Patterson Village 19th Century Company Town
Our Lands Speak: 19th Century Patterson Village Water Sources – Part 1
Our investigations at Patterson Village revealed four different sources for water cisterns, a well, a water tower, and a cast iron waterline. Although not as advanced as our standards today, it is amazing how much thought and effort must have gone into the creation...
Our Lands Speak: The Closure of Patterson Village
We’ve recently discussed some evidence indicating continued occupation of Patterson Village after 1886, which is when the Patterson & Bro. farm equipment manufactory closed. Shortly afterwards, the manufacturing operation was moved to Woodstock after Patterson...
Our Lands Speak: House 15 at Patterson Village
Two structures on the same plot of land? In my last post, I discussed what I thought might have been a raised storage building at Patterson Village. This was comprised of a rectangular pattern of very large posts/post moulds which defined a structure 14 m long and 7 m...
Our Lands Speak: A 19th Century Raised Storage Building
One of the most puzzling structures investigated at Patterson Village was a rectangular pattern of large posts which formed a structure 14 m long and 7 m wide. In many cases, the wood of the posts was preserved, while in other cases, the wood had rotted away leaving a...
Our Lands Speak Highlights the Patterson Village 19th Century Boarding House
Fourth in our blog series featuring key highlights of our Patterson Village excavation is the boarding house we investigated, which was near the western end of the village fronting on what is now Major Mackenzie Drive. The boarding house was discovered in that part of...
Our Lands Speak Features the Patterson Village 19th Century Church
The remains of the church were originally observed as a large, dark brown stain in the yellow subsoil. Further excavation revealed a structure defined by mortared stone foundation walls which defined a rectangular structure 14.3 m long and 9.0 m wide. There was a small anteroom, perhaps a waiting room or foyer, extending from the northwest corner of the building which was 5.0 m wide and 5.0 m. long
Our Lands Speak: Insights on the Patterson & Brothers’ Factory for Manufacturing Agricultural Implements
Featured next in this month’s posts are certain aspects of the total excavation of Patterson Village by This Land Archaeology Inc. between the fall of 2012 and 2014—as documented in my book The Archaeology of Patterson Village: A 19th Century Company Town in the Township of Vaughan, Ontario, published by I C Publishing (2017) in a new publication series Our Lands Speak.
Our Lands Speak Introduces Peter Patterson and His Brothers, Founders of Patterson & Bro. Farm Equipment Manufacturers and Patterson Village
Happy 2018, and welcome back. This month’s blog posts will provide some deeper insights into Patterson & Bro. Manufactory, Patterson Village, and the 2012 to 2014 salvage excavations my company, This Land Archaeology Inc. undertook at the site. Each of these...
Now Available in iBook, The Archaeology of Patterson Village
I’m pleased to announce the publication of the iBook version of The Archaeology of Patterson Village: A 19th Century Company Town in the Township of Vaughan, Ontario. In this blog post, I’d like to share with you some background on how The Archaeology of Patterson...
Official Book Launch of The Archaeology of Patterson Village
On Sunday, October 29, the book launch for The Archaeology of Patterson Village: A 19th Century Company Town in the Township of Vaughan, Ontario was held in Port Hope at Furby House Books. The Furby House bookstore has been serving book lovers since 1989; and was the...