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The Farmers Bank of Rustico established in 1864 as one of the first examples of the credit union system in North America. In November of 1999 the final phase of the restoration of the Farmers Bank began. A number of Provincial and Federal Government and funding commitments enabled the Friends of the Farmers Bank of Rustico Inc Committee to begin developing the interpretive exhibit highlighting the history of the Acadians, Father Belcourt and the origination of the first Peoples Bank. The goal of the committee is to restore, preserve and conserve the building and its artifacts.
Wayne Easter with Judy MacDonald and Édouard Blanchard of the friends of the Farmers' Bank of Rustico. The organization received a $215,000 federal contribution for the restoration of the historic Doucet House located on the grounds of the Farmers' Bank. |
