Kinkora Collection

: First Communion; The first church in kinkora was built between 1847-1849. The tower was added 1872. When the new church was built it was moved it across the street and used it as a community hall.

: Fox farming; Silver foxes being displayed at Aden Mulligan’s fox ranch. Aden Mulligan is on the far right.

: Gardening; Earl Keefe demonstrating how to use a hand held sprayer in the garden.

: Grand Opening Kinkora Place & Fire Hall; The program for the opening ceremonies of the kinkora Place and Fire Hall in 1979. The Fire Hall has three bays and kinkora Place has a reception hall, kitchen, library, bar, Senior Citizens Room, and office space.

: Grand Opening Kinkora Place and Fire Hall; The program for the opening ceremonies of the kinkora Place and Fire Hall in 1979. The Fire Hall has three bays and kinkora Place has a reception hall, kitchen, library, bar, Senior Citizens Room, and office space.

: Harvesting Grain; This grain harvester is the in between point of grain harvesting equipment after the Monaghan thrasher and before a combine. The harvesting is being done at Aden Mulligan’s field in Newton.

: High School Teachers; A group of teachers relax between classes in the teachers lounge at kinkora Regional High School. Left to Right: Mrs. Layton Green, Srs. Marie Burge, Mary Smith, Clarice McGrath, Carmel MacDonald.

: History of the Business in Kinkora; This paper was written for History 491 at University. The paper gives a brief history of the business since the settlement of Kinkora in 1835 but focus on the business of the 20th century.

: Home of the Potato King; This is the home of Mr. M.J. McIver, his wife Catherine and their children. Mr. McIver was well known for his influence in expanding the potato industry on PEI in the 1920’s. He built this house on property he bought from a Mr. John Wall in 1920. He and his wife were great supporters of the arts in the community and hosted many clubs and events in their home. The house was sold to the Sisters of Saint Martha in 1935.

: Hometown Revisited; A poem written by a member of the community who had moved away. It describes the experience of coming back to your home town.

: Horse Racing; Kinkora has a strong history of horse racing with the first recorded racing being held for two days in 1851.

: Invitation to Book Launch; An invitation to the book launch of “Around kinkora Area” by Kevin Farmer. It was supported and published the Maple Leaf Senior Citizens Club who are based out of the Seniors Room at the kinkora Place. The book gives the history from their founding until 1990 of kinkora and the surrounding communities: Maple Plains, Middleton, Newton, and Shamrock.

Island Narratives Program