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Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery Trust Fund Committee ; editor, Velma Carmody-MacDonald., Includes bibliographical references and index., Sponsored by: Marshfield Women's Institute, P.E.I.; Department of Education, Heritage and Culture Division; Government of Canada, Provincial Millenium Program; Government of Canada, Federal Millenium Project; local sponsors., Section I: The Five Mile House Burying Ground and family histories of those interred -- Page 3: The Pioneers -- Page 4: The Five Mile House Burying Ground -- Page 5: Old Marshfield Cemetery -- Page 8: The Fergussons of Craggan Farm and New Inn Fergussons -- Blair Atholl Parish -- Page 9: Coming to Marshfield -- Small Pox story proves timely -- Settling on Craggan Farm --

Section II: A few other early settlers -- Page 103: Somerset cottage -- Page 112: The Honourable Robert Poore Haythorne --

Section III: The diary of David Ross (1836-1887) excerpts --

Section IV: Writings of Walter Bannerman Robertson -- Page 149: Marshfield as I remember from 1860 -- Page 158: A letter regarding the McLaughlan family --

Section V: Transportation: river, roads and railway --

Section VI: Agriculture and farm life -- Page 169: Early farming, potatoes, farm life, livestock, exhibitions, fur farming, land value -- Page 177: Provincial exhibition 1896, poem by William Irving Thompson --

Section VII: Tributes and churches -- Page 181: Lest we forget -- Page 182: For King and country -- Page 183: St. Columba Presbyterian church -- Page 187: Marshfield Community Cemetery -- Page 188: The St. Peter's road Baptist Church -- Page 190: The Baptist Church camp -- Page 191: The Wesleyan Methodist Church of this area -- Page 195: Central United Church, Dunstaffnage -- Page 199: Politicians of Marshfield and area -- Page 202: John Bradford MacCallum, artist/painter -- Page 203: Kent Stetson, playwright/director/educator --

Section VIII: Institutions and organizations -- Page 207: Marshfield school -- Page 207: Marshfield School -- Page 215: Marshfield Hall -- Page 218: Farmers' Institute of Marshfield -- Page 220: Girl Guides, Brownies and Rangers -- Page 235: Boy Scouts, Cubs and Beavers -- Page 240: Dunstaffnage - Marshfield 4-H Club --

Section IX: Tales and items of interest -- Page 247: Digging a cellar -- Page 248: Hockey night in Marshfield: "The Marshfield Maple Leafs" & "Sandy's Ramblers" -- Page 252: The big hill -- Page 253: The last bear in Marshfield -- Page 256: Ice cakes for refrigeration -- Page 257: An apparition walked and wept at Binstead House -- Page 260: The post office -- Beginning of rural delivery -- Page 261: Sandy's Restaurant and Drive-in Theatre -- Page 264: Henry Tuenter -- Page 265: Recollections of the country store -- Page 268: Buried treasure in Marshfield -- Page 269: In closing --

Section X: Properties and people -- Page 274: Longworth to Fobes (N1) -- Page 276: Miller to Lewis & Jewell (N2) -- Page 277: McFarlane to Ballem (N3) -- Page 278: Ferguson to Munn (N4) -- Page 281: Newport Cottage to Woodmere (N5) -- Page 282: Westacott to MacIsaac (N6) -- Page 283: McLaughlin to Malletdale Farms & others (N7) -- Page 286: Springbrook Farm (N8) -- Page 287: Hillside Farm (N9) -- Page 288: Stewart to MacBeth (N10) -- Page 290: Linden Acres Farm (N11) -- Page 292: Stewart to Lewis (N12) -- Page 293: Stewart to Creamer & others (N13) -- Page 293: Ferguson to Rhynes (N14) -- Page 294: Ferguson to Saunders (N15) -- Page 295: Rosetta Farm - Property (S1) -- Page 297: The Five Mile House (S2) -- Page 298: Stewart to Carr & others (S3) -- Page 298: Tulloch Farm - property (S4) -- Page 301: Melrose Farm (S5) -- Page 302: Craggan Farm (S6) -- Page 303: Saint Cuthberts (S7) -- Page 305: Goose Pond Farm & Haythorne Estate plus others (S8, S9, S10) -- Page 309: MacDonald to Jenkins (S11) -- Page 311: Rosevale Farm (S12) -- Page 312: Ferguson to Scott & Beau View Farms (S13 & S14) -- Page 314: MacLean to Boswall (S15) -- Page 316: McGregor to Dennis & Others (S16) -- Page 317: Photographs of early holmes --

Section XI: Maps of Marshfield and area.