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World War I Battle Sites of France, Belgium and Germany
[slideshow_deploy id=’317′] Notes by Ken Beecroft. Presentation by Jim May. Wednesday November 21, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. The Members’ Meeting, held at Glencoe’s Historic Train Station, followed today’s Program presentation, which featured guest speaker, Jim May. Jim spoke about Jim and Jane’s 2017 autumn trip across northern France, Belgium, Bavaria and Austria, to the battlefields and…
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Stuart W. “Skip” Patterson, HMCS Prestonian, WWII
[slideshow_deploy id=’275′] AExcerpt from Royal Canadian Legion Yearbook: Stuart Patterson was born 6 April 1928, in Rodney, Ontario. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy on March 9, 1944 and was sent to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia for basic training in WWII. He was assigned to HMCS Prestonian 18 November 1946 as part of escort group 28…
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70th Anniversary of the Melbourne Legion Branch #510
Written by JoAnn Galbraith. Melbourne, ON: On Wednesday evening October 17th, the Glencoe & District Historical Society celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Melbourne Legion Branch #510 at their building in Melbourne. President Lorne Munro welcomed those attending and introduced the guest speaker, JoAnn Galbraith. JoAnn announced that this year (2018), the Melbourne Legion Executive decided…
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“Flagship Erie” Plaque Unveiling near Lawrence Station
[slideshow_deploy id=’210′] Article written by Ken Beecroft: Lawrence Station, ON: On Sunday September 9th at 2 p.m. there was an unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the site of the area’s most serious air disaster. Although a cold, windy and blustery day, at least 200 people were on hand for this solemn occasion. On October…
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McKellar Family Celebrates 180 Years
This story printed with permission from Marie Williams-Gagnon. The descendants of Archibald and Nancy McKellar gathered together, Saturday, August 25, 2018 to celebrate the milestone anniversary of their arrival and settlement in Metcalfe Township. The reunion was held at A.W. Campbell Conservation Area at Alvinston. Although it was a rainy and inhospitable day, about 100 interested family attendees…
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