The Shiretown Blogger celebrated one year of blogging in Victorian style

July 19, 2012 was the one-year anniversary of The Shiretown Blogger. What started as a blog aiming to celebrate the wealthy community and its progress ended up with 200 pageviews after being up and running for less than a month. The blog now has over 16,000 total hits and continues to "celebrate our wealthy community and its progress." 


The Shiretown Blogger celebrated the milestone in Victorian style at the Victorian Tea, offered once weekly at Connell House in Woodstock. 

Food at the Victorian Tea at Connell House was served buffet-
style.

The tea is served every Thursday from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. For only $11.95 per person, one can experience a Victorian-style luncheon and tea and check out the exhibits on display at Connell House.


I'll let the pictures do the blogging. 

Patrick King greeted guests at the door sporting
a black tuxedo. King also escorted guests to their
tables.

My table was nicely decorated

The restored parlour at Connell House was also nicely decorated

Patrick King entertained guests with some piano music

Carleton County Historical Society summer
student tour guide Sam Wilson poses with
a birch bark canoe model in the room dedicated
to Edwin Tappan Adney.

This oddity, believed to be an antique harmonica,
is among many antique musical instruments on display at Connell House.

A total of 1,000 toy soldiers are on display at Connell House.
The soldiers were collected by a Col. Edward Vince.

Some old-fashioned military uniforms which belonged
to Col. Vince.