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WALK YON
A°1f10W PATH
STAY OOT/
This log cabin is located on the southwest' lawn -of the Huron
County Pioneer Museum. It was once the home of Herb Neill,
Museum Musings
founder of the museum. It is built of four types of wood native to
the Huron area in pioneer times. (Photo by Jason Ainslie)
Cabin preserved as monument
BY
JENNIFER ANDERSON
"If Ye Canna Walk Yon
Narrow Path Stay Oot".
warns the sign posted in
front of the 22 foot by 30
foot log cabin built on the
southwest lawn of
museum property. The
narrow plank, walk leads
to the front stoop of a
cabin which was first
built in Turnberry
Township in 1875. In later
years, it was owned by
George Greenway and in
1951.Hurbn County
Council purchased it
from Archie Jones for
$100.
During the autumn of
1951 and the spring of the
following year, Herb
Neill, founder of the
museum, dismantled the
house and rebuilt it on'the
present site. On May 26,
1952 Herb moved into the
cabin which was to
remain 'Horne Sweet
idme' for 15 years. --
The cabin was built of
four types of wood native
to the Huron area in
pioneer times: hemlock,
pine, cedar and
basswood. The walls are
constructed of 12 -inch
square hand-hewn
hemlock logs 'chinked'
with a cement and, sand
mixture rather than the
clay, wood chip and moss
concoction used by the
pioneers. The logs are
morticed at the ends and
fit neatly together at the
corners to add strength
and stability to the
structure. The 4 foot by
six-inch ceiling beams,
which support the pine
floorboards of the upper
storey, ' at'e hewn of
basswood. The shingles
and hollowed log
eavestroughs are made of
cedar.
Many of the tools used
in the construction of a
cabin of• this type are on
display in the museum;
for example, hewing
axes, adzes, crosscut and
whip saws.
Although the cabin has
been reconstructed in the
pioneer spirit, it is a
modification of the type
built by the first white
settlers of the Huron
Tract. The plumbing
facilities, gyproc lath
walls, basement and
linoleum covered floors
typify construction
methods and materials
used since the turn of the
century. These features
made the structure more
weatherproof and
provided Herb with the
conveniences of modern
times. As a self-appointed
pioneer, Herb was
reluctant to accept these
amenities and acutely
aware of the in-
consistencies.
In December 1954 he
wrote, "In the northwest
corner is my bedroom. I
sleep on a rope bed. To
the south I have a large
kitchen. I have a couch,
writing desk, table and
very old cupboard, a
hundred and some years
old, which originally
came from the old Hislop
home (pioneers in the
Wroxeter District). I use
the common cook stove.
Then hidden I have a
little refrigerator and the
"
telephoneis also hidden in
another cupboard. This
may be a Tittle deceitful
but there itis."
He was quite proud of
his home and continued to
,say, "I have a lovely
home and am very thank-
ful to the committee that
made it possible."
The cabin stands as a
monument to the first
settlers and people like
CNIB holds annual picnic
The Canadian National
Institute of the Blind
(CNIB) Advisory Board
for Huron and Perth
Counties, held their
annual summer picnic in
Mitchell gn June 18.
A large group of
registered blind people
took part in the afternoon
games and supper. Earl
and Martha Heywood
treated guests to an hour
of music for singing and
dancing.
The ,winners in the
games included: animal
noises, first, Jim Rud-
dock and second, Betty
Wilhelm; back to back,
first, Cora Youngblut and
Joyce Kochand second,
Mary—Logan .and Gwen
Watson; clothes basket
and balls, Tille Kleihauer
and Katherine Byers,
tied.
Leslie McKenize came
first with her guess at the
•number of candies in the
jar and Mrs. Wolfe came
second; 'toilet paper,
first, Jim Ruddock and
second, Ella Gill; soda
biscuits, first, Bert
Sootheran and second
Lorne Eidt; clothes pins,
Ella Francis; balloon
blowing, first, Cora
Youngblut and second,
Kathy Pearson.
In the -men's kiok-the-
slipper, Bert Sootheran
came first and Edwin
Zeale took second. In the
women's contest; .Cora
Youngblut took first and
Tillie Kleinhauer came
second.
The oldest person
present was ' 93 -year-old
Edna Cantelon and
Minnie Fowler came
second 'at age 86. Alvin
Crawford had the lucky
cup, Joyce Koch had the
lucky number and John
Kleihauer had the lucky
plate.
-Herb Neill' who un-
derstand the significance
of the past and the
present for the pioneers
of the future. It seems
appropriate that it has
been preserved for
successive generations of
pioneers who are willing
to "Walk Yon Narrow
Path."
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