Podcast Episode 37 – Pests, Prey, & Predators
Posted on July 28, 2022
Once long ago, Irish, Scottish, and English families came to the Talbot Settlement to establish a new life here in Upper Canada. They would be faced with the vigorous task […]
Podcast Life in the Talbot Settlement
Podcast Episode 36-Crime & Tragedy Part 2
Posted on July 13, 2022
Before we begin, I’d like to give a warning that this episode talks about murders and accidents of the 1800s and early 1900s. If details of these events make you […]
Podcast Episode 35-Party Like It’s 1850
Posted on June 29, 2022
The Victorian housewife was expected to make and purchase decorative pieces to beautify the home. These items would enhance her potential as a wife and surround the family with objects […]
Podcast Episode 34-Food Preservation
Posted on June 15, 2022
In today’s episode we’ll be talking about the preservation of food throughout the ages! Canning is a process where food is placed in cans or jars and is heated to […]
Podcast Episode 33 – The Hardware Business, West Lorne
Posted on May 18, 2022
West Lorne’s first hardware store seems to have been established during the 1870’s by William Potts. It was situated north of the railroads track (The Canada Southern Railway having been […]
Podcast Episode 32 – Ports & Shipwrecks of the Talbot Settlement
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Since man has used its waters, Lake Erie has claimed countless lives and been the cause of many shipwrecks. Lake Erie is the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world. […]
Podcast Episode 30 – Health & Medicine
Posted on April 20, 2022
In the life of an early settler, any illness, no matter the severity, could quickly become deadly. To combat this, settlers turned to their own remedies for a cure. Let’s […]
Podcast Episode 29-Titles & Class
Posted on April 13, 2022
Honorifics: [pre]fixed in hierarchy Throughout our podcasts you’ve probably heard numerous social honorifics in the form of titles and prefixes thrown around. Sir This, Mr. That, Colonel Talbot even, but […]
Podcast Episode 28 – Crime & Tragedies of the Talbot Settlement
Posted on March 30, 2022
Today is a rather intriguing episode. We’ll be talking about the crimes, scandals and tragedies that have occurred in the Talbot settlement. Before we begin, I’d like to acknowledge funding from the Department […]