Podcast Episode 50- The Flagship Erie
Posted on January 25, 2023
Lawrence Station is a small hamlet located within Southwold Township. It sits about 14 miles southwest of the once bustling railway city, St. Thomas. The hamlet was founded in 1843 […]
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Podcast Episode 49 – New Year’s Traditions
Posted on January 11, 2023
In the 21st century, most people gather around New Year’s Eve to have a party, perhaps drink a little, and watch their region’s ball drop at midnight marking the start […]
Podcast Episode 48 – Christmas in the 1920’s
Posted on December 28, 2022
It’s that wonderful time of year again, where we spread the historic Christmas cheer! It’s our Roaring Twenties Christmas episode. While we are largely going to focus on the 1920s […]
Podcast Episode 46 – The Moorhouse Doll
Posted on November 23, 2022
Backus-Page House Museum acquired this artifact from David and Paula Neice in 2017. The Moorhouse doll was brought to Upper Canada by Jane Hopkins Moorhouse in 1824, having been given […]
Podcast Episode 45 – Herstory
Posted on November 16, 2022
We talk a lot about the men’s Life in the Talbot Settlement, as it is their story that is often written down, and their legal right to do interesting and […]
Podcast Episode 44 – Folklore & Ghost Stories
Posted on November 9, 2022
Welcome to episode 44 in our podcast Life in the Talbot Settlement The Talbot Settlement quickly became home to many people after word spread of the new lands. The majority […]
Podcast Episode 43-Weather & Climate
Posted on October 22, 2022
To start off this episode we’re going to talk about some of the intense storms and weather that impacted the settlers. Since the beginning of time, humans have been careful […]
Podcast Episode 42-Manners & Etiquette
Posted on October 9, 2022
Rules, rules, rules! Until the 1960s and 1970s, most people’s lives followed stricter social rules of etiquette then we have today. Rules of who you can socialize with, what job […]
Podcast Episode 41 – School Life
Posted on September 28, 2022
Did you know, back in the 17 and 1800s, school attendance was not mandatory? The good old days, eh? It wouldn’t be until 1891 that children between the ages of […]