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Posted on December 18, 2024
To snowshoe or to ski? That is the question when considering Winter Transportation… We’ve all learned about the wheel, one of mankind’s biggest innovations. However, how well does a wheel […]
Posted on November 6, 2024
Our area has a lot of interesting insects—so many that we can’t cover them all in one episode! That’s why today we’re focusing on the kinds of insects you’ll most […]
Posted on September 18, 2024
What did the piece of cheddar say to the ghost? Don’t scare me—I’m Lac-ghost intolerant! Welcome to episode 63 in our podcast, Life in the Talbot Settlement! Before we delve […]
Posted on September 4, 2024
The information in this episode comes from a book called “Death by Petticoat” by Mary Miley Theobald with The Colonial Williamsburg foundation. Myth # 1- So many colonial American women […]
Posted on August 21, 2024
Oh were the days when the Winter edition of the Sears catalogue arrived in the mail, its pages smelling of ink and paper. The immense joy it brought to many […]
Posted on August 7, 2024
This episode is composed of accounts featured in “The Willey Stories 1614 to 1977” written by W. David Willey. The Willey surname originates from England. Some cite the name as […]
Posted on July 24, 2024
The Dutton Flour Mill was built by Archibald McEachern in 1874 on lot number 7 Main Street north, opposite the Dutton Dunwich Public School. From its start in 1874, the […]
Posted on July 10, 2024
Early life in rural areas like Dunwich presented many risks, especially related to fire. Any uncontrolled flame could quickly become disastrous with only a dug well at hand if there […]
Posted on June 26, 2024
Anne Storey was the youngest child of Mary and Andrew Storey. Anne was born in Ireland in 1791. As a young child she traveled in 1800 to Baltimore with her […]
