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The Story of Bon Accord
In 1831-32 the agitation about the Reform Bill and long continued opposition to it, had caused a great stagnation of business. Trade was dull; there were many failures; all were in difficulty, and many in distress. A little before this time appeared Mr. Fergusson’s account of his first tour in the United States and Canada,…
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Lot 10, Concession 4 – Nichol Township
Meadow Bank Farm There is a quiet elegance to this house as it stands stoic; the roof, the wood, the trimming is slowly disintegrating; but the walls are standing strong. The yard is overgrown with parts of cedar rail fences here and there. Spring flower bulbs are popping up now that the warmer sun has…
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Robert Pilkington
Robert Pilkington was born on November 7, 1765 in Chelsfield (London) England, son of Robert and Grace Pilkington. He married Hannah Tylee (September 8, 1780), daughter of John and Ann Tylee on October 15, 1810 in Devizes, St. John, Wiltshire, UK. Their children were Samuel, died as an infant, Robert John, Mary, Louisa, and Emily.…
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Upper Canada with Elizabeth Simcoe, Robert Pilkington and Thomas Talbot
Elizabeth Postuma Gwillim Simcoe was the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. She was an accomplished artist and between 1791 and 1796, as she travelled throughout Upper and Lower Canada, produced a large number of sketches and watercolours depicting Canadian scenes. She was also an avid diarist and wrote…
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen is one of the most famous and beloved writers in the canon of English literature. Her six Novels implicitly interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th Century. She was born in Steventon, England on December 16, 1775. Her parents were George and Cassandra (Leigh) Austen.…
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