Join History Department postdoctoral fellow Alexandra Macdonald for a very special hands-on demonstration at The Brown Homestead. Dr. Macdonald will show participants how to work with flax using processes related to her research and developed in the eighteenth century.

This drop-in event, part of Ontario Culture Days 2025, is on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Brown Homestead is located at 1317 Pelham Road in St. Catharines. It is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!

Learn more about Dr. Macdonalds’ work here.