Canadian Historical and Pioneer Sites
Featured Work
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Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours by Allen Lucas
One of the oldest churches in Montreal, it was built in 1771 over the ruins of an earlier chapel. reference Wikipedia
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Old hog barn, John.R. Park Homestead by tanmari
A visit to the John R. Park Homestead and Conservation Area will take you back in time to the 1850s. The house and farm buildings of John and Amelia Park are restored to bring the nineteenth century to life. Explore the Parks’ magnificent Classical Revival home, built in 1842, taste baking from the kitchen fireplace or play with a wooden toy in the children’s bedrooms. See the workings of an 1885 steam engine-powered sawmill and stop by the blacksmith shop to witness the making of small hardware and repairing of farm tools at the coal-fired forge. Don’t miss the working smoke house, ice house and barn. For a breath of fresh air, take a scenic walk on the lakeshore boardwalk. Thousands of school children attend field trips here each year for hands-on learning opportunities about pioneer life and the importance of preserving our heritage. Located on Lake Erie, Colchester, Ontario
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The Ross Fountain by Jann Ashworth
After the death of Jennie Butchart, the talent and imagination behind the Butchart Gardens in Victoria,Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the gardens largely reverted back to nature. In 1946, Ian Ross, the grandson of Jennie, decided to resurrect the gardens and bring them back to their former glory. His efforts and those of his family and descendants have made the Gardens into a world-famous attraction, and a National Historic Site of Canada. Near the site of the last limestone pit of the original quarry, Mr. Ross and his staff conceived the idea of a fountain, with constantly changing patterns of water, in a lush setting of forest and flowers. As the display changes so often, it’s necessary to take many photos to show the various patterns. This is just one of them. / Taken with a Sony DSCF828 camera,July 12, 2009 Featured in “All Water In Motion” /
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Westfield Historic Village, near Brantford, Ontario by Johannes Huntjens
Westfield Village, near Brantford and Ancaster in Ontario, consists of a number of homes, stores and other dwellings, dating from the mid 19th century, which have been moved to this location for viewing. It is animated with volunteers who, dressed in traditional costumes, welcome visitors and take them on guided tours.
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Buffalo Jump by George Cousins
The correct name is “Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump” in southern Alberta, and it’s a National Historic Site of Canada. When buffalo (bison) herds were in countless thousands, they were the staff of life for the native peoples of the great plains. At this place, the herds were driven towards the edge of the cliff where they were forced over by the press of the stampeding bodies coming from behind. At the bottom, the animals were killed and every possible portion was used for food,clothing,shelter,fires,sleeping robes and nothing was wasted. It remained for the white man to come and engage in senseless slaughter and decimate the herds until there were only a handful left. Now herds are slowly coming back in protected areas. The Interpretive Centre is a fascinating place to visit and learn the history of the early native people and their culture. / Sony DSCF828 camera
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Memorial to a Young Native by Dyle Warren
Driving in the Kluane area of the Yukon we spotted this impressive memorial to this young man. / The stone reads: Mbäyätâ Hello All! My name is Douglas Richard Twiss II a.k.a. “Dougie.” / Born in Whitehorse, I spent my first years with my / parents Joan Graham and Doug Twiss in Beaver Creek. / Thank you for bringing me into this world. I am honored to be the big brother of Stephanie, / Cenjeya and Saanuwa and a proud father to my / beautiful baby girl, Kiara Ball. I love you all so much. It is my privilege to be a Southern Tutchone man from / the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations. My native / name is Mbäyätâ, which means “Sheep Daddy.” I am / an awesome stick gambler, playing the shooter in our / distinct family style with a powerful energy. One of / favourite memories is of drumming, singing, and / dancing with the Dakwakada Dancers. The saying, “It takes a community to raise a child” / describes me well. I learned to love and respect the land / from the many horseback hunting trips with my father. I / gained traditional teachings from both Beaver Creek / and Burwash Landing Elders. I discovered friendship by / hanging out with my friends, laughing, joking, fighting, / playing, watching sports, and betting on my team / Go Tampa Bay Lightning! My gratitude goes out to the Paul, Johnson, and / Wirth families for believing in me during my high / school years and to all my friends and loved ones, / especially Samantha, who helped me through my / trials and tribulations. ___Peace__ Dougie often said, “Follow your Dreams, Be Kind, and / Always Remember to Enjoy Everyday of your Life.” This is a tribute to Douglas Richard Twiss II We all love you December 13, 1982 — June 3, 2005 The family thanks Kluane First Nation (KFN) for / providing their traditional land for this site and all / those who contributed to make this memorial.
