Activities for PA Day April 5, 2019

Tickets Available for Harvest Tea and Tours

Don't doddle.  Purchase your Harvest Tea and Tour tickets right away to avoid disappointment.  Some times are already sold out.  Online tickets available through eventbrite.  You can also call the museum office 519-762-3072 or email info@backuspagehouse.ca   

Tourism Thursdays

Whats Happening This Weekend?

HIGH TEA & HISTORICAL FASHION SHOW

Enjoy a special high tea while you watch a historical fashion show featuring men's, women's, and children's clothing from the 1700's to the later 1900's. Tickets  $30.

Website: villageofsparta.com

Phone: (519) 775-2292

Email: tcg@execulink.com

Date: 

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 14:00 to 16:00

Location: 

Sparta Church Museum

6073 Quaker Road

Village of Sparta, ON N0L 2H0

ANNUAL DUTTON STREET DANCE

This annual event is held to raise money for the local sporting groups and the recreation department. 

Website: duttondunwich.on.ca

Phone: (519) 762-2204

Date: 

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 21:00 to Sunday, July 15, 2018 - 01:00

Location: 

Co-Trac Ford Dealership

204 Main Street

ST ANNUAL EDISON MYSTERY CRUISE

Vendors open by 10 am, music & 50/50 lottery throughout the day, Cars to arrive by 4 pm with BBQ from 4 - 8 pm. Car Rally participants & attendees are encouraged to follow Vienna Line to Community Centre.

Proceeds support THE EDISON, VIENNA & AREA MUSEUM, o/b Bayham Historical Society. Info at Facebook, Twitter or contact: bayhamhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com or 519-773-8798.

Date: 

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 10:00 to 20:00

Location: 

Lions Community Centre & Edison Field

Vienna, ON

Tourism Thursdays

What's Happening this Weekend in Elgin County? 

ROSY RHUBARB FESTIVAL

Come out and enjoy entertainment, yard sales, rhubarb pie, actions, local baked goods as well as the famous Ice Cream with Rhubarb Sauce.

Date: Friday, June 8, 2018 (All day) to Sunday, June 10, 2018 (All day)

Location: Shedden Keystone Complex

DUNWHICH SCOTCH EVENT

Someone has murdered the town crier at the Highland games. Get your tickets now for this murder mystery dinner.  
Menu:  Scotch Eggs, 
                Country Baked Beans,
                Roasted triple A Angus Beef,
                Haggis,
                Scottish Colcannon Potatoes,
                Parsnips & Carrots,
                Rolls,
                Cranachan Triffle

Date: Friday June 15th 6pm & Saturday June 16th 6pm

Location: Dutton Dunwhich Community Centre 
Tickets: http://thedunwichscotch.com/order-tickets/

HALFWAY THERE

Cast adrift by his fiancée, Doctor Sean is looking to "escape for a while", and Junior's Café in Stewiake, NS seems to be the perfect refuge. What he hasn't prepared for is a quartet of diner divas set on giving him a truly east coast welcome! Romance, gossip, bawdy tales, and the true meaning of friendships that last forever. A masterful new Canadian comedy classic by Canada's favourite play write.

Showtimes: 2pm & 8pm performances.
See website for specific show hours.

Phone: (519) 782-4353

Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 14:00 to Saturday, June 30, 2018 - 22:00

Location: Port Stanley Festival Theatre

Foodie Friday: Irish Tea Cake

This recipe was requested by some of our visitors who have had Tea and A Tour recently so I thought I'd post it.  I found it on Let's Dish Recipes website which you can visit.  

Serves 8

Irish Tea Cake

10Prep Time

30Cook Time

40Total Time

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• Powdered sugar for dusting
• Fresh berries and whipped cream, for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Stir in the vanilla.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into the batter alternately with the milk, starting and ending with the flour mixture.
4. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 15 minutes, then turn out onto a serving plate.
6. Just before serving, dust with powdered sugar. If desired, top slices with fresh berries and/or whipped cream.

Who Dished It Up First: Adapted from All Recipes

Thanksgiving Weekend at Backus-Page House Museum

We are OPEN for the weekend.  This is your last chance to visit the museum during regular operating hours for 2016.  I can't believe we in the last few days of the season.  We are available for guided tours Friday 10am - 4:30pm then Saturday, Sunday and Monday from noon - 4:30pm.  To finish out our Fall Try It Out Tours we have Candle Making and more on Friday and Sunday plus Pioneer Games and Toys on Saturday and Monday.

I've already had calls and inquiries about doing your family photos here on the grounds.  Come on out any time as there's lots of places on site for great backgrounds.  Using the grounds and park are free, but I won't turn down a donation to the museum!  Museum admission rates are Adults $5, Children $2.

Have you tried out our new audio guide?  You can download it to your smartphone (BEFORE your visit).  There's also one for the museum interior and grounds.  Here's the link to the museum grounds tour.  Here's the link to the inside of the museum tour.  Please let us know what you think of the audio tours so we can pass along your comments to WanderBuzz, a local startup app company.

Have a spectacular Thanksgiving everyone!  

Try It Out Tours this Fall at Backus-Page House Museum

National Volunteer Week

at Backus-Page House Museum and Tyrconnell Heritage Society

Looking For 2015 Volunteers:

RSVP to Angela at 519-762-3072 or info@backuspagehouse.ca 

April 18 Clean Up Day 9am with potluck lunch at 12:30pm

Setup on May 15

Food Booth Crew for May 16-17

Gate Admissions for May 16-17

Gardening—flower bed upkeep May through to October

Tour Guides May through to October

Heritage Skill Demonstrators May through to October

Applications can be found on our website here.  

Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge April 12 - May 24, 2015

Three opportunities at Backus-Page House Museum to participate.  

1. April 18th—

Clean Up Day

Starting at 9am, bring your favourite food and join us for an appreciation potluck lunch at 12:30pm!  Volunteers please RSVP to Angela at 519-762-3072 or info@backuspagehouse.ca . 

2. May 16th & 17th—

The Road to Culloden

Enjoy a two day Scottish living history event.  Event volunteers needed.  

10am—4pm both days.  Food available for purchase.  Admission $6.00 (age 12 & under free)

3. Learn how to give guided tours and demonstrate heritage skills for visitors.  Shifts starting May 1 through to Thanksgiving Monday.  

It's Time to Make a Change