Mrs A. D. McDonald, Toney River, Pictou, NS

Obituary for Daniel Alexander MacDonald printed in the Pictou Advocate on 25 July 1946, page 9

Pioneer Finlay McDonald, his wife Annie and their family

Obituary for James MacKinnon printed in the Pictou Advocate on 7 January 1921 page 1

Cassie Fraser

Cora McRae born 5 December 1868 to John McRae and Mary (Robertson)(Robson)McRae of Toney River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

Obituary for Mr. Hector MacInnes printed in the Pictou Advocate 6 November 1926

Rare photograph of turn-of-the-century logging men near Aberdeen, Washington circa 1900. Alexander Fraser was the logging foreman for Dan Gillies.

Announcement of Will of Barbara Matilda MacKenzie of Boston and formerly of Toney River - Pictou Advocate, January 20, 1922

Deed - James and Nancy Fraser to their son, Simon Roderick Fraser, the eastern half of the Fraser family farm at Toney River containing 75 acres plus an additional 25 acres, dated October 11, 1880.

Deed - James and Nancy Fraser to their son, Alexander "Alex" Fraser, the western half of the Fraser family farm at Toney River containing 75 acres, dated October 11, 1880.

The 1879 Meacham Atlas, Section 3, for Toney River, shows land belonging to "Widow Fraser" encompassing the mill pond, grist mill and saw mill on the Toney River. It borders John McRae's land to the north and Donald MacKenzie's farm to the west.

Three generations of the Simon Fraser family and Al McKay and his wife Lillian and drove from Aberdeen Washington to Trail, British Columbia, Canada to reunite with relatives Jack and Jessie May (McKay) Henderson .

Photograph of Cora McRae Hill, daughter of John and Mary (Robertson) McRae. Cora wrote a manuscript titled, "Memories of Long Ago" about her childhood at Toney River and the family's move to Liberal, Missouri in the fall of 1881.

Ethel Irene Drummond of Teulon, Manitoba, the great-granddaughter of Alexander McRae, wrote two letters to the editor of the Pictou Advocate that were published together on August 1, 1973.

Letter to the Editor of the Eastern Chronicle from John McRae of "Sunny Summit," Toney River, Pictou County with a corrected and original poem (actually, a song), To the Pioneer Settlers of West River, written by his father, Alexander McRae, circa 1819.

Emma Robertson McRae was a poet like her father and grandfather. She won awards for her poetry and was published many times. Her work, "The Little Red School House," was published in Bluenose magazine in Nova Scotia.

Pen sketch of John McRae of Toney River, drawn from a photograph. John's poem, Welcome Sweet Summer, the pen sketch, and a brief introduction of John McRae, the author of the poem, were published in the Pictou Advocate in 1897.

The poem, The Toney in October, was written by John McRae in a year unknown. It was transcribed by his nephew, Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, the son of Allan and Catherine (McRae) McQuarrie, in 1959.

Photograph of Alexander McRae from Dingwall, Ross Shire, Scotland who emigrated to Nova Scotia before 1818 and settled at West River in an area that later became named Watervale. The McRae family moved to Toney River circa 1855.

Poem written by John McRae of Toney River in year unknown. Typescript by Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, 1959.

Poem written by John McRae of Toney River in year unknown. Typescript by Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, 1959.

Poem by John McRae written in year unknown. Typescript by Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, 1959.

Deed transferring 75 acres, or one-half of the farm previously owned byJames Fraser of Toney River, deceased, to Alexander Henderson. This farm land was deeded from James Fraser to his sons Alex and Simon Fraser before his death on November 3, 1880.

Deed transferring 75 acres, or one-half of the farm previously owned byJames Fraser of Toney River, deceased, to Alexander Henderson. This farm land was deeded from James Fraser to his sons Alex and Simon Fraser before his death on November 3, 1880.