I was down to the Farmers Bank Museum yesterday morning - it was a beautiful fall day - here area some photos of the Farmer's Bank Museum; St. Augustine's Parish Church and Manse; Barachois Inn; and Doucet Log House.
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Rustico
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Egmont Bay Church Souvenir
A friend of mine found this in a box-lot he bought at an auction recently - it was amoung trinkets and dishes for $5. The church is St. Phillippe et St. Jacques in Egmont Bay - it was demolished in 1922. This little vase would pre-date that.
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Here's a previous post I made in this blog...
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Down at the Shore during Fishing Season
Post on Facebook: Jane N Mike Gaudet Old Photos and Memories
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A time when families lived at the shore during fishing season (PEI).
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Tignish Legion Community Centre - 1952
This clipping came from Jane N Mike Gaudet on Facebook.
December 31, 1952
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Work to stabilize Leard’s Grist Mill to begin mid-December
Thanks to Melissa Heald for the article in West Prince Graphic below!!
Thanks too to Eric McCarthy of the Journal Pioneer for the recent coverage.
President of the Canadian Potato Museum, left, and Carter Jeffery, right, accept a donation of $10,000 from site manager of Engie Operations Canada Inc: West Cape & Norway Wind Farms Robbie Thibodeau for the stabilization project at LEard’s Mill. Mr. Jeffery is leading the effort to save the mill in its current location. Work to save the last grist mill on the Island is scheduked to begin in mid-December. Melissa Heald Photo.
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The future of the Leard’s Grist Mill in Coleman is looking a little brighter now work to stabilize the 128-year-old building is scheduled to go ahead.
“It’s not in great condition,” said Carter Jeffery, the Island draftsman who started a campaign to save the mill.
The Canadian Potato Museum, who is responsible for the mill, has hired PD Construction of North Rustico to do the work which is scheduled to begin mid-December.
The stabilization of the mill will consist of placing a couple of large I-beams beneath the second floor and then air bags will be used to raise the mill. The ground floor will be rebuilt before the mill is set back down on 22 new cement piers.
Before Mr Jeffery began to lead the effort to see the mill saved and preserved at its current location, the museum had been planning tearing down the building, but not before removing the equipment inside to set up a display at the O’Leary museum.
But Mr Jeffery said the mill needs to be restored in its original spot and is worth saving as the last of the 118 grist mills that at one time could be found throughout Prince Edward Island.
While the ultimate goal would be to have a functioning mill again, at least now the stabilization will buy some time for those involved to decide what the next step in the process should be to restore the mill to its former self. A feasibility study that will be done over the next few months could help in deciding what that direction could look like and help in what decisions need to be made moving forward.
But the work to stabilize the mill couldn’t have waited for fear that it could collapse into the nearby river, said Mr Jeffery.
The cost of the project is over $100,000 and all the money raised came from private donations, including a $50,000 anonymous contribution. A $10,000 donation from Engie Operations Canada Inc, owners of West Cape and Norway Wind farms, is the largest corporate donation to date the project has received.
Site manager of Engie Operations Canada Inc: West Cape & Norway Wind Farms Robbie Thibodeau said the national company looks for special projects to support and thought the restoration was a great cause.
The stabilization of the mill is only part of what will probably be a multiple phase project and could take up to five years before the mill is fully restored, said President of the Canadian Potato Museum Bill MacKendrick.
Mr MacKendrick said even if the museum had gone with its original plan to remove the artifacts inside in order to preserve them, the mill would have still required stabilizing the structure.
“Some of the equipment is almost part of the stability of it, the way it’s attached in there,” said Mr MacKendrick of the machinery inside.
But fundraising to save the mill has been quite successful thanks to businesses like Mr Thibodeau, said Mr MacKendrick.
“What we’re finding out is the legacy that the mill has built. So many people say I went there with my Dad on a Saturday morning. There’s a community bond for sure,” said Mr MacKendrick, “We’re happy that we’re able to preserve it at its original site.”
In addition, Mr MacKendrick said stabilizing the building could help in securing government funding for future phases of the restoration project.
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62 Victoria St., Kensington - Demolished!
