A Quick Trip to Pictou

Joan and Earl (my sister and brother-in-law) arrived on Wednesday evening and early Thursday (well early for me) we set off to Pictou.  We first visited Baillie Cemetery and found that the sign has fallen down and the trees are growing quickly.

 Headstone of Great-grandfather John Murray

We then went in  search of the old Murray homestead where our 2nd great-grandfather and his family settled.  It has been in the Murray family ever since the 1830's but the last Murray died childless and it is now for sale.  The house is 150 years old, according to the real estate information.

From the homestead we then hustled into Pictou.  I was dropped at the archives and the others looked around downtown.  We didn't have much time as we had to return to Dartmouth in time to get to the Temple for our shift. 

Joan, Earl and Nathan joined us later at the Temple.