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2016 Heritage Awards from PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation
I had the pleasure of attending this year's Heritage Awards at Beaconsfield Carriage House on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Below is from the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation's...
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Springbrook Aerial
Arnold found this aerial photo amount a few things from his days - thinking the image was taken in the 1960's. The farm in the lower left corner is completely gone - not a shingle remains!...
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MacWilliams Farm, Belfast
I took these photos of this old homestead on the TransCanada Highway in Belfast yesterday. Meacham's1880 Atlas shows this property belonging to Robt McWilliams (50 Ac) & Chas. & Jas...
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Bordon Myers Woodworking, Parkdale (Charlottetown)
I was in Charlottetown the other day and in the parking lot of Parkdale Pharmacy - I took these photos of Borden Myers Woodworking shop. Here's a few photos I took. For more than 30 years...
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Rustico Rural Telephone Co. 1915
These pages were given to Arnold - interesting reading about the Rustico Telephone - it was located across the road from the Pines Motel in Rusticoville.
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MacPherson Sawmill, Eldon /Belfast
I was up east this afternoon and thought I'd run down to see if the MacPherson's old sawmill was still there. Here it is on the right - it's hanging on in it's neglected state. This is the last...
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Creswell House, St. Eleanors
Often in telling a story architecture is shown - an example of that is in today's Guardian newspaper in an article by Katherine Dewar and the story of Nursing Sister Catherine Creswell. Here is a...
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Elliott's Train Station restorer receives Heritage Award
This article appeared on the PEI Government's website in an article they call, "Bringing History Home". Stacy MacInnis moved the old Elliotts Train Station to his home in Burlington a couple of...
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Kelvin Grove Farmhouse demolished
Today I was surprised to see this old farmhouse gone - demolished and the hole filled in with fresh soil. The house was located at 1778 Blue Shank Road on the corner with the Kelvin Rd. (Rte....
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RW Woodworking, Hunter River
Raeford Waite of R.W. Woodworking operates a top of the line woodworking operation! Yesterday he posted these photos on his Facebook page of traditional styled windows he's made for a historic...
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Lorne Valley Church and Hall
On a trip East last week I took the 48 Road to Cardigan - when I passed the sign pointing to Lorne Valley I thought I'd drive in to see the church and the school. My first time in this small rural...
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Rennie-Cotton Barn
This old barn is located on the Cheese Factory Road in Alma - it was built by Ralph Rennie back in the early 1950's when he and Blanche were first married. Roy and Carol (Williams) Cotton bought...
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Crapaud Mills
I was going through Island community histories online on Island Lives website ( http://137.149.200.109:8080/fedora/get/ilives:195234v3/PDF ) and came across this information on Crapaud mills from...
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Christ Church Cherry Valley, Anglican - 175th Anniversary
On April 23rd, 2017 at 10am Christ Church will celebrate their 175th anniversary with a celebration service. The church, situated on Pownal Bay, was built in a grove of pine trees and today sits...
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Egmont Bay Rectory
Below is the c.1886 Rectory of Eglise de Saint-Philippe et Saint-Jacque Parish, Egmont Bay. I took these photos on March 25, 2010 just before they tour down the grand old church. To get the...
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Glenwood Farmstead for Sale, 1896
Perry Batten of Royal LePage has this old Glenwood property listed for sale - check out his website. Located at 2690 Glenwood Rd (Rte. 14). The listing notes the house was built in...
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Ross' Mill, Bridgetown
I bought this 20"x16" photo of Ross' Sawmill from Moe's Auctioneering Service yesterday. I took these up-close images of the photo - appears to have just had a new board-n-batten roof....
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Knutsford School
Our family met on Mother's Day last Sunday at Knutsford School. Our grandmother Empress (MacNevin) McDowell, our matriarch (pictured below) was pleased to have her three daughters and their...
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West Cape School
This school is one of the oldest in western Prince Edward Island. It's located at the end west end of the O'Leary Road ( Route 142 ) beyond where it intersects with the shore road ( Rte. 14) on...
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Bayview School House 1914
I came across this image of the Bayview School House on Earles Picture Restoration PEI Facebook page...
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