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Flora by zahnartz
This beautiful statue of the Goddess Flora is found in Halifax’s Public Gardens. The Gardens are the finest and largest Victorian Gardens in North America. Founded in 1836, it went through several changes until about 1874, when it was established on 16 acres in the downtown centre. The paths, when seen from above, resemble delicate lace. There is a large lake with resident ducks and swans, three major fountains, and a beautiful bandstand. Trees, flowers, and bushes from all over the world have been planted and many have been donated by foreign countries. The site is surrounded by a tall wrought iron fence with gates at each corner and at the centre of one of the long sides. In 1984 it was declared a National Historic Site. / For decades it has been a haven for lovers of all ages and for those with small children. It is the site of more wedding and graduation photographs than anywhere else in Nova Scotia. Taken with Canon Eos Rebel XSi and 18-55mm kit lens. Bandstand:
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Pierre Berton Home by Vickie Emms
Featured in Canadian Historical and Pioneer Sites – August 30, 2009 The original house was built in 1901. Mining recorder Frank Berton bought it for $500 in 1920. For 12 years it was the family home of Frank and Laura Berton, their son Pierre and daughter Lucy until they left Dawson in 1932. The dwelling was acquired by the Yukon Arts Council in 1989 thanks to a generous donation of $50,000 from author Pierre Berton, and is now the official home of the Berton House Writer’s Retreat Program. The Berton home has been completely renovated by the KVA at a cost of more than $100,000. The property has been landscaped, the house has been re-insulated, re-wired, new plumbing installed and a fresh coat of paint applied inside and out. The building was re-dedicated in a colourful ceremony on Aug. 14, 1996. The home is utilized as a private retreat for Canadian writers. / (http://www.yukoninfo.com/dawson/info/bertonhome.htm) / Photographed in Dawson City, Yukon at 12:48 am / Canon EOS Rebel XTi; 17-85mm lens / 1/8 sec.; F/4; 24mm; ISO400
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Life In The 1920's by PFrogg
Life of the 1920’s from the hand turned butter churn / to the hand powered agitator on the wash machine / the hand pump for water ,there are just a host tools that / were used around the house in this shot,the old treadle / sewing machine / taken in southwestern Saskatchewan / Docs Town Heritage Park / Olympus E510 14/42 lens / photomatix and lightroom processing
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Organ, Sandtown Advent Christian Church, Lost Villages, Cornwall, Ontario by Mike Oxley
From the Lost Villages Website: The Sandtown Advent Christian Church was originally built as an Orange Lodge, circa 1860, on Lot 22, Concession 8, Township of Osnabruck. The Advent Christian faith began worshipping in this building in 1890. This high gabled building is sided with clapboard. Its returned eaves and plain frieze give this structure an imposing look, although the interior is much more inviting. / The lower interior walls are covered in vertical butternut wood (board and batten style), and the original lathe and plaster walls have been replaced with plasterboard. The interior has been painted to match the original colour. The original cast-iron box stove, manufactured by Findlay of Almonte, Ontario, is prominent near the central aisle. There are also the original wrought-iron ceiling chandeliers with oil lamps. Donated along with the church itself were the pews, pulpit, organ, communion table, bibles, and hymn books. Sony Alpha 700, Sigma 17 to 70 at 17 mm / iso 100, spot metered, f2.8, 1/4 second / Tripod
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Octagonal Dairy Barn by Highland Park Photographic II
This unique dairy barn, with its centrally placed silo and inward-facing milking stanchions, is the last known polygonal (multi-sided) barn in British Columbia. Its special shape has become the trademark of the Fintry Estate. Built in 1924, the barn housed Dun-Waters’ famous Ayrshire dairy herd. The Captain insisted on “only the best” and his championship animals had to have the finest accommodation. This barn, designed by an architect, is the result. Rough-sawn lumber used in it’s construction was probably cut in Dun-Waters’ own sawmill. The barn’s integral waste-handling system enabled both liquid and solid manure to be used as fertilizer on orchards and gardens. / Fintry, British Columbia, Canada.
