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== James D. "Ted" Dakin Sr. (1901-1976)== | == James D. "Ted" Dakin Sr. (1901-1976)== | ||
| − | "Ted" worked as a ticket agent at the Digby Wharf from 1928 until his retirement in 1966. During his time at the Wharf, he processed tickets to passengers travelling to Saint John on the SS Empress, the SS Princess Helene, and the Princess of Acadia I. In addition to the ferry tickets, he also processed reservations for passengers taking the train from Saint John to Montreal, and occassionally processed connecting arrangements for passengers going as far as Vancouver. He worked with, and was close friends with [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]]. He was involved with the railway workers union at that time, and he knew all of the conductors and engineers who worked on the DAR. As a kid, he used to let me come down to the office, and everyone there knew me as "Ted's grandson", rather than by my name. At the time that he retired, the manager at the Wharf was Charles H. Hersey. (1) | + | "Ted" worked as a ticket agent at the Digby Wharf from 1928 until his retirement in 1966. During his time at the Wharf, he processed tickets to passengers travelling to Saint John on the SS Empress, the SS Princess Helene, and the Princess of Acadia I. In addition to the ferry tickets, he also processed reservations for passengers taking the train from Saint John to Montreal, and occassionally processed connecting arrangements for passengers going as far as Vancouver. He worked with, and was close friends with [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]]. He was involved with the railway workers union at that time, and he knew all of the conductors and engineers who worked on the DAR. As a kid, he used to let me come down to the office, and everyone there knew me ([[:Category:Jim Joyce|Jim Joyce]]) as "Ted's grandson", rather than by my name. At the time that he retired, the manager at the Wharf was Charles H. Hersey. (1) |
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James D. "Ted" Dakin Sr. (1901-1976)
"Ted" worked as a ticket agent at the Digby Wharf from 1928 until his retirement in 1966. During his time at the Wharf, he processed tickets to passengers travelling to Saint John on the SS Empress, the SS Princess Helene, and the Princess of Acadia I. In addition to the ferry tickets, he also processed reservations for passengers taking the train from Saint John to Montreal, and occassionally processed connecting arrangements for passengers going as far as Vancouver. He worked with, and was close friends with Charles McBride. He was involved with the railway workers union at that time, and he knew all of the conductors and engineers who worked on the DAR. As a kid, he used to let me come down to the office, and everyone there knew me (Jim Joyce) as "Ted's grandson", rather than by my name. At the time that he retired, the manager at the Wharf was Charles H. Hersey. (1)
Louis Armstrong at the Digby Wharf. The woman with Louis is my mother, along with myself and my sister. The man behind Louis' right shoulder is my grandfather, Ted Dakin, who was a long time ticket agent at the Wharf.
