Mike Parsons Photography

Mike Parsons Photography Westman Manitoba based photographer focused primarily on two passions;
Capturing the quiet beauty of abandoned prairie homesteads,
And timeless classic cars.

Preserving stories through every frame. Prints available on request.

Do YOU know the legend of the Screaming House?The version of the story that is repeated most often goes like this:In the...
06/17/2026

Do YOU know the legend of the Screaming House?

The version of the story that is repeated most often goes like this:

In the late 1800s or early 1900s, a family lived in the stone house a few miles east of Indian Head, very close to the Canadian Pacific Railway.
One day, one of the children wandered onto the tracks and was struck and killed by a train.
The child's mother witnessed the tragedy from a south-facing window of the house.
Overcome with grief, she supposedly insisted that her husband brick up those windows so she would never have to look toward the tracks again.
The haunting element says that when trains pass at night, people standing inside can still hear the mother's screams.

I've researched this house before, and come up with very little.
But I'm eager to give it another go with perhaps better resources.

Question is; Would YOU go inside at night ???

Land of the living skies indeed!The Kolb HouseRM of Parkdale SK
06/17/2026

Land of the living skies indeed!

The Kolb House
RM of Parkdale SK

Always good to return home and find home still standing ...The Wilson HouseRM of Oakview MB
06/16/2026

Always good to return home and find home still standing ...

The Wilson House
RM of Oakview MB

As the scene seems to suggest;"till next we meet..."Have a great weekend everyone!The Mann HouseRM of Brenda Waskada MB
06/12/2026

As the scene seems to suggest;
"till next we meet..."
Have a great weekend everyone!

The Mann House
RM of Brenda Waskada MB

06/11/2026

Sadly, Mrs.MikeParsonsPhotography and I are being called away to yet another family funeral ๐Ÿ˜ฅ
Please understand if I don't respond to comments or messages for a few days.
Take care everyone, see you soon!

Well, this wasn't taken yesterday ...Throwback to a great drive in February with great company. The Bryd HouseRM of Yell...
06/11/2026

Well, this wasn't taken yesterday ...

Throwback to a great drive in February with great company.

The Bryd House
RM of Yellowhead MB

WednesdayWhy not one more?The Po***ck HouseRM of Two Borders MB
06/11/2026

Wednesday
Why not one more?

The Po***ck House
RM of Two Borders MB

.. would you?
06/10/2026

.. would you?

Well ...As promised, here's what little I know about ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ!Although, judging from the response to the last p...
06/10/2026

Well ...
As promised, here's what little I know about ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ!
Although, judging from the response to the last post, I'm guessing most of you know far more than I ...

Isaac Cormack got off the train in Oak Lake Manitoba in 1893, at fourteen years old, and with 10ยข in his pocket !
Through honest hard work, mostly herding cattle, in seven short years he was able to buy this section of land near Kenton, build a house, and start a family and farm of his own.
In 1905 he married Jennie Ellis and together they had three children. Mary Elizabeth in 1907. Ada in 1910. And Hugh Henry in 1914.

Mr. Cormack was widely known and revered for the raising of prize winning Clydesdales. Even taking his [ponies] as far as the Chicago fair and returning home with 2nd and 5th place!
He had also a great love for the youth of his community.
In 1924 the largest fair in the Province was the 4-H Calf and Swine Club school fair of which the Cormacks were major organizers and Isaac would heavily sponsor the club for a quarter century.

After the passing of Mr. and Mrs. Cormack, the farm passed to Hugh and his wife Anne. They remained on the family farm raising purebred Herefords until at least the mid eighties.

Isaac William James Cormack 1875-1949
Jennie Ellis Cormack 1878-1962
Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" Cormack Carbert 1907-1994
Ada I. Cormack 1910-2000
Hugh Henry Cormack 1914-1993

Happy Wednesday !!!.. pretty sure that after that storm last night I've got some trees in weird places too ...
06/10/2026

Happy Wednesday !!!
.. pretty sure that after that storm last night I've got some trees in weird places too ...

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