The Prince Albert Historical Society is putting on a homes tour to support the rebuilding of the Nisbet Church and Block House (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

By Michael Joel-Hansen

Rebuilding History

Historical society has people opening their homes for fundraiser

Oct 20, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Some homeowners are opening their doors to support the Prince Albert Historical Society.

On Oct. 27 the society will be putting on a historic homes tour. Those who buy tickets will have the chance to visit five homes in the city. Michelle Taylor, the manager and curator for the historical society said the homes that were selected were built in the 1910 -12 era.

“It will give people an opportunity to see how the old houses were built and designed,” she said.

Four of the homes are located on the hill while one is located in the west flat. Taylor said the time period when these houses were built was a significant time in the city of P.A. as lots of homes were going up during this time.

The house which is located in the west flat has undergone some big changes from when it was originally built.

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“For a period of time this house and the one next to it were actually joined and they were the residents for the Sisters of Presentation of Mary from 1949 to 1969,” she said.

The historical society is only making 100 tickets available for purchase. People taking part will then be able to visit each house in the order they please. The Prince Albert Historical Museum will be open during this time to provide those taking part a home base where they can get refreshments and information.

All of the money raised will go towards helping the historical society to help rebuild the Nisbet Church and Blockhouse along the riverbank.

Taylor said since they got the tickets printed three days ago they have been getting a healthy amount of interest from the public.

“Lots of interest, there’s lots of conversations on our Facebook page and, I’ve been taking phone calls,” she said.

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