Heather Darch
In the Missisquoi Museum’s collection is an artefact painted by a German Prisoner of War (POW) who was incarcerated in Farnham, Quebec.
Human combustion stories became a fashionable topic in the 19th century after grisly cases were reported in papers and scholarly journals.
According to archaeologists, this stone bowl represents the first people who lived in this region between the Late Archaic and Early Woodland eras.
Some gravestones stand out as a reminder of the perils our earliest settlers faced. Accidental deaths were frequent.
The work of women in settlement history matters as the sensibilities and experiences of men give only half of the story.
It is hard to believe that body-snatching was once a thing and that these body-snatching stories happened in small villages like Dunham.
Jane Freligh’s story is a good reminder of how far we’ve come in terms of women’s rights.
Nancy Hawley was an itinerant teacher. She lived to be 101 years old. Here is her history and the secrets of her longevity.