Lang Pioneer Village Museum
104 Lang Road K0L 2G0 Keene, ON, Canada

There is still time to book a Heritage Christmas Mini Photography session at the Village with Heather Doughty Photography ! We have time slots available for both Friday & Saturday. For details or to book your session, please visit https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com//museum-

We want to let readers and our visitors know that the recent headline about wedding fee increases in the local media failed to let the public know that the raise in wedding package pricing included significant increases in services in response to the needs of brides and grooms. County Council, Lang Advisory Committee and staff raised the wedding pricing fee of $3600 in order to include services that it became clear were needed for a spectacular and safe wedding experience at... the Village. We are proud to introduce Judi Clayton of Wheelhouse Event Co. (wheelhouseeventco.com) who is now providing wedding planner services for weddings held in the Peterborough County Agricultural Heritage Building (PCAHB). Weddings now also include a security company to ensure the safety of all guests and the protection of the Village cultural heritage. In addition, the higher price quoted in the heading also includes professional photography by Heather Doughty Photography (heatherdoughtyphotography.com) (optional package). All of these services in the charmed setting of the Historic Village and the state-of-the-art McCloskey Great Hall and HTML Insurance Kitchen in the PCAHB make weddings at Lang Pioneer Village Museum a great place for a wedding at comparable market rates. Peterborough County

Happy Tuesday! Acquired earlier this year, our treasure for this week is a Debenture Certificate issued by the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway Company on January 1st, 1854. A debenture certificate is a document which certifies that the holder is a creditor of the company who has issued it. These certificates show how much money an investor has given a company, the interest rate to be paid to the investor, and the schedule of repayment to the investor. The Cobourg and Peter...borough Railway was one of the first rail lines to be built in Central Ontario. Construction began in Cobourg in 1853 with completion in Peterborough late in 1854. The first passenger trip left Cobourg on Friday December 29th, 1854 at 10:30 am. It took the train less than two hours to reach Ashburnham. Over the next forty years the railway evolved, and changed hands and names several times. It was sold to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1893, and was officially closed in 1898.

12 Days of Unique Christmas Gift Ideas - Day 12 Our final unique Christmas gift idea is a Lang Pioneer Village Museum gift card. While gift cards are typically not the most unique gift idea out there, we guarantee that a visit to our site will be - and hopefully one that will be remembered for years to come!... To purchase a gift card for a loved one this holiday season, please visit https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com//admissi. Gift cards are available in $10, $25, $50 and $100 denominations. Thank you for joining us the past 12 days and happy shopping! #shoplocal #LangPioneer #ptbocounty #thekawarthas #kawarthasnorthumberland #Christmas #giftideas

You may have seen our post last week featuring some items from our Online Museum Shop. Here are a few more items that are currently available in our Shop! For more information or to see our entire collection, please visit https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com/

Normally at this time of year, as we prepare to begin our Christmas event, we collect food donations in support of the Otonabee-South Monaghan Food Cupboard. This year as a result of COVID, the Food Cupboard is operating a little differently, but the need is still there! We would encourage everyone attending our Heritage Christmas in the Village tours (and all of our wonderful visitors!) to help us continue the tradition of supporting the Otonabee-South Monaghan Food Cupboard by making a donation. Details on how to make a donation are located in the poster below. Thank you for supporting the Food Cupboard with us this holiday season!

This week’s video is a recipe for Christmas Pudding sometimes called Plum Pudding. It is that traditional Victorian dessert, which is either loved or hated, served on Christmas day. It was popularized in Charles Dickens' book, A Christmas Carol. Pen Vogler is a food historian specializing in food in literature and has been a guest curator of the exhibition Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens at the Charles Dickens Museum. Enjoy and if you try it out please send us ...your pictures! ____________________ What Museum Fans are Watching! For more posts like this one check back on Saturday mornings when we share our staff picks for history themed and museum adjacent content that we love

This week’s What Museum Fans are Watching post is a short, restored, 1904 film of Edwardian era women punching time sheets at Westinghouse Works in in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s easy to forget that people in history were, in fact, real people. This video captures a moment which might seem mundane but brings so much humanity to the past. It is particularly touching to see the smiles, and laughter, of these women. ... This video feels like a meditation we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. ____________________ What Museum Fans are Watching! For more posts like this one check back on Saturday mornings when we share our staff picks for history themed and museum adjacent content that we love

