In 1908, a group of private citizens purchased 'Bloomingdale', which had been the residence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gilpin_Jones" class="extiw" title="en:Alfred Gilpin Jones">Alfred G. Jones</a> (1824-1906) from 1860 until his appointment as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia" class="extiw" title="en:Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia">Lieutenant Governor</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia" class="extiw" title="en:Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> in 1900; his family included daughters <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Bannerman" class="extiw" title="en:Frances Bannerman">Frances</a> (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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%27kmaq_people" class="extiw" title="en:Mi'kmaq people">Mi'kmaq</a> word for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Arm" class="extiw" title="en:Northwest Arm">North West Arm</a>. The house and property remain intact today, a thriving private recreational facility and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" class="extiw" title="en:Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax</a> landmark.
Harry O. Dodge (Gauvin &amp; Gentzel)
H.O. Dodge NSARM accession no. 1987-73 no. 3 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/halifax/archives.asp?ID=66">[1]</a>