The Orchard
Talbot's orchard included apples, pears, plums, cherries, and wild strawberries.
Tags: Garden, Orchard, Settlers, Talbot, Trees
Old Velvet Rose
Has been noted in apothecary books as far back as 1597 as "velvet rose", but nowadays it's more commonly called the "Tuscany rose".
Tags: Flowers, Gardens, Roses, Settlers, Talbot
Centifolia Rose
Also known as the "old cabbage rose", or "the queen of roses" to most herbalists. With heavy fragrance and five foot tall bushes, it has been favored…
Maiden's Blush Rose
This rose was previously known as the "Cuisse de Nymph," or "thigh of the nymph". Because that name was too risqué for the Victorian age, so now it's…
Alba Semi Plena, Rose of the Yorks
These Regency Area roses were very shrubby, summer-blooming, and from a breed that predated the introduction of the China rose.
Tags: Flowers, Garden, Roses, Settler, Talbot
Fabric and Thread Making, Backus-Page House Museum
The carders are made of two flat pieces of wood, each with a handle and varying in size. On one side of each of these carders are hundreds of small…
Tags: 1800s, Settler, Talbot
Laundry, Backus-Page House Museum
Washbucket- A replica used for educational/demonstration situations. Made of vertical wooden slats held together by 3 black painted horizontal strips…
The Necessary, Backus-Page House Museum
Porcelain bowl. No designs. Small handle on the side for easy carrying/dumping of contents. Used to relieve oneself during the night instead of…
Fetching Water, Backus-Page House Museum
Water Pail- Wooden bucket. Was used for collecting sap at one point in time. Made of wooden boards compiled vertically. Two horizontal, lighter,…
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