Introducing Moustache Mondays, a new weekly post,
featuring some of the museum’s best moustaches! This week David Murdoch
MacPherson (1847-1915) takes the spotlight, a man who has earned the nickname “The
Cheese King,” by owning several cheese factories located in Glengarry County, and
the surrounding areas of Eastern
Ontario, Huntington, and Chateauguay counties in Quebec, and New York State. At
the peak of his cheese producing career, MacPherson owned 78 factories and by
1874, his cheese empire was credited to be the largest cheese factory
combination in Canada. It has also been
said that at one point, MacPherson’s factories controlled 1/8 of all cheese
production in the country. MacPherson, and his impressive facial hair, are part
of the new temporary exhibit called “Portraits of the Past,” displayed in the
Orange Lodge. Come stop by to learn more about the “King of Cheese”- and
arguably The King of Moustaches- and have a peek at the other captivating
portraits from the museum’s collection!
Look forward to this post once a week for all your moustache needs.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete