Many Canadian pioneers would build homes ordered from a catalogue. They’d choose a design, mail off their order and wait for all the lumber, nails, windows, doors and instructions to come by rail. In ...

Linwood Homes offers a variety of home packages that can be built by DIYers, contractors or Linwood Homes. (Credit: Supplied) Many Canadian pioneers would build homes ordered from a catalogue. They’d ...

Once upon a time—way before online shopping—you could order just about everything you needed from the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog—including a house. In the early 20th century, the massive Sears ...

Earlier this week, telecoms company Eir donated Ireland’s oldest Kiosk No.1 (K1) phone box to the Little Museum of Dublin, ...