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      During the winter and spring months men from Glengarry would leave their families to work in lumber camps (Ottawa, Michigan, Upper New York) as extra income.  Summer and fall was spent farming and harvesting crops on the homestead. While winter was spent cutting and preparing logs, once spring arrived logs would beRead more

Life for pioneer children was much different than life today. Children were responsible for many chores throughout the day such as cleaning, chopping wood, feeding farm animals, or making butter. Much of their day was spent helping family. When they did have free time, they played inventive games or made their own toys. Children oftenRead more

Before schools could be built, children would gather in someone’s home and were taught how to read, write and count. Eventually the community would get together and build a school. This one room schoolhouse contained only the bare necessities: a chair for the teacher, desks made out of planks for the children, some blackboards atRead more

In every pioneer family, the kitchen was the heart of the home. Women oversaw the harvesting of gardens, and cooking or preserving food (with the help of children of course!). All food had to come from the local land and through the family kitchen. Enough food would have to be made to feed the wholeRead more

    To learn more about local heritage breeds, the Glengarry Pioneer Museum visited Hawkhill Farm owned by long-time farmers and museum volunteers Bob Garner and Laurie Maus. Heritage animals are traditional livestock breeds, these animals were bred for specific traits allowing them to thrive in local environments and farming practices very different from modernRead more