Today was a good news / bad news day! I had to run up to Kensington late this afternoon and to my horror this lovely house on Victoria Street had been demolished and the hole was being filled in with fresh shale. I expect it was demolished to make way for the adjacent service station! Too bad!!
Here's a photo from Google Streetview...
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For more information about this house and others in Kensington, see the following:
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Here's a photo from Google Streetview...
Here's the aftermath photos!
Heritage Homes History, Property Ownership, Kensington
ISLAND NARRATIVES PROGRAM
Kensington, PEI Heritage Homes History of Property Ownership
KenNet Research Team Winter 2011
This report contains over 250 ownership profiles of Kensington,
Prince Edward Island’s historic homes.
Kensington Seniors Surfers Computer Club ©2011
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Leard's 1888 Grist Mill receives more money!
Now for the good news today! I was informed this afternoon that another anonymous donation of $20,000 is being made to our campaign to save the last fully-intact grist mill on Prince Edward Island! Great things are happening with this project!
Below is a recent painting of Leard's Grist Mill by Mary E. MacDonald of O'Leary.
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Below is a recent painting of Leard's Grist Mill by Mary E. MacDonald of O'Leary.
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MacDonald House Fire, Kilmuir 1965
From Preston MacDonald's Facebook page..
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John K. McDonald's 14 room house.
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Kensington Area Churches
Just came across this 2014 publication about Kensington.
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WHAT WE HAVE LOST
On Monday evening past Arnold Smith and I did a presentation on the topic "What We Have Lost" focusing on the lost architectural of Prince Edward Island - it's such a broad topic that we focused on rural Prince Edward Island. Our talk was the first in a series of four put on by the Institute of Architectural Preservation Institute Studies and Conservation of Prince Edward Island. The annual January talks are usually held at Beaconsfield Carriage house, however, with current renovations the talks are being held at Holland College in Charlottetown.
Arnold and I have been travelling the Island for more than 25 years photography old buildings and keeping a pulse on the buildings being lost and saved.
Below are a few photos from our talk - all these buildings are gone.
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Arnold and I have been travelling the Island for more than 25 years photography old buildings and keeping a pulse on the buildings being lost and saved.
Below are a few photos from our talk - all these buildings are gone.
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Abram-Village Courthouse - new life
I came across this article the other day on the Journal-Pioneer's website. It's great to see this old building be repurposed and not torn down!
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ISLAND COUPLE TURNING OLD ABRAM-VILLAGE
COURTHOUSE INTO MALTING HOUSE
Published on January 18, 2017 ©MILLICENT McKAY/TC MEDIACOURTHOUSE INTO MALTING HOUSE
Karine Gallant, left and Iain MacInnes with the former Abram-Village courthouse. Submitted Photo.
When you look at the old building, it’s hard to imagine the courthouse it used to be; the benches, stand and judge’s chair are gone. But even more difficult to picture is the future of the structure as a malting facility.
“We’ve added a new roof and support beams, we’re hunting for a nice big window, something to give it that extra historic value,” said Karine Gallant one of the cofounders of Productions Piroune, a malting and brewing company.
Her partner, Iain MacInnes, added, “It’s a very large open space. We want to display the wooden beams, but at the same time keep some rooms humid in order to malt the barley.
“Imagine in one of the rooms a small spaceship. It’s our kiln (oven), but it literally looks like a spaceship. It’s got this top part, which would be your landing ship, and then these pontoons that raise it up. We’ve also got the rotating drums instead of having floor malt and our steep tank.”
Recently the duo bought the former Abram-Village courthouse, located on festival grounds, when they learned it was going to be torn down.
“It was just the most perfect timing,” said Gallant.
“In the beginning, Iain was working in Charlottetown and I really wanted to move to this area and live in rural P.E.I., but we needed to find a feasible reason to do it.”
That’s when the couple decided to start their own company. While they were touring in Europe in 2015, the pair visited breweries and hops growers in Belgium.
“It was a great trip. We got to ask questions and see how things were done, then we also got to see some organic options if we wanted to try growing organic barley as well,” Gallant said.
But financially affording the facility became a concern, until the pair won the $10,000 top prize from last year’s Dragons’ Contest. The win gave the company credibility that helped them secure the $100,000 needed to set up the project.
