The home of Joseph Scott and his wife Margaret Ramsey-Scott will be brought back in time this weekend with the help of Dalhousie costume studies student John Renaud.
Renaud has hand-sewn costumes which would have been worn by the famous local couple back in the 18th century. The Scott home, which was built in the 1770s, is now a registered heritage property in Bedford.
The costumes were made as part of an historical project to celebrate the founding of Halifax 250 years ago. The students were asked to choose and research some of Halifax's earliest settlers.
Renaud, who is from Windsor, Ont. but now lives in Sackville, said he wasn't all that familiar with the area and came across a brochure for Scott Manor House at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum. The idea bloomed from there.
"The fact that he (Scott) was upper, upper class and the fact that his house was still standing was what was interesting to me," said Renaud.
He said it took the better part of a year to complete, as a lot of the work was done by hand.
The Dalhousie students put on an historical fashion show with their designs back in April 2009, but then the costumes were put into storage.
It wasn't until recently that the museum staff invited Renaud to display his costumes at Scott Manor House.
"They're just fantastic," said Marie Corkum from Scott Manor House.
The costumes have been on display since July, but Renaud will conduct a presentation and lecture on 18th century clothing on Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. at the museum, 15 Fort Sackville Rd., Bedford.
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