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Prince Edward Island Farmhouse 1970s
My 85-year-old first cousin once removed in Massachusetts has been sending me alot of photos he took on visits to Prince Edward Island in the late 1960's / early 1970's. Here's an unidentified...
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William Hyde Sr.'s Octagonal House, Meadowbank
I recently picked-up a copy of "Our West River Heritage" by Violet MacEachern & Arlene MacDougall (January 1993) and was interested to read about an octagonal house built here on Prince Edward...
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Sharkey House, Corraville - 1923
I came across this great photo of a rural farm in Corraville on the Facebook page of the "Cardigan Heritage Centre". Corraville is bordered by the communities of Martinvale, Cardross, Primrose,...
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Warren Farm, Mill River East
This old farmstead in Hills River (between Alberton and Bloomfield) at 1152 Mill River East Road (Rte. 145) is not long in existence. The property has recently changed hands and one of the old...
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Prince County Hospital, Summerside - 1951
A while back when a family member was a patient at Prince County Hospital I was interested to study this large architectural rendering displayed in one of the Unit corridors. This was the...
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"Cymbria Lodge" For Sale - 1916
I came across this interesting ad in the Guardian Newspaper September 11, 1916. This was from a web search of the UPEI Island Newspapers online website www.islandnewspapers.ca
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Old Barn, Brae
There's alot of great old barns in western Prince Edward Island, especially in the O'Leary area. Sadly most of them are not used now and slowly falling down. This barn is on the MacPhee Road in...
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Old Homestead, Milburn
Here's an old house with great detailing on the Boulter Road (Rte. 140) in Milburn (south/near O'Leary). According to Geolinc Plus this house, along with 50 acres, is currently owned by the...
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MacNevin House, Brae
I was by this old property the other day - there's not a shingled left - looks like it was leveled by a "control burn" by the local fire department.Here's a photo I took of the MacNevin homestead...
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Reeves House, South Freetown to be demolished today
I was notified by Jean last evening that this house was to be demolished today. It was listed on www.usedpei.com for anyone to take windows, etc. I drove by last evening and again this...
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LEARD'S MILL OPEN HOUSE
LEARD'S MILL OPEN HOUSE, OCT. 14LEARD'S MILL OPEN HOUSE, Sunday, Oct. 14th, 1-4pm. Receipts given for donations of $20 and...
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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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