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church is situated in St. Lawrence and belongs to the Alberton Pastoral Charge. The present minister is Rev. Roland Hutchinson.

The post office at Miminegash, which was an important part of community life, opened in 1900 with Mr. Mark Lacey as the first postmaster. On August 18, 1990 the Miminegash Post Office closed. Mrs. Reta (George) Gallant was the last postmistress. She served the community for thirty-four years.

Among the first people to own cars at Miminegash Run were Fred Deagle, Joseph J. Gallant, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tremblay. Mrs. Tremblay recalls buying their new car, a 1930 Ford, four door, at a cost of nine hundred dollars.

By 1950 a growing number of people owned cars but roads were certainly not up to today’s standards. Each spring roads would become impassable by car and many would use tractors or horses as their means of transportation. In September, 1958 the St. Louis road was paved to Miminegash; the first paved road in the area.

Many of the early settlers built houses along the shoreline. This proved to be very dangerous during storms when the tides would rise, surrounding the homes, and covering the floors with water. Some even lost their home in the storms so they started moving their homes inland. During the fishing season many others . would live in their stages at the wharf.

Clothing was basically all made at home. Flour bags became very popular to make items such as dish towels, pillow cases, bed sheets, dresses, and children’s outfits.

Lobster canneries were operating in Miminegash from 1900 until around 1952. One worker recalls receiving eight dollars per month as head packer. However, wages had really increased dur— ing World War II as another worker remembers receiving fifty-five dollars per month. The last company to can lobster at Miminegash was the Ebbsfleet Fishermen’s Co—op.

Around 1938 people began gathering Irish Moss. At first moss that came ashore was hand picked from the beach. Then hand scoops and horse scoops were used to gather it from the water; later it was raked from small boats. Although they still gather storm tossed moss, fishermen now use their boats with the aid of hydraulics to rake the moss from the ocean beds. The moss is then taken home to be dried or sold wet directly from the boat to either of the two multinationals, Genu Products or Acadian

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