This old house was built ca. 1874 near Glenburn by one of my Anderson ancestors. When they moved west they abandoned the house.

Right after WWI my grandfather, Clifford Johnston, bought some land on Johnston Road right across the road from his father's farm. There was no house on it, but there was an abandoned Anderson house up by Glenburn Cemetery. He and his brothers, Wellie and Alvie, tagged each piece of wood in this house, tore it down and loaded the pieces on their wagons. Wellie and Alvie each had a team of Percheron horses, and my grandfather had a pair of Clydesdales which he called Queenie and Maud. They had a choice of 2 routes to get to Clifford's farmland. The shortest path involved going up and down some hills which would have been hard on their horses. The alternative route was longer, but comparatively flat and easy going for the horses. They would have to stop though along the way to rest and water their horses. As they were good friends with a French-Canadian farmer who lived along the longer route, they chose that way. I wish that I had that farmer's name, but I don't. They always spoke highly of him - he was a good friend, and I was too young to remember his name. To make a long story short, the trip was almost uneventful [their French-Canadian farmer-friend treated them all to a wee tug on the jug while the horses rested ;-) ]. They made the trip safely, unloaded the pieces of the house and put it all together again.

Take a look at the width of those boards. The trees that they came from were from virgin forests. They were huge! This photo was taken in the 1970s, I believe. The color has changed, and this was the best that I could do with it for the time being. I'll give it another try later. By the way, the house still stands and is owned by a Johnston :-)