Photo Albums – Tancook Community News

November 24, 2019July 8, 2020

Langille Photo Album

The last of the island sauerkraut has been packed off for this year so it seemed a fitting time to post some photos from the family of one of Tancook’s past kraut makers, Percy Langille. We thank Percy’s grandson, Robyn Langille, for sharing these photos with us.

Percy Langille and his Tancook cabbage.

Percy tends to his cabbage. Note how the island shoreline has changed.

Percy shows his cabbage.

Percy in the field.

Home of Percy and Evelyn Langille.

Wilfred Langille (Percy’s brother).

Charles and Marilyn Belong, Evelyn and Percy Langille.

Percy and Earl Baker.

Percy Langille.

Percy Langille with son, Jerry.

Hilda and Harvey Cross

Three generations of women: Avis Baker, Hilda Cross, Sadie Rodenhiser.

Albert & Naomi Mason (parents of Ferdinand Mason).

Darleen McInnis with son, Robyn Langille.

Ervin Langille with son, Percy.

Harvey Cross with grandchildren Allen Wilson and Avis Baker.

Hibbert & Cecelia Langille (Percy’s grandparents).

Hilda Cross. Hilda stands where Dana Stevens now lives. Note the field of cabbage across the road.

Percy and Evelyn Langille in their courting days.

Langille sisters – Blanche, Muriel, Irene, Marjorie and Essie.

Cousins: Back row: Allen Wilson, Avis Baker; Middle row: Betty Beacham, Gordon Wilson, Rendell Wilson; Front row: Shirley Baker and Neva Baker.

Lola Langille with daughters Marjorie and Essie.

February 18, 2019July 8, 2020

More Historical Tancook Photos

Susan Levy kindly shared these photos with us.

Tancook 1940s
Rhoda Mason
Parsonage dedication 1946
Muriel M Slaughenwhite
Mason boat in Southeast Cove
Jean Wilneff

September 24, 2018July 8, 2020

Historical Tancook – Vol. 7

Thank you to Diane Crooks for sharing these photos with us.

The government wharf at Southeast Cove can be seen in this photo. Kevin Rhodenizer and Debbie Landry are the children.

After a storm, the inside portion of the Southeast Cove government wharf was damaged. The outside section was still used to dock boats.

The T.I. Service

Stella Glerum’s house before it was torn down. This house used to stand on the hill above Gurney’s canteen (beside Tyrone’s).

Melissa shells peas in her pot. The Levy home is on the left and you can see the Slaunwhite house on the right.

John Cross – clearing off the hockey rink across the road from the general store.

Bernard Blinn clearing off the hockey rink. You can see the houses along Southeast Cove

Velma, Millicent (Millie), Lawrence, Ena, Harley, Shirley. Lawrence’s and Ena’s 50th anniversary.

Gladys Cross’s house before renovations.

Keith Baker and Allan Wilson

Clyde Cross

Lee Cross

Diane Crooks makes friends with Dandy’s (Willis Cross) calf. The pigsty in back was given to Gurney Wilson (Angela Connoly’s) and still stands on that property.

Ruby Heisler Cox, Carrie (Heisler) & Bruce Levy, Douglas Levy at Bruce and Carrie’s wedding. The flower girl is believed to be one of Melda’s daughters, Jackie.

Leander and Jessie Cross (parents of Percy “Nick” Cross)

You can see the “Old Maid’s House” still stands in this photo. Lady in photo is Pamela Geddes, a friend of Diane Crooks.

In this photo of the “Little Green House”, you can see a house up on the hill that used to belong to William Cross, who was the father of Gilbert “Gippy” Cross.

This is in Northwest Cove in front of Earl Baker’s house. In the photo are children of Mabel & Willis Crooks. The lobster factory is on the right in the background.

Dorothy Wilson stands on the Tancook wharf.

Willis Crooks and Willis Cross

Bentie Heisler, Dorothy Wilson, Ruby Heisler – making music.

