Weekend Highlights July 31-August 1
Posted on July 29, 2021
Welcome back to your weekend highlights! With the cancelling of both Wallacetown and Rodney fairs the past couple years, we’ve all been needing some fair time. This weekend, I’ve got […]
Author: Angela Bobier
Podcast Episode 7
Posted on July 28, 2021
Listen to the podcast https://anchor.fm/lifeinthetalbotsettlement Watch on our youtube channel https://youtu.be/b0rsFMnui3c Show notes Have you ever wondered who owned the Backus-Page House Museum before it became a museum? Or how […]
Weekend Highlights for July 24-25
Posted on July 22, 2021
Welcome back to your weekend highlights! With the province finally starting to reopen everything, weekend events are slowly being planned and executed. This weekend brings about an extremely important event, […]
Podcast Episode 6
Posted on July 21, 2021
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE SHOW NOTES In today’s episode, we dive into the lives of the early Scottish Settlers in Aldborough township. Scottish immigrants made up a significant portion […]
Weekend Highlights
Posted on July 15, 2021
Welcome to your weekend highlights! My name is Caryssa Hayward, a summer employee here at the Backus-Page House. This week brings some exceptionally good news, as well as a highly […]
Podcast Episode 5
Posted on July 14, 2021
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE SHOW NOTES Who were the first European families in Dunwich Township? How did they get here and why did they choose to live in the […]
Podcast Episode 4
Posted on July 7, 2021
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE SHOW NOTES: From The Pioneer Farmer and Backwoodsman Volume 2 by Edwin C. Guillet “We have no landlord to come at Michaelmas to say ‘I […]
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 […]
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 […]