by Bill Finlayson | Oct 11, 2018 | 19th Century Queensville Farmsteads
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...
by Bill Finlayson | Sep 20, 2018 | 19th Century Queensville Farmsteads
Welcome back. As I discussed in my last blog, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the operation of Sharon Temple as a museum open to the public. After its closure in 1889, the temple sat derelict for many years until it was purchased by the York Pioneers and...
by Bill Finlayson | Aug 29, 2018 | 19th Century Queensville Farmsteads
This year, 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the preservation of the Sharon Temple and its operation of a museum open to the public—and you’re invited to the celebrations on Sat, Sept 8 at 2pm. It is a happy coincidence that this year also sees the publication of...