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  • Misfortune at Maudslay Court | Alex Inspired
    History

    Misfortune at Maudslay Court

    In an innocent search for information regarding Port Arthur’s oldest apartment building, Maudslay Court, I stumbled on misfortune. As I mentioned, Maudslay Court is Port Arthur’s oldest apartment building – perfectly situated on Court Street,…

  • Ever wonder what happened to some of the stately homes on North Court Street? | Alex Inspired
    History

    Vanished from the Ridge

    Court Street has a very interesting and long history. It was one of the first streets developed in Port Arthur, with stately homes and sprawling properties. Van Horn Street was actually considered the end…

  • Thunder Bay and Local Area Resources
    Resources

    Thunder Bay & Local Area Resources

    Searching for our ancestors can be a lot of work. The best advice I was given was to always start where you live. Oddly enough, you should really begin at the cemetery. Here you’ll…

  • Pysanky,mulitiple layers of of wax | Alex Inspired
    Creative Holidays

    The Art of Ukrainian Pysanky

    This weekend the girls and I went to a Ukrainian Pysanky (Easter egg) Workshop at the very cool Ukrainian National Hall (the ceiling and the crown molding are amazing). Jasmine had this great idea;…

  • A oto nowa para, Państwo Szopowie | The newly established Szopa Couple
    Snap Shots

    Tomek i Ewelina – Wedding

    My good friend Roman Augustyn has graciously translated this blog post; he really is my Polish language guru, and I am so thankful! You can check out his site here. Mój bardzo dobry przyjaciel,…