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t YUKE'S FARM HISTORY 'Farvmevâ€" mar: hf. h n» . 1).: r W1 Lots 1+1; 3. 1+5 Con. 2 S.D.R. Sebastian Sr. married Margaret Hahn. She died h years later in 1860. He remarried Jane Hoar in 1961. We presume that the ancestors chose this tract of land to have a better livelyhood. There were 50 acres of crown land given free on lot us con. 2 and the deed was issued to Sebastian Kirstine Sr. in 1855. He bought the £g6acres on lot 44 con. 2 from Andrew Kirstine Sr. in 9. The first house was built on lot #5 by Sebastian :r., and was a log house situated in the middle of the front field. It was 18 by 24 ft. with a frame addition 12 by 1‘ ft. It was built about 1850 and was pulled down in 1997 after a new brick house was built in 1895. The only barn that is mentioned is the one that is still there to day. It was built between 1955 and 1963, It was about 40 ft high and measured to by 00 ft. There was a barn ;hill with large sliding doors, facing the west. The stable faced the east. The large beams were made of elm about in sq. in. in diameter. It was mentioned that there was a windmill attao to the south end of the barn. It eventually started the barn to the south, warping the faame work. it we pulled down in 1925, and then the first well was drilled at the barn. The present house was built in 1995, on lOt at. is a large brick house, with a full basement, two stor' and an attic. There are 14 roons. At first there was verandah on the house at the front, but later a larg ' was built that was partially closed in. There was a a side verandah on the east. This entrance was used most of the time. Thererwas also a back verandah and door on the north west corner. The well was dug on the west side of the house when the brick house was built. The well at the house was about #5 ft. deep and was lined with stone. It was dag when the house was built in 1895. There was a pump on the top of this well. There was also a large cistern for soft water. This dug well served until after 1968, when a r ' Well was drilled when Fraser Larlee bought the place. ” well at the barn began to dry up. They drilled not far frOm the old well, and luck was with them as water spurted out at around 165 ft. This well was drilled abdut 1932, and it contained a lot of iron and minerals. We believe that"it was fed by undergrtund springs. It never stopâ€" ped flowing. Bassie made a big cement trough and the water was piped into the stable. A milk house was built over the water trough, and since the water was very cold, it was fine for cooling milk. It was also a good place on a hot summer's day to store a few bottles of beer. Electricity was installed by Mac Kirstine in 19nd. Before this we had coal oil lanterns and coal oil lamps for the house-~â€"also a nagtha gas lantern and large gas ‘ or the house. The elep one system was 1n use in lam f l91§ Indoor plumbing was installed by Mac and Jean Kirstine 1359§52- Anether bathroom was installed upstairs about .In 1965 Mac sold 8 acres of lots an and 9% to Wm. Oehrlng. We sold the ouse, barn and other building, plus the 18 acres remaining in the front fields to Fraser Larlee §nk1968. In 1991 Fraser Larlee sold the property to Terry ue-