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Posted on May 31, 2021
Welcome back to our walk through the history of clothing. It’s time to more into the Edwardian Era, also known as the “Belle Epoch” time period. The end of […]
Posted on May 18, 2021
Welcome back to our Dressing through the Decades. This week we are going to take a side trip into the world of Denim. The word “jean” started out in the […]
Posted on May 13, 2021
Mondays at the Manor is returning after suffering from minor technical issues. This week’s “Monday” is appearing on a Thursday, and we will return to our regular Monday posts next […]
Posted on April 20, 2021
We are going to start our look at fashions of the Backus-Page House with 1850 when the house was built. Prior to 1850 and until about 1856 or 1857, […]
Posted on April 12, 2021
Welcome to another series of “Monday at the Manor”. During our down time, many of us have been enjoying period movies through our streaming services. With that in mind, we […]
Posted on March 29, 2021
Small scale models donated by Reg Miller These working models were built by Reg Miller of St. Thomas. In the past, Reg demonstrated these at shows like our annual Heritage […]
Posted on March 22, 2021
A shovel from George Kimble While our collection contains several shovels of different types, one of the shovels has a history that contributed to an important part of our museum. […]
Posted on March 15, 2021
Mustache cups During the 19th century, facial hair became part of a gentleman’s look. Beards and mustaches were popular and as the century progressed, mustaches became larger. Many men waxed […]
Posted on March 8, 2021
Nesting Egg Cups One of the more unique items in our collection is an egg nest which came to us in 2012 from Evelyn Hathaway. Our piece consists of the […]
