Tag: life in the talbot settlement

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Posted on September 7, 2022

Early settlers handled the death and burial rights of their family very seriously. Today we’ll talk about the ways that settlers cared for and buried their dead.   After a […]