Canadians Abroad in 1927: The Ashbridges do England!

Summary

The Ashbridge family were one of the founding families in Toronto and their homestead represents the earliest still remaining within the City. The Ashbridge estate collection as donated to the Trust included household and personal artifacts, and archival documents. These document the personal characteristics, tastes and influences which affected six generations of the family. Archaeological excavations have occurred on the property in 1987-1988, and from 1997 until 2001. Within the ceramic assemblage recovered over the years there was an obvious interest in England as evidenced by the acquisition of certain ceramic patterns. This interest in England was fulfilled when Wellington Ashbridge and his family travelled there in 1927. This paper will examine how Canadian travelers in the 1920s constructed other people and places, but also how one Canadian family perceived themselves during their grand transatlantic experience.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• At Home and Abroad: Travel as an Archaeological Problem   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2013

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