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I love Canada because . . .31 May 2008
Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Courtesy of Audrey, Triangle 4-H Club
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In 1893 Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley retired from official political life to enjoy his remaining years in the company of his wife, Lady Alice, and his extensive family. All of his children were now grown with families of their own. Friends and enemies alike honoured his decades of service and respected him personally.3
Sculpture: Samuel Leonard Tilley1885
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:New Brunswick Museum
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By the 1890s both Thomas and Susan Tilley had died. In 1880 the house at Gagetown was sold and converted into use as a hotel, first by the Simpsons and then the Dingees. Over time a veranda and upstairs dormer windows were added to the front of the house. But Tilley would have easily recognized the bustling business as the home of his youth.5
Photograph: Tilley House as Dingee Hotel, Gagetown, New Brunswickc. 1930
Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:William Francis Ganong Collection
New Brunswick Museum
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As they had all of their lives, the Tilleys lived elegantly at their homes in Saint John, St. Andrews and more recently at a summer home in nearby Rothesay. This green vase from the 1890s was purchased at an auction of the contents of the Germain Street house in the 1920s.7
Vase from Carleton Housec. 1890
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Gift of Rita M. Fletcher, 1993
Queens County Historical Society & Museum Inc.
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This green glass pitcher from the 1890s was also purchased at an auction of the contents of the Germain Street House in the 1920s.9
Pitcher from Carleton Housec. 1890
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Gift of Rita M. Fletcher, 1993
Queens County Historical Society & Museum Inc.
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In their retirement, the Tilleys entertained quietly and kept a large library. The following two books are inscribed by the Tilleys.11
Book belonging to Sir Samuel Leonard Tilleyc. 1880
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Gift of Bertha Carey, 1980
Queens County Historical Society & Museum Inc.
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Book belonging to Lady Alice Tilleyc. 1920
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Gift of Bertha Carey, 1980
Queens County Historical Society & Museum Inc.
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Lady Tilley's parlour at the house at St. Andrews illustrates the prevailing style for clutter in the 19th century. Walls are lined with momentos and objects from a lifetime of collecting.14
Photograph: Lady Tilley's Drawing Room, St. Andrews, New Brunswick6 September 1887
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:New Brunswick Museum
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