The Moses Hudgin Log House: Six Generations On Prince Edward County's South Shore

A solitary log house sits alone in the scrub landscape just up the dirt road from the south shore of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Built of hand-hewn cedar logs around 1860 by Moses Hudgin and his sons, the building is a remarkable survivor that holds the memories of many generations of the Hudgin family who were born, grew up and thrived in this rustic family home.

This is the story of six generations of Hudgins, from Moses and his wife, Ann Mouck, to their great-great-great-grand daughter, Laura, all of whom lived in, worked at or played around the log house.

This heritage building, one of the last remaining vestiges of early settlement in Canada, is now being restored. Profits from the sale of this book will help to revitalize the Moses Hudgin log house.

Laura Hudgin Edge has been fascinated by her ancestors' log house ever since her dad would take her to visit as a young girl. She studied history and geography at Queen's University and taught high-school for several years. She is now a Curriculum Consultant at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. She and her husband have a house in Prince Edward County and they often take their children to visit the log house by the south shore.

Marc Seguin is a Canadian historian and principal of Ontario History Press.