The 2017 Heritage Bus Tour on September 9th will be a guided tour made possible by Barr Bus Lines Ltd. Pakenham, Ontario.
We’re stepping back in time to Beckwith in its days of yore! Join Beckwith Historians and the Society’s Genealogists on this guided historical tour throughout our township. We’ll hear about young Ashton, Political Blacks’ Corners, Prosperous Prospect, Military Red Coats of Franktown, take a House Tour of “Rev Smith’s Manse”, Earlier Settler families, Rural One Room Schools, Annie E. Duff, Beckwith’s Photographer and Painter, and more. Enjoy the catered BBQ; visit the displays, hear our Guest Speaker local author John McKenty and tap your toes the entertainment.
The bus will leave from the Beckwith Township Recreation Complex at 9:30 a.m. sharp. The complex opens at 9:00 a.m., allowing time to register for the event or take a few minutes’ walk on the Goodwood Marsh Nature Trail while waiting for the buses to arrive.
2017 Heritage Bus Tour of Beckwith Township
September 9th, 2017
Beckwith Recreation Complex (seating for 100 people)
1319 9th Line Beckwith
Carleton Place, Ontario K7C 3P2
- Bus Tour leaves 9:30 a.m.
- BBQ lunch at 12:30 p.m. (The Waterfalls Catering)
Lunch time programming includes:
- Key Note Speaker: Local Author John McKenty
- Commemorative Sand Ceremony, dedicated to Beckwith Township Early Settlers
- Farm related displays, family photos, farm photo, some historical artifacts and treasures from life on the farm
- Beckwith Township Display with opportunity to purchase their Beckwith History Collection of Books
- Author Linda Seccaspina will have her book “Tales of Carleton Place” and others available for purchase
- Lanark County Museums Network Displays
We may even get a chance to hear Irish Traditional music and taste some black blood puddin’, colcannon, soda bread, barmbrack, or apple crumble cake from recipes that provided nourishment on the table in an Irish household during the 1800s and 1900s.
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Photo Gallery: Blending Beckwith Past & Present
