Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Those Nameless Ancestors

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Old photographs provide an interesting gateway to the past, showing us the fashions, hairstyles, homes, workplaces and communities of yester...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Adaptive Reuse in Carlisle, North Middlesex

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  The Presbyterian Church Heritage Centre (PCHC) is moving into Carlisle United Church, in the hamlet of Carlisle, near Ailsa Craig in Middl...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Day Trips: Port Burwell

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Not everyone thinks of Port Burwell when choosing an interesting day trip. But not only does this Lake Erie village have a nice, sandy stret...
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Sunday, October 2, 2022

The Most Haunting of Former Villages

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Southwold Earthworks, site of an Attawandaron village ca. AD 1450-1550. One of the eeriest places in Elgin County is the so-called Southwold...
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Military Site Returns to Nature

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In September a friend and I visited the site of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School, near Fi...
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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Tombstone Tourism: North Nissouri United Church

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One of the most scenic locations in Middlesex is at 24058 Fairview Road, north of Cherry Grove in the former West Nissouri Township, part of...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

Milling Around: Arva Flour Mills

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  This summer a friend and I were fortunate enough to get a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Arva Flour Mills from its new owner. I say fortun...
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