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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 […]
Posted on August 24, 2022
Early Entertainment: Even in the early days, where pioneer life was all work, people found ways to make it fun. Working bees were a popular way of getting through big […]
Posted on August 10, 2022
Knock, Knock, Who’s there? Under…Under where? Gotcha! Before we dive into the dresses and popular fashions throughout time, we can’t skip over the importance of under garments. Up until the […]
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 […]
