This album provides images of the reconstruction of the Bell Barn by Gracom Masonry of Regina during 2009 and 2010.
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010 22 Aug 2009 0121 Kay Dixon
A cross section view of the stone wall and scaffolding at the north entrance to the Bell Barn. (Source: Kay Dixon) -
012 22 Aug 2009 IMG 21871 Pamela Dixon
Eighteen truckloads of new stones were brought in from the farm of Allan Oudot, a few miles south of Indian Head. These will supplement the stones salvaged from the original Bell Barn in order to reconstruct the barn to its full 14 foot height. (Source: Kay Dixon) -
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30 August 2009 - The bobcat lifts stones to stonemasons on the scaffold. In 1882, a hoist system was probably used to perform the same task. (Source: Kay Dixon) -
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07-Aug-2,-2009-0041-Kay-Dixon
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Bell 0022 23 August 2009 Vivian McCall
23 August 2009 - A large pile of dirt and stones awaits sifting on the sloping grizzly, while a mass of cleaned stones in the foreground are ready for use by the stonemasons. Members of the Indian Head Fire Department helped clean the stones by spraying them with water as part of their practice in proper use of fire hoses. (Source: Vivian McCall) -
Bell Barn 23 Sept 2009 010 2 Kay Dixon
The Hon. Lynda Haverstock, Honorary Patron of the Bell Barn Society, tours the interior of the reconstructed stone barn wall. (Source: Kay Dixon) -
Bell Barn 23 Sept 2009 027 Kay Dixon
Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament for Regina-Qu'Appelle Constituency, lays one of the last stones along the top of the reconstructed Bell Barn wall. (Source: Kay Dixon) -
Bell Barn 23 Sept 2009 032 2 Kay Dixon
Some of the Gracom crew that was responsible for the Bell Barn stone wall reconstruction pose in front of their work. (Source: Kay Dixon) -
Bell Barn efk 26 Aug 2009 017 canary field
As the summer harvest approaches, the Bell Barn wall rises much as it did in 1882, when the first crop was planted on the Bell Farm. (Source: Frank Korvemaker) -
Bell Barn Restoration 2811 Jan, Mike, Bonnie, Doreen, Jennifer,-Maurice-Dan-Loran-23-Sept-2009
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CBC, CTV and Global 28-July-2009 Bill-Armstrong
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DSC006561 Jerry Willerth 31 August 2009
31 August 2009 - The Bell Barn reconstruction reaches the 10 foot mark, with the windows barely visible below the scaffolding boards. (Source: Jerry Willerth) -
DSC006671 Jerry Willerth 31 August 2009
The Bell Barn as seen from Highway 56 after one month of work by stonemasons from Gracom Masonry, of Regina. (Source: Jerry Willerth) -
DSC006681 Jerry Willerth 31 August 2009
Dales Construction of Indian Head installs the north door frame. (Source: Jerry Willerth)