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Stanhope: Sands of Time. A Community History
I got a copy of Stanhope: Sands of Time, A Community History. Published in 1984 by the Stanhope Women's Institute History Committee. ISBN 0-9691724-0-0. I'm an avid collector of Prince Edward...
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Old Brudenell Schoolhouse renovated
Published on October 22, 2013 Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay presents a plaque to Frank Dolan to mark the official re-opening of the Brudenell school house following a complete renovation.Photo...
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St. Simon & St. Jude Roman Catholic Church - 1859
The other day I came across this history brochure I picked up while at a service at St. Simon & St. Jude in the summer of 2002. Also with the above brochure was another of the 129th organ...
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Crokett's Jewellers closing after 124 years in Summerside
Above the Crockett-Gallant Building, 281 Water Street, Summerside. Built 1919.Info. cf. Historical Places website: http://www.gov.pe.ca/hpo/app.php?nav=details&p=6520 This structure...
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Guernsey Cove Roadside Garage
This is a great little weathered building on Rte. 18, the shore road, in Guernsey Cove. A roadside garage from the days when folks parked their car close to the road so when the snowplow went by...
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Beaton-Cameron House, East Point
My brother was to East Point earlier this week where he saw this old house which will be demolished later this month. He was told the house was built around 1895 and that the family once owned...
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Davis Lodge, Tignish - destroyed by Halloween Fire
Halloween is tough time of year on abandoned buildings n Prince Edward Island. There's been a few old houses burned this year. One was the old Davis Lodge near Tignish. This old house was...
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Former Alley-Myrick Summer Home burned at Halloween
The previous Post in this Blog tells about the Halloween fire at the former Davis Lodge at Tignish. The lodge/house was located on the corner of the Route. 12 (shore road) and the Christopher...
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Falcon Wood Estate - John A. recovered here Summer 1870
Recently there was article in the Guardian newspaper telling about the rezoning of part of the Falcon Wood Estate for a new Hospice Facility. The estate is situated on the Hillsborough River with...
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Seacow Head Lighthouse
I was recently out to the Chelton and Fernwood area of the Island - located between Bedeque and Bordon-Carleton. I went down to the Lighthouse, off Route 119 - my first time in this area....
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Old Barn on Lighthouse Road
On my way out to Seacow Head Lighthouse on "Lighthouse Road", I passed by this nice little barn.
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Farmhouse in Fernwood
Also on my travel through Chelton and Fernwood I took a couple of photos of this nice old Island-ell farmhouse - seemingly abandoned. Above: South facing front of house.Above: Right / East side of...
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Chelton Saltbox House
This is the last posting from my tour around the Chelton and Fernwood area. This very old house at 48 McCardle Road caught my eye! It would date to the mid 1800's - seemingly a saltbox...
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New attitudes in saving built heritage - Murray River residents demand old...
It amazes me when I read news articles about a local group in Murray River attempting to save their abandoned train station and most of the community crying out to tear it down! Image cf....
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Notre Dame Convent, Charlottetown to close after 155 years
The following is an image of Notre Dame Convent at 246 Sydney Street comes from Historic Places website. The convent faces northward over Hillsborough Public Square. The convent will close in...
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Epworth Hall (town's 1st Protestant Church), Summerside
I found this great old building posted on Historic PEI on Facebook....
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Breadalbane School - 1959
Below is an image posted on Facebook's site HISTORIC PEI of Breadalbane School, 1959, posted by Cornelius Van Ewyk. Comments noted some of the following facts: the teacher was wearing slacks; the...
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Souris Second-Empire House Demolished
I was in the Souris area today to see a client - a friend came along with me. While in the Town of Souris I took him up to the corner of High and Prince Streets to show him this amazing second...
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Barn on Munn's Road
I was also up to Kingsboro yesterday as I traveled around eastern Prince Edward Island. Just opposite Eastern Kings Community Center, on Munn's Road, is this old barn - probably not long for this...
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Eastern Kings Consolidated School 1974-2011
Eastern Kings Community Center, mentioned in the previous post, is a newer building, built on the site of the former Eastern Kings Consolidated School which was built in 1974 and demolished in 2011...
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