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Eldon and Pbyliss Campbell proudly displaytheir heritage sign given to them at the Heritage Renfrew monthly meeting February 27. Mr and Mrs Eldon Campbell received a plaque in connection with the heritage of their home located at 60 Hincls St East The plaque donated by Heritage Ben- irew is to commemorate any house 100 years or over and is a product otHeritage Day, Renfrew, 1975. Presented by Pat Shean, chairman of the architectural committee, Mr and Mrs Campbell accepted the plaque on Thurs day evening, February 27, 1975. In the early 1650’s the village fathers persuaded Francis Hinclis, later Sir Francis Hincks, Prime Minister for ten weeks, to pitch his political tent in Ren- frew and to make Renfrew his industrial base, He had acquired wamr righm on the Bonneehere River and land some time before. Obituary ,i ‘ Heritageléénfrew honors five generation home He commissioned an engineer, Donald Kennedy, to draw up a development plan and to build a Home and a dam. Francis Hincks offered free waterpower to factory builders, reasoning that if the place grew, his holdings would increase in value. Mr William MacKay, acted as agent for 1 Sir Francis Hindis and lived and worked . in His house that Mr and Mrs Eldon 1 Campbell live in today. The house was 1 built about 185'; and is a frame building 1 with hand-hwen beams it)" x 1‘7." and some 1 boards on the inside walls are 24" Wide: ‘ Some time later the house was acquired ‘ by Mr V William Roberts, axemaker, who , worked for Sir Francis l-lincks, and five ‘, generations of his descendants have lived ! in this house. Mrs Campbell is the great grandâ€" t daughter of William Roberts. ] Landreau Harry Iandreau of son 5th Ave, Ren- frew, died in Victoria Hospital on March 1, 1975. He was 83. He was born on January 17, 1392 at Ottawa son of the late Alex Laudreau and his wife, the late Rosaline Dennique. He was a self employed truck driver and had lived all his life in this vicinity being a member of St Francis Xavier Church. He is survived by his wife, the former Rose Dennique, one son, Deliner, two daughters Mrs Matt (Vinai Narezny, Mrs Mae firnninuharn at Rona-aw twn brothers, Bill, Renfrew, and Donald, Welland, two sisters, Mrs Alma Dejardins, Renfrew, and Mrs Eva Latemier, Gait. ‘ The funeral was held from the Goulet Funeral Home for celebration of the . eucharist at the Church of St Francis 1, Xavier on March 5, 1975, Msgr S P Owens ‘ conducted the service, Entombment was 1 in the parish vault. Pallbearers were six grandsons, Harry, Wayne, Garry, Gerard, and Peter Gill» ningham and Michael Narezny. Log and brick home of Mr and Mrs N E Lindsay located at. 821 Albert Street. Heritage homes in Renfrew February being Heritage month The Mercury is printing the history of a few of the Heritage Homes in Renfrew. The log and brick home oi Mr and Mrs N E Lindsay was surveyed in November of 197E by Marjorie Lindsay under auspicies of Heritage Renfrew, It was photographed by George Johnston and developed by Dave Lorente Jr. The building is located at 321 Albert St and was constructed in 18110. This is an estimated date by Renfrew County Assessment Otlice, Pembroke. The log is on part at the house lacing Elgin Ave. Additions including veranda lacing onto Albert Street are estimated to have been added on between 1910 and 1920 and the whole house covered with brick. Mr George Wand McDonald bought lots 10. ll. 12 facing onto Albert Si from Elgin to Hinds Streets in 1876 and 1019 t Hincks St) in ltlflt from Sir Frances Him-ks. In 1880 he built a log house on lot iztacing Elgin Ave. Mr McDonald, accountant, insurance agent, magistrate, was a high school or public school trustee for much of the period 1870â€"1900. Other owners of this house were: 1908 a lBZBâ€"Mr and Mrs James Austin and heirs. Mr Austin was a prominent lumberman in Renfrew. Mrs Austin was Flora, daughter of G WMcDanald. ‘ 1936 - 1943â€"Mr and Mrs Fred Wade. Mr Wade was mayor of ‘ Renfrew 19:16:38 and en- tertained the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Buchan, in this house on a visit to Renfrew in i 1933. 1943 -1946â€"Mr and Mrs Lorne Wilson, V 1945 v 1976â€"Mr and Mrs ‘ Nathaniel E Lindsay. ‘ W 7 _ 4mm ,3