Birr WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 9, 1990-1991, p. 8

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The i V O t . 5 V a tn t21t)alposeph Brant house C" oo ’ tract Of OVerIOOking Burlington JI to Cap 21111 B 3,450 acres which was a gift ilitary Rel-Vicerant from George III for his 2','r"icat' S t . evolutioonthe Crown during the A . a5 A Aftm D . Lmlse w tr' "tte se (,tcri2r,a,,r.It':; death in 1807 the begid Venn by his wife Catherine gest Shh Cm, . . T 1 -- Brant. l . . herine "4.. y r cu by his wife Cat . gungest son Captain John Brant loper eve t will 1875 the house was sold to a it, rCSOfE’ T Cl incorporated it into a Summous hote . The Brant House. In 1900 a ”xi: complexd Bhe Hotel Brant was added to t outdate C, 1927 the buildings had become tld were demolished. th, The A ”e Present house was n e Original site in 1937-38. JOSEPH BRANT MUSEUM reconstructed wif was bis on The Woodland Indian Gallery explores a variety of Woodland Indian cultural ac- tivities. Regarded by European fur traders as "barbarian children of the forest (les sauvages)", Woodland Indians had, in fact, developed a highly complex democratic culture. Many of the artifacts on view in the gallery were found locally during ar- cheological digs. WOODLAND INDIAN GALLERY Native Ceremonial Artifacts The Joseph Brant Gallery traces Brant's life as a Militarist. On view in the gallery are several personal possessions of Brant include ing many which were personal gifts of George Ill. Also featured is a portion of a restored parlour "in the English style", represen- tative of the manner in which Joseph Brant furnished his home, Wellington Square. JOSEPH BRANT GALLERY Joseph Brant Parlour, Circa 1800

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