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| Free Fort Simpson Visitor's Guide |
 Heritage Park - the McPherson House The Park consists of two residential lots with an area of approximately 35,000 square feet. It is part of the large area claimed in 1822 by the Hudson's Bay Company. It may possibly be close to the site of Fort of the Forks, the North West Trading Company's trading post on the island from 1804 to 1811. The Park sits on a bluff with a magnificent view of the Papal Flats (where Pope John Paul II celebrated mass in September 1987) and the conjunction of the Liard and Mackenzie rivers. George McPherson's log house dating from 1935 will be repaired and restored to its original condition and open for cultural activities. The Sacred Heart Rectory, dating from 1911 and Fort Simpson's oldest surviving building, has been donated to the Society by the bishop. It will be moved into the Park to serve year-round as a museum, meeting place, tea house and art studio. Interestingly, it will be relocated close to where it was first built almost 90 years ago.  The Heritage Park - drawing by John Sabourin Restoration work began on the McPherson House in the summer of 1998. The foundation, and a number of logs on the north wall had to be replaced. The interior was gutted, a new floor, walls, and chimney were installed in the fall of 1999. All that remains to do is decorate the interior so that cultural programming may begin.  Mrs. Lucy McPherson, wife of George McPherson  The McPherson House in 1990  The McPherson House in 1996  The McPherson House in 1999  Wayne Wilkinson harvesting the logs for the foundation and wall.  Preparing the logs.  The McPherson House lifted up for the work to start on replacing the foundation.  North wall logs being replaced.  The new floor beams.  The old flooring, the hole provded access to the root cellar. The family brought up mud every year from under the house to re-chink the logs.  John Herring and Ray Tondell installing the "new" windows they made.  The original kitchen table.  Stephen Rowan gathering artifacts for future study.  Hammer recovered from McPherson House  Other artifacts  Recycling - historic style. Door from Anglican Mission used in McPherson House.  Future location of the Rectory.  The Rectory - orginal site  The Rectory prior to second move and addition.  The Retory - present.  The Fort Simpson Historical Society is a non-profit charitable organization. Our fundraising efforts include the sale of "Sqaure Feet" of the Heritage Park. For contact information please click in the icon below.  All photos and text are copyrighted by the Fort Simpson Historical Society. Specific photo credits are noted with each photo. The photos and text may not be used without giving credit to the Fort Simpson Historical Society. For more information please click here. |