Christmas at the Train Station
Christmas at the Train Station: Celebrating 25 Years of Glencoe Station’s Restoration
Join the Glencoe & District Historical Society on Wednesday, December 9th for a special Christmas Cheer celebration marking 25 years since the restoration of this beloved community landmark. Doors open at 2:00 p.m., with the presentation beginning at 2:30 p.m.
When CN announced plans to close Glencoe Station in 1978, the grand old station house faced the same fate as so many others across the country: the wrecking ball. Instead, members of the village came together to save it, launching a restoration effort that has left Glencoe Station standing today in its present splendid state.
This milestone anniversary event brings that story home. Bill Simpson, G&DHS member, will share how the station was saved, drawing on years of research and firsthand accounts from those who lived it. Everyone will join in with their memories of the work and contributions.
The presentation is accompanied by a newly published companion book, Glencoe Station: The Restoration of Glencoe Station Middlesex, edited by Bill Simpson, filled with photographs and documents chronicling the restoration from start to finish. This first edition is a living document, and the Society welcomes corrections, additions, and memories from the community as we continue to refine the record.
We especially welcome the families and descendants of those who were part of the original save-the-station effort. So many of the people who gave their time, voices, and determination to this cause are no longer with us, and this event is as much a tribute to them as it is a celebration of the building they saved. If your family has a connection to the Glencoe Station restoration story, we would love to see you there. A list honouring those involved, including many who have since passed, is being compiled and will be shared in the future.
Warm up with Christmas cheer, browse the photographs and stories in the companion book, and help us mark 25 years of a Glencoe landmark that almost wasn’t.
The companion book is available for purchase at the event, and online at:
https://www.amazon.ca/Glencoe-Station-Restoration-Middlesex/dp/B0H8T4433C
Glencoe Train Station
Wednesday, December 9
Doors open 2:00 p.m., presentation at 2:30 p.m.
Presented by the Glencoe & District Historical Society