This property belonged to Mr. Spence. Mr. Spence didn’t have a formal education but his working experience in raising swine and cattle made him a leader in the farming community.Mr. Spence took part in Junior Farming judging competitions at the Canadian National Exhibition and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. In 1928 he won the Top Novice Award at the C.N.E.He then began to show his pigs at the Chatham Agricultural Fair (now defunct), transporting them by a team of horses and a wagon. Mr. Spence bred Berkshire swine, of which some ended up being exported to the USA and Mexico….

This house is one of the top abandoned locations I ever had the privilege of exploring in Ontario. The house was located in Dresden, Ontario along a main road. The land is used for farming and the house could be easily mistaken for being lived in. It was purchased by John and Katerina Drlicka in 1951.Katerina was born on April 29, 1910 in Narodena, Slovakia. Katerina passed away in 1968 and John passed away in 1993. I don’t have any information as to what happened to the family except to say that it still remains in the family name.When I…

The way into this property is overgrown, so much so that it’s not likely many people would stop to investigate what lies beyond the entrance. For those who do venture down the path, a treasure awaits. This is the Lover’s Getaway. The details behind the property are somewhat unclear at this point and probably will remain unclear as I don’t wish to intrude on the family’s privacy by contacting them. There was a man named E.S.H. who lived with his wife in this part of Ontario. He would have been born in 1913. There’s a framed certificate from the Province…

This isn’t quite a time capsule house but it does have most of the possessions left inside it, in a messy state. The living room has several boxes of personal items such as school notebooks and birthday cards (one including a $1 bill). The kitchen contains lots of dishes scattered about. There are clothes hanging on the coat hooks. The yard is cluttered with old electronics such as black and white televisions and a tractor out in the back. Video

This large property is hidden away behind the tree line of the road it’s situated on. It has two large barns, , three workshops, two greenhouses, a boat, and an old Volkswagen. Jonas Ulpmann was born in Estonia, Europe on May 21, 1906. Jonas never married or had children, but he did have 9 siblings. One of those siblings is Magnus Ulpmann, his younger brother and the owner of this house. Magnus, also known as “Max”, was born on December 13, 1914. Magnus married Elfriede Laende at the age of 28. 5 years later they had a son, Vello, followed…

Along a quiet rural road this house sits in silence. The occasional car is about the only sound you’ll hear. There are signs of water damage inside the house. There’s a certain absence, something’s missing, that would make this house have a lived in look to it. I can’t quite place it. The children’s bedroom has a made up bed with stuffed animals on it. In the master bedroom, you’ll find assorted jewelry, clothes in the closet. The basement has a nice office area and a corner bar. The most troubling sign though are what appears to be pools of…

This is the story of Eileen Kirk. Eileen’s house was an amazing time capsule in Gravenhurst, Ontario. It wasn’t a house where time had stopped ticking during the 1970’s or 80’s but rather the 1990’s. Regardless, this house was perfectly preserved when we photographed it in the summer of 2015.In term of abandoned houses, the Kirk house was immaculate. The kitchen was fully stocked with dishes and appliances. Books and CD’s were organized on shelves, a telephone sat charging in its cradle. Several family portraits hung on the walls. In the living room, the couch pillows were in place where…

While there are no exteriors of the house I’ll be showing you, it’s evident that the house dates back to at least the 1970’s. The retro deck at the rear of the property is quite rotten. There are several holes in the deck so you have to be cautious walking on it. I cautiously navigated it, keeping close to the walls. By the shed are two old rotary dial phones. They are a prelude to the past way of life to be found inside this house.Upon making our way inside the house, the first room we discovered was the living…

The Piano Teacher Time Capsule is an abandoned house in Ontario once lived in by two musicians from Estonia. The house has remained undisturbed for many years and only recently could it be explored. This was the home of Klaudia Voiko and Tatjana Jakobson (Talvi Jaldre) . Voika was born May 31, 1909 in Valga, Estonia. Jaldre was born August 18, 1905 in Tartu, Estonia. Talvi Jaldre  Talvi graduated from Tallinn Conservatoire in 1932 as a sound artist. The following year she found work as a vocal and music teacher at a school in Tallinn.  Talvi was an accomplished piano player who…