Mondays at the Museum – Dressing Through the Decades
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, […]
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Mondays at the Manor – Dressing through the Decades
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 […]
Reg Miller Models Monday at the Manor – A look at our Collection
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 […]
George Kimble Shovel Mondays at the Manor – A look at our Collection
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. […]
Mustache Cups Mondays at the Manor – A look at our Collection
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 […]
Nesting Egg Cups Mondays at the Manor – A look at our Collection
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 […]
Corn Pegs Mondays at the Manor – A look at our collection
Posted on March 1, 2021
A set of corn pegs donated by Brian Gawne Our museum was gifted this year with a set of Corn Pegs. It led to a great deal of conversation about […]
Mondays at the Museum – A look at our Collection
Posted on February 22, 2021
In August of this year, we were visited by Steve Peters, a former MPP and local historian. Not only did Mr. Peters visit, but he came with gifts to add […]
Mondays at the Manor – A look at our Collection
Posted on February 15, 2021
A set of music books donated by Brian Gawne Music was always an important part of life at home in the 19th century. Before radio, television, and internet came about, […]