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The Dealer of Old Iron by PFrogg
The Heritage Series On the Prairies of South Western Saskatchewan / Taken in Swift Current Saskatchewan / this is a shot of the used equipment dealer in the heritage village / with the grain elevator in the background this tipical of a 1900’s elevator / shorter than the ones in the late 30’s and 40’s / all the grain was unloaded by hand ,by the famous backbreaker scope shovel / in later years the steam engine played a big role as a stationary engine / or as tractor for use on the thrash machine and as a field tractor / big and hard to handel
Recent Work
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CREATED MAGNIFICENCE by Jason Laderoute
This is Vimy Ridge Located In Wateron Glacier Park Located on the Canadian Side in Southern Alberta. / This National Park is a World Heritage Site and is also dedicated as Waterton International Peace Park / I have been told that this shot is rarely captured, due to the frequency of the winds around this area. My Aunt and My Grandmother have tried for years and never had the opportunity to capture this Mountain and its mirrored image before. I have searched hundreds of Pictures and not seen one single Mirrored Image of this Mountain anywhere on the Internet, For more Historical Information on “Vimy Ridge” / / I have been back several times to take more shots but the water was too choppy, as the winds are almost always blowing, I was Extremely fortunate to have captured this shot. / Nikon D80 Nikor AFS ED 18-135mm Lens With Circular Polarizing Filter / 415 Views
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St. Mark's Anglican Church - Founded: 1843 by Allen Lucas
Located in the historic village of Barriefield, which is now part of the City of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Wonderful limestone construction which was the predominant building material for the area in the 1800’s as fire had devasted Kingston earlier. This prompted ordinances to be passed which prohibited the use of wood for building construction, the result being better fire resistance. Today Kingston is also know therefore as “The Limestone City”.
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Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception by Vickie Emms
Featured in Miniatures and Mammoths – January 29, 2009 Located in Cook’s Creek, Manitoba, Canada. Photographed with Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / Construction of this church began in l930. The exterior painting and elaborate interior decoration, mainly by local amateur artists, began in l938 when the structure was completed. This work was well advanced in l952 when the church was consecrated. The design is the work of the Very Reverend Philip Ruh, O.M.I. (l883–l962). He was responsible for planning at least 30 Ukrainian Catholic churches in Canada, l3 of which survive in Manitoba. Reverend Ruh worked alongside his congregation at Cooks Creek in building this church, the largest of his remaining creations in Manitoba. Reverend Ruh also foresaw construction of the adjoining Grotto, a representation in concrete of the Grotto at Lourdes, France. He died before its completion and is buried in the nearby cemetery. / (http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/plaques/plaq1241.html) / / 140 views as of November 22, 2009
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St Saviours Anglican Church by Tallow
This church is located in Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada and was constructed in 1879 Nikon D80 / Sigma 10-20mm lens / ISO 100 / f/13.0 / 11 image HDR 1/6 sec to 1/200 sec
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Fisgard Lighthouse by NancyR
The first lighthouse on Canada’s West Coast, built at Victoria, Vancouver Island in 1860. It was automated in 1929, and is still in operation. /
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Saint Finnan's Catherdral, Alexandria, Ontario, Canada. by Mike Oxley
Built in 1833. / Rite: Roman (Latin) / Type: Diocese / Ecclesiastical Province: Kingston / Patron Saint: Immaculate Heart of Mary (moveable), Sts. John Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues and companions (September 26) / Cathedral Dedication: April 11 (1999), September 12 (1976) (co-cathedral) / History: 1890.01.21: Established as Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario / Alexandrin(us) in Ontario (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston) / 1976.09.17: Renamed as Diocese of Alexandria – Cornwall / Alexandrin(us) – Cornubien(sis) (Latin) Sony Alpha 700, Sigma 17 to 70 at 17mm / Iso 100, spot metered, aperture priority f22.0, 1/30 second / Tripod
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Québec - Gare du Palais by scry
built in 1915 for the Canadian Pacific Railway / designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché
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Japanese Garden, Butchart Gardens, Victoria BC, Canada by AnnDixon
