Banting House National Historic Site

An Intern’s Journey; Chapter 5: The Importance of Support

One of the great things about this internship is that each day I seem to be working on something new…

An Intern’s Journey: Chapter 3; The Importance of a Website

It’s certainly been a busy week and its only Tuesday! Last week I talked about my work with Banting House…

An Intern’s Journey: Chapter 2; Navigating a Digital World

For as long as I can remember, the time we live in has been termed the digital age. It’s my…

An Intern’s Journey: Chapter 1; Who am I?

Hello everyone! My name is Kat MacDonald and I’ll be working at Banting House National Historic Site as an intern…

September 1, 2017

10 Things I Didn’t Know About Dr. Banting

In my last week at Banting House, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the things…

August 29, 2017

Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes!

While Banting House NHSC continues to welcome our many visitors and prepare for our upcoming World Diabetes Day celebrations, we…

The wreck of a plane in a snowbank. There are trees in the background.

February 27, 2015

Banting Remembered: 74 Years Later

Last Saturday marked the 74th anniversary of Sir Frederick G. Banting’s death. Banting was working for the Canadian military during the Second World…

Banting House, a two and a half story yellow brick house, with a porch that extends from just left of the door around the building. There are two saw horses in front of the stairs as well as some tools.

February 20, 2015

Banting House NHSC Wins the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and Heritage London Foundation’s Built Heritage Award!

Last night Banting House NHSC received the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (London Region) and the Heritage London Foundation’s Built Heritage Award for…

Behind the Scenes: A Very Busy First Week

My name is Siena McLachlan. I’m this summer’s Special Events Assistant/Interpretive Guide at Banting House NHSC. This is my first blog…