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Leard's 1888 Grist Mill
It's great to drive by Leard's Mill and see it restored. Here are a few recent photos. The open house we held in mid October 2018 saw over 300 people come through in three hours.
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It's interesting to read the lament of a Guardian correspondent 91 years ago about the loss of old buildings. Since 1873 the Province has lost scores of carriage-building shops and saw and...
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Old Forsyth Homestead destroyed
The old Forsyth homestead at 187 Dock Road in the community Union (between Elmsdale and Alberton) was destroyed in April 2019 by a "control burn" by the local fire department. I took these...
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Miminegash United Church closed
I was sad to learn the last service was held in the little Miminegash United Church in early July 2019. The church is located on Route 14 in St. Lawrence in western PEI. This little church was part...
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Former Cutcliffe house demolished
The former Frank and Winnifred (McDowell) Cutcliffe home at Fredericton corner was demolished on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. A young couple had purchased it a few years ago and during...
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Webster's Mills of Marie
I recently got a copy of the community history, Morell: Its History by the Jubilee Senior Citizens Club, 1980. I was interested to read the story about Webster's Mills of Marie - the following...
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New Glasgow c. 1960s
We were into Bibles for Mission store the other day and got this great photo. We took it out of the frame and realized it was a calendar photo. Note the stooked grain in the foreground. The olde...
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Bonshaw House, 1840-1945
In 2002 I drew the plans for "Bonshaw House" built by W.W. Irving. Also is information I compiled about this wonderful house. Much of the information below comes from: BONSHAW: A Stroll...
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Spring Park House, Charlottetown - demolished 1996
I was sorting through some papers recently and found this article which appeared in TheGuardian Weekend newspaper in the spring of 1996, later that year the historic Spring Park House was...
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Ebenezer
I photographed this little Island-ell style farmhouse in the late 1980s. It has some nice details. The little pink house was demolished in the 1990s.Below is another house in Ebenezer (between Milton...
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Poster: Ten Years of Collecting by the P.E.I Heritage Foundation
We were going through some old papers, boxes, piles, etc. and found this poster from 40 years ago!
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Two favourite old barn gone
I was out to Burlington yesterday and sad to see two of my favourite old barns have been destroyed. No doubt from all the wind storms we've had over the past few months. The first one is on the...
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Lot 14 Presbyterian Church, c. 1858. TO BE DEMOLISHED
We were by this big old church yesterday to have a look around outside and take a few photos. Word around is that it will be demolished soon. It's located at 5522 Rte. 12 in Lot 14 / Birch Hill. The...
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Stewart Stone House, Malpeque
STEWART HOUSE at Princetown. This fine stone house in Malpeque, which was originally called Princeton and was to have been the capital of Prince County, has over the door of the year “1820” “Charles A....
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St. John's Anglican Church, St. Eleanors
Here's a 1972 article about the oldest Anglican church on Prince Edward Island, built in 1838. The first church was built in 1825 and burned. The parish will celebrate it's 200th anniversary in 2025....
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Doucet Log House, oldest house on PEI
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the building of the Doucet House by Jean and Marguerite Doucet. A dendrochronology study carried out on the logs determined the wood was cut in the spring of...
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Irving House, Vernon
I took the first photo of this house in February 2007, and the following two photos were taken last April 2021. It's looking a bit worse for the wear. This house is located on the Millview Road. / The...
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St. Joachim Parochial House, Vernon River
On Sept. 15, 2020 Dutch Thompson posted on Facebook that St. Joachim’s Parish Rectory was demolished the day before. The Rectory was built in 1868 from local brick, same as the church. Here's a photo I...
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Route-12, Ellerslie, Porthill, Birch Hill, Grand River
On Sunday we took a drive along Route-12 and took photos of historic churches. The first is St. John's Anglican Church, consecrated on July 1, 1900. The incredible detailing on this church was done by...
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E.B. Love Tenement, St. Peter's Rd., Charlottetown
I took this photo today of the E.B. Love Tenement House at 37-39 St. Peters Road. The building was built in 1886 and is directly across the street from Murphy's Parkdale Pharmacy. Love and Son...
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Sherwood Cottage, Founds Mills
I was out by Founds Mills this morning and took this photo of the old "Sherwood Cottage." It was owned by Peter MacNutt of Darnley, Lot 18. More than 30 years ago contractor Phillip Gallant moved it to...
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Brookfield House demolished
This large 2-1/2 storey house was demolished this week. It was located at the corner of Rte-2 and the Darlington Road at Brookfield intersection. This is in Lot-23. Meacham's 1880 Atlas of PEI shows...
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Lower Freetown Presbyterian Church
We drove by the old Lower Freetown Presbyterian Church a week ago and commented, "it's still there." The building has been in very poor condition for years - hopes of it being restored and repurposed...
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Captain Ellis Kennedy House, Summerside - DEMOLISHED
Greg Moase on Facebook posted yesterday that the Captain Ellis Kennedy House at 21 Water Street in Summerside was demolished yesterday. Here's photos and information from historicplaces.ca about the...
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Highfield Presbyterian Church 1900-1959
The Highfield Presbyterian Church was located on the 414 Lower Malpeque Road in West Royalty. The church was demolished in 1959. The following excerpt from, The Charlottetown Guardian" Friday, Oct. 30,...
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