By Jill Chapman
Peterborough County is a special place. Just ask our friends Neil Morton and the
gang at PTBOCANADA.COM , who continually share fun tidbits,
facts & features relevant to the culture, social climate and history of the
County. Click the link below to
view their list of “31 Fun Facts about
Peterborough”!
Take special note of #18 on the list that references David
Fife and the development of the Red Fife Wheat strain. You can visit the Fife
family’s original cabin at Lang Pioneer Village Museum and get a feel for what
early settlement would have looked like in rural Peterborough County in the early
19th century. It is hard to
imagine living and thriving in these conditions while ‘roughing it in the
bush’.
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| Fife Cabin, Lang Pioneer Village Museum (c. 1825) |
From our snowy cabin and historic
Village to you, have a beautiful winter day!
Jill Chapman is the Visitor Experience Coordinator at Lang Pioneer Village Museum. She has been a member of the Lang team since May of 2012. Jill is a passionate advocate for education, the arts and fitness. When not at work, Jill might be found running through the North Cavan foothills or on one of the County’s rotary trails.