Latest Posts from William D. Finlayson
Our Lands Speak: 1974: Getting Ready to Dig the Draper Site
In my blog post on January 2 of this year, I discussed the importance of my Ph.D. research in the field and laboratory in preparing me for my future career in archaeology. This was particularly the case when I agreed to undertake the complete excavation of the Draper...
Our Lands Speak: The Queensville Milne Site
The Queensville Milne site was the fifth and final site discussed in Volume 2 of Our Lands Speak series entitled The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads: a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario. We discovered this site...
Our Lands Speak: Ezra Doan’s 1871 Diary
This is the sixth blog on our excavations of farmsteads in Volume 2 of Our Lands Speak series entitled The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads: a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario. In two previous blogs, I described...
Our Lands Speak: Queensville Doan Site Part 2
I hope you enjoyed my posts over the holidays sharing some of my reflections on the last 50 years in Ontario archaeology. We pivot back now to the blog series on The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads: a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of...
Our Lands Speak: Reflections on a Half-Century of Changes in Ontario Archaeology – Part Two
Happy New Year and welcome to part 2 of my reflections. I am especially grateful for the opportunity of time and resources to impart the vast information I’ve acquired working in this field for 50 years. As you might know, I strongly believe it is meant to be shared...
Our Lands Speak: Reflections on a Half-Century of Changes in Ontario Archaeology – Part One
This year marks the 50th anniversary of my beginning to excavate three archaeological sites for research for my Ph.D. dissertation and I have paused to reflect on the massive changes which have taken place in those 50 years when archaeological investigations were much...
Our Lands Speak: Queensville Doan Site, Part 1
This is the fourth blog summarizing our excavations at the five rural farmsteads in Queensville, a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario. We found the Queensville Doan site while digging test pits behind the recently vacated...
Our Lands Speak: Archaeological Investigations at Queensville Site 3
Our journey back in time continues now with our dig at Queensville Site 3, chapter 4 of my newest publication, The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads, a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario. This is the third blog in...
Our Lands Speak: Archaeological Investigations at Queensville Site 2
Thanks for joining me again, as we dive deeper in this blog series. As previously shared, these fascinating excavations encompass The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads, a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario. We’re...
Our Lands Speak: Featuring Archaeological Investigations at Queensville Site 1
My next five blogs will summarize the excavations at the five farmsteads which are the subject of my new book entitled: The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads: a 19th century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario which has just been...