Pioneer Demographics plus Nylon Stockings

About this episode

This episode explores the demographics of Haliburton County's pioneers and the history of nylon stockings.

This week, Kate has the country of origin of many of Haliburton County's pioneers. Ironically, although there's many community names that are Welsh in origin there weren't necessarily that many Welsh settlers in the County. Regardless, there were settlers from England, Scotland, Ireland, and eventually Italy among other countries. Plus Paul has the story of the first synthetic fabric - nylon - created in the late 1930's that had one of its first use in women's stockings as a replacement for silk. It was a product that became a fashion statement, caused near riots, and changed life. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate Butler, Paul Vorvis

Topics covered

• pioneer demographics
• synthetic fabric
• history of nylon
• cultural impact
• settler origins

Keywords

• Haliburton County
• pioneers
• nylon stockings
• synthetic fabric
• fashion history

Mentioned in this episode

Products: nylon

Places: Haliburton County, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Toronto

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