Donna M. (Walsh) Gallant Book Launch

A book launch will be held on March 1 at 2–4 pm at St Joachim’s Church Hall in Vernon River for the latest community history written by Donna M. (Walsh) Gallant.

Picking potatoes, a one-room school, blinding blizzards, flue fires are some of the adventures Gallant portrays from her growing up days on the small family farm in the 1950s–60s. Over the Fence-Stories of Summerville, Kings County, Prince Edward Island conjurs up days when all neighbors knew one another by name and always there to lend a helping hand.

She also delves into mid-1800s early settlers of Summerville detailing their Irish and Scottish backgrounds. Family names like Walsh, Cain, Cronin, Curran, Doyle, Dunn, Edmonds, Fraser, Hynes, Lannan, Kelley, Mahar, Murphy, McMillan, Power, and McEachern created a close-knit community of friends. 

This book is both a tribute to those people and a reflection on a way of life that has changed dramatically over the past several decades. Through family memories and local history research, it captures the spirit of Summerville, and of many small farming communities across Prince Edward Island.

Books will be available at the book launch or can be purchased online at Amazon.ca.