It is sometimes said that the parish hall which is now St. Joseph's Chapel at Cavendish is the church of 1876, but the facts do not substanti- ate such a claim. The chapel is of much smaller dimensions. The vestry part of the 1876 church looks more like St. Joseph's Chapel. The vestry was moved away from its place and added onto, most likely when the new church was being built in 1911 and 1912. A former parishioner, Mrs. May Reid, who was born in 1893, remembers that the 1876 church was moved and then suffered damage in a wind storm. It could be that materi- als from the 1876 church were used to build the new church and also the hall which is now St. Joseph's Chapel. The parish hall could have served as a place of worship while the new church was being built.

St. Joseph 's Chapel, Cavendish

After many years of trying to maintain and repair the 1911 church, it was decided in the early 1950's to build a new church. It is the church which appears on the cover of this book. It was first used at Christmas of 1954. The official opening and laying of the cornerstone was held on September 11, 1955.

The Charlottetown Guardian of September 19, 1955 states: "The new church of St. Ann, the cornerstone of which was laid on September 11 was opened on Christmas Eve last with the celebration of Midnight Mass by the parish priest, Rev. E]. Dalton."

The new church was very modern in 1954. The architect was Alfred

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