Winston Cosgrove's
Wolfe Island Past and Present

Excerpts from: WOLFE ISLAND PAST & PRESENT
by Winston Michael Cosgrove, B.A.
1973

FRONT COVER

Used with the kind permission of Mrs. W.M. (Phyllis) Cosgrove October 10, 2001

For the purpose of brevity, only portions have been extracted
from the full text. For a genuine appreciation of Mr. Cosgrove’s
writings please read the entire work. The book is available
from the Kingston Public Library.

The book will be broken down into sections on the site, one
for each chapter of the book.
Pages below are numbers from the book.

HISTORICAL HERITAGE p. 1-6

EARLY SETTLERS p. 8-11

RENOWNED CITIZENS p. 12-14

MEMORY LANE p. 15-16

ISLAND LANDMARKS p. 17-20

ECONOMICS p. 21-23

EDUCATION p. 24-28

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT p. 29-32

POSTAL SERVICES p. 33

RELIGION p. 34-38

SOCIAL LIFE p. 39-44

SPORTS p. 45-52

TRANSPORTATION p. 53-59

Winston Michael Cosgrove
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Winston Michael Cosgrove, B.A. was born on Wolfe Island November
6, 1928. He is the son of the late James Dufferin Cosgrove and
the late Mary Louise Spoor

W.M. Cosgrove received his elementary education on Wolfe Island
and later attended Regiopolis College in Kingston. He graduated
from Ottawa Normal School in 1948 and has since taught for
twenty-five years at Wolfe Island, Frankford, and Lindsay.

Mr. Cosgrove was a graduate of Queen's University.

(From Back Cover of book)

The Islands: Books: Winston Cosgroves Wolfe Island Past and Present

Winston Cosgrove's Wolfe Island Past and Present

Winston Cosgrove's
Wolfe Island Past and Present