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Weekend Highlights – February 26 & 27

Posted on February 24, 2022

Welcome back! If you haven’t already heard, Backus-Page House Museum is open! Book your tour today by visiting the link. https://backus-page-house.square.site/s/appointments This Saturday the Railway City Brewing Company is hosting […]

Podcast Episode 26 – Textiles

Posted on February 23, 2022

Welcome to the 26th episode of the Life in the Talbot Settlement Podcast, today we will be talking about the production of textiles Flax/linen and wool processing. Weaving, sewing, Spinning, […]

Weekend Highlights – February 19 & 20

Posted on February 17, 2022

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a cozy Valentines Day! Let’s take a look at what’s going on in our area. Capacity limits are lifting to 50%!!! If you’ve been […]

Weekend Highlights February 12 & 13

Posted on February 10, 2022

Welcome back, it’s been a while! The last couple weeks we have been stuck inside due to restrictions, hence why the posts seized. We hope everyone has been staying happy […]

Podcast Episode 25- A Grave Situation Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2022

We’re back with part 2 in the 3 part series of A Grave Situation from our podcast Life in the Talbot Settlement! In October 2021, the Dutton Dunwich Municipal Heritage Committee hosted […]

Podcast Episode 24 – Red River Downfall

Posted on January 25, 2022

Today’s episode is about the Selkirk Settlers -A group of Scottish Highlanders who arrived at the fork of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers in Manitoba, led by Lord Selkirk and […]

Weekend Highlights – January 1 & 2

Posted on December 30, 2021

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a great Holiday! Due to the rising numbers in Covid-19 cases in the county not a whole lot of events are going on this […]

Podcast Episode 22 – 1861/1871 Agricultural Census

Posted on December 29, 2021

I thought it would be interesting to follow the Leslie Patterson family and the Andrew Backus family through the census records to watch a developing farm from the earliest records through to the 1871 census.      Information […]