An Unusual Log Cabin Site in the City of Vaughan

Upon completing the test excavation of two sites in the City of Vaughan, we saw more diversity in placement of 19th century dwellings as the early settlers adapted to life in our southern Ontario climate and different ways in which more space was added to provide additional living quarters for growing families. 

A Tale of Two Cellars: A City of Brampton Archaeological Project

When This Land Archaeology Inc.’s crew first approached the house, it seemed typical of early 20th century brick farmhouses in southern Ontario. However, this home had a carved stone inlay indicating its name, Sprucedale, and the year it was built, 1915.

The Archaeology, History, and Architecture of the Philip Eckardt Log House

The writing of The Archaeology, History, and Architecture of the Philip Eckardt Log House: The Oldest House in the City of Markham, Ontario, Canada, was a joint effort by Bill Finlayson and the recently retired architectural planner from the City of Markham, George Duncan. This collaboration has provided a deeper appreciation of the occupation of the log house, its occupants, the alterations to it over the past two hundred plus years, and its ultimate conservation.