Archive Record
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| Accession # | A2010.126 | 
| Title | Our homes / Wellington County [Orangeville, Caledon, Headwaters], 2009-2012. | 
| Date | 2009-2012 | 
| Description | Our homes / Wellington County, published four times a year by Isis Publishing Inc., Guelph. Each issue includes an editorial by the managing editor, and from the publisher.  Each includes an article featuring a local home and owner, recipes, and includes and ads for and articles about local merchants and providers of home decor / landscaping. SPRING / SUMMER 2009; 55 pages. [ MU 985 ] - "New again" by Samantha Martin, featuring the home of Jack and Sue Miehm at the south end of Guelph. - "Can swimming pools be good for the soul & the environment?" by Georgette McCullough. - "Green Dream" by Lizabeth Pristle, featuring North America's first Green Rotary Dream Home in the Arkell Springs housing development in the south end of Guelph. It was to be auctioned as a prize in the Rotary lottery. - "Green Technology: Sophistcated and cost-effective" by Paul Wilson. - "Eco Floors" by Kathleen Duncan. WINTER 2010 [published early 2010], 63 pp. [ MU 985 ] - "Every picture tells a story" by Samantha Martin, featuring the home of Anne Stubbs and David Price in Caledon Township[?], Peel County, near Erin. At time of publishing, Stubbs ran an antique shop in Erin called Beaver Mills Design. - "Choosing original artwork for your home" by Jennifer Bramwell. - "A sprinkle of Cinnamon" featuring Erin village shop Seasons & Cinnamon. - "Crafting Kitchens" featuring local cabinet makers. - "Shine and Texture" by Samantha Martin, featuring an old stone house "along a river road in Wellington County" that was refurbished by Richard Dawson of Wood Street Renovations. SPRING 2010, 55 pages. [ MU 985 ] - "A solid foundation" by Shelby Hilson, featuring the stone home of Nicki and Chad Hayden near Aberfoyle. It was built by the Cassin family before 1851. - "Bienvenue", featuring the store Pariscope in Elora. - "Touring Wellington County: Top 6 day trips", by Lizabeth Pristl. - "Design a beautiful eco-chic garden" by Melanie Rekola. - "You've got mail" by Lizabeth Pristl, featuring the brick home of Doug Johnstone and Janet Holt-Johnstone on the edge of the Irvine River mill pond in Salem. It was built by Ezra Wissler ca. 1870. [at time of publication, house was being offered for sale]. SUMMER 2010, 63 pages. [ MU 985 ] - "Bringing your indoor style to the great outdoors" by Glen Peloso. - "A Place to Grow" by Shelby Hilson, featuring the home of Mark and Carrie Godman in the Aberfoyle Creek Estates neighbourhood, Puslinch Township. - "Distinguished Style" featuring the Duncan-McPhee shop, Guelph. - "Harvesting abundance" by Lizabeth Pirstl. - "Decking out your yard" by Jason Skillings. - "Festival fancy" by Jim Fox, re. Elora Festival, Hillside Festival, Fergus Scottish Festival, and Guelph Jazz Festival. - "Top Notch" by Lizabeth Pirstl, featuring the home of Jack and Bonnie Nadalin in Guelph. The couple run Franklin Homes, a custom home-building company. - "Living off the grid: a tale of two houses" by Paul Wilson. FALL 2010 [name change to Our Homes Wellington Orangeville Caledon Headwaters], 70 pages. [ MU 1025 ] - "Field of Greens" by Jim Fox, re. the Orangeville area home of Jim and Betsy Collins. - "Delicious Dining" re. Bin 23 (Guelph), Aberfoyle Mill Restaurant (Aberfoyle), Van Gali's Cafe (Fergus), Greystones (Orangeville), and Whispers (Elora). - "Meet the builders" re. house builders Paul Jansen of JDC Custom Homes, Shelburne; Mark Godman of Ashton Ridge Homes, Aberfoyle; Andy Oding of Reid's Heritage Homes, Guelph; John Welton of Sunvale Homes, Mississauga; and Steve Wright of Wrighthaven Homes, Fergus. - "Raising the roof in syle" by Shelby Hilson, re. the century home of Doug and Cathy MacMillan "near downtown Guelph". WINTER 2011 [name change to Our Homes Wellington County Orangeville Caledon], 70 pages. [ MU 1025 ] - "Home with Bells On" by Adrienne Brown, re. the former Elora Catholic School, at time of writing the home of Miranda and John Kissick, Geddes Street, Elora. - "Personal Style" re. the Karger Gallery in Elora, and owner Renate Karger. - "Frosty Fun" by Jim Fox, re. Hockley Valley Resort, Fergus Market, Elora Farmers' Market, and Hillside Inside Downtown Festival. - "Exemplary service in Harriston" re. paramedics Doug McDougall and Rick Gibbings. - "Anne of the Arbours" by Shelby Hilson, re. the Orangeville condominium of Anne Reid. - "Nightmare on main: The rise of psychic home inspection" by Paul Wilson, re. Barry Lebow, Catherine Fogarty, and the impact of hauntings by ghosts on real estate values. SPRING 2011; 70 pages. [ MU 1407 ] - "The Art of Space Design" by Melody Wren, re. the home of Janette Hayhoe of Guelph. - "Caledon Acres" by Lizabeth Pirstle, re. the stone andframe home of Don and Dawna Courtney on 100 acres in the Caledon Hills. The home, called Parkmoor, was designed by architect, R. H. Carter, and built by