On ‘International Women’s Day’ we interpret women’s rights in 1970 through ‘TEEN Magazine
A Story Of How Far We’ve Come In the pandemic summer of 2020, Elizabeth MacDougall and Natalia LaRosa worked as the summer students at the Musée Vankleek Hill Museum. They were delighted to find a ‘Teen’ magazine from August 1970 on display. After an eager look through the magazine, they were taken aback by what […]
A history of racism and stereotyping in Vankleek Hill’s past
A Story To Mark Black History Month Black History Month brings us an opportunity to explore both our personal experiences and our community experiences with racism. We know racism and prejudice continue to exist. We must continuously make the effort to recognize and reject it, and to forge new pathways that benefit us all.The Vankleek […]
The history of Jeannine Duval Seguin
The Story Of Vankleek Hill’s Retired Country Music Singing, Hops-Picking Postmaster A glimpse into the life of Jeannine Duval Seguin of Vankleek Hill takes us through the 1950s and 1960s, a time of change and modernization in rural Ontario. Her life touches on experiences all but forgotten in our local history – the small subsistence […]