It's time for Tuesday's Treasure! Take a look at the image posted below. Did you think this was a print? You wouldn’t be the first. It’s actually a textile woven on a Jacquard Loom! The Jacquard Loom was invented in France in 1804 and made its way to Peterborough in the late 1800s. This particular Jacquard textile was fashioned after the painting entitled "The Storm". The Storm was painted in 1880 by Pierre Auguste Cot, a classically-trained French painter. The inspiration for this work is unknown. It may have been based on the French story of Paul and Virginie or the Greek tale of Daphnis and Chloe. Both are stories of childhood friends who later become lovers. The original piece is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Are you looking to have family Christmas photos done? We are offering Christmas Mini Photography Sessions in the Village the first three weekends of December. For details or to book your session, please visit https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com//museum-

We are excited to announce that we have some brand new programming coming soon! Be sure to keep an eye on our social media channels in the next couple of weeks for more information. #WhereHistoryIsHappeningSafely #newprogramming #ptbocounty #langpioneer

12 Days of Unique Christmas Gift Ideas - Day 11 Today's gift idea is a memory of Lang! We have a number of Lang Pioneer Village Museum-branded merchandise available in our store. From coasters to hats and yo-yos to ornaments, we have a unique Lang item for everyone on your shopping list! Check them out at https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com/.... #shoplocal #LangPioneer #ptbocounty #thekawarthas #kawarthasnorthumberland #Christmas #giftideas

Looking for a pandemic-appropriate Halloween costume? We have DIY Plague Doctor Mask kits available for sale in our Online Museum Shop! Get your kit today by visiting https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com/. Your mask can also be worn during our exciting public art happening taking place on October 31 at 12 noon! Details at https://www.langpioneervillage.ca///pandemic-processional/.

This week we are showcasing an episode of a new show that we’ve stumbled across! Surely to become a museum fans favourite, it's called Britain’s Most Historic Towns and each episode is spent exploring just that - one of Britain’s most historic towns. ____________________ What Museum Fans are Watching! For more posts like this one check back on Saturday mornings when we share our staff picks for history themed and museum adjacent content that we love

UPDATE: The two tour time slots have sold! We have two openings for Heritage Christmas in the Village tours - December 12th at 7:45 & December 12th at 8:00pm. To claim these tour spots, please visit https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com//admissi.

Did you know we sell gift cards? Gift cards can be purchased in $10, $25, $50 and $100 denominations and can be redeemed for both Museum admission and Museum Shop purchases. Visit our Online Museum Shop to purchase your gift card today: https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com/ #LangPioneer #supportlocal #shoplocal #ptbocounty Peterborough County Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism Kawarthas Northumberland

Just a reminder that although we cannot collect food items during our Christmas tours this year for the Otonabee-South Monaghan Food Cupboard, you can still donate! We would encourage everyone attending our Heritage Christmas in the Village tours (and all of our wonderful visitors!) to help us continue the tradition of supporting the Otonabee-South Monaghan Food Cupboard by making a donation. Details on how to make a donation are located in the poster below. Thank you for supporting the Food Cupboard with us this holiday season!

It’s #waybackwednesday ! A new series that showcases images of our museum from way back to now in 2020! Today’s transformation is our South Lake School House!

Happy Treasure Tuesday! This week’s treasure is a copper bed warmer. Bed warmers were filled with hot coals and placed under sheets. The sheets could easily catch fire if they were dry, so the bed warmer needed to be shifted periodically. The pan of this bed warmer has a faint etching of the blue willow pattern. Blue willow was designed in the late 18th Century by Thomas Minton and various stories were created to help promote the design. The most popular story begins with t...wo lovers of different social standing. They elope together against the orders of the girl’s father. One night, the girl’s father sends his men to murder them. The pair are reincarnated as birds, united for eternity. The origins of the story depicted on the plate are unknown but the story is thought to possibly be linked to Chinese culture where true love should not upset the family hierarchy.

Please note: Our Administration Office will be closed today as staff observe Remembrance Day. "They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning,... we will remember them." - Laurence Binyon "Ode of Remembrance" See more

We invite you to call on your collective imaginations and creative sparks, and gather at a distance with us, as we exorcise our pandemic angst in a fun, active and safe way with our Pandemic Processional: A Participatory Art Happening on Saturday, October 31 at 12 noon. We will be leading a costumed march (or walk, or dance) through the spacious roadways of the Historic Village. We invite you to come dressed as a plague doctor or a witch and be a part of this unusual event... as we parade to the haunting backdrop of 200 year old buildings, and some eerie music. Bring your capes, masks, hats and broomsticks homemade or store bought. It’s about to get spooky! The cost for both spectators and participants is just $10 per person. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. For tickets, please visit https://www.langpioneervillage.ca///pandemic-processional/ #WhereHistoryIsHappeningSafely #WhereHistoryIsHappening #LangPioneer #ptbocounty #thekawarthas #pktourism #experienceKN #perfectwknds #plaguedoctor #witches Peterborough County Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism Kawarthas Northumberland kawarthaNOW.com PtboCanada Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Ontario Festivals Visited

October 11 is the International Day of the Girl. Inspire: Women's Portrait Project honoured 36 local young women who inspire everyone around them with their leadership, passion for their interests and incredible role modelling. Congratulations to all the recipients. You make us all proud!

This Saturday’s post is from a series we’ve seen before. It also references another series we love, and showed in last week’s post! Join us for another visit with Mrs. Crocombe, from Audley End House and English Heritage one of our staff favourites. She receives a package from Mr. Townsend (from JAS Townsends in the US) with ingredients and a recipe to make an old-fashioned pudding. The autumn has always been a time when people start baking and making comfort food like th...is cornmeal, blueberry and maple dish. If you decide to make the recipe we’d love to see pictures! _______________________________________________ What Museum Fans are Watching! For more posts like this one check back on Saturday mornings when we share our staff picks for history themed and museum adjacent content that we love.

Please note that our Administration office will be closed on Monday for Thanksgiving. We wish everyone a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

We are proud to announce that Lang Pioneer Village Museum has been awarded the #SafeTravels Stamp by the World Travel & Tourism Council. The Safe Travels Stamp is an international symbol designed to allow travellers to recognize governments and companies around the world, which have adopted health and hygiene, standardized protocols so consumers can experience ‘Safe Travels’. At Lang Pioneer Village Museum we are committed to ensuring that all our guests receive a safe living history experience of exceptional quality!

Have you heard about our Pandemic Processional taking place on October 31? If you are interested in participating in this unique Witches and Plague Doctors March, please check out our website at https://www.langpioneervillage.ca///pandemic-processional/. Space is limited! Want to make your own plague doctor mask for the march? We have kits available on our Online Museum Shop! Visit https://lang-pioneer-village-museum.myshopify.com/ for details.

There is one photography session time slot remaining for this coming weekend and a number of openings for next weekend. If you are interested in having family photographs taken this fall, our packages come complete with a local photographer (Heather Doughty Photography) and a gorgeous array of backgrounds in the historic Village. For details or to book a session, please visit www.langpioneervillage.ca/photography-sessions.

This week’s treasure is a wooden gingerbread clock. The clock’s maker’s mark indicates that it was made by the Ansonia Clock Company and that it won an award at the Paris Exposition in 1878. The Ansonia Clock Company was established in Connecticut in 1850 by Theodore Terry and Franklin C. Andrews. In 1854, a fire destroyed the factory. The company later opened a factory in Brooklyn, New York. This factory also caught fire, leaving the company with a quarter of a million dollars in losses. Despite these setbacks, the Ansonia Clock Company went on to prosper. Later in that decade, Ansonia was producing 10,000 clocks a day and had completely recovered from its debts. Check back next week to see what treasure we will showcase in our next Treasure Tuesday feature!

We are amazed to announce that despite our Historic All Hallows' Eve tours being many weeks away, these tours have SOLD OUT. For everyone that has inquired, there are no additional time slots remaining for this tour and regrettably we will not be adding any additional time slots. We apologize for the inconvenience. We do, however, have some wonderful and safe options coming up later this fall with our Pandemic Processional (Witches and Plague Doctor March) on October 31 at 12 noon and our evening Heritage Christmas in the Village tours on December 4 & 5, 11 & 12 and 18 & 19. For details or to book your spot for either offering, please visit https://www.langpioneervillage.ca/plan-your-visit/events/