Barn raising party, Highland Creek, Scarborough, 1909. Image: Toronto Public Library
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8094
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Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1909
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Barn raising party, Highland Creek, Scarborough, 1909. Image: Toronto Public Library
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The journals of Thomas Edward Hough, a member of one of Scarborough's early-settler families, describes life in the rural community in the early 1800s. Hough describes barn raising parties, where friends and family from neighbouring farms would gather to help build a barn.
As barns grew bigger, more help was needed to construct them, and more members of the community became involved. The laborious event took on a festive family atmosphere and featured large communal dinners, music, and activities for children.
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