AGNES DUNBAR MOODIE FITZGIBBON WAS A DAUGHTER OF SUSANNA MOODIE AND RESIDED IN LAMBTON MILLS, ON DUNDAS STREET, IN THE 1860’S.
AT THIS TIME SHE ILLUSTRATED HER BOOK “CANADIAN WILDFLOWERS”, FOR WHICH HER AUNT CATHARINE PARR TRAILL, WROTE THE TEXT.

ALL OF THE SPECIMENS WERE FROM THE BABY POINT AND HUMBER VALLEY AREA ADJACENT TO HER HOME; MANY OF THESE FLOWERS STILL SURVIVE IN THE MAGWOOD SANCTUARY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BABY POINT.

PUBLISHED IN 1867, THE BOOK MAY BE SEEN IN THE BALDWIN ROOM OF THE TORONTO REFERENCE LIBRARY.

THE HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE IS GIVING ITS ANNUAL SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK THROUGH AGNES’ WORLD OF 1865 ON SUNDAY, MAY 10TH 2009.

IT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS, STARTING IN THE HISTORIC LAMBTON HOUSE, 4066 OLD DUNDAS STREET, AT 1:00 P.M. WITH A TALK ABOUT AGNES AND RETURNING THERE FOR TEA.

LAST YEAR HER TRILLIUMS WERE BLOOMING FOR US IN THE MAGWOOD SANCTUARY.

MADELEINE McDOWELL
CHAIR, HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE
416-767-7633