Ruth Murray Rushton
Ruth Murray Rushton lived on Queen Street in Pugwash; was
born around 1957. She remembers hearing
her father talk about Yuri Gagarin’s visit.
Ruth attended old elementary school and the high school; then she married and moved to Springhill where she worked at prison for 34 years for Warden. She just retired.
She never heard a bad word about Cyrus and appreciated that although he was so wealthy, how much he gave to his town of Pugwash. She thought he was a great man.
She remembers that when her Aunt Gertrude (Murray) was home, that she went to visit Cyrus at Thinkers Lodge and that he greeted her like an old friend. They were classmates. Ruth will search for a photograph of Gertrude and Cyrus.
Ruth has fond memories of watching people play croquet and tennis on the lawns; she recalls girls serving on silver platters and wearing white uniforms for the conferences. The men wore suits and often walked on the streets of the village.
It was a real treat to visit the train that delegates stayed on at the Pugwash Train Station; Ruth had good memories of the kids being served hotdogs and pop on the train; she remembers that the chefs wore big white hats.
Ruth is so happy that students are now interns giving tours and helping run Thinkers Lodge; she said it used to be closed to public like a museum:
Now she is involved on Camp Pagweak (run by 30 Baptist Churches) to give kids the opportunity to stay overnight for the week; they had over 400 campers last year.
She works there every Sunday during the camp sessions.
Ruth attended old elementary school and the high school; then she married and moved to Springhill where she worked at prison for 34 years for Warden. She just retired.
She never heard a bad word about Cyrus and appreciated that although he was so wealthy, how much he gave to his town of Pugwash. She thought he was a great man.
She remembers that when her Aunt Gertrude (Murray) was home, that she went to visit Cyrus at Thinkers Lodge and that he greeted her like an old friend. They were classmates. Ruth will search for a photograph of Gertrude and Cyrus.
Ruth has fond memories of watching people play croquet and tennis on the lawns; she recalls girls serving on silver platters and wearing white uniforms for the conferences. The men wore suits and often walked on the streets of the village.
It was a real treat to visit the train that delegates stayed on at the Pugwash Train Station; Ruth had good memories of the kids being served hotdogs and pop on the train; she remembers that the chefs wore big white hats.
Ruth is so happy that students are now interns giving tours and helping run Thinkers Lodge; she said it used to be closed to public like a museum:
Now she is involved on Camp Pagweak (run by 30 Baptist Churches) to give kids the opportunity to stay overnight for the week; they had over 400 campers last year.
She works there every Sunday during the camp sessions.
