Fonds Acc3971 - Lorne S. Johnston fonds : [1919-1956]

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Lorne S. Johnston fonds : [1919-1956]

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CA PCA Acc3971

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  • 1979-1986 (Creation)
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    Johnston, Lorne

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.12 m of textual records

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Johnston, Lorne

Biographical history

Lorne Johnston was born on the Peters Road, Prince Edward Island, in 1905. He developed an interest in the sea at a young age, sailing aboard his father's schooner. During his late teens he traveled to Western Canada many times to work the "harvest excursions". Through the 1920's he fished spring lobsters, before leaving to work in Boston, lumber camps in British Columbia, and on oil tankers through the Panama Canal. He fished in Clear Springs, East Point and North Cape (where he also operated a charter boat at the height of the tuna fishing industry).

A self taught folklorist Johnston turned to writing in the late 1970's. He became the columnist "Ole Salt" writing a series of articles for the Guardian and Eastern Graphic newspapers. He also produced the books Tales of Ole Salt (1982) and More Recollections of Ole Salt (1983). In 1983 he received a P.E.I. Heritage Award for publishing. Lorne Johnston died in 1990 and is buried in the Peters Road cemetery.

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This fonds consists of four scrapbooks of newspaper articles written from 1979 to 1986 by "Ole Salt" Lorne Johnston, a notebook containing notes and story drafts, 33 files of notes and 2 files of articles on various subjects including: ferries, iceboat racing, Lower Montague, and schooner captains. There is also: a typescript copy of "Notes from My Diary" (essentially a weather diary) for the years 1919 to 1956, newspaper articles, a letter from Johnnie Williams, and a letter from Gary MacDougall.

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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