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Ramsay Women‘s Institute Tweedsmuir History Book 7 [Photo of white frame church] The other pillar of the community was the white frame Presbyterian Church built in 1876. [Photo of Knowlesfamily] The Reverend Robert Knowles, seen here with his family, was its minister until 1890. [Photo of manse] A large brick house was purchased from Thaddeus Marshall in 1878 for a manse. [Photo ofchoir] This photo of the church choir was taken in 1905. In the 19505, Blakeney's congregation was combined with those of Pakenham and Cedar Hill under the Pakenham pastoral charge, and as membership declined the congregation voted to close the church in 1968. [Photo] The decision was made in 1970 to demolish the church rather than let it fall into disrepair. The manse was sold in 1950 and is now [photo] a private residence. Blakeney’s residents were hard working, [photo of boys fishing] but recreation was an important part of community life. [Picnic photo] This picnic took place in 1890, [Lacrosse team photo] and here is the Rosebank lacrosse team of 1893. [Tennis photo] Tennis was also popular. This game took place at the manse in 1910. [Photos of Blokeney today, houses and streets] Today, Blakeney is an attractive residential community. [Photo ofswimming hole and swimmers] The swimming hole is in the same spot that it has always been, [photos ofpark, bridges] close to a beautiful park with quaint wooden bridges beside the rushing rapids of the Mississippi. [Photos ofstreet signs] The names of its streets echo some of its past. But the visitors that pass through, admiring the natural beauty of the hamlet have no idea of the thriving industrial community that stood here at the turn of the twentieth century. 22