Howe Island People 9

Photos of persons residing on Howe Island

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1934 Howe Island Baseball Team

Top- L-R Coach Bill Dorey, Leonard Driscoll, Jim Cox, Gene Driscoll,

Bottom r. L-R Barney Kane, Pat Norris, Johnny Pickett, Jimmy Beaseau,
Charlie Beaubien, Lester Leavis, Joe Kane, Cecil Foley.

"The individual that deserves all the credit for this photo is Anne Marie Walkey as without the actual picture this piece of history would have been lost.
Cecil Foley is Anne Marie's Father.
Jim Cox is a brother of Elizabeth Oakley.

Johnny Pickett operated the Howe Island ferry for years. I originally thought this was my Father as they looked so much a like in younger days.

I recall my Dad talking of the coach Bill Dorey on a number of occasions of course in a positive way. My Dad did play ball but must have been later on as he was younger then the players in the photo.

The only ball field that I know of was just up from Picketts ferry, first crossroad, turn left and the right side of the road is a large red brick house with a big barn. Right behind this barn was the ball field but it was on the Foley Farm. The red brick house and barn belonged to Art Pickett. This would be Johnny Picketts brothers Arthurs place. I recall going to a ball game there with my Dad when I got out of the hospital in 1948. I would have been 5 years old.

Leonard and Gene were brothers and they had another brother Ernie that played as well but not in the photo.

Of interest. Jimmy Beseau was the bus driver that drove the black hearse in 1955 and when we got the converted cattle truck in 1957 Pat Norris drove and then took over the new school bus driving duties. Pat is in the photo I sent you when we got the new bus on the island. He was the driver when I attended high school.
Pat Norris (lefthander) and Cecil Foley (righthander) were extremely good pitchers in their day. Cecil drove the snowplow along with his brother Robert.

Lester Leavis's father was James Leavis b1868. My Grandmother Margaret Garrah (ne Leavis) was Lesters aunt and sister of James. James Cox had the milk truck route on the island for years. Up until the mid sixties milk was shipped 10 gallon or 100 pound milkcans to the Cow and Gate dairy in Gananoque. In later years the cans were 8 gallons or 80 pounds. One gallon weighed 10 pounds. James had a second truck in the summer for the North side and it was driven by Bernie Byrnes. Barney Kane gave me my very first haircut. Barney and Joe are brothers and their sister is Madeline."

Thanks to Wilf for the caption and to Anne Walkey for the photo!
And to both and everyone else who helped give these faces names!

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Margaret Garrah nee Leavis 1953

"This is a photo (1953) of my Dearly Loved Grandmother Margaret Garrah (ne Leavis) taken on the farm Lot 4 north range Howe Island. My Grandmother had a love for raising turkeys. Turkeys sold at Christmas provided a little extra cash to assist in providing provisions for the remaining winter months."

Thanks to Wilf Garrah for photo and caption!

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Garrah Family Photo 1966
"The top row of the picture is: Ira Garrah (My Father) Francis (ne Dorey) Mabel, (ne Murchie) Raymond Garrah, Evelyn (ne Martin). Sitting Loretta (ne Quinn) and Elroy. This picture was taken in the summer of 1966 at my Aunt and Uncles house (Arnold & Frances Dorey) in Gananoque. My aunt Loretta died later on that same day. Their parents were Israel Garrah (ne Margaret Leavis) Howe Island. Family born and raised on Lot 9 S.R. Howe Island."

Thanks to Wilf Garrah for photo and caption!

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