It’s already day four in our virtual cemetery tour series, and today we shift our focus from those who immigrated in large groups instead to a surprising number of individuals who came alone. While life in Canada presented new opportunities …
Coming to Canada Virtual Tour – Day 3
For day three of our virtual cemetery tour series, we will be looking at Mass Immigration. Though most immigration policies were intended for individuals and family groups, there were a select few programs put in place for much larger groups. …
Coming to Canada Virtual Tour – Day 2
It’s day two in our Coming to Canada virtual tour series, and today we are looking at stories of fleeing Europe and narrow escapes along the way. Leaving your home country for an unfamiliar land far away was daunting enough …
Coming to Canada Virtual Tour – Day 1
Good morning folks, and welcome to our first virtual tour installment in celebration of Canadian Multiculturalism Day! Over the next five days, we will be exploring the incredible stories of early immigration to the Creston Valley, as well as the …
Overlooked History
(Greenhouses in the Creston Valley) Now that it’s spring, I’m hearing a lot of people talking about their gardens and greenhouses, so I thought this might be a good time to write about the early history of greenhouses in the …
“Socially Correct”
Yesterday, while exploring the “Let’s Eat Outdoors” cookbook, the subject of paper plates came up. The “Dixie Cups” page in that little cookbook lists a number of benefits of using them: They let you devote more time and attention to …
Let’s Eat Outdoors!
While we’re on the subject of recipes and cookbooks, here’s something fun from the Museum’s collection: It’s a marketing strategy cleverly disguised as a cookbook: each page of recipes or “eating outdoors” tips features a specific product, without which, of …
Vintage Recipes
Yesterday, we challenged you, as part of our month-long series of challenges, to invent a four-ingredient recipe. Need some inspiration? Here’s a few we found from the Creston & District Women’s Institute cook book, published in 1930: Transcription: 1 slice …