutherland County, Cape Wrath at age 28. He landed in pictou and moved to PEI.
Alexander (Alex). His dates are 1876-1958.
He was married to Gertrude Houston (1893-1990) 
I'm not sure of the year this is, but they sang "The King" so it is pre 1952 brother Ernie was in it sinigng a solo "Bruce and The Spider" no it isn't Spiderman, it is Robert The Bruce.
Mother wrote in the names of the soloists.
Another of the great people of Parkdale was Dr. Higgins a veteranarian.
He had an office in his basement and was kind to a kid in need. there was not alot of money to go around back then to raise a family let alone healthcare for an animal. In a time when you could get a cat or dog for free people didn't spend money on sick anaimals. But to a kid the dog or cat may have been picked up for free but as a friend they were priceless.
Dr. higgins was very compasionate with a soft spot for a kid that needed needles for their pet or needed them spade.
He always seemed to know what a kid could afford and charge just what you had in your pocket.
This picture was taken in 1952, the house in the background is "Coles" and the three Parkdale Boys (The Mild Ones) on the army surplus 1942 Harley are
Jack Ferguson, Ernie McKay and Mack Macintyre
Price Thompsen at Sunshine Dairy August 1941
Theresa Horne and Allison in front of Barry's
Here are some pictures from Nanci Myers and an email:
Hi Carl, me again. Did you ever come up to our back yard after a big snow storm when Dad would have Ginger MacKay pile all the snow up to make a big hill so we could slide down?
I remember just about every kid from Beasley Ave. would be there. They would stay right after dark too. We had big lights that lit up the whole yard and Mom would say
"Barney, Put the lights out so they will go home."
They were always scared someone would get hurt and you had to quit sometime.
I never thought of that until today.
"By Gore that's great"
Parkdale Fire Brigade - 1941
Back Row Left to Right: Deputy Fire Chief Percy Gay; Fred Hickox; Richard Anderson; Frank Burke; unidentified; Ralph Gay; Henry Douglas; Warren Burns (between Ralph & Henry D.). Henry Jenkins (between Frank Burke & unidentified man).
Driver: Borden Myers; Fire Chief Preston Sentner (to the right of Myers) Charlie Swan standing on running board to the left of Myers; Ivan Watters (sitting on the railing and in front of Warren Burns.
Missing from photo - Malcolm MacEachern.
Standing in The background are Doug Moore, the kid and Vic Hudson in front of Vic's place.
Harley was hired as Parkdale's first Town Police man in August 1961
Harley was a very fair man and earned the respect of the Town very quickly.
This is a Photo that Connie Mackay Carr had at our last meeting.
Anyone have a guess as to the year?
These pictures was taken on august 16, 1946 at the race track during Old Home Week.
The two horses heading for home are Wilkin , on the rail and Anti-Aircraft on the outside.
Wilkin won the heat.
This Building was called Scott's Mill it was situated on Ginger Mackays home and where Newt had The Morris Dealership.
The mill burned in 1942, my brother Ernie said it was a saturday afternoon and he and his friends had jst left the movie theatre after watching Roy Rogers and they saw the fire and of course ran to watch it.
This picture of Love's property is dated 1913. It is still standing but was almost gone a few years ago.
The Backyard
Front View
This view is from the front of Love's looking over to where Borden Myers would eventually build.
This is from the front looking up St. Peters Road 1913 at the intersection of Beasley and Allen Streets. The brick place on the right was Pope's Brewery and was sold to the Love's in 1875 and converted to a tannery.
This our Grandmother Callbeck sitting in our back yard at 2 St. Peters Road.
Mom , Lorne & Helen
The Callbecks at 2 St Peters Road
Here are two pictures of the hall as it was and when The Lions took it over.
Notice the vents missing in the second photo, The Lions replaced those tanks in the basement that held the sewage.
I see in The Guardian this morning that Horace Smith passed away, he was 93 and was married for 68 years.
Horace ran Smith Auto Body in Parkdale for many years, on St Peters Road ( A great Kenny Burke story here) and then on Beasley Ave.
We had alot of fun at the shop on saturday afternoons.
Horace and Mrs Smith both attended the reunion last June at the school and we appreciated them making the effort to attend.
Horace was one of the "greatest" generation who left their homes as young men and fought some of the most evil men the world has seen.
Thankyou Horace, well done.
Two Parkdale Boys were honoured at the ECMA'S last Sunday night, as a tribute to The Tremtones. Niall mackay and Doug Macewen, Parkdale Jr. High Grads and late night patrons of Barry's Snack Bar.
Click on the Play button and listen to them , recorded at The Rollaway on a Reel to Reel machine.
Well deserved guys, I bet Joe has the big light spinning out of control.
