Be Kind for Canada Day
Posted on June 30, 2021
By Angela Bobier, Cultural Manager For days now I’ve been wondering what to post on this blog and all museum social media for Canada Day 2021. We are mourning the […]
June 2021
Podcast Episode 3
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LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE SHOW NOTES The Backus Page House Museum and Tyrconnell Heritage Society acknowledges the land we are on today as the traditional territory of First Nations […]
Transcription Tuesday V: Still to be neat
Posted on June 29, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Almost immediately following a stanza from Lord Byron, Isabella has written a single stanza attributed to Ben Jonson. Although hardly as well-known, Jonson was a contemporary of Shakespeare […]
Podcast Episode 2
Posted on June 23, 2021
Listen Here start at Episode 1 or skip to Episode 2 Today I’ll be chatting about the Founder of the Talbot Settlement Colonel Thomas Talbot. Thomas was responsible for placing […]
Transcription Tuesdays IV: ‘Tis the remembrance of her friends
Posted on June 22, 2021
Ariana Malthaner There are many difficulties encountered when transcribing historical documents as inks fade, pencil smudges or wears away, or handwriting can be troublesome to decipher. Luckily for us, Isabella […]
Podcast Episode 1
Posted on June 16, 2021
Listen Here https://anchor.fm/lifeinthetalbotsettlement/episodes/What-and-Where-is-the-Talbot-Settlement–Episode-1-e12tgfs What is the Talbot Settlement? Podcast Episode #1 of Life in the Talbot Settlement Show Transcript Welcome to our first episode of Life in the Talbot Settlement. […]
What’s Up Wednesdays – Events for this year
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Welcome to a new blog series of information provided by our staff members and volunteers. While we are still unable to open and welcome everyone back, work is continuing for […]
Transcription Tuesdays III: Don Juan Canto I
Posted on June 15, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Isabella Woods had a particular fondness for Lord Byron, based on the number of sections of his poems in her beautiful handwriting. The first of the her personal […]
Transcription Tuesdays II: Love Thee
Posted on June 8, 2021
Ariana Malthaner Isabella Woods’ autograph book is a delight to browse through. Not only does it contain treasured poems and songs collected by the owner, but it also contains a […]