Minden 1850's - Squatters, Land Grants & Settlers plus Canada's WW1 Cycling Soldiers

05/10/2020 15 min
Minden 1850's - Squatters, Land Grants & Settlers plus Canada's WW1 Cycling Soldiers

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This week Kate talks about early settlement in Minden, squatters, land grants and what pioneers needed to do to legitimately settle the land with focus on one example - Frances Kent. Minden is towards the southern part of Haliburton County. Plus Paul talks about the experiences of Canada's cycling soldiers in WW1 - our calvary on two wheels.
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]