Walkin' in the Hood.

It was a great week looking through more house history, as you'll see in the Big House section, as well as welcoming back family friends who used to live in Strathcona.  The fun began when one of the older residence, now 87, came to share her stories of her time here.  Then other family friends joined in and we took photos of them infront of the houses they once lived in.  While writing more on the house history I couldn't help thinking about the lives of people who lived in the Big House ranging from tragedies to celebrations.  

10 MORE.......

Spending more time in the house this week has led me to take some interesting images that reflect the "humanity" of this great house.!!!  Hope you enjoy these and we'll look deeper into the history of the people living there next week..........(all 10 images are in the BIG HOUSE section of the site)

Thinking about those first 35 years ......

This week I've spent time at the Big House; working on the dust be gone project!!  This immersion in the space has me reflecting  on the  lives and the people and families that have come through the doors of this house.  The photos uploaded to the Images and Big House sections of the site are some details I noticed during the pauses of  dust removal, mopping, scrubbing etc....  

The Big House and the Kalanj Family

This week there are some family pictures of the house in the 1930's added to the gallery and the heading of Big House.  I'm grateful to Kim the great grandaughter of Kalanj's who lived at 851 from 1926 - 1934 for the family photos! Thanks again Kim.