Living With A Collection Series

Living artists: Bill Carter, Brian Anderson, Fred Threlfall, Ken Gahagan, Steven Lalioff, Mark Whelen, David Wright.

Jerry Scales Pistols in a Ken Gahagan and Dave Hughes Case with a Fred Threlfall Map

Photo by Jan Riser.

Fred Threlfall

Honest Brother: Fred Threlfall's The Fight for Canada

The British fleet commanded by Captain Saunders, consisting of 40 war ships, 100 transporters, and 18,000 sailors, carried General Wolfe and 9,000 British troops to lay siege to Quebec, the capital of New France. Navigating the dangerous St. Lawrence without a loss of a ship achieved praise even from Governor Vaudreuil and his Intendant Bigot.

The vignette on the mid-left portion of the map shows the viewers what Quebec would have looked like from the view of a ship in 1759.

The vignette in the upper right portion of the map explains that the capture of Louisbourg and the destruction of the French naval forces allowed the British army to control the entrance to the St. Lawrence, thus opening the way for the invasion of Canada.

The vignette in the bottom right portion of the map explains that the Acadians, a peaceful farming people, hoped to remain neutral during the wars between England and France, being forced from their homes in Acadia.

The vignette directly above the inset at bottom of map portrays three "Defenders of New France", and the inset itself illustrates the three-pronged advance of British forces on Montreal in the early fall of 1760. Over 500 Iroquois, Commanded by Sir William Johnson, took part in General Amherst's campaign to Montreal. Governor Vaudreuil had no alternative but to surrender his outnumbered troops to General Amherst. Articles of Capitulation were signed September 3, 1760. F.T.

Fred Threlfall

Fred Threlfall

Fred Threlfall Map

A Map Showing
the Campaigns and Routes of Communication
of England and French Forces
to secure Possession of the
Upper Ohio and Adjacent Territory's
North America 1753-1759

The Honest Brothers

This unique sign is used by the “Honest Brothers” at events and shows around the country. The Brothers, Ken Gahagan, David Hughes and Fred Threlfall are three extremely talented people who work on projects both individually and as a group.

As a team, ye Brothers display and demonstrate a number of eighteenth century crafts. David and Ken jointly produce historically accurate period furniture and woodwork. They create beautifully crafted pieces designed and executed in the finest eighteenth century manner. Whether it’s a lap desk, highboy, or a leather covered box, their attention to detail and historic accuracy is unsurpassed. David, Ken and Fred produced a writing desk for the CLA auction in 2006. David and Ken designed and built the walnut desk and Fred provided replicas of original eighteenth century maps that line the inside.

David and Ken have been featured previously. Fred’s work will be featured soon. The “Honest Brothers” can be seen at Cook Forest, Fort Pitt, Fort Frederick, Connor's Prairie and the CLA Show in Lexington. A.R.

Photo supplied by Ken Gahagan.