Melissa & Hibbert Baker’s house in 1956 (now Earl Baker’s). You can see the old Orange Hall up the hill.

Taken from Hibbert & Melissa’s back yard (now Earl Baker’s house). You can see the Baptist Church.

Picture of the Old Maid’s house before it was moved up from the shore.

Southeast Cove taken from Crooks’s Hill – probably taken mid-1940’s.

Nick Cross and Laurie Levy

Angela Crooks in the middle, with daughters Hattie and Ada.

Will Day, Gilbert Cross and Willis Crooks probably all dressed up for church.

David Crooks with his last team of oxen.

David Wilson, Perley Levy, Sadie Crooks, Willis Crooks and Unknown. The child is Denzil (Bob) Cross.

A busy harbour at Tancook.

South East Cove. The South East Cove school house looks new and notice how flat the beach area is!

Back row, Ivan Wilson, Keith Baker, Donald Wilson, Gerald Crooks, Richard Levy, Bernard Heisler, Roy Wilson, Arthur Smeltzer, Gordon Baker, Cecil Pearl, Front row: Unknown, Leslie Pearl, Carroll Crooks, Peter Hutt, Clarence Baker, LeRoy Langille, Morris Blinn, Richard Pearl, Harley Wilson

Richard Levy, Norma Hirtle Baker, Delphine Crooks Boscoe, and Gerald Crooks. Background is Ella and Percy Young’s house and Hibbert Baker’s barn.

Velma Wilson Dauphinee taken on oil barrels at Stan Mason’s Shop. Note the Mason Boat Shop in the background.

Chester wharf many years ago, probably around 1930-40.

The Crooks family on the back deck of the Shoreham, in the days before safety was an issue. Mabel, Joan, David, Willis, Gerald, Scott and Laurie.

Estelle Cross with Nancy & Beverly Crooks and Sheila Rodenhiser, and Estelle’s boys, Wayne, Earl and Gary, on their way to Sunday School.

Carroll, Delphine, Rodney and Gerald Crooks. Gerald is dressed up in his “warden” outfit. His job on Tancook during the war was to make sure the blackout was observed so the German subs couldn’t land an invasion force on Tancook. The house in the picture was Gabe Levy’s, now where Vincent Baker lives.

The Gerald L. C., Tancook island’s first ferry.

July 11, 2018July 8, 2020

Historical Tancook – Vol. 6

With thanks to Susan Levy for these photos.

On a road trip – Wilfred & Velma Heisler with Bradley in front, Margaret & Douglas Levy with Susan in front

PTE. Douglas Levy in the 1940’s

Wedding of Douglas and Margaret Levy – August 4, 1945 with parents Basil & Iona Levy and Blanche & Colin Heisler

– Siblings Wilfred Heisler and Margaret Levy as teenagers

– Wedding of Lindsay and Sadie Heisler. Standing for them are Douglas and Joan Young (Lindsay and Sadie also stood for Douglas and Joan when they got married.)

Lindsay Heisler

Wilfred Heisler

Douglas Levy

Margaret Heisler Levy, Basil Levy, Carrie Heisler Levy

Douglas Levy, Basil Levy, Bruce Levy

Wilfred Heisler on a Tancook beach

Carrie Levy and Margaret Levy

Carrie and Bruce Levy

Charles Jollymore and Margaret Levy

Bentie Heisler, unknown girl

Carrie and Bruce Levy

Ruby Heisler Cox – unknown children

Sherry Heisler, Bradley Heisler, Margaret Levy

Wilfred Heisler, unconfirmed, Douglas Levy, Charles Jollymore

Douglas Levy on Big Tancook

July 7, 2018July 8, 2020

Historical Tancook – Vol. 5

With thanks to Garnet Mason for these photos.

