tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post8178733583851986060..comments2024-03-23T05:35:06.468-04:00Comments on ancestral roofs: the story of a great Canadian magazineAncestral Roofshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-90556220269660707672023-11-27T18:11:54.779-05:002023-11-27T18:11:54.779-05:00Was able to attend a Port Hope Century Home and Ga...Was able to attend a Port Hope Century Home and Garden tour (likely late 1970's) including the Bluestone House, the kitchen of which remains burned into my memory all these years later!Diana Schwalbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-67798923138850381472023-11-08T09:52:14.891-05:002023-11-08T09:52:14.891-05:00I love your recollections of how important that ma...I love your recollections of how important that magazine was to you...and as you can see from other comments, to many other Canadians. The magazine informed my decorating and furnishing decisions when we purchased a century home in the 1980s. But as the friend to whom I gave my collection observed, the ideas seem dated now, so you probably will find contemporary <br /> sources to help you with painting decisions. Several lines of paint have historical colours palettes. This decorating after losing our spouses is both sad and liberating; I identify fully.Ancestral Roofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-43886606555088886322023-11-03T10:48:34.719-04:002023-11-03T10:48:34.719-04:00My husband bought me a subscription to Century Hom...My husband bought me a subscription to Century Homes when we were first together back in the early 80’s … regrettably I gave them all away a few years ago when we were trying to minimize 🙄 I absolutely loved the magazine and had the main floor of our home painted the way I’d seen in an ad - sort of sage green walls and darker green trim … unfortunately my husband, for reasons known only to him, repainted the walls a darker green and the trim off white (looking back I believe he was planning if we had to downsize) <br />My husband died almost five years ago and I do not like the dark green as it’s just too dark but now I don’t have the paint can or the ad or paint name we originally had so I’m hunting for what I think is closest … oh how I wish I’d kept those wonderful magazines and wish they were still in existence <br />Also imagine my delight when I opened one edition to find the house in Cambridge I had lived in as a nanny when I came to Canada in the late 70’s! It had changed as the family had sold and moved Diane Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-23524038493266864172023-01-29T23:03:16.546-05:002023-01-29T23:03:16.546-05:00I am sorry to hear your family's fortunes have...I am sorry to hear your family's fortunes have changed, and a treasured farm is being sold. Sadly I cannot help. I parted with my collection a numberr of years ago. As you can see from the comment from Bill, posted 2 years ago, issues are still available here and there. I wish you success in your search.Ancestral Roofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-84630995899822669922023-01-29T21:59:28.120-05:002023-01-29T21:59:28.120-05:00I am trying to find the issue which featured Harry...I am trying to find the issue which featured Harry and Shirley Foster's home in Elgin County on the cover. Harry died several years ago and Shirley is in a retirement home. The farm will have to be sold. I am Shirley's brother and can be reached at cell 519 701 2391 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-13214122968779360342021-06-15T08:23:06.598-04:002021-06-15T08:23:06.598-04:00re: back issues. I have a complete set from 1983...re: back issues. I have a complete set from 1983-2002 (129 issues) for sale in Toronto. Please contact me if interested.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707791230831506635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-65918190246358534122021-06-10T13:25:05.344-04:002021-06-10T13:25:05.344-04:00I have a large collection that I just put outside ...I have a large collection that I just put outside for pickup. It was a great publication but I'm finally ready to part with it. Ghosttownbabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014134018166566610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-16439486121815899312021-04-27T13:16:44.719-04:002021-04-27T13:16:44.719-04:00Sorry, no idea. I have a large collection, but I d...Sorry, no idea. I have a large collection, but I don't think I'm ready to part with it yet. Unless you have a specific issue in mind?Ancestral Roofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-68216068735178101042021-04-26T08:02:48.934-04:002021-04-26T08:02:48.934-04:00where could i buy back issueswhere could i buy back issuesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302298676708092512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-76457650424461642342020-10-01T13:47:47.777-04:002020-10-01T13:47:47.777-04:00Oh my goodness, I am ages behind on replies to thi...Oh my goodness, I am ages behind on replies to this blog, apologies! Bobert, I will check through my pile of Century Home magazines. I don't have any duplicates, gave those away ages ago, but if I find the issue I could scan the relevant pages. Ancestral Roofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-43583334538064463192020-08-29T12:28:55.638-04:002020-08-29T12:28:55.638-04:00Good Morning - I am searching for info from a 1988...Good Morning - I am searching for info from a 1988 issue of Century Home magazine that includes a story on the 1825 Samuel Mercer house in Etibocoke. Do you happen to have a copy of this issue. I am looking for any pictures showing the inside of the home. Best regards, Bob Moe, Greenville, SC bobertmoe@yahoo.comBobert's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345767771877516666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-3325931485607744272018-08-10T20:36:34.234-04:002018-08-10T20:36:34.234-04:00Is it possible to find the 1984 April/May issue of...Is it possible to find the 1984 April/May issue of Canada Century Home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-10078166196219435772014-04-02T11:33:23.178-04:002014-04-02T11:33:23.178-04:00So nice to know that Century Home is so fondly rem...So nice to know that Century Home is so fondly remembered. As you might already know, the magazine was the brainchild of Don and Joan Rumgay, whose enthusiasm for restoration went well beyond fixing up their own house (the Bluestone in Port Hope) and spilled into a publishing venture. They were quite brave to launch a magazine in the recession of the early 80s and it is to their credit that it flourished for so long. Through it all, Joan was definitely the driving force in everything from day-to-day operations, ad sales, production and editorial direction (you’re giving me too much credit)<br /><br />When choosing homes to feature, we always wrestled with the issue of just how “pure” should the décor be? Is the magazine about decorating or restoration? Or both? Do we try to attract more readers or stay true to our roots? Seems the same questions were still being asked after the Rumgays sold Century Home to a major media company in 2000. By then, tastes were changing and even similar U.S. magazines were dropping like flies: Colonial Homes, Victoria, Country Home. So I thoroughly understand why the new owners adopted a new direction when Century Home morphed into Canadian Home & Country. Erin gave it a good shot, but I think the new mag turned off Century Home’s base audience and didn’t attract enough new ones. <br />Tom Cruickshanknoreply@blogger.com