rural exploration

History on the Bricks

October 8, 2011

The history of these students and families is etched into the exterior bricks of the old one-room school house.  For the residents of Langford, the bricks of the Langford School were a significant historical record of the community. via Active History on the Grand: History and Bricks | ActiveHistory.ca. Have you ever written your name [...]

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Old Buildings are not Ours

June 22, 2011

I really like this quote but I don’t fully agree with it. People from the past can not live in the future, they can’t change with the times and understand how life evolves after they are gone. Not every old building can remain standing forever in the future. Some have to make way for progress. [...]

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Reasons to Explore Lonely Places

June 3, 2011

From Heather on the Exploration Project blog: 5 Reasons Why I Explore Lonely Places I have been thinking lately about why I explore. What is it that fascinates me about lost, lonely, old, and often abandoned places? Well, I have come up with a list – an orderly way of organizing my thoughts on this [...]

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