Celebrating the life of Ernest Thompson Seton
It may be Lindsay’s best-kept secret: renowned Canadian naturalist and artist Ernest Thompson Seton spent a formative part of his childhood in Lindsay between 1866 and 1870.
And now, plans are underway to celebrate the life of Seton and his connection to the area.
Two Fleming College students at the Frost Campus – Julie Crawley and Gilbert Gaboury – are partnering with the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail Association to host a community lecture on Seton as well as rededicate a plaque in his honour. The Ontario Historical Plaque will eventually be located on the section of the Trans Canada Trail that passes through the Frost Campus.
The rededication ceremony and free community lecture will feature guest speaker John Wadland, a Trent University professor who completed his Ph.D. on Seton. It will take place on March 29 at 6:30 p.m. in room 250 of the Frost Campus, 200 Albert St. S. in Lindsay.
Seton, who was born in England in 1860, moved with his family to Canada in 1866, settling near Lindsay. It was his first introduction to rural life and his childhood experiences here led to the beginnings of his love of nature.
In 1870 the family moved to Toronto. Later in life, Seton settled in Carberry, Manitoba. In his lifetime he authored 40 books and completed many landscape paintings. He died in 1946.
Seton is well-known throughout the world, from England to Japan. Local residents can view some of Seton’s paintings at the Lindsay Art Gallery, which holds a collection of his works.
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 90 full-time programs in Business and Technology, Continuing Education and Skilled Trades, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Visual Arts, Education, Health and Wellness, and Law, Justice and Community Services. Fleming College has 6,000 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 58,000 alumni.
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For more information:
Laura Copeland, Communications Officer, 705-749-5530 x 1370 or copeland@flemingc.on.ca