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 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 the Village we called Area 2 located west of the […]

End of the Year Greetings

It’s the beginning of December, the snow has arrived and appears to be here to stay. The temperatures are projected to be below-freezing for the next week, thus ensuring the ground will be frozen even if the snow disappears. As so we end another field season. As usual, we have been busy, and I thank […]