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 […]
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Transcription Tuesday VI: Farewell
Posted on July 6, 2021
Ariana Malthaner This week we are back with another original poem composed by a friend of Isabella Woods. This particular poem speaks of a parting, and is signed by an […]
Artifact of the Week – The Flat Spokeshave
Posted on July 2, 2021
Spokeshaves are one of the many tools used by a carpenter. This tool’s purpose is to flatten and smooth complex shapes into wood. The spokeshave has an adjustable blade that […]
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 […]
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Ariana Malthaner There are many difficulties encountered when transcribing historical documents as inks fade, pencil smudges or wears away, or handwriting can be troublesome to decipher.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. […]