Two of William Palmer’s paintings, from 1908 and ca 1947, were recently donated to the Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society by Shirley (Flower) Pace and Laurie Pace.
William C. Palmer was an acclaimed painter who lived in Heart’s Content at 194 Main Rd. during the first half of the 20th. Century. Two of his paintings, from 1908 and ca 1947. were recently donated to the Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society (MHS) by Shirley (Flower) Pace and Laurie Pace. According to Laurie, “These paintings were previously owned by Marian (Sooley) Flower of Heart’s Content, daughter of Robert and Emily Sooley. They are being returned ‘home’ in memory of Marion.” Shirley is Marion’s daughter and Laurie is Marion’s granddaughter.
Ed Arnott, president of the MHS, said that his group is delighted and honoured to be entrusted with these paintings and looks forward to displaying them at the society’s Arts Centre or at the society’s museum which will be renovated during 2024. “We sincerely thank Shirley and Laurie for their donation and want them to know that the paintings are currently stored in our Archives Room awaiting a decision on where to display them. As with all of our archives and artifacts, they are a part of our Heart’s Content cultural heritage and our intention is to preserve them and make them available for viewing to present and future generations”.
If any reader has an item that they believe may have important Heart’s Content heritage value and wish to donate it to the MHS, please contact us at webmaster@heartscontentmizzenheritagesociety.ca
