weddings have taken place there over the years.

National Union took place in 1925. In our own com- munity, there was a meeting to discuss union in March 11, 1919 at the Presbyterian church. The Lot 16 Pres- byterian and St. James Methodist congrega- tion began worshiping together several years before 1925.”

The church

decorated for the

2002 wedding of Horse Shed

Sharon Carr

and Mike In those early days, people travelled to Church on foot or by Nakoneshny- horse, so facilities had to be constructed to house the horses

during the services. A large wooden horse shed was built on

REFLECTION: Elmer Ramsay

One big event in the summer (19205-19305) was the tea party which was held in the church horse shed.A hot chicken dinner with all the fixings was served by the ladies of the congregation. Ice cream was one of the big attractions. The ice (to make the ice cream) came from the MacGregor’s. Cutting the ice was one of the winter chores. It was stored in layers in a building and covered with sawdust. One summer the congregation prepared a big meal and held it in conjunction with a race at Milligan and Morrison’s race track in Northam. It was quite a chore toting all the food and other requirements from Lot 16 to Northam. The Lot 16 ladies, however, have always been able to meet a challenge, especially when it comes to food and meals.

the south side of the pre- sent vault road. The shed was over 100 feet in length and was narrow with doors at both ends. People would drive their rigs in at one end, park on an angle and drive out the other end. It survived until 1955 when the congregation, noting that it was no longer extensively used and would soon require repairs, voted that it should be offered up for sale and the revenue gen- erated by such action used to improve the church property. It was sold to Ira MacNevin of St. Eleanors, who dismantled it for the

boards.

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