This is a rather late notice, but the Marshville Heritage Society will be holding its annual Marshville Heritage Festival this Labour Day weekend, September 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2026, at the fairgrounds in Wainfleet, Ontario. The Mackenzie Printery & Newspaper…
Month: August 2026
Found some Whitlock press accessories!
The Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum maintains a Whitlock Pony press in Wainfleet, Ontario, in a building at the local Fairgrounds. Every Labour Day weekend, the Marshville Heritage Festival is held on the fairgrounds, and as part of that, we…
More tororo-aoi updates
One of the larger tororo-aoi plants seems to be dying back and losing all its leaves, though the pods are still on it and some are showing signs of ripening. The other large plants seem fine, so I don’t know…
Howard Iron Works Print Expo & Fair 2026
Howard Iron Works will once again be holding its Print Expo & Fair, this year on Saturday, September 26th from 10am-4pm. This is the eighth fair since starting in 2018 (skipping one year but including one virtual year due to…
Mackenzie Printery’s Albion Press
The Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum in Queenston, Ontario has a small Albion press which needs a bit of work to get it into top form. The pull handle does not retract all the way when released, so it interferes…
Tororo-aoi in full bloom
The tororo-aoi plants I’m growing come from several seed sources, with one producing plants much obviously larger than the others. Up until now only the larger plants had bloomed, and they now have several very large seed pods on them.…
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