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 & Bro. received funding from this municipality for the relocation. Our excavations at Patterson Village revealed the presence of large […]

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 wide. I showed a picture of […]

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 circular dark stain in the soil […]