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Things aren’t always what they seem. Ask 6 people to name what this heavy cast iron pan was used for and 5 will most likely immediately reply “baking fancy muffins”. Good guess but wrong. It’s a mould for maple sugar candy.
This particular mould was used at the Kaufmann Hotel in Sebastopol in the mid to late 1800s.
Check out the beautiful shapes in these deep moulds and salivate over the sweet sugary taste.
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Tavistock Historical Society guest speaker Dr. Paul Bartlett looks at some rare Tavistock postcards with Society resource person Donna Wilson and newly elected director Donna Dickson (right) following the Society’s Annual Meeting on Saturday afternoon, March 30th at Grace Church.
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Every postcard that has a picture tells a story. Sometimes, if we give our imagination free rein, we can see ourselves in the picture.
This image shows a bit of construction work underway in 1923 on the northeast side of the five corners in Tavistock. Can you see yourself as one of the crew, labouring long hours for perhaps a dollar day in wages?
Might you be the chap on the bicycle, most likely making deliveries for one of the local businesses?
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They had vision. They had vitality. They had vigor. They were the Village of Tavistock Horticultural Society.
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These days the saying “Be My Valentine” brings to mind heart-shaped chocolates, long-stemmed red roses, romantic candlelit dinners and lovey-dovey greeting cards.
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Every archives and museum has items that have more questions than answers. This picture is one of ours. It’s Scan # 1204 in the Lemp Studio Collection.
Amidst the hundreds of photos of individuals, families, businesses, sports teams, houses, animals and the list goes on, why would one of the photographers purposely take this shot?
What’s important about the hand? Speculation abounds.
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Most local historians can readily tell you that Tavistock was founded in 1848. Many can also attest to Tavistock's date of incorporation in 1909. Tavistock's Crest is not so well known. You might think that this story begins in 1848 or 1909. You would be wrong. This story starts in January of 1949 when the Gazette ran an article that read as follows:
