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|description={{en|1=In 1908, a group of private citizens purchased 'Bloomingdale', which had been the residence of Alfred G. Jones (1824-1906) from 1860 until his appointment as Lieutenant Governor in 1900; his family included daughters Frances (later Bannerman), a noted artist and poet, and Alice, a well-known author, both of whom later moved overseas. The purchase price for 'Bloomingdale' was $10,000, and the citizens' group subsequently founded the Waegwoltic Club, a name derived from the [[:en:Mi'kmaq people|Mi'kmaq]] word for the [[:en:North West Arm, Nova Scotia|North West Arm]]. The house and property remain intact today, a thriving private recreational facility and Halifax landmark.}}
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|description={{en|1=In 1908, a group of private citizens purchased 'Bloomingdale', which had been the residence of [[:en:Alfred Gilpin Jones|Alfred G. Jones]] (1824-1906) from 1860 until his appointment as [[:en:Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia|Lieutenant Governor]] of [[:en:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]] in 1900; his family included daughters [[:en:Frances Bannerman|Frances]] (later Bannerman), a noted artist and poet, and Alice, a well-known author, both of whom later moved overseas. The purchase price for 'Bloomingdale' was $10,000, and the citizens' group subsequently founded the Waegwoltic Club, a name derived from the [[:en:Mi'kmaq people|Mi'kmaq]] word for the [[:en:Northwest Arm|North West Arm]]. The house and property remain intact today, a thriving private recreational facility and [[:en:Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] landmark.}}

|date={{Other date|ca|1910}}

|date={{Other date|ca|1910}}

|source=H.O. Dodge NSARM accession no. 1987-73 no. 3 [http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/halifax/archives.asp?ID=66]

|source=H.O. Dodge NSARM accession no. 1987-73 no. 3 [http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/halifax/archives.asp?ID=66]

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