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Restoration of a tog cabin in photographs When the early colonists irmed in the first homes were one room shinties a shed roof As soon is possible the per settlers erected more homes Where woods and trees were plentiful he log cabin is the most common of living Upon the of band of pioneers the forests soon echoed to the ring of thur the trees were felled men and boys rolled them to the cabin site ind cut them into logs of the desired length I for cabins were twelve to fifteen feet long wore notched at the ends to mike them fit one over the other tour logs were laid to form the and over this puncheons or logs split into thick slabs wire hid if the was to hue i floor These were it illy chosen of pine Chinking ills were hid one log upon the other to height of seven or feet Space between the logs was filled with pieces whittled from the heart of the timber and wedged in snugly A rough or clay was plaslcrcd over the cricks process called chinking or daubing roof is by laying poles from to ind touring with shaped with the axe fisiuied down weight poles Wooden pi gsw creased ind 1 iter made nails he door w usually m of wooden slabs listened wooden latch to the J itch wis a string of dec rskin which hung outside the door When this was pulled the was drawn up from Its bracket Inside and the door could be pined The the door wis of pioneer tt mutition invone who ilom to w ilk in and make himself it home At night the siring was drawn In the door securely barred w is difficult procure on the early frontiers we small At one end of the cabin i fireplace was built with chimney made of lojs and chinked as the walls were formed the hearth Usually as lime progressed the log houses were pulled down and replaced by ones of stone or brick Only i few of the pioneer farm homes remain standing today ire mostly found on country forms fie ratio late Canadians ire looking life and customs of their pioneer ancestry The list fewvearshnveshown i rcich into the past houses still intact ire being purchased and restored Some are moved lo other areas as museum other as colorful iniique emporiums one seen in on this has been purchased taken down moved When completely finished it will be the future home of Josef the Ituckground The interesting old building belonged to in early Canadian named It was located in Iushnch township Ihree miles south of Through research Mr learned it had been built by Dutch workmen Work minship and of the building points to a type carpentry Today it stands proudly a monument to the on properly close beside Ihc Academy in the vdligeof step the pictures lake you through the seven stages from dismintllng lo resur reeling No the tittered building as it stood in 1973 No the roof and outside clipboards wen removed No logs were numbered taken down and trucked oAcadem property where were piled neallj No foundation was begun in spring No with lid of hook Josef rolls logs across to front of building over No builder is seen the No the house is in January Ml logs were raised by December of In Jnnuar the roof was on requiring only thil glass be in windows doors placed and chinked