In today’s episode, we will be learning about a few local businesses that were very important to our area!

Show Notes-https://backuspagehouse.ca/2024/07/10/podcast-episode-58-local-businesses/

In this episode, we share the biographies of prominent women in the Talbot Settlement, how they influenced the area, and share some of their written memories. Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2024/06/26/podcast-episode-57-women-of-the-talbot-settlement/

In this episode we learn how manuals transformed life in the 1800’s by offering various tips and tricks to help with daily tasks. From teeth to menstrual pads, we dive into the popular methods of keeping up appearance and hygiene.

Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2024/06/12/podcast-episode-56-laundry-hygiene-part-2/

In today’s episode we talk all about cholera. What is it? How do you contract it? How did Upper Canada deal with the monstrous epidemic? How many lost their lives? Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2023/09/20/podcast-episode-55-cholera/

One of the oldest agricultural pursuits known to man is beekeeping. In today's episode we learn about the process of making honey, settlers' utilization of honeybee crops, the development of keeping bees, and the great influence the insects had on life in Upper Canada. Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2023/09/06/podcast-episode-54-honey-honey-houses/

In this episode written by Becky Van Harn, you will learn all about the characteristics of the early Anglican Church, the clergy reserves and their reception in Upper Canada, and the many Reverend Stewarts in Tyrconnell.

Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2023/08/30/podcast-episode-53-anglican-influence-on-the-talbot-settlement/

In this week's episode we talk about soap and the various ways settlers utilized it, the extensive time and effort that went into simple household tasks like doing laundry, and the trials and tribulations of bathing.

Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2023/08/09/podcast-episode-52-laundry-hygiene-part-1/

During the First and Second World Wars, Canadian citizens served their country in many different ways. On the battlefields soldiers fought for their lives and country, meanwhile back in the fields of Canada, men, women, and children worked to provide food not only for our citizens and military, but our allies. Show Notes- https://backuspagehouse.ca/2023/08/02/podcast-episode-51-war-modernizing-the-farm/