Lunenburg's first school, called The Academy, was constructed directly across the street from our house in what is now a park in the very heart of town. (Old photo on my Shutterfly site) Originally it was a large school, built in 1864. Our home was built in 1888, so it would have been in harms way when the school burned to the ground September 23, 1893. (No one was injured)
Across the street from "The Wedding Cake House", The Academy pictured today, is a Municipal, Provincial and National Historic Site, and was built on Gallows Hill in 1894-95. Today it is surrounded on two sides by an immense cemetery. The school opened November 7, 1895, and is still in use today as an elementary (and Jr High...not positive about this fact...) school.
http://videolounge.cisco.com/video/field-trip/ Ellen Page (of the movie "Juno" did a series of Cisco ads in Lunenburg & this is from the Academy). Also, this site was the hotel in the movie, "Dolores Claiborne". The tree in this photo is one of a string of trees that is planted along the road between the school and the cemetery. I don't recall the occasion, but a tree from each Province was planted and a large marker placed by each. I'm amazed how they've grown in these past years! For more pictures, history and a tour of the Academy, follow this link
http://www.lunenburg.ednet.ns.ca/tour.htm
Before Ken left to go golfing with a friend this afternoon, I asked him to drive me to some sites for photos. You won't be disappointed if you have a little time to look through some of them.
Http://365daysintheyear.shutterfly.com/754 It was a gorgeous, sunny, warm day, and taking beautiful photos was like "shooting fish in a barrel"! This town gives them up so easily! Hmmm, I suppose that's why it's a popular tourist destination!
By the by, The Academy is used through the summer for adult-based classes, primarily, and often, music. One year when we'd housed ("billited", as they say here) a visiting student, we were given access to the school while she took classes. Uninterrupted and without escort, we explored every nook and cranny, even into the attic (!) and took heaps of pictures! Not sure, today, where those pictures ended up...they may have been on my computer when it crashed back when...
impressive, Louise!
BTW, love the perspective on this shot!
Great photo angle!
I am so glad that you have good Capetonian friends to share time with - especially Ken having a golfer. It's a big sport here - my husband is also a very keen player ... ask John to tell you about Clovelley. Better still - I'll take some pictures of the trees there for the project and I'll guarantee John will have stories to tell you about the wind :)
Every picture you take, every story you tell, reminds me of my aunt and uncle's place in Sackville, New Brunswick, and of their life there, right down to the "billeted" music students, and the age of their old farmhouse!
They actually have a friendly - though silly - ghost in their house, named Theodore.
Once, he emptied all of the bird feeders into my aunt's purse.
Any spirits inhabit your old home? ;-)
Keep shooting them fish in the barrel...we're really enjoying them Louise!
Mama Bear can't sleep, until then. But, it IS 3:30 am here.....YAWN..!
I guess I better try!
We live near Sullivan, kind of an hour away from Saint Louis. I am sorry you can't see the pictures, but I understand you about Facebook!! You'll be so busy commenting on photos, that you won't have any time to get out and capture the beautiful Lunenberg scenery for us! Since I joined 365, I find myself spending more and more time in front of the computer screen, admiring other people's gorgeous photos and commenting away! If I miss a day, there's so much more to look at and catch up with! You are absolutely right - this project is so much more than simply sharing pictures. It's like a paralel universe, a glimpse into so many other worlds and souls!!! And I am loving it! :-)