Birthplace of Insulin
The artifacts on display at Banting House National Historic Site of Canada make up only part of the museum's collection. Sometimes artifacts are too fragile to be on display for long periods of time and there is just not enough space in the museum to display everything at once. Over the last few weeks I've been taking a... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday marked the 74th anniversary of Sir Frederick G. Banting's death. Banting was working for the Canadian military during the Second World War as a biological and chemical warfare researcher for the National Research Council of Canada. He had wanted to return to active service in his unit from the First World War, but he was considered too valuable... Continue Reading →
It was 98 years ago this coming Wednesday that Sir Frederick Banting graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto and enlisted in the First World War. Banting had tried to join the army as soon as the war had broken out, but was rejected because of his poor eyesight. He applied twice before was allowed to join the... Continue Reading →
Last Friday was World Diabetes Day, and Banting House National Historic Site of Canada celebrated in style! We had just under a hundred visitors come through the doors for our afternoon Open House and main event in the evening. Grant and I went up to Sir Frederick G. Banting Secondary School in London along with our... Continue Reading →
As my experience as Summer Intern here at Banting House comes to its close (with only two weeks more until September), I’m starting my second-biggest challenge of all – Grant is on vacation!I say “second-biggest” because nothing can beat how busy we were with Banting & Friends VI (an event that turned out to be... Continue Reading →
My name is Siena McLachlan. I'm this summer's Special Events Assistant/Interpretive Guide at Banting House NHSC. This is my first blog - I'll be writing over the course of the summer to tell you about my experiences at the museum, and I have to say, this week was a baptism of fire!Today I feel relaxed. Today,... Continue Reading →