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Wayne Richards -You'll Never Walk Alone Again

Wayne Richards -You’ll Never Walk Alone Again

PLEASE PLAY THIS WHILE VIEWING PICTURES

PLEASE PLAY THIS WHILE VIEWING PICTURES

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        Photo by Lisa Stanley Sheehan

Photo by Michael Gauthier Freedom Photography

UPDATE– A GOFUNDME page has been started  to create a mural for Wayne- click on this link

Wayne left us this weekand left a dark void in Carleton Place.…

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Ontario's Version of the Marks Bros-Tales of the Queen’s Hotel

Ontario’s Version of the Marks Bros-Tales of the Queen’s Hotel

Original Marks Brothers Poster – now in the third floor exhibit at the Perth Museum.    From left to right: Back – Joseph, Thomas, Robert, Alex, Earnest : Front – John, McIntyre

Did you know we had our very own version of the Marks brothers? Not Harpo, Groucho and Chico. I mean Joseph, Thomas, Robert, Alex, Earnest, John and McIntyre  a dapper looking dramatic company of Perth, Ontario-based…

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A Horse is a Horse of Course-- Of Course---Angus McFarlane

A Horse is a Horse of Course– Of Course—Angus McFarlane

  Mr. Hollinger sold horses and cattle at the Queen’s Hotel every Tuesday in Carleton Place.  Local Carleton Place resident Angus McFarlane did some local dealing in horses, as his values were uncanny.  The local man always felt he needed the best, and wanted a  horse to rival his speedy new roadster.  On December 17th, 1914, McFarlane began to successfully negotiate with a well known farmer for…

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He Did What? Tales of the Queen's Hotel

He Did What? Tales of the Queen’s Hotel

There was a man in Carleton Place called Jack (Hoppy) Logan that spent most of his days in the rotunda of the Queen’s Hotel. Logan had an artificial appendage, which in those days was nothing but a wooden leg.

The man loved to whittle, and guests in the Queen’s Hotel loved to watch him. One day one of his whittling projects became unsuccessful, so he crossed his legs, uttered some type of…

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The Rules of the Queen's Hotel in Carleton Place

The Rules of the Queen’s Hotel in Carleton Place

When Tom Sloan was the owner of the Queen’s hotel he had a sign out front that was really worth reading:

Good Sample Rooms-Centrally Located

Commercial Rates- One dollar and a half per day

This house has been renovated all through and is one of the coziest and most enjoyable in the Ottawa Valley

Hotel Rules for Visitors

Board- 50 cents a square foot- meals extra

The hotel is convenient to all…

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So Who Painted Those Murals at our Carleton Place Hotels?

So Who Painted Those Murals at our Carleton Place Hotels?

In August I posted a blog about the murals that were painted on the many walls in Carleton Place. Today, thanks to the power of news archives I found the chaps name by chance. His name was Theordor Jenseon who was born in Denmark. he should not be confused with the famous UK artist.

Theordore/Theodor Jensen painted all the outdoor scenes the walls of the Mississippi and Queen’s Hotel. In the…

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FACT - The Queen is Not Affiliated with Freddie Mercury

FACT – The Queen is Not Affiliated with Freddie Mercury

When I was a child we had to sing God Save the Queen each and every day at school. When we sang the words: “Long live our Noble Queen”, I always thought it meant she would live a long long time–and she did.

Between Queens Elizabeth and Victoria, one looms larger than the rest — longevity. On Sept. 9, the current Queenwill succeed Victoria as the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch after 63…

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The Sultans of Swing at The Queen's Hotel in Carleton Place

The Sultans of Swing at The Queen’s Hotel in Carleton Place

Remember when?

Photos from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

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