Former assistant curator at the Fashion History Museum, with an undergraduate degree in Archaeology & Heritage Studies and a minor in History from WLU, Abel is a historical tailor specializing in the early 19th century, with a love of historical foodways. He is currently an archaeological field technician in Ontario and the current Serjeant of the 41st Regiment of Foot MLHG (Military Living History Group).
His talk will focus on the 41st Regiment of Foot from their conception as Chelsea out-pensioners to a serving regiment abroad. Throughout the long 18th century, the 41st interacted with troop transport ships that would ultimately reshape the regiment through the outbreak of diseases on more than one occasion.