Celebrate Ancaster’s History

Fieldcote Museum is pleased to present as part of Ancaster Heritage Days an informative talk by Grant Karcich on the life of John Baptiste Rousseau, one of the early settlers of Ancaster.

Details will be provided on Rousseau’s French-Canadian background growing up on the island of Montreal; his exploits during the American Revolution and the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812; his mercantile pursuits in Kingston, Toronto, and Ancaster, and his unique role in British Treaty negotiations with the Mississauga and Chippewa.

The talk will take place at the Ancaster Old Town Hall, located at 310 Wilson Street East, on the evening of Wednesday June 7, 2023. The talk is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm. The Hall will be open to the public from 6:30-8:30 pm to accommodate both the talk and the book launch.

Author Grant Karcich’s extensive research is also the focus of his book, Jean Baptiste Rousseau, St. John: a Canadian Interpreter and Trader, which will be available for purchase that evening. The biography of Rousseau will be available from Red Handprint Publishing (http://redhandprint.ca) later in June.

To be sure to secure a seat, please register at https://rec.hamilton.ca/Fieldcote/ticketing/browse?StartDate=2023-06-07&LocationId=1736.