The Silver Chief - Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon and Red River

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The Silver Chief - Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon and Red RiverBy Lucille H. Campey Belfast, Prince Edward Island, founded in August 1803, owes its existence to Lord Selkirk. Selkirks work in Canada, which extended beyond Belfast to Baldoon (later Wallaceburg) in Ontario, as well as to Red River, the precursor to Winnipeg. Aptly named "The Silver Chief" by the five Indian chiefs with whom he negotiated a land treaty at Red River, the fifth Earl of Selkirk spent an immense fortune in helping Scottish Highlanders

The first volume covers the years from 1851 to 1900

to specific information about individuals who came to call Bathurst District their home

Ancaster and many more areas not noted in the records

Information from original census includes:

The undiscounted book ($35) is a new damage-free copy

1 - published in 1986

THE SHIRE TOWN

Illustrations (color and B&W)

Norwich South

Presently there are three counties: Prince

The story includes conversions to Methodism and the subsequent construction of the first Methodist Church in North America

Royal Guides and Pioneers