August 31, 1912

Got up early in order to get our

things together. Took a taxi to 

the White Star line pier. Got to the

boat about Eleven A.M. Miss 

Delaney and Dr. Barbour came

 to the boat to say good bye. They 

brought us such beautiful roses.

The Oceanic left the wharf at 

Twelve. The afternoon was fine

and the water smooth. We

have two large outside cabins 

and are very comfortable.

Table board good. Laurie not

felling so very well but I ate

everything I shouldn't for dinner

and enjoyed it very much.

Wore a blue skirt and blue silk waist-

trimmed with white lace and

some of the roses Miss Delaney brought

me. Service good and the 

orchestra very fine. Music adds

greatly to the pleasure of dinner.

August 30, 1912

Still tired so just loafed and

went to meals.  Read a little

and wrote some more letters.

August 29, 1912

Was tired so did not go out. 

Wrote letters and read all

day. Annie and Catherine went 

out and did some shopping.

...the Collingwood Hotel....

Check out early 20th century New York City and where they stayed before their departure for England......

The Collingwood Hotel, New York City

August 28, 1912

Reached New York between seven

and eight A.M. Took a taxi to
 Collingwood Hotel. Was tired so

as soon as I had breakfast

I went to bed and had a nap.

Annie and the two children

arrived about noon.  They all

looked well and we talked

ourselves tired. Had two rooms

 and a bath at the Collingwood

and were very comfortable.

August 27, 1912

Went into Boston with Harvey 

when he went to work.  Did a 

little shopping. Got the ten twenty
train for Wellesley and had dinner

at Dr. Wiswalls. Had such a good

time seeing everybody. Mrs. Hardwick

came into Boston with me in the

 evening and her brother Will C______

met us at the station.  He took us to

 the Theatre where we saw "The Million"

played.  I left Boston for New York

on the midnight train so Mr. C. and
Mrs. Hardwick waited and saw me

off. Victoria Cameron came to

the train to say good bye.

(Note: Dr. Wiswall was Edward H. Wiswall MD, superintendent of the Wellesley Nervine, Grove Street, Wellesley, Mass.; opened for patients in 1897. Number of beds, 29. This sanatorium was for the treatment of nervous, alcoholic and mildly insane cases. Supported by pay of patients, per an old entry related to treatment facilities in Massachusetts.  We'll hope that Georgie was having dinner at his home, not at his facility!)

August 26, 1912

Did a little sewing in the morning

In the afternoon went out to

Everett and stayed at Uncle Parkers

for the night.  Went for a walk

in the evening with Harvey.

(Note: Harvey would have been Georgie's first cousin.  His mother, Kate Roy Park, was Jane Roy MacGillivray's sister.)

August 25, 1912

Reached Boston at nine oclock

A.M. Two hours late. It was a 

lovely fine morning but we were

so glad to get on land again.

Went out to Roxbury. Victoria

was at work but the house was

open. Shortly after I got there

Miss Virginia Maxwell a cousin

of  Uncle Maxwells came in. We

talked all evening.

(Note: This must have been Uncle William Maxwell who was married to Aunt Harriet Roy, sister of Georgie's mother, Jane Roy.  Georgie must have been staying with Roy relatives, not MacGillivrays or Frasers.)

August 24, 1912

The boat sailed at twelve P.M.

but I knew nothing about it until

the steward came to see what I
 wanted for my breakfast. It was a 

beautiful fine morning but the 

wind was blowing and the Bay of 

Fundy was so rough that no one

could get out on deck. All day the

wind blew and the waves washed 

over the decks all day.  Several of

the main deck cabins were flooded

and some of the crew seasick. I

stayed in bed all day but was 

not seasick.  Enjoyed all my

meals.

(Note: Check out Bay of Fundy here: Bay of Fundy - highest tidal range in the world!)

August 23, 1912

Got up early. Had breakfast,

Hugh and Bessie drove me to the

station. Went as far as Eureka and

stayed at Gilvary Grant for dinner.

Called to see Chris and Julia.

Left Eureka at three thirty.

Enjoyed the trip into Halifax

very much. It was a beautiful

moonlight night and the latter 

part of the way the railroad was

near the water all the way. The

scenery was grand. Went to the

boat about nine o'clock got my 

cabin and went right to bed!

August 22, 1912

Wrote some letters and went to

the office to mail them.  In

the afternnon went over to Mill -

stream. Stayed for tea and Rachel

 took me for a drive.  Called at Mrs.

Sutherlands and Mrs. (I ?) Macdonalds.

Met Mr. Kirken on the road and he 

had just been up to Chisholms to 

see me. Asked if I would be home

later on and I told him I had to 

go up to Hill Cottage and close

up the house so he offered to go

along with me if I would wait a 

few minutes for him.  Wilma

and Maggie Campbell were at

Chisholms when I got in. They

teased me about missing Mr.

Kirkens call only I had it back

at them when he called for me

a few minutes later.  Got back

 from Hill Cottage about ten dead

tired -

August 21, 1921....again

Georgie must have gotten confused on her dates - this is her second entry for August 21st......

Left Sylvester at seven o'clock and

got to Springville at eight.  Talked 

to Chisholms for a while.  Then went 

up to Hill Cottage and opened up

 the house to air.  In the afternoon

went with Hugh and Bessie to Mrs.

Robert MacLeans funeral.  Came

home and while Bessie was getting

 tea I went down to see Christy 

Holmes.  After tea I went for a

 twenty  mile drive with Hugh.  Got

back to Bridgeville about nine

and got home about ten.  Called

to see Mrs. Ross.

(After her father, Isaac, died, the house was basically closed up and no one else ever lived there.  It was later torn down, according to Annie Laurie in her Recollections of a Canadian Childhood)

August 21, 1912

Same as the day before. In

the evening went for a drive 

and then went over to see Wilkie.

(Note: Wilkie is Georgie's cousin, daughter of Aunt Hattie Roy Maxwell, sister of Georgie's mother, Jane Roy MacGillivray.)

August 20, 1912

Did housework in the morning

Sewed in the afternoon.  Went

for a drive in the evening.

August 19, 1912

Aunt Hattie and Aunt Kate

went to PineTree so Jen and I

had the house to ourselves. Jen

looked after the house while I did

some sewing.

August 18, 1912

All got up in time to go to

church save Aunt Kate who

was not feeling well.  James, Jen,

and I went for a walk in the

 evening. After dark Wilkie,
 Charlie and the children came

over.

August 17, 1912

Jen and I got up early and

started for Durham.  Went to

New Glasgow and did a little

shopping.  Reached Sylvester at

four.  Aunt Hattie was waiting

for us.  They were all very busy

but we had a good time.

August 16, 1912

Spent the day quietly and in

evening went to a party Aunt 

Anna gave for me.  Had an

awfully good time.  Wore my

black lace dress and a huge

bouquet of scarlet geraniums.

There was a nice crowd.  Hugh

Calder Isaac Macdonald James

Grant, Hugh Chisholm, Mr.

Kirken, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grant,

J. Campbell, Wilma Bessie, Jen,

Jessie, May, Clara, and I.

Hugh Chisholm took me home.

August 15, 1912

Left PineTree at half past two

reached Springville at four.

Had supper at Bessies and

all went to Prayer meeting.

August 14, 1912

Jen and I went down to

PineTree.  Hugh drove us to the

Station.  Reached Uncle Johns

in time for diner.  Had a 

very pleasant little visit.

(Note: This is Uncle John Grant, married to Aunt Anna, sister of Georgie's father.)

August 13, 1912

The day was uneventful.

Jen, Hugh and I got up late

and had breakfast by ourselves.

In the evening Clara Grant 

came in when she left for

home we all walked down

with her.

August 11, 1912

We all went to church.  It

was good to be back in Spring-

ville and see all the home people.

Nothing startling happened during
the day.


Springville Presbyterian Church, originally built in 1853 by Rev. Angus MacGillivray, Georgie's grandfather.It still stands today, just north of the site of the MacGillivray homeplace known as Cottage Hill, where Georgie grew up.

August 10, 2012

Just lounged around the

house and talked and in the 

evening Jen went as far as

Bridgeville with Hugh for a

drive.  They called at Mrs. Ross'

(Note: This Jen could be a younger sister or a first cousin, Jennie MacGregor)

August 9, 1912

Went out for a drive with Hugh

and on our way home called at

Aunt Anna's and got my suit

case.  Got home in time for

dinner.  At three o'clock Bessie

told me she had written Jen to

come over so we went down where

the train came in.  She looked

well and I was so glad to see

her.

(Note: Bessie was a Chisholm; the Chisholms were closest neighbors to the MacGillivrays)

August 8, 1912

Got up early.  Had breakfast which

I enjoyed very much after my

fast.  Left for home by the Sydney

express.  Enjoyed the trip from

Halifax to Eureka very much.  Uncle

Joe met us and we had dinner

in Millstream.  After dinner Aunt

Anna, Rachel and I called on

Mrs. John Campbell (Wilma Grant).

She was newly married and I had arrived at one of her receiving

days.  Wilma was dressed in her

wedding dress and looked very

nice.  Jessie May, Margaret and 

Mrs. Fraser were receiving with her.

We went from there to Mrs. Chisholms.

Aunt Anna and Rachel went

home but I stayed with Bessie.

(Note:  Aunt Anna [Grant] was the sister of Isaac MacGillivray, Georgie's father.  Uncle Joe was her husband.)

August 7, 1912

Was dreadfully sea sick all day

never got out of my cabin.  Was

disgusted with myself as the sea

was quite calm.  Reached Halifax

about six o'clock in the evening.  It

took all my energy to get up and 

dress.  Took a carriage from the 

wharf to the King Edward Hotel.  Had

a very nice room.  Had hoped to make 

a few calls and see a little of the

town but felt so wretched that I

went to bed at once.

(Note:  first opened in 1903, check out  History of the King Edward Hotel )

August 6, 1912

Aunt Sade and I were busy

all the morning and at noon

we left Boston on the SS Perry

 for Halifax.  The afternoon was

beautifully fine.  Miss M. C. Fraser

(a cousin of Jims) from New York was

on board and I enjoyed talking to

her very much.  The sunset was

beautiful on the water.

(Note:  Have just learned it was probably the SS A. W. Perry......)

August 5, 1912

Went into Boston early and

spent the whole day shopping.

Finished packing my trunk and

suit case and went to bed tired

out.

August 4, 1912...

Was awfully tired so did not go

to church.  In the evening

Victoria Cameron and I went 

up to see Gilvary and A. D. Fraser.

August 3, 1912....

Left Wellesley Saturday evening. 

Got to Boston at eight o'clock and

 went out to Roxbury and stayed 

with Aunt Sade for two days.

(Note: Aunt Sade was the sister of Isaac MacGillivray, Georgie's father, and daughter of the Rev. Angus MacGillivray)