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Through an examination of the early nineteenth-century letters and diaries of six female British immigrants to the Peterborough area, Jodi Aoki explores the coping strategies employed by the women as they forged lives in the Canadian wilderness and made sense of lives ruptured through migration.

This lecture is presented as part of the Museum's "Word on the Hill Lecture Series".

What did residents of a 17th century English plantation in Ferryland, Newfoundland throw down their privies (toilets)? Find out here. Because little is recorded about tailoring, dying techniques and fabrics until the 19th century, costume researchers must use other objects to give context. This presentation will show the evolution of costume from the first wave of European contact to North America in Newfoundland and Labrador to those brave pioneers of central Canada such as Catherine Parr Traill.

This lecture is presented as part of the Museum's "Word on the Hill Lecture Series".

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Successful Volunteer Engagement

2012 Spring Workshop
Presented by Donna Lockhart, CVRM
The RETHINK Group

•Are you a new co-ordinator/manager of volunteers?
•Are you that person who is “working with” volunteers in a minimal staff, volunteer-driven organization?
•Are you a co-ordinator/manager with little or no formal training because you fell into this position?
•Are you a seasoned co-ordinator, wanting to ensure you are still on track?

THEN THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!

Give yourself a "time out" from your busy holiday season. Come experience a new way of connecting to community, self and spirit – and relaxation! A practice developed at Findhorn, an eco-spiritual centre in northern Scotland.
ALL WELCOME!
- dances range from lively to meditative
- no experience, no partners needed