“One thing I’ve noticed is the need to have real Maritime malt. Right now breweries are growing local barley but then having to send it away to go through germination process into malt, and then shipping it back. We want the local barley to stay local and become Maritime malt,” MacInnes said.
Germination is the process barley seed goes through to begin its plant. It’s where the tip of the root will come out causing the chemical change in the grain, which is desired in malt, said Gallant.
“The most difficult part has really been getting the ball rolling. Planning-wise everything was OK, but to run after so many pieces to actually get it together was tough,” she said.
He added, “for me the toughest spot was when we were about 85 per cent of the way there, but a piece of the funding fell through, but if it hadn’t we wouldn’t be in the old courthouse.”
On the other hand, the best part of the journey is seeing MacInnes’ dream come true, said Gallant.
“Trying to figure out how we could come to rural P.E.I and realizing how we could make it happen has been the best thing.”
The excitement of something new is the couple’s favourite part of the adventure.
“For P.E.I. it’s still an innovative product to develop. The work that is being done to develop new malts and new hops is really cool.”
“I think being on the forefront of something, being part of something really new and being ahead of things is really neat.”
Gallant and MacInnes are hoping to have product available for craft breweries by this summer.
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Broadway Street, Kensington
I was up in Kensington this morning I noticed some old homes being renovated. great work!
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Indian River Church
Also this morning I stopped to take a photo of this magnificent church! This is home to the Indian River Festival held here every summer.
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http://indianriverfestival.com/
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Ricky Ellis Obituary - Restorer of Island Heritage Buildings
Sad news from West Prince today as we learn of the passing of Ricky Ellis - he was a carpenter, painter, restorer who repaired alot of Island Churches and buildings over the years. He and his sons and workers could often be seen hanging from church steeples, painting and repairing. Below are a few that I know about, but there are many, many more! He's gone too soon and will be greatly missed by his family, friends and those of us who appreciated his talents in helping fix-up our old Island buildings.
The death occurred suddenly at his late residence on January 29, 2017 of Richard "Ricky" Lorne Ellis, Dunblane, 62, beloved husband of Donna (nee Betts) Ellis. Born January 16, 1955 in O’Leary. Father to Carman (John McInnis), Richard (Sarah Jones), Dana (Priscilla) & Kurtis (Joanne). Loving grandfather to Caitlin (Skylar Hustler), Taylor, Hunter Ellis, Mia, Cooper Ellis, Kennedy, Finnley and Isla Ellis. Great grandfather to Abbie, Ali & Lydia.
http://www.fergusonsfh.com/obituaries/113480
http://www.fergusonsfh.com/obituaries/113480
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Morell Creamery - 1950
This photo comes from the Facebook page of Mike Gaudet: Prince Edward Island Family Photos.
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John E. MacDonald House, St. Eleanor's - Demolished
I received this note today from Summerside resident Roxanne Hately-Leard - thanks for this.
"John E. MacDonald House...I took this picture a week ago Friday. To my dismay, it was torn down this past Monday. It had been condemned. It was also known as the Loman Adams house. This was an old home. I think it had been moved from North St. Eleanor's. It sat across the street from St. John's Anglican Church cemetery. Thought you would be interested in this. Enjoy your blog. I think many more will after the article in the news."
The house was located at 45 South Drive in St. Eleanor's.
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"John E. MacDonald House...I took this picture a week ago Friday. To my dismay, it was torn down this past Monday. It had been condemned. It was also known as the Loman Adams house. This was an old home. I think it had been moved from North St. Eleanor's. It sat across the street from St. John's Anglican Church cemetery. Thought you would be interested in this. Enjoy your blog. I think many more will after the article in the news."
The house was located at 45 South Drive in St. Eleanor's.
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Interesting House, O'Leary
This gem of a house is located on North Street in O'Leary - the interesting detailing would suggest it was built pre-WWII.
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John S. Bagnall Saw Mill location, Hazel Grove
I stopped the other day to take this photo where the Bagnall Saw Mill used to be. This is looking south on Route 239. In the 1864 Hutchinson's Prince Edward Island Directory it lists John S. Bagnall of Hazel Grove owner of saw mill.
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1916 Hunter River Post Card on ebay
Thanks Bethany for telling about this post card on ebay! I've never seen this view in an old image of Hunter River before.
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