Weekend Events Planned To Celebrate The 225th Anniversary of the Duff-Baby House

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The Duff-Baby House will be celebrating its 225th anniversary on the weekend of July 8th and 9th, 2023, with a weekend filled with fun activities for the whole family. See the full schedule of events below:

Saturday, July 8th
11:00am to 4:00pm

• Free tours of the Duff-Baby House
• Voyageur historical interpreter Matt Drouillard on site
• Lost Arts in the Interpretation Centre: Basket weaving; tin smithing (Park House); textiles of the past, including samples of tatting, crochet, needlepoint, quilting, etc.
• Games of hoops and graces for children on the front lawn
• Plein-air artists on the front lawn (weather permitting)

11:30am

• Procession and brief celebratory speeches

Noon to 2:00pm

•  Face painting for children

2:00pm

• Riverfront Theatre Company mini-production of “The Founding of Sandwich”

Sunday July 9th
Noon to 4:00pm

• Free tours of the Duff-Baby House
• Members of the Fort Malden Guard Unit on site

1:00pm to 3:30pm

• Talks in the Interpretation Centre:
  o 1:00pm –  Frank Perissinotti, Retired Professor, St. Clair College: “The Building of a Mansion in 1798”
  o 2:00pm –  Rick Duff (descendant of Alexander Duff): “Searching for your Scottish family Roots”
  o 3:00pm – Dr. Larry Kulisek, Retired Professor, University of Windsor: “Life in Sandwich in 1798”