P.E.I. Heritage Buildings: PEI Community Buildings

Monday, May 9, 2011

King George Hall, Porthill

I was out to see St. James Anglican Church reno this evening on my way home from western PEI. This Hall is located between the church and the intersection which takes you out to Yeo House ( at Green Park ) or into Tyne Valley. Great building!

The King George Hall was a community centre funded by residents of the Richmond-Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, area and managed by an elected Board of Management. The hall sponsored plays, musical events, lectures and film presentations. cf. www.archives.pe.ca/peiain/fondsdetail.php3?number=1030124&lang=E&fonds=Acc4142

HERITAGE PRAYER

We keep forgetting all of those who lived before us.

We keep forgetting those who lived and worked in our communities.
We keep forgetting those who prayed and sang hymns in our churches before we were born.
We keep forgetting what our fathers have done for us.
We commit the sin, Lord, of assuming that everything begins with us.

We drink from wells we did not find.
We eat food from farmland we did not develop.
We enjoy freedoms which we have not earned.
We worship in churches which we did not build.
We live in communities we did not establish.
This day, make us grateful for our heritage.

Amen

cf. Cumberland Historic Village, near Ottawa - in the vestibule of Vars Knox United Church -

adapted from a prayer in the old Covenanters' Church - 1804, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.

P.E.I. Heritage Buildings

Monday, May 9, 2011

King George Hall, Porthill

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Murray Harbour Road today