Cook Construction in 1988. FALL 2011; 70 pages. [ MU 1407 ] - "Building Memories" by Adrienne Brown, re. a large family home in Eramosa Township, near Rockwood, designed by Drew Ridpath of Drew Ridpath Design, and constructed by Dunnink Homes Limited. Homeowners are unidentified, but have four children with initials B,C, P, and E, and several pets, including a small dog named Oliver. - Guelph Little Theatre / Fergus Grand Theatre / Theatre Orangeville. - "Up Country" by Rosemary Godin, about a large stone house constructed on a 28-acre site of a former quarry, overlooking a body of water. Built by local stone mason, John Smith, and features a window by Elora stained glass artist, Neil Hanscomb. Homeowner and location unidentified. WINTER 2011/2012; 62 pages. [ MU 1407 ] - "Change is Good" about a home "just outside of Guelph...in rural Wellington County", constructed by Miehm Design Build Incorporated of Guelph. Homeowners and location unidentified. - "Masters of their craft" by Jim Fox, re. F&M Brewery of Guelph, Sleeman Breweries Limited of Guleph, Hockley Valley Brewing Company of Hockley Valley, and Wellington County Brewery of Guelph. - "Where elegant interiors begin", re. Guelph designers Greegate Interiors. - "Caledon retreat" by Sheila O'Hearn, re. a home on a cul-de-sac in Caledon "minutes away from the quiant hamlets of Cheltenham, Belfountain, Terra Cotta, and Norval"; the unidentified homehowner has three young daughters. SUMMER 2012; 58 pages. [ MU 1407 ] - "Heritage craftsmanship with eco-smart innovation" by Sheila O'Hearn, re. a craftsman-style stone house on Lamond Street, Fergus, constructed by Bill Wyminga of Wyminga Building Company Incorporated of Elora. - "The historic inn" by Rosemary Godin, re. McKitrick House Inn Bed and Breakfast, an 1871 Victorial gothic revival brick home in Orangeville, which was renovated into a bed and breakfast in 1998 by homeowners Sheila and William Kalyn. FALL 2012, 70 pages. [ MU 1025 ] - "Classic Country Charm" by Rosemary Godin, re. modern life meets rural living, featuring a home in Minto. - "Comfort Zone" featuring the Coriander shop, Guelph. - "Home is where the stories are" by Mary Hatt who lives in the "Nash" house on Wellington, re. researching your house's history. - "B&B Brings the Hills of Erin Alive" by Sheila O'Hearn, re. Devonshire Guest House & Spa, Village of Erin, owned by Jim and Audrey Devonshire. | 
| Creator \ Maker | Isis Publishing Incorporated [Publisher] | 
| Creator \ Maker | Bramwell, Jennifer [Author] Brown, Adrienne [Author] Duncan, Kathleen [Author] Fox, Jim [Author] Hilson, Shelby [Author] Martin, Samantha [Author] McCullough, Georgette [Author] Peloso, Glen [Author] Pristl, Lizabeth [Author] Rekola, Melanie [Author] Skillings, Jason [Author] Wilson, Paul [Author] Wren, Melody O'Hearn, Sheila Godin, Rosemary | 
| Item Name | Periodical Magazine | 
| Person \ Organization | Aberfoyle Mill Restaurant Ashton Ridge Homes Beaver Mills Design Incorporated Bin 23 Carter, R. Cassin Collins, Betsy Collins, Jim Cook Construction Courtney, Dawna Courtney, Don Dawson, Richard Drew Ridpath Design Duncan McPhee Studio Dunnink Homes Limited Elora Farmers Market Elora Festival Elora Roman Catholic School F and M Brewery Fergus Grand Theatre Fergus Market Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games Fogarty, Catherine Franklin Homes Gibbings, Rick Godman, Carrie Godman, Mark Greengate Interiors Greystones Restaurant Guelph Jazz Festival Guelph Little Theatre Hanscomb Glass Hanscomb, Neil Hayden, Chad Hayden, Nicki Hayhoe, Janette Hillside Festival Hockley Valley Brewing Company Hockley Valley Resort Holt-Johnstone, Janet Jansen, Paul JDC Custom Homes Johnstone, Doug Kalyn, Sheila Kalyn, William Karger Gallery Karger, Renate Kissick, John Kissick, Miranda Lebow, Barry MacMillan, Cathy MacMillan, Doug McDougall, Doug McKitrick House Inn Bed and Breakfast Miehm Design Build Incorporated Miehm, Jack Miehm, Sue Nadalin, Bonnie Nadalin, Jack Oding, Andy Pariscope Price, David Reid's Heritage Homes Reid, Anne Ridpath, Drew Rotary Club of Wellington-South Seasons and Cinnamon Sleeman Brewing Company Smith, John Stubbs, Anne Sunvale Homes Theatre Orangeville Van Gali's Cafe Wellington County Brewery Welton, John Whispers Wissler, Ezra Wood Street Renovations Wright, Steve WrightHaven Homes Wyminga Building Company Incorporated Wyminga, Bill | 
| Place | Aberfoyle Aberfoyle Creek Estates Arkell Springs Caledon Caledon Twp. Dufferin County Elora Eramosa Twp. Erin Fergus Geddes Street Guelph Guelph - Eramosa Twp. Guelph Twp. Harriston Hockley Valley Irvine River Lamond Street Mississauga Orangeville Peel County Puslinch Twp. Rockwood Salem Shelburne Wellington County | 
| Subject | Agriculture Animals Architecture Arts Brewery Commercial Cookery Environment Furniture Gardening Ghosts Hotel Interiors Manufacturing And Trades Masons Quarry Swimming Tourism | 
| Year Range from | 2009 | 
| Year Range to | 2012 | 
| Accession # | A2010.126 | 
| Containers | MU 985 MU 1025 MU 1407 | 

