Honora Kathleen Creaghan

Honora Kathleen Creaghan (1926–1988) was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick. With a degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York, she worked at The Fredericton Daily Gleaner under the guidance of Lord Beaverbrook.

She went on to host a daily morning show on CKMR radio in Newcastle and was also a reporter for The Miramichi Leader. In later years, Nonie wrote a column for The Fredericton Daily Gleaner.

Her delightful children’s stories have been collected in a book called A Stroll Through the Seasons on the Miramichi.

Nonie Creaghan and Bill Bunting were married on June 2, 1952 in Chatham, New Brunswick. Their daughter Sandra Creaghan Bunting was born on July 21, 1953 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Nonie’s Poem to Bill and Thérèse on Their 16th Anniversary

Sandra Bunting – Three Burnt Church Poems

Down River by Nonie Creaghan

A stroll through the seasons and communities of the Miramichi

The stories in Down River were collected in the 1950s and 60s by Nonie Creaghan, whose family has lived in the area for generations. The Miramichi River winds its way through a beautiful valley and flows into a bay of the same name. In Down River, we meet four local children and learn about their lives and dreams, the magic of their natural environment and the creatures that surround them. Life on the river has changed since these stories were written, but the flavour of the land remains the same.

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