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James Mullally Blacksmith Shop, Kensington
A few weeks ago I was in Kensington for the weekend, we took a walk to the Railroad Station and walked by this building - I didn't realize this was a blacksmith shop moved here - I thought it was...
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Heritage Homes History, Property Ownership, Kensington
ISLAND NARRATIVES PROGRAMKensington, PEI Heritage Homes History of Property OwnershipKenNet Research Team Winter 2011 This report contains over 250 ownership profiles of Kensington,Prince Edward...
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Former store & barn burn, Iona
CBC PEI News report-http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-house-fire-iona-1.3296605House, barn fire underway in Iona, P.E.I.Belfast firefighters have shut down a portion of Route 23...
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O'Connell-McCabe-O'Shea Store, Iona
The previous post in this blog show's this old country store in Iona being destroyed by fire yesterday. It was located at 1788 Iona Road where it intersects with the Selkirk Road. According to...
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1853 Panmure Island Lighthouse
This article appeared on the CBC PEI website yesterday...http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/prince-edward-island/panmure-lighthouse-renovations-1.3304695 Panmure Lighthouse group needs more...
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Charming Churches Christmas Festival - brilliant!!
This article appeared on the Journal-Pioneer website today...http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2015-11-06/article-4335000/Christmas-festival-breathes-new-life-into-P.E.I.-churches/1Christmas...
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Unhappy Wife - Door Knobs - Great Fire
When I saw this 1920 photo of Belmont House come up on Earles Picture Restoration page on Facebook I thought I'd post the story below from the book, "Sketches of Old St. Eleanors"...
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Elmsdale United Church & former Manse
I took this photo of the Elmsdale United Church on Monday - it is one of six churches that makes up the Alberton Elmsdale Pastoral Charge - United Church of Canada. The Elmsdale United Church...
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Old Homestead on Sou-west River
I tagged along with a friend the other day as he went to the shore to get seaweed to bank his house. Here's an old homestead near the river - it appears to be used seasonally. The 1928 Cumin's...
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Fredericton Train Station - Demolished
The demolish of the old Fredericton Train Station took place recently - it was expected as the it has been in ruins for quite some time. Below are photos I took on May 5, 2014. For further...
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Revd Canon Robert C. Tuck - PEI Architectural Historian dies
The following obituary appears on the Guardian Newspaper's website today: Peacefully at the Mount on Monday, November 16, 2015 of The Reverend Canon Robert C. Tuck of Charlottetown, age 88...
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Palmer Road Parish Church
A few weeks ago I went to see Ricky Ellis (carpenter & painter from West Point) at Palmer Road Parish Church in western Prince Edward Island - he was putting on eaves troughs, his final job...
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1854 R.T. Holman Homestead, Summerside - will it be demolished or preserved?
There has been much talk on the Island this week with news the owners of the historic R.T. Holman house have applied for a demolition permit from the City of Summerside. They have owned the house...
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Matthews House, Alberton
It's a wintry blustery day here in Alberton - just took a drive around town and snapped a couple photos of the old Matthews House at the end of Elder Street facing west. For a number of year...
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Free Church of Scotland, Coleman - FOR SALE
I was surprised to see this church listed for sale today in the Penny Saver, Alberton for $39,9000. Definately not the future the MacKay siblings of Milo pictured when they thought they were...
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Old Fashioned Picnic 1914
The following comes from Allan MacRae's "From the Past" column in the July 29, 2015 edition of the West Prince Graphic. I believe the house mentioned in the write-up is the Crockett Home at 262...
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Bev & Bill Bishop PEI House Reno
I was going through some old files and papers recently and came across this article which I believe appeared in "Century Home Magazine" (later Canadian Home & Country Magazine) sometime around...
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The Sandstone Houses of Prince Edward Island by H.M. Scott Smith 1981
I have a collection of "Canadian Antiques & Art Review" magazines - they are a great source of Canadian history and sometimes feature articles on Prince Edward Island history. I scanned...
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2016 Prince Edward Island Heritage Awards
The following article appeared on the Guardian Newspaper today by Doug Gallant...http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2016-02-18/article-4440122/P.E.I.-Heritage-Awards-recognize-accomplishments/2...
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The Brick House, Stratford - demolished!
The "Brick House" in Stratford was torn down this week - it was located at 29 Stratford Road. It's gone for good!! There are few 188-year-old buildings left on Prince Edward Island. I...
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