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Tag Archives: commemoration
Digging up Information on Your Ancestors: Cemeteries as Sources
Digging up information on your ancestors: Cemeteries as sources By Gillian Leitch I love visiting cemeteries. I know that this statement will make me sound particularly odd, but bear with me. Cemeteries are the most amazing places to understand the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Commemoration, Genealogy, Monuments
Tagged cemeteries, commemoration, family history, genealogy, methodology, Monuments
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Laura Secord momument ready for unveiling, Queenston, ON, 1911
Montreal Daily Star, 14 January 1911, page 24 The Laura Secord Monument Ready for Unveiling Granite Pillar to Honor Memory of Heroine of War of 1812 Special to theMontrealStar. Queenston, Ont., January 14- Upon the historic sod of … Continue reading
Posted in 20C, Canada, Canadian Identity, Commemoration, Monuments
Tagged commemoration, Laura Secord, Monuments, Ontario, Queenston, War of 1812, women
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The ’98 Centenary, Montreal, 1898
Montreal Daily Star, 27 June 1898, page 10 The ’98 Centenary Montreal Irishmen fittingly honor the heroes of the past With parade and speech-making. Heavy showers during the day prevented as large a turn-out as had been arranged for. The … Continue reading
Posted in 19C, British History, Canada, Commemoration, Ireland, Irish identity
Tagged 1798 Revolution, anniversary, commemoration, Ireland, Montreal
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