Heritage Farm Show September 9 & 10, 2017

HERITAGE FARM SHOW SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 9 & 10, 2017

Throughout the day: antique vehicles and equipment, textile arts,  tours of museum, wood stove cooking, horse drawn wagon rides, demonstrations, kids zone, barn exhibit, market, animals, skills    competition, and much more! 

10:00 a.m.: Gates Open and Barbeque Lunch available for purchase including beans

11:00 a.m.: Threshing

11:30 a.m.:  Skills Competitions

12:00  - 4:00 p.m.: Musical Entertainment Saturday Back Pages and Sunday Pierce Family Band

1:30 p.m.: Skills Competitions

2:00 p.m. Threshing

3:45 p.m.: Children’s Candy Scramble

5:00 p.m.: Saturday Potluck Dinner for Volunteers , Vendors and Exhibitors (donation/person)

Admission $8/person, children 12 and under free.  No ATM on site.  Cash preferred although credit card accepted.  

Food available for purchase, museum gift shop, raffle tickets, carnival games and yard sale items on site in addition to admission.

You can still pre-register your farm equipment at 519-762-3072 or register when you arrive.  All equipment must be in place before 9:30am please.  

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Tyrconnell Heritage Society extends a special thanks to all who make the Annual Heritage Farm Show a success including our society members, exhibitors, volunteers, and visitors.  

Government of Canada

Municipality of Dutton Dunwich 

A.Bruce McCallum

Barb Summers

Beary Blue Acres

Betty McLandress

Brad & Joanne Reive

Brian & Liz Elliott

Cal McMillan

Catie Welch

Corry Bachmeier

Dave Welch

Delany Leitch

Don & Betty Ann Bobier

Don Skipper

Duncan & Eileen McTavish

Edith Richardson

Glenn Ford

Hugh & Joyce McFadden

Jamie & Stacie Littlejohn

Jamie & Tina McCaffery

Jim & Darlene Ford

Jim & Leta West

Joe Casey

John Miller

John & Angela Bobier

John & Beth Goldsworthy

Kaitlin & Sue Crow

Karen Rose

Kelly  Shewan

Larry & Paula Grafstein

Lorraine Vallee-Moczulski

Mike & Ingrid Hentz

Mike Mulhern

Mike Price

Pete Agar

Rob & Janice Ellis

Rob & Laura Hathaway

Shawn Paton

Steve Proctor

Tony Gosnell

W.D. Shaw

 Back Pages Music

Blackmore Auto Parts

Co Trac Ford Lincoln Sales

Conway Automotive Repair

Deland Auto Parts

Dixon’s Feed Services

DJW Mini Backhoe Service

Dutton Food Market

Dutton Variety & Gas

Earl MacDonald & Son Transport

Elgin Poultry Club

Fulline Farm & Garden Equipment

Hair Razorz Salon & Tanning

Hathaway’s Feed Services

Highland Community Healthcare Drugs Inc.

Holland House

IECS Ready Mix Inc.

Knight’s Home Hardware

Lawrence Station Hall

Mancari’s

Mel’s Accounting & Tax Service

Melbourne Farm Automation

Melbourne Farm Equipment Inc.

Memories in Wool

Mike & Lynne Brady, Sutton Group Preferred Realty

PJ Gangle Insurance Brokers

New Roots Farm

Pierce Family Band

Queens Line Automotive

Rick’s Auto Repair

Rodney Mini Storage

Rodney Timber Mart

Stan’s Total Tire

T&K Fibres and More

Tasty Sweets Café & Bakery

Thompsons

Wallacetown Agricultural Society

West Elgin Accounting

West Elgin Mutual Insurance

West Elgin Pharmacy

West Lorne Foodland

Citizen Scientists Wanted - Must Like Snakes

I can't believe I am writing a post about snakes (this is Angela writing by the way).  Snakes freak me out, but there are some species in John E. Pearce Provincial Park that need researching.  We are partnering with the park to restore the wetlands and there are plans to construct snake hibernaculum (the winter den for hibernation).  The task right now is to get YOU, our Citizen Scientists, to report to us at the museum, where you see snakes inside the park boundary.

We'll need to know when you saw the snake (date and time), where specifically in the park, and a picture would be very helpful to identify the species you see.  You can email the pictures and details to info@backuspagehouse.ca with the Subject "Snake Sighting!" and I'll be most happy to pass it along to the Ministry of Natural Resources staff.

There is talk of also holding a field day to teach volunteers and citizen scientists more about the snakes and their hibernaculum so we'll keep you up to date on that front.  For now just send in those pictures and sighting details to info@backuspagehouse.ca

I've included a map of the park to assist you with reporting the location.  You can give me the alpha-numeric area and any details you recall about the spot.  The more information we have the better.  

Snake Sighting Grid Map of John E. Pearce Provincial Park

Here's a YouTube video of our snake hibernacula expert Gregor.  https://youtu.be/LotuLkvkqTc

Thank you in advance for participating.

Saturday Sighting - Our New Friend!!!

Saturday Sighting - Our New Friend!!!

Hey guys it’s me again!!!  I’m Ben Buchanan, back at it again working as the MNR student at Backus Page House Museum.  I have just graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School.  After the summer I will be going to Fleming College for Police Foundation and then after that I will be going off to University, but anyways on to our annual Saturday sighting.

Well the staff here at Backus Page House Museum is glad to welcome our new furry friend “Stewart Paul Charles the Third” … or Jeremy for short.

How we came across Jeremy was on the morning after our Living History Weekend Event I was cleaning up the garbage bins and someone had put a bag of garbage bag in one of the garbage bins.  Well Jeremy thought that the garbage would be good to eat, so he climbed into the garbage bin but could not get out.  When Jeremy was found the staff called Dave Welch the Vice – President of Backus Page House Museum to help Jeremy get out of the garbage bin.  Dave came to the museum and was able to get Jeremy out of the garbage bin so he could be reunited with his family.  No raccoons were harmed during this rescue mission.

Leave a comment and a like at the bottom and we will see you next Saturday.  Stay cool Canada and happy birthday from the staff at Backus Page House Museum.

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Happy Canada Day #canada150

Happy Canada Day and Canada 150 from everyone at Backus-Page House Museum and Tyrconnell Heritage Society

I Am Canadian Exhibit Pictures

Visitors are enjoying the collection of artefacts that have been gathered together to represent various Canadian values.  The I Am Canadian exhibit will be available during regular operating hours until Thanksgiving, 2017.  Here are some pictures to entice you, family and friends to visit.

New Exhibits Opening May 6

National Volunteer Week

A huge thank you to all our supporters, donors, members and volunteers for all you do for Tyrconnell Heritage Society, John E. Pearce Provincial Park, and Backus-Page House Museum.  You are appreciated.

Anyone wishing to volunteer, please contact our office at 519-762-3072  info@backuspagehouse.ca

Here's My Canada Contest