Howard Rodenhiser, Blake Clothier, Brian Hirtle, Lloyd Baker, Garnet Mason, Sam Rodenhiser on Chester wharf

Corrine Crooks Mason, Connie Crooks Levy, Tania Mason

Dave Mason standing on the wharf out from the Mason Boatyard. Howard Mason’s wharf in the back in 1961. You can see the general store in back.

The T. I. Service sits on the inside part of the Tancook wharf in 1961.

One of the Mason boats steams into Chester.

The Mason Boatyard – picture taken August 15, 1973.

Goldie Mason – 1961.

Unknown Tancook boat steams into Chester with dory in tow – 1961.

Leslie (Johnny) Crooks on the Mason Boatyard wharf – 1961.

May 29, 2018July 8, 2020

Historical Tancook – Vol. 3

Thank you to Peggy Langille for sharing these photos with us.

Elsie Stevens (wife of Vincent Stevens)

The swordfishing fleet at Louisburg. Many boats from Tancook travelled to Louisbourg to swordfish.

Evelyn Hutt and Oda Stevens

Warren Pearl – taken May 6, 1935 (father of Beverly)

George & Minnie Heisler, Vernie and baby Bentie Belle

Borden, George & Arthur Hutt with Florence Young at the Hutt house at Lynches Cove, Tancook Island

Eva Heisler marketing vegetables in Chester – 1935. Eva was Howard Heisler’s mother

Hutt swordfishing boat

Arthur Hutt, Borden Hutt, child in back is Peter Hutt, Obed Wilneff, Gordon Hutt in cap, Bob Hutt and Virginia Hutt behind him

Inez Langille, Vera Stevens, Essie Langille, Oda Heisler with the cake, Pearl Stevens

Howard Heisler’s and Hovey Slaunwhite’s boat “Ramona”

Daniel Levy on the left, unknown on right

Leah Heisler (daughter of George & Minnie)

Fred Slaunwhite and Cecil Hutt

Viola Young, Leah Heisler, Alice, Roy and Andrew (Alice and Andrew were children of Viola & Herbert Young, unsure about Roy). Picture was taken at the Tancook Baptist Church.

Tancook shoreline

The “White Birch” owned by Clemence and Hovey Slaunwhite

Wilfred and Meretha Wilson (parents of Verna Stevens)

Robert Langille, Lloyd Baker, Howard Rodenhiser, Dewitt Baker, Buddy Mason in front

Mabel Cross, Elsie Stevens, Geraldine Cross

Suzette and Kathy Cross

Millie Wilson Sellers

Milton Baker

Carroll & Monique Baker (Carroll is Earl’s brother)

Rudolph Stevens & Cynthia Baker

Stella Stevens (mother of Douglas Stevens), Sharon Cross (back on), Faith Cross Blinn, unknown back on, Carol Ann Wilneff. Picture taken outside the Tancook Baptist Church at the wedding of Robert & Peggy Langille.

Bernice Levy (daughter of Olive & Howard Levy)

Maude Cross

Pauline Heisler Levy

Thelma Stevens Mason (daughter of Willie and Idella Stevens)

Cynthia Baker & Grace Cross Henneberry in back, Colleen Cross Levy & Veronica Baker in front. Grace’s wedding day in 1960.

Cynthia Baker & Sheila Cross Rodenhiser

Velma Wilson Dauphinee – August 1950

Delphine Crooks

Leona Mason & Howie Rodenhiser

Leona Mason

Marilyn Blinn

Cecil (Mike) Rodenhiser and Weldon Rodenhiser

Gerald Rodenhiser

Grace Cross Henneberry & Maxine Langille Davis

May 29, 2018July 8, 2020

Historical Tancook – Vol. 2

Thank you to Margo Cross for sharing these photos with our community.

