Our Lands Speak: Seamstress’ House at Patterson Village

More interesting discoveries at Patterson Village are unveiled. With this, includes the presence of 18 houses and one boarding house. These buildings were documented in the 1861 Canada Census. We also unearthed the foundation of the church which had burned down sometime in the early 20th century as well as a stable. The location of […]

Our Lands Speak: 19th Century Patterson Village Water Sources – Part 2

In the last blog I discussed cisterns as one source of water for the occupants of Patterson Village. There were three other sources although one of these related to the post-Village occupation of Houses 17 and 18 by farm-hands working the agricultural fields of this farm. A second source of water was a well lined […]

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 something so necessary and functional as a clean water supply. This […]