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A solitary log house sits alone in the scrub landscape just up the dirt road from the south shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario. Built of hand-hewn cedar logs around 1860 by Moses Hudgin and his sons, the building is a remarkable survivor that holds the memories of many generations of the Hudgin family who were born, grew up and thrived in this rustic family home.
This is the story of six generations of Hudgins, from Moses and his wife, Ann Mouck, to their great-great-great-grand daughter, Laura, all of whom lived in, worked at or played around the log house. This heritage building, one of the last remaining vestiges of early settlement in Canada, is now being restored.
(Paperback. 112 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendix. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. ISBN 978-0-9940106-8-1)
Profits from the sale of this book will help restore the Moses Hudgin log house.
BOOK LAUNCH — Sunday, November 13, 2:00PM — Jackson's Falls Country Inn, 1768 Cty Rd. 17, Milford -- RSVP
Following the book launch, join heritage architect, Edwin Rowse, for a tour of the log house.
The author, Laura Hudgin Edge, has been fascinated by her ancestors’ log house ever since her dad would take her to visit as a young girl. She studied history and geography at Queen’s University and taught high-school for several years. She is now a Curriculum Consultant at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. She and her husband have a house in Prince Edward County and they often take their children to visit the log house by the south shore.
This is the story of six generations of Hudgins, from Moses and his wife, Ann Mouck, to their great-great-great-grand daughter, Laura, all of whom lived in, worked at or played around the log house. This heritage building, one of the last remaining vestiges of early settlement in Canada, is now being restored.
(Paperback. 112 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Appendix. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. ISBN 978-0-9940106-8-1)
Profits from the sale of this book will help restore the Moses Hudgin log house.
BOOK LAUNCH — Sunday, November 13, 2:00PM — Jackson's Falls Country Inn, 1768 Cty Rd. 17, Milford -- RSVP
Following the book launch, join heritage architect, Edwin Rowse, for a tour of the log house.
The author, Laura Hudgin Edge, has been fascinated by her ancestors’ log house ever since her dad would take her to visit as a young girl. She studied history and geography at Queen’s University and taught high-school for several years. She is now a Curriculum Consultant at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. She and her husband have a house in Prince Edward County and they often take their children to visit the log house by the south shore.
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About OntarioHistory.ca
----- OntarioHistory.ca has been presenting and preserving aspects of the history of the Province of Ontario, Canada since 2002. Its founder, Marc Seguin, has French-Canadian roots in the province dating back to the 18th Century when his ancestors settled in the region of Le Détroit in what is now Essex County, Ontario, where Marc was born and raised. He later lived in York County, Ontario and the Toronto region, and currently resides on the shores of Wellers Bay in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
----- Marc's keen interest in local history has led him to discover fascinating historical fragments in each of these areas of the province. Many of these fragments have, in turn, led him to larger discoveries and involvement in larger projects such as establishing the heritage preservation organization, Save Our Lighthouses, and publishing books on topics related to his historical research under the banner of Ontario History Press.
If you'd like to share any interesting historical tidbits on any of the following topics that you've discovered, Marc would love to hear from you:
-----------EMAIL: marc@ontariohistory.ca
----- Marc's keen interest in local history has led him to discover fascinating historical fragments in each of these areas of the province. Many of these fragments have, in turn, led him to larger discoveries and involvement in larger projects such as establishing the heritage preservation organization, Save Our Lighthouses, and publishing books on topics related to his historical research under the banner of Ontario History Press.
If you'd like to share any interesting historical tidbits on any of the following topics that you've discovered, Marc would love to hear from you:
- First Nations in Southern Ontario
- 18th Century French settlement in Ontario
- Upper Canada
- The Town of York and City of Toronto in the 19th Century
- Old Canadian maps and documentary art
- The Great Lakes in the 18th & 19th centuries
- Lighthouses in Canada
- 19th Century Prince Edward County, Ontario
- Obscure tidbits of Ontario's military history.
-----------EMAIL: marc@ontariohistory.ca