Hulda Pearl, David Langille, Bertha Wilneff Hudson

Faye Baker, Dewitt Baker, Verna Baker Stevens. Elmith Baker Hardy

Dewitt Baker

Beattie Tuplin, Ainsley Hutt, Hosie Wilneff, Eldred Hutt, Tilly Baker

Murray Wilneff

Hazel Baker, Lester Baker, Dora Baker, Bertha Hudson, Mabel Crooks

Hollie Cross, David Langille, Andrew Young, Eric Cross

Page from Bertha Hudson’s autograph book

Page from Bertha Hudson’s autograph book

Page from Bertha Hudson’s autograph book

Page from Bertha Hudson’s autograph book

Joseph Wilneff

Percy and Alice Wilson and daughter Laurena

Mabel Wilneff Crooks, Ruth Slaunwhite, Hazel Wilneff Baker, Bentie Hubley

Bertha Wilneff Hudson, Hilda Baker Wilson, Hulda Pearl

Joseph Wilneff

Obed Wilneff

Bertha Wilneff Hudson

Hilda Baker Wilson, Vernie Wilson

Guy Stevens

Margo Hudson Cross

Bertha Hudson, Mabel Crooks, Hazel Baker, Alice Wilson, Dora Baker

Douglas Young, Bertha Wilneff Hudson

Obed Wilneff, Florence Young

Joseph Wilneff

Dolly Baker, Ruth Slaunwhite, Bertha Wilneff. The babies might be Dolly’s daughter, Deanna, and Ruth’s daughter Erma

Bertha Wilneff, Erma Slaunwhite

Clyde Baker, Gerald Baker

Hattie Hutt, Eldred Hutt, Hosie Wilneff, Unknown, Tilly Baker, last three unknown

Germaine Hudson Clothier and her “Uncle” Jackie

Tancook Baptist Church picnic.

Carol Anne Wilneff

Unknown, Shirley Baker Beckman

Hilda Baker Wilson, Bertha Wilneff Hudson

Mabel Wilneff Crooks, Hilda Baker Wilson

Harvey & Faye Girardin

Dressing fish at the Baker fish store

Joseph Wilneff and Carol-Ann

Harvey & Faye Girardin with Karen

Germaine Hudson Clothier & Margo Hudson Cross

Unknown couple (friends of Bill & Bertha), Faye Girardin, Bill and Bertha Hudson

Margo Hudson Cross – Hillary’s home (formerly Mason’s) in the background

Bill & Bertha Hudson in back, Faye & Harvey Girardin in front

Greta Baker Wilneff

Elmith Baker Hardy

Hilda Baker Wilson & Greta Baker Wilneff

Bertha Wilneff Hudson

May 28, 2018July 8, 2020

Historical Tancook – Vol. 1

Enjoy this walk down memory lane. These old photos of people and places of Big Tancook Island have been collected from present and past islanders.

T. I. Service 1955 newspaper photograph

Hibbert and Melissa Baker taken about 1962 on their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married on Jan.2, 1902.

Little Tancook Sunday School – teacher is Vera Levy Publicover. First child is unknown, then Delphine Crooks, Sherman (Buddy) Hirtle, Norma Hirtle Baker.

Isaac Baker, David Baker Sr., David Baker Jr., Harvey Baker, Hibbert Baker, Frank Baker, Alfred Baker, Maude Baker, May Baker, Lemuel Baker ,(children of Obed Baker)

Tancook Northwest Cove with the lobster cannery in the back right.

David Wilson,Perley Levy, Sadie Crooks, Willis Crooks and mystery guy. The child is Denzil (Bob) Cross.

Ethel Baker, Marie Mason, Peggy Langille.

Blanche May Levy

Blanche May Levy Heisler

Blanche and Colin Heisler

Leslie and David Mason

Douglas and Margarent Levy. Photo shared by Susan Levy.

Wilfred Heisler, Arthur Levy, Lindsay Heisler. Photo shared by Susan Levy.

The Heisler Family. Back row: Lindsay, Bentie, Blanche, Melda, Wilfred. Front row: Jean, Ruby, Carrie, Margaret. Photo shared by Susan Levy.

