Henry and Shirley Clarke, St. Andrews
Harry Clarke was gardener at Minister's Island from approximately 1898 to the 1930s. His son Bill was gardener after him until the 1980s, when after the Province of New Brunswick purchased the Island he was barred from the premises. These photographs come courtesy of his son Henry and his wife Shirley, who live in St. Andrews on the Bar Road. Henry and Shirely were of signal assistance in writing my book on Minister's Island.
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| Lucy Van Horne, Sir William's Wife |
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| Covenhoven |
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| Covenhoven, a Well-known Postcard Image |
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| The Circle of Flowers at the End of the Driveway |
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| The Stone Garage |
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| The Stable |
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| Covenhoven South View |
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| Coachman Dreyer's Cottage |
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| The Vinery |
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| Pruning the Grapevines |
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| A Buggy |
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| Daugher Adaline (large woman in black) was a generous Benefactor to the Town. Shown here dedicating a New Boy Scout Club House, her Gift. |
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| Adaline is shown here 1930 Dedicating a New Gymnasium to the Town's Scout Club |
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Sir William's Son Richard was an Avid Sailor |
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| A Scene from Richard's "Covenhoven Follies of 1919" |
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| The Uvira II was a Huge Boat, Carried a Crew of 16 |
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| Another Shot of the Uvira II |
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| The Famous Barn, Circa 1923 |
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| A Bar Road Scene |
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| Another Bar Road Scene |
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| Cottage of William Hope, Painter and Friend of Van Horne, Located off Bar Road |
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| Covenhoven Yacht |
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| Captain Frank O'Halloran, a Local |
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| O'Halloran and Unknown Van Horne Guest |
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| Head Gardener Harry Clarke and His Wife |
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| William Cornelius Van Horne Junior, the Prized Grandson |
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| Billy Here in Aunt Addie's Tin Lizzie |
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| Billy Feeding the Chickens |
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| Billy, to the Right, Prepares for an Aquatic Outing with friend Pat Pethick, Second from Right |
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| Billy's Only Child, Beverly (Tall Girl) inherited the Island from Sir William's Daughter Adaline in approx. 1953. Henry Clarke to the right. |
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| Beverley Auctioned off the Herd of Ayrshire Cattle in 1955, preparatory to Selling the Island to the Hossler's of Ohio. |
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| The Hossler's Planned a Millionaire's Playground for the Island. Featured here and in Two Following Conceptual Drawings by New York Designer Jane Ashley. |
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| Proposed Tea Room by Jane Ashley |
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| Proposed Lounge by Jane Ashley. This was actually built. |
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| The Hossler's Added an Airstrip Approx 1965 |
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| Cattleman Pat Pethick of England remained on the Island during the Hossler Period |
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| The Next Owner was Norman Langdon. This Shot of the Tower from Approximately 1977 |
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| Bill Clarke in His Greenhouse |