A red metal watering can with a large spout. It is sitting on a wooden slated bench. In the background there are ferns, geraniums, and ivy plants in pots.

Lecture with Paul LaPorte: Tracing the Roots of Native Plants

Saturday, September 13, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
FREE LECTURE
Eldon House’s Grounds and Interpretive Centre
Museum Available for Self-Guided Tours By Donation

By Donation

In this presentation we travel back in time to the very beginning of life on earth. Numerous plant fossils are examined to provide an introduction to the evolution of plants from the Cambrian Period to the present day. The role that these ancient plants played in the formation of fossil fuels will also be examined. Focus is placed on native Ontario flora and how they came to flourish in the area.
  • To  attend you must call 519-661-5169 to provide your name, email, phone number, and number of persons selected to participate. 
  • Maximum number of participants is 40 people. 
  • Light refreshments are provided in the Interpretive Centre.
  • As a heritage site there is no public parking. There is public parking in and around the museum. Click here for Google Maps of Eldon House 
  • Please be aware that if the event is postponed or canceled guests will be notified in advance as soon as possible. 

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.