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History, Architecture & Genealogy in the Forest City and Beyond

Sunday, July 6, 2014

London Buildings: Ontario Cottage

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One of the most common home styles in London is the Ontario cottage, popular from the early days of settlement right through to the early 2...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

London Buildings: Italianate

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A walk through London's older neighbourhoods provides fans of Victorian buildings with some true architectural delights. One of the more...
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Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Thomas Talbot Estate Today

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The news that the old Thomas Talbot estate is up for sale for $6.3 million should come as no surprise. The property has had numerous own...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Tombstone Tourism: Gore Cemetery

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Gore Cemetery on Trafalgar Street was set aside in 1834 to be used as a pioneer burial ground.  Originally part of London Township, the ...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

The Fugitive Slave Chapel, Thames Street

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An extremely important part of London history is threatened. Aboutown Transportation wants to level 275 Thames Street to make - you guesse...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Beautiful Blackfriars

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London's oldest bridge has spanned the Thames since 1875. Built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, it was actually a ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

A Winter Garden

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For many years, drivers hurtling past the intersection of Wonderland and Riverside would notice an empty house on the southwest corner nex...
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Jenny Grainger
Author of: Vanished Villages of Middlesex; Vanished Villages of Elgin; Early London 1826-1914; From The Vault: A Photo History of London to 1950; From The Vault II 1950-1975. A past president of ACO London and London & Middlesex Historical Society. My opinions, of course, are my own.
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