Today was the main reason for our trip to the maritmes. This morning we drove to the
Pictou Lodge in Pictou, NS for the memorial service for Johns Aunt, Marion Kennedy. It was about a 45 minute drive, and the service started at 11 a.m.
Pictou is on the Northumberland Strait close to where you can take the ferry across to Prince Edward Island. We were under the impression that the memorial was going to take place at Sunrise Cottages, where we had booked our cottage, otherwise we might have chosen to stay here as it was so beautiful.
Meeting Johns Aunt Geraldine was something I can't explain. She looked so much like Johns Mother Ruth and even had the same mannerisms. Even though John hadn't seen her in years, and I never met her, we both knew immediately who she was. It was so nice to finally get to meet her!
Meeting new cousins Aaron and his then fiancee and now beautiful wife Marta. (below)
John and I, below.
Views (above and below) from inside the Pictou Lodge.
Marions daughter Caroline, center below.
Sister Geraldine, grandaughter Megan and daughter Jane.
Son, Pastor Jim Kennedy officiated the service with daughters Jane and Carolyn also speaking.A buffet lunch was then served. Below an article of one of Marions many accomplishments.
Although born and raised in Nova Scotia, Marion spent the better part of her life with her husband and family in Barrie, Ontario operating the Kennedy Strawberry Farm, before moving back to their beloved Nova Scotia. As a tribute to their times at the Strawberry farm, Strawberry shortcake was a perfect choice for the dessert.
We then proceeded to Bell Gift cemetery in New Annan, which was back closer to Tatamagouche for a few brief words and burial of Marions ashes combined with her late husbands ashes.
Only a portion of the ashes were buried here at the cemetery so it could give future generations a place to pay their respects.
Then we drove to the family homestead on Kennedy Hill Road for burial of the remainder of their ashes. This whole area was just beautiful.
The Kennedy homestead! I could imagine living here. Its so peaceful and secluded!
Pictou is on the Northumberland Strait close to where you can take the ferry across to Prince Edward Island. We were under the impression that the memorial was going to take place at Sunrise Cottages, where we had booked our cottage, otherwise we might have chosen to stay here as it was so beautiful.
Meeting Johns Aunt Geraldine was something I can't explain. She looked so much like Johns Mother Ruth and even had the same mannerisms. Even though John hadn't seen her in years, and I never met her, we both knew immediately who she was. It was so nice to finally get to meet her!
Meeting new cousins Aaron and his then fiancee and now beautiful wife Marta. (below)
John and I, below.
Views (above and below) from inside the Pictou Lodge.
Marions daughter Caroline, center below.
Sister Geraldine, grandaughter Megan and daughter Jane.
Son, Pastor Jim Kennedy officiated the service with daughters Jane and Carolyn also speaking.A buffet lunch was then served. Below an article of one of Marions many accomplishments. 
Although born and raised in Nova Scotia, Marion spent the better part of her life with her husband and family in Barrie, Ontario operating the Kennedy Strawberry Farm, before moving back to their beloved Nova Scotia. As a tribute to their times at the Strawberry farm, Strawberry shortcake was a perfect choice for the dessert.
We then proceeded to Bell Gift cemetery in New Annan, which was back closer to Tatamagouche for a few brief words and burial of Marions ashes combined with her late husbands ashes. 
Only a portion of the ashes were buried here at the cemetery so it could give future generations a place to pay their respects.
Then we drove to the family homestead on Kennedy Hill Road for burial of the remainder of their ashes. This whole area was just beautiful.
The Kennedy homestead! I could imagine living here. Its so peaceful and secluded!
absolutely loved looking at these pictures of my grammas service and others, was truly beautiful!
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