Although, sadly, the Takata Tea Garden no longer exists, one can still see the legacy of his creations at the Hatley Japanese Garden (located at Royal Roads University) and Butchart’s Japanese Garden. He created all of these gardens plus a private garden before he left Canada at the age of 70 in 1912. To provide authenticity, the materials and plants used by him in these gardens were imported from Yokahama. He used Japanese seal hunters in their off time to assist with the construction. Mr. Paul Allison, a Royal Roads gardener has researched the life and work of Isaburo Kishida. Follow down a path that meanders beside a serene dry streambed reflecting the magic that exists in interpreting the Japanese landscape style to the lush climatic conditions of the Pacific Northwest. Pause at a raked sea of gravel in the Zen style featuring a stately Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata). This tree, one of the hallmarks at both Butcharts and Hatley Japanese gardens, was purchased between 1909 and 1910 from a Yokahama Nursery. You continue onto a camellia and lantern, which had been purchased at the same time and listen to the relaxing sound of running water. Throughout the two Japanese gardens is the sound of water, which had been created by Isaburo Kishida through the incorporation of rock lined water channels, which include cobblestones. Carry on up and have a seat in a rustic covered seating area beside the camellia. This style of structure was created in both Hatley and Butchart gardens. Look to your right at a moss carpeted fairyland featuring a traditional ‘wild boar scarer’ to enjoy yet more uses of the water channels (see below). As we stop to look at the nearby inlet through the picture window cut in a hedge, one can think back to the role that the magnificent waterfront settings of these two gardens must have played in their development. The desire to blur the line between man and nature was shared by the two Edwardian families- the Butcharts and the Dunsmires- and the elderly landscaper from Yokahama, leading to the establishment of two wonderful Edwardian Japanese gardens.
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The Leslie Log House by Peter Lessey
The Leslie Log House was taken the Northwest Mississauga, Ontario., Canada. / This Log house was built in 1826 by John Leslie and his wife Esther Beatty who came to Upper Canada from Sutherland, Scotland in 1824. / This house was moved to it’s present location in May of 1994 to preserve it’s historical heritage. / I was told that this locaion will soon become another Historical Park in the City of Mississauga. / I took this photo in B&W and found it only fitting to give this image the treatment and processing to get the effect of the Master photographers in the period of approx. 1839 and on. / The processing took some time but I think I got the result I was looking for. ======================================= Taken with: Nikon EM. / Tripod mounted. / Full manual setting. / Nikon 36-73 zoom lens. / Hoya UV-(0) & Sepia tone lens filters stacked. / T-100 B&W film. / One exposure taken. / Negative scaned to disk. / Processing: Corel Paint shop ProX2
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The Palace Hotel by Shawnna Taylor
Sony Alpha 100 / 1/320 sec / ISO 500 / F5.6 / 85mm / 70-300mm lens Built in 1889 The Palace Hotel represents the economic boom that was generated by the completion of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway and the expansion of the No. 1 Coal Mine in the 1880s. Nanaimo BC Canada
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Horseshoe Falls by Gary Paakkonen
View of the Horseshoe Falls from the window of room 1402 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
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Ainsworth Dyer Bridge by Gerry Danen
The Ainsworth Dyer Bridge was named in memory of a corporal who was one of four Canadian soldiers killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan on April 17, 2002. Corporal Ainsworth Dyer (July 29, 1977 – April 17, 2002) was one of 4 Canadian soldiers killed by US Forces in a friendly fire incident near Kandahar in Afghanistan (see Tarnak Farm incident). Dyer was born in Montreal in 1977 and grew up in Toronto. He joined the Canadian Army in October 1997. He served with Canadian peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000. He was killed when an American laser-guided bomb was dropped on members of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry taking part in a live-fire training exercise.
About This Group
We would like to show case Canadian Pioneer History from all aspects of early life, construction of farm buildings, forts, oil wells {eg Leduc #1} Heritage Park Calgary, Fort Edmonton, Lower Fort Garry, Upper Canada Village,
Old Quebec City Fort etc.
These are examples of the group core just to name a few
any thing of historical interest
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