Now that the Sunday Summer Teas have come to a conclusion, we would like to thank everyone who participated this summer. The teas were a huge success and we thoroughly enjoyed them! Thank you to all our volunteers who helped by making baked goods and serving our guests. Thank you to all who came out and enjoyed their time in the parlour!

 

Our Big Thank You for August 30th and 31st goes out to Canada Summer Jobs and Young Canada Works (HCF and CMA) for current and future exhibits along with the continuance of the Backus-Page House Museum. Thank You!

Our big thank you for August 29th goes to the Summer Experience Program for helping fund our storage shed research project. Thank you!

 

Our big thank you for August 28th goes to Bessie Lyons and Beatrice Hamilton for the creation of our wedding packages. Thank you!

Our Big Thank You for August 27th goes out to all of our Day Camp presenters this summer!

Thank You!

Our big thank you for August 26th goes out to Ina Nelms for the organization of the storage room at the beginning of the season!

Our Big Thank You for August 23rd, 24th and 25th goes out to all the fantastic volunteers we had helping at our Yard Sale this past weekend! It was a huge success and we couldn't have done it without all your help! Thank You!

Our Big Thank You for August 22nd goes out to

Shirley Dale for her In-Kind Donations to the museum!

Our Big Thank You for August 21st goes out to the Driscoll’s for all of their wonderful In-Kind Donations!

 

Our Big Thank You for August 20th goes to the

New Horizons Seniors Program

for helping us to fund our new technology upgrades here at the museum!

Our big Thank You for August 19th goes out to Johnston's Canadian Collision for sponsoring this week of Day Camp - kids are arriving and already having a blast!

 

Our Big Thank You for August 18th goes out to

Betty-Ann Bobier, Lin McCann, Norah Bennetto, Louie Lackey, and Lilias McKillop

for helping to make special treats for our August Sunday Teas!

 

Our Big Thank You for August 17th goes out to Fred Simpson for his fantastic work on the plough in our new barn exhibit! Come out next Saturday to see all the wonderful barn items we have on display!

Our Thank You for August 16th goes out to Bruce Parker, Peter and Mary Young for helping our office run smoothly on a daily basis!

Our Thank You for August 15th goes out to Linda Pollock, the Elgin Historical Society for our collection care and management!

Our BIG THANK YOU for August 14th goes out to Highland Pharmacy, Marie Murray, and the Building Community Through Arts and Heritage Grant for helping to fund our Annual Heritage Farm Show which takes place one month from now on September 14th and 15th.

Our Big Thank You for August 13th goes out to William Farr who has helped the upkeep of our museum and other various out-buildings!

Our BIG THANK YOU for August 12th goes out to James Murray and Christopher Kingdon for helping to keep our trails beautiful.

 

Our big Thank You for August 11th goes to Jamie and Stacie Littlejohn for funding the research and building of our new replica outhouse. It has been a great addition to our museum.

 Our big THANK YOU for August 10th goes to Gerber Electric Ltd. for their contribution to our endowment fund. Cheers.

 

Our Big THANK YOU for August 9th goes out to Dutton Dunwich Lions Club, West Lorne Optimist Club, Rodney Lions Club, HD Painting, Gary and Linda Kalita, Norah and John Bennetto, West Lorne Women’s Institute, Bruce and Lin McCann, Barb Summers, Patrick and Carol Mooney, Elaine Brown, Margaret Hulls, Mike Rowe, Greg Balch, Frank Vysrocil, and many many others for the success of our May Event!!

Heritage Farming - Wheat Binding

 

Have a look at our latest video posted to YouTube!

Here our volunteers are demonstrating wheat binding using antique agricultural implements!

Come out to the Heritage Farm Show September 14th and 15th at the Backus-Page House Museum

to experience more Heritage Skills!

 

Our Big Thank You for August 8th goes out to Robert Morris for helping to fund our exhibit for this summer - Accounts of a Hard Days Work! Thank You!

 

 



The Backus-Page House Museum will be accepting donations for the Talbot Trail Yard Sales (August 24/25) on August 21st (the Wednesday before). Due to minimum storage we cannot accept much before that date. We are looking for anything you would like to donate. All items will be sold at our booth at the Country Seat on Highway # 3 and all proceeds will go to helping preserve our local history here at the Backus-Page House Museum. Please take advantage of the Talbot Trail Yard Sales and start your fall cleaning early!

Our big thank you for our stormy August 7th goes out to Norah and John Bennetto for all their help here at the Backus-Page House Museum and our annual Christmas Feast!

Our Thank You for August 6th goes out to Fred and Joanne Groch and also the Ministry of Natural Resources for the maintenance of our grounds!

Our Big Thank You for August 5th goes to Libro Credit Union c/o Henry Dryfhout for helping with our Summer Kitchen Research

 

Our Big Thank You for August 3rd goes to the Kiwanis Club of Rodney

for helping to run our Barn Exhibit!!

 

 

Our Big Thank You for August 4th goes to our bakers for our July Sunday Teas 

 Thank you Carol Mooney, Janice Ellis, Leta West, Christine G., and Norah Bennetto.

 

Our BIG THANK YOU for August 2nd is to

James and Leta West, Patrick Mooney and Susan Chapman-Reienke

for helping to make our garden absolutely fantastic this year!

 

August is THANK YOU month here at the Backus-Page House Museum

We would like to start off by thanking our sponsor for this week of day camp

 

The West Elgin Legion

 

Also all of our wonderful volunteers for this week - Bonnie Rowe, Patrick Mooney, Stacie Littlejohn, Marg Hulls, and Ashlee Aldred!

 

You all make it possible for the continuation of the

Backus-Page House Museum