Weekend Highlights December 18 & 19
Posted on December 16, 2021
Welcome back! Are you ready for Christmas? Only 9 day away!!! For some this weekend might be full of last minute shopping, we’ve all been there before. But if you’ve […]
Blog
Episode 20-Tobacco Industry in the Talbot Settlement
Posted on December 15, 2021
The cultivation of tobacco has been in Canada for over 1000 years and was likely the earliest form of agriculture in North America, long before crops such as corn, beans, and […]
Weekend Highlights December 11 & 12
Posted on December 9, 2021
Welcome back to another post of Weekend Highlights! Boy does this weekend have a lot in store! Let’s jump straight into what the community of Elgin County has for you […]
Podcast Episode 19- George Henry Backus
Posted on December 8, 2021
The information in this podcast is compiled from old documents, letters, and telegrams kept and labelled by Ruth Gilbert, foster sister of George Henry Backus. George Henry Backus, also known as […]
Weekend Highlights- December 4 & 5
Posted on December 2, 2021
Welcome back to Weekend Highlights! With Christmas fast approaching, expect a lot of festive activities the next couple of weeks. Let’s jump straight into what this weekend has to offer! […]
Episode 18-Fleming Family
Posted on December 1, 2021
In 1796 James Fleming and his wife Barbara Windecker settled on Lot 6 1st Concession, broken front of what would become Aldborough Township, Elgin County. Land on both sides of the Thames River were owned by Fleming descendants until 1871. […]
Open in December and Decorated for Christmas
Posted on November 25, 2021
Backus-Page House Museum will be open select days in December from 11am – 4pm for A Very Victorian Christmas. Enjoy a Christmas themed tour of the House Museum and hear […]
Podcast Episode 17- Vanished Villages of Dunwich
Posted on November 24, 2021
Our first town, Burwell’s Corners, started with the family of the same name. Mahlon Burwell, first generation Canadian, became a surveyor in 1809 and was registrar of Middlesex by 1811. He lived […]
Weekend Highlights- November 20 & 21
Posted on November 18, 2021
Welcome back to another week of Weekend Highlights! With Christmas fast approaching we’ve got a bunch of festive holiday activities for you and your friends and family. Railway City Tourism […]