September 2008
Part I of this series gave general information on Upper Canada Village (UCV), concentrating on buildings and activities typical of the early 1800s. In Part Two, we will look at some of the newer buildings with better furnishings that made up a typical village of the mid-19th century. We will also take a glance at the nearby Crysler Battlefield Park, and a mock battle.
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Christ Church 1836 This church was built by a wealthy miller for the Church of England...
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inside Christ Church (presented as an early Daguerrotype light-sensitive silver salts on a...
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Crysler Hall 1848 This stately 'classic revival style' mansion was built by John P....
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front view Im sure it must have been far and away the most elegant dwelling...
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John Pliny Crysler ...
was a landowner, Justice of the Peace, County Registrar, and Member of...
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''The story of ...
Upper Canada Village. These are two of several panels...
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... more ...
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19th century ''limousine'' Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
. Back in...
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a middle-class home ...
in the mid-1800s. Sorry, I didnt get more information about it.
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Cook's Tavern and Livery Yep, travellin on them there hot dusty roads could sure make a...
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Cook's Tavern plaque ...
with some interesting details.
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a venerable oak ...
perhaps as old as some of the buildings.
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''physician's house'' 1840s It was never actually occupied by a physician, but after being moved...
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1840s physician's instruments Looking at these, I cant help concluding that most people were...
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... the kitchen ...
in the physicians house (grey scale). This cook stove would have...
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Gazette printing office This represents a small commercial printing shop that also published a weekly...
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Willard's Hotel 1790s This was originally a house and inn, built by a Loyalist from New York. John...
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Willard's Hotel plaque
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a Pastor's house ...
built by a Lutheran congregation of German Protestants in 1842. It was...
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the living/dining room It was simple yet elegant and comfortable, and could also be used for meeting...
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The bedroom ...
was simple, with a feather-filled mattress. It must have been...
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the oldest clock ...
in Upper Canada Village, in the Pastors living room. It...
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the Pastor's harmonium Its a small reed instrument, something like an elementary organ. I had...
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old timer and wagon I caught them passing in front of the photographers studio. It...
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an example Here I am with my beloved late wife Myrtle, posing six years ago in that very...
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