Neighbors in the late 1800's plus Inspirational Story of Escaped Slaves

06/01/2023 12 min
Neighbors in the late 1800's plus Inspirational Story of Escaped Slaves

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Episode Synopsis

This week, Kate talks about the small communities in the late 1800's and how pioneer neighbors needed to get along and relied on each other. Here's an example from Eagle Lake in Haliburton County. Plus Paul talks about the inspiring story of Thornton and Ruthie Blackburn - escaped slaves who managed to escape to Toronto and ultimately became entrepreneurs and 'Persons of National Historic Signifance' in Canada.
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]