Over the years, we have been able to
visit a number of Pioneer Villages and Re-enactments. In doing so, Judi and
I have not only had an enjoyable time, but we have learned a lot of about the
history of Canada
Our first encounter with the past was at
the “Battle
of Stoney Creek”. This was a re-enactment of the 1813 battle that took
place in Stoney Creek between the
British and the Americans. At the re-enactment we saw the British encampment,
browsed the merchant tents and witnessed a “mock” battle. Along the
way we learned about Canadian and United States
Our next journey back in time was to the
Black
Creek Pioneer Village. As we wandered through the Village we were able
to investigate the fascinating historical buildings and watch as Village
interpreters told or showed us who our forefathers lived and survived.
These were followed by visits the Queen’s
Park to see democracy at work in the Ontario Legislative Assembly.
Then it was Lang Pioneer Village for their Christmas by Candlelight. In
Perth
we visited the elegant Matheson House. Here we could catch
a glimpse of the life and times of an 1840’s family.
A while ago we traveled to Keswick
to the Georgina Pioneer Village. They were featuring a re-enactment of
the Rise
to Rebellion. This is where William Lyon MacKenzie in 1837 tried
to incite Canadians to throw off British rule.
We visited Chatham one year and
witnessed the Gregor’s Crossing Medieval Faire (no longer run). Knights competed against one another for the favour
of a fair maiden.
And then there were a Naval and Military
encampment and battle in Port Dover and a military
re-enactment at Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg?
The past is definitely our future! (See Ontario
Heritage Visited at www.ontariofestivalsvisited.ca
for articles about our Heritage Adventures.)
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