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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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back to the past ... for a moment. Nearby is this woodlot, about which Ill have more to say later in Part...
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... and forward to the present You can take a full day visiting the Village, and get mighty hungry...
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Christmas season Throughout the pre-Christmas and holiday season, UCV is decked out in lights,...
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Crysler Hall at Christmas
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Christ Church
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along Main Street
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the ''physician's house''
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''Sleigh bells ring ...
are you listening?
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the little choo choo ...
that runs between UCV and Crysler Battlefield Park will serve as...
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Crysler's Farm memorial The battle was fought on Nov 11, 1813. A combined British and Canadian force...
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re-enactors From time to time there are re-enactments, much like those held at US...
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"Commanding Officer'' ...
leading the American troops.
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''American invaders'' fire
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"Redcoats" return fire. The mock battle which I witnessed lasted about 45 minutes. For...
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