Late 1800's Summer School Vacation plus The Curious Case of Isobel Gunn
What was summer vacation like for kids at the end of the 1800's plus a fur-trade labourer in the late 1800's Canada that wasn't what 'he' seemed to be.
What was summer vacation like for kids at the end of the 1800's plus a fur-trade labourer in the late 1800's Canada that wasn't what 'he' seemed to be.
This week, Kate chats about what the end of the school year would have been like for kids in Haliburton County in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It might sound somewhat familiar - without the electronic devices - but there's always the old swimming hole. Plus, Paul talks about Isobel Gunn - a young lady from the Orkney Islands who fought gender stereotypes by assuming a male identity in the early 1800's to travel and adventure in the Canadian fur trade.....until the delivery of a baby boy revealed her true identity.
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 timewarp@canoefm.com
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