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The handcraft guild at Louisbourg creates beautiful things. This 18th century ladies pocket I purchased today at The Fortress gift shop. They make great yarn bags. I like the idea of having a pocket to tie on. I probably could make it steampunkish. Well I could try…
Happy Birthday to me!!! I had a great day. I volunteered in collections this morning then went exploring around The Fortress. I found another piece of the puzzle. Look at what they have to work with, it’s very intriguing.
Hmmmm….
Wore a few sparkly bits today…birthday suit…
Another day and I found another tiny piece of the puzzle. “Hap” etched on a piece of window glass. I’d like to think it is the word happy but of course there are other options.
This is the piece I found yesterday… The plot thickens.
A few discoveries today and a lot of questions still to be answered. The longer I delve into the bits and pieces the more I want to know. I found part of an etched inscription today. I’m feeling more and more like a code breaker. I used to love criptoquotes as a kid. I guess those interests that you develop as a kid, turn into your passions when you are an adult.
Visited Kennington Cove…
It’s that time of year again. My volunteer vacation at Louisbourg with Parks Canada Archeaology. Today I was working in Collections, which happens to be one of my fav places. Just think 1000’s of artifacts at your fingertips. My project was wading through a mountain of glass trying to find pieces that were unique. It’s like playing with a jigsaw puzzle. Lots of fun for me.
I just picked this up at the bookstore.
Fab!!!
We had a great day one at the Academy dig site. It turned out to be good weather and everyone was super enthusiastic. I learned loads in the Primer on the early years at Lunenburg and the early settlers. Which is part of my heritage. I toured through the old cemetery and found some of my ancestors’ grave markers. It’s a strange feeling to see a 250 year old ancestors name, and their last resting place.
It’s that time of year again. The spring issue of Taproot is here. There are so many awesome things in this issue. It’s so relevant to what is going on in my world. Like they read my mind. Seriously! There’s a recipe for rose petal rice pudding and a knitting pattern for a beautiful hat and fingerless mitts.
I listened to a fascinating lecture about archaeological finds on Sable Island Tuesday night. It was hosted by the Nova Scotia Archaeology society. The presentor was Charles Burke an archeologist with Parks Canada. I’ve had the good fortune of hearing him speak before about his archaeological adventures.
He’s a great champion of public archeaology. I agree we all should preserve the past. Culture is what makes us human.
This months lecture on MacNabs island was very interesting. Combined my love of genealogical research and archeaology. The archeaology Society put on a good show as usual with Vanessa Smith as presentor.
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