Jessie (1899-1994) and Elmira (1896-1976) Borden were daughters of J. Edward Borden, the town undertaker, and his wife Alberta Newcombe. In 1949, after a twenty-five year career as a hospital dietician in the United States, Jessie Borden returned to live with her father and sister in Hantsport. It was about this time that she began to learn weaving as a hobby.
Jessie and Elmira started producing place-mats, handbags, aprons and scarves. They turned their hobby into a small business, at one time having two looms set up in the front room and selling items from their home on Main Street.
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They enjoyed travelling, posing here together in 1973 for a souvenir photo taken in Lucerne, Switzerland.
In October 1980 Jessie Borden was featured in a CBC Halifax Television production about Hantsport and shared her wealth of knowledge about the town’s history.
References:
Hantsport & Area Historical Society collections
The Hants Journal – 17 Dec 1980
CBC Archives – Toronto 2018