It’s 1812 at the Backus-Page House this weekend. The grounds of the museum will come alive with sutlers, reenactors, reenactors, First Nations history interpreters and live entertainment. This annual event always makes for a perfect country excursion, with the adventure of a trip back in time thrown in.
The event opens with Education Day programming on Friday May 25th. Visitors experience the life of an early 1800s settler in Upper Canada along the Erie shoreline.
The event opens with Education Day programming on Friday May 25th. Visitors experience the life of an early 1800s settler in Upper Canada along the Erie shoreline.
On Saturday morning it’s 1812 and the farmers of the Talbot Settlement are being recruited to fight for the British against the Americans. Visitors can “take the King’s Shilling”, their oath of allegiance plus participate as new recruits in military drills at scheduled times throughout the weekend as they RALLY THE MILITIA on Saturday May 26 and 27 (10am-4pm).
See the skills needed to be an early settler; hear the music; learn the dances; and visit historic merchants. There will be something for the entire family to experience - food, displays, performers and historic reenactments, all steps away from the picturesque John E. Pearce Provincial Park.
Relive the Talbot Settlement Event takes place at Backus-page house museum, 29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown, Ontario. For more information visit www.backuspagehouse.ca or call 519-762-3072. Education Day on May 25th runs 9:30 am - 2:45pm (please call ahead for information about Friday’s admission). Saturday and Sunday admission prices are Age 14-Adult $6, age 4-13 $3, and under 3 is free. Maximum family price is $15 (2 adults and 2 children).
See the skills needed to be an early settler; hear the music; learn the dances; and visit historic merchants. There will be something for the entire family to experience - food, displays, performers and historic reenactments, all steps away from the picturesque John E. Pearce Provincial Park.
Relive the Talbot Settlement Event takes place at Backus-page house museum, 29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown, Ontario. For more information visit www.backuspagehouse.ca or call 519-762-3072. Education Day on May 25th runs 9:30 am - 2:45pm (please call ahead for information about Friday’s admission). Saturday and Sunday admission prices are Age 14-Adult $6, age 4-13 $3, and under 3 is free. Maximum family price is $15 (2 adults and 2 children).
The Backus-Page House acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage's Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program. The Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program assists organizations to celebrate their community, its past and its present. The Program increases opportunities, through festivals and other events and projects, for local artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups to commemorate their local history and heritage. To learn more about this program visit www.pch.gc.ca
Photos are from Relive the Talbot Settlement Event 2011.
Photos are from Relive the Talbot Settlement Event 2011.
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