Welcome To Kinsac, Nova Scotia
* Updated March 09 2005*
Contact Maureen Campbell at [email protected]
to contribute information to this page.
Updated 29 March
2004
LOCATION:
Kinsac is a small rural community on the west side
of Lake Kinsac, approximately twenty kilometers from Halifax but
still within the Beford-Sackville district.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The name may be derived from a Mi'kmaq word for
"running water."
SETTLEMENT HISTORY:
The settlement was originally considered part of the
village of Beaverbank; land being granted in 1810 to John Fleiger
and John Pleasant. But after the railway was constructed towards the
end of the last century, Kinsac developed on its own as a separate
community.
More Kinsac History ...
In the year 1918 Charles And Emily Grigg resided in Kinsac , what is
now the Coakley residence,
603 Kinsac Road
. They had two children Harry and
Florence
. Florence was born in 1909 {today she is 94 and still active}.It
was these two children that made the right-away path between what is
now the Campbell residence , 600 Kinsac Road and the Davidson
residence ,612 Kinsac Road. This path was used to see the trains as
they were moving through the area.
In later years
Florence
married John{Jack} Henry
Campbell they lived in Kinsac for many years and raised two sons ,
John G and Laurie T. They built their home , now
592 Kinsac Road
and later built the home, now
600 Kinsac Road
for Charles and Emily Grigg.
Jack had the very first bus
service in Kinsac {Photos below}. He would bus the workers to and
from work and the church
goers to Sunday services as well as many tours ..{ eg: taking folks
to
Annapolis
Valley
for the Apple Blossom festival.} There were many a time that they
had to shovel a way before the bus could even get out the road. The
Campbell
’s also had a store in Kinsac {now gone} it was situated across
from 592 and 600 .The garage , where the bus was kept , was directly
across from 592 .{Photo below}.The property still remains in the
Campbell
family.
The
Campbell
’s had to get the supplies for their store from the train as it
stopped in Kinsac . The mail was dropped off as well {more on this
later} .
Photos of
Kinsac residents of days gone
by :
Kindly supplied
by : Lauretta
{Huntley} Gilby
Submitted
by : Maureen and Laurie Campbell
More to
come .........
Top Left
Left to right -
Pearlie Nelson , Peter MacDonald , Lloyd
Gilby , Laurie Campbell , Joan Hamblen
{1947 / 48
Kinsac Lake}
Top Right
Left to right -
Amy Towell- Lively , Peg Myra -
Perressine ,
Lauretta Huntley - Gilby ,
Florence Campbell in foreground - Bus owned
/operated by husband Jack ,1st
Kinsac bus .
{Parents of Laurie Campbell}
Center Left
Left to right -
Dorothy Hopkins ,
Lauretta Huntley , Meg Ryan - Deep hole
ballfield,Doug Boutillier’s field
Center Right
Left to right -
Bert Myra , Lauretta
Huntley
Bottom Left
-Willie Cullen {all dressed up}
Bottom Center
-Peg Myra {1947}
Bottom Right
Left to right -
Phyllis Grigg
, Murray Prichard
Bus Photo{and Jack}
If anyone can identify the
people in the photo's , please let me know.
I realize this is a short update ,
however I am trying to get more folks involved . Please , if anyone
has anything to contribute it will be appreciated {you will get
credit for your help} .
In 1926 Charles J. Grigg built the home , now 603 Kinsac Road {photo
below}.
Some of the family names , besides Grigg and Campbell were Mitchell
, Miller, Beaver , Eisen , Romkey , Forgan , Diggon , Tibbdeau ,
Payzant , Mathews , MacDonald , Huntly , Munroe and many more .
The Eisen family were related to
Florence and Jack Campbell {Belle was Jack’s sister and was
married to Wally }.They resided near the end of the road.
There was also a Girl Guide Camp
at end of the Kinsac Road . {If anyone has any photos of the camp ,
please send them to me , they would add a nice touch to the page .}
In approximately 1948 the Steam
Engine was fazed out from CNR to make way for the more modern train
{old photo below} . There were many families sad to see it disappear
and missed the familiar sound as it passed by . I will try to get
more information regarding the trains to add at a later date . In
the meantime enjoy the photos . Maureen
This was copied from an
old newspaper clipping .
The first is taken at the Kinsac Falls in 1931.
The names of the people in
photo are , Grace MacCann , Rudolph Hossell , Jack Campbell ,
Rye Evans and John O’Connell .The second
photo is Florence Campbell same year.
The third photo was taken in 1948 .
The Kinsac falls have changed considerably in
the time frame .
Does anyone remember any of these folks ??
I will have some more recent photos shortly .
I have been
contacted by Lauretta Huntley - Gilby .She has been kind enough to
lend me some photos of some of the older residents of Kinsac .
Perhaps some of you will remember them .If anyone else has
information please e-mail it to me [email protected]
, drop off at 600 Kinsac Road or mail to 600 Kinsac Road , Kinsac
N.S. B4G1C8. Thank You
The following
photos were kindly supplied by Lauretta Huntley - Gilby.
Contact Maureen Campbell at [email protected]
to contribute information to this page.
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