The Hutt Homestead on the right and the Wilneff Homestead on the left. This area of the island was referred to as Lynches Cove. The Wilneff home is now owned by Richard Johnson – last house on the way to the Devil’s Footprints.

Violet Cross Crooks.

Heisler swordfishing boat, the “Sylvia Pauline”, in 1935. On the boat are the Heisler men – Howard, Avery, William, Morris and Collin.

One of the island boats built by the Wilneff’s, taken back on the shore by the Wilneff homestead.

The girls enjoying a Green Island picnic are Belinda Mason in the back, Pam Mason, Christine Stevens, and Gayle Heisler in the front.

Oda Heisler leads the cattle while Elaine Heisler Wilson and Paul Frigolette romp in the hay.

JoAnn Hutt and her niece, Lynette Hutt

Evelyn Hutt – 1935.

he Tancook Baptist Church Choir on a visit to Mill Cove. Front row – Sadie Heisler, Mary Baker, Bertha Baker. Centre row – Oda Heisler, Maude Cross, Evelyn Hutt, Maude Heisler. Back row – Arthur Stevens, Roland Stevens, Howard Heisler, Wilfred Heisler. August 6, 1967.

Calvin Hutt and Alvah (Tip) Langley

Rebecca Cross on the right, with Sunday School students at the Baptist Church. The taller three in the back are Elsie Stevens, Velma Wilson, and Oda Heisler. The two boys in the middle row closest to Rebecca are Carroll Baker and Bev Pearl. Some of the children in the front row are Elaine Cross, Kendell Mason, and Goldie Mason. Elaine Wilson is there with sister, Peggy Langille behind her. Paul Frigolette is one of the boys in the front row (second from right).

Flo Heisler in the white dress, Howard Heisler, unknown. The house on the left was the Heisler home that stood where our Post Office now stands. The scene looks down towards School Road.

First girl could be Bertha Hudson or Mabel Crooks (perhaps someone could tell us). Others are Oda Hutt Heisler, Obed Wilneff, and Ivan Hutt.

Calvin Hutt and Maurice Levy

Ralph Baker and Calvin Hutt

Verna, Dewitt and Mary Baker

Southeast Cove taken from Crooks Hill.

Southeast Cove – the “Old Maids House” on the left.

House of Melissa and Hibbert Baker (now Earl Baker’s) 1956. The Gideon Hall is in the back.

Dorothy Wilson on the Tancook wharf.

Bentie Heisler, Dorothy Wilson, Ruby Heisler – sure looks like they are having fun!

Willis Crooks and Willis Cross

Family of Diane Crooks on their way to Elmer’s store. Eric and Estelle’s house in the back.

Delphine Crooks, Velma Heisler, unknown, Ruby Heisler Cox

60th wedding anniversary of Verna (Baker) and Ernest Young at Mulgrave Park Baptist. Lloyd and Hilda (Baker) Wilson sit on either side of them.

Family of Howard and Dora Baker. Back row: Sterling, Dale, Howard, Dora, Hosie, Elmith, Keith, Neil. Front: Stedman, Faye, Shirley, Verta. Carl is missing from photo.

Wedding Day for Neil and Norma Baker in 1954. From left: Faye Baker Girardin, Norma Hirtle Baker, Neil Baker and Gerald Baker

Douglas and Joan Young

Baptist Church

Northwest Cove school on Tancook. Picture believed to be from 1940’s, but identities unknown. Anyone know any of these people?

Tancook harbour

Tancook harbour frozen over.

T. I Service docking at Tancook wharf

Rev. Allen Gibson and Lic. Ed Stackhouse 1955 baptism

Ralph Hirtle (brother of Herbert Hirtle)

Haying on Tancook (people unknown)

Gilbert Cross, Harvey Crooks, Leander Cross, Ferdinand Mason

The dedication of the rec centre in 1976.

Clemence Slaunwhite (Evelyn Hutt’s father)

Carol Ann (nee)Wilneff and Diana Hutt

Avery Heisler with his ox team carrying the mail.