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
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…
Tags: Flowers, Gardens, Roses, Settlers, Talbot
Early Light, Backus-Page House Museum
Made of thin tin. Has significant rust and holes. Made to look like a candle holder. Ontop of the canister made to hold whale oil, a spout juts…
Tags: 1800s, 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…
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,…
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…
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…
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".
The "Talbot" Axe, Backus-Page House Museum
Rusty axe head. The end not used for cutting is banged up possibly used for pounding things in? Wooden handle, curved slightly in design.
The Land Deed, Backus-Page House Museum, December 23, 1840
This land deed is dated 23rd day of December, 1840 at Port Talbot to John McLean, Yeoman for 3 farthings. Northeast Quarter of Lot Two, Concession…
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