Souris

Jim Hornby, "Souris Scenes by Morley Acorn," The Island Magazine, Spring-Summer, 1983, 13.

Robert C. Tuck, "Seeing Souris," The Island Magazine, Fall-Winter, 1984, 16.

Sasha Mullally, "Dr. Roddie, Dr. Gus and the Golden Age of Medicine," The Island Magazine, Fall-Winter, 1997, 42.

Adele Townshend, "Drama at Abells Cape," The Island Magazine, Spring-Summer, 1979, 6.

Jason MacNeil, Reflections of Souris: An Oral History (N.p : n.p : n.d) 1-25.

Dr. Gus MacDonald

Souris Timeline

1724

A plague of mice devastates crops. This is the first of a dozen outbreaks that will be recorded over the next 90 years, though it is not known exactly when the harbour here is dubbed Souris or "mouse" by a French vessel encountering the aftermath of such an outbreak.

1817

Rollo Bay school hires Louise Seniat, the first Acadian French speaking teacher. The school remained in operation until